Kentucky Lantern staff honored at regional awards dinner

By: Sarah Ladd

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: June 12, 2026

Words: 340

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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LOUISVILLE — Kentucky Lantern staff took home six awards at the regional Society of Professional Journalists awards dinner, held Thursday in downtown Louisville.

The awards honored reporting from 2025.

McKenna Horsley, the Lantern’s political reporter, won a second place award in politics and government reporting.

Horsley’s award winning coverage included her reporting on the lack of a public viewing gallery in the temporary statehouse and the lack of …

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