Ryan Van Velzer

Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom Managing Editor - a collaboration of 7 NPR stations in Ky., W. Va. and Tenn. Mass shooting survivor.

[Ryan Van Velzer @RyanVanVelzer]

Some news: I'm Kentucky Public Radio's new managing editor. I’m excited to edit a talented statewide politics team and manage a collaboration of public radio stations that reaches all 120 Kentucky counties. https://t.co/TUzaFPJFnn

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Recent polling shows data centers are increasingly unpopular. That opposition was a factor in several local primary races in Kentucky where data center projects have popped up. https://t.co/Klw0qSaeVE

[Curtis L. Tate 🤷‍♂️ @tatecurtis]

The Mitchell plant in West Virginia got $51 million to replace a cooling tower. The Spurlock and Cooper plants in Kentucky got $90 million to enable them to run on natural gas in addition to coal. https://t.co/QhpyhkDft1

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Matt Bevin sentenced to jail time after failing to turn over financials https://t.co/2hvgXWkjMf

[Craig Harris @CraigHarrisNews]

Here's the original story from last year.
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Louisville police chief moves to fire, criminally investigate officer who fatally shot unarmed man https://t.co/16xA8wjAGz

[Linda Blackford @lbblackford]

From Tom Loftus in @KYLantern: https://t.co/43nC1ZhoMU

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Congressman Thomas Massie led a “liberty” movement that gained power among the GOP in northern Kentucky. Is his primary defeat an anomaly, or a death knell? https://t.co/XZPf2sJUd8

[WPLN News - Nashville Public Radio @WPLN]

What should you do when a white nationalist group comes to town?
https://t.co/a68Y8LazHs

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Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has once again had an arrest warrant issued against him, this time for failing to appear in person amid his ongoing divorce and child support case. https://t.co/cezD8vkoJc

[David Folkenflik @davidfolkenflik]

Some veteran NPR journalists depart in buyouts & layoffs in aftershock of elimination of federal subsidies for public media.

Editor in chief Tommy Evans: "Today has been incredibly heavy." Cuts amount to 4% of content division.

My story:
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[89.3 WFPL News @WFPLNews]

Kentuckians came out to vote in the May 19 election at relatively high rates for a primary election. It’s fueled unfounded conspiracies online.

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Kentucky jails play key role as Trump looks to deport millions. https://t.co/DP8KuFSAYt

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Congressman Thomas Massie is on his way out. The Republican eccentric lost his primary challenge in northern Kentucky Tuesday under the immense pressure exerted by President Donald Trump to oust him. Here's what election results tell us. https://t.co/EMeN47NBMs

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A Louisville Democratic state lawmaker accused of sexual misconduct was among incumbents who appeared to lose their primaries in Kentucky. https://t.co/wwW2OHUekk

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Charles Booker advances to the general election as Kentucky Democrats’ nominee to take on GOP Rep. Andy Barr in the race to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell. https://t.co/onLVgDql4J

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In a major victory for President Trump, his hand-picked challenger, Ed Gallrein, beat out U.S. House Rep. Thomas Massie in a Kentucky House GOP primary, ending Massie's reelection bid. https://t.co/dTPRGeQCOr

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Kentucky Congressman Andy Barr won the GOP primary in his bid to take over the seat long held by Sen. Mitch McConnell, aided by his late endorsement from Trump. https://t.co/UbGe7jPuv2

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Watch real-time election results roll in from the Associated Press for the most important races in Kentucky for the May 19, 2026 primary election. https://t.co/A5xSE6l4vx

[Lucy May @LucyMayCincy]

ICYMI: NPR trims jobs in newsroom overhaul as it confronts era without public funding - via @davidfolkenflik https://t.co/MaTjfhEImZ

[Ryan Van Velzer @RyanVanVelzer]

Kentucky voters will choose party nominees in several big federal and state primary races, including two expensive and contentious GOP ones for U.S. Senate and House. https://t.co/Y6fy8jvCvg