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One cancer survivor story as volunteers converge on the Kentucky State Capitol

Tina Barrett is entering her seventh year of her journey with cancer. She was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017, then came a double mastectomy and lots of chemotherapy. The central Kentucky woman said for the next three years all was good until she fell in early 2022

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Kentucky Senate focus turns to juvenile justice audit findings

What started as a light agenda for the Kentucky Senate Thursday turned into an emotional discussion of a third-party audit of the Commonwealth’s juvenile justice detention system.

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Newborn baby abandoned at firehouse finds loving forever family

Read the heartwarming story of a newborn baby left at a firehouse in Kentucky who found a loving family through the Safe Haven Baby Box program.

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The long winding road: A look at Kentucky’s Mountain Parkway expansion

The future of the Mountain Parkway running from just outside Winchester deep into eastern Kentucky has been a topic of interest for government and business leaders for more than a half century. The light at the end of the proverbial tunnel regarding an expansion is coming into view.

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Kentucky State Agriculture Commission discusses bill that aims to speed up process of earthen dam r

House Bill 130 would allow for the discontinuation of inactive watershed conservancy district boards after one year. Those boards are responsible for overseeing earthen dams, some of which have fallen into disrepair since their construction half a century ago.

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Drop in temps from December to January causing sticker-shock for some utility customers; Kentucky’

Some Kentuckians who just opened their utility bills got a dose of sticker-shock, thanks to a January that was much colder than December. That’s a real problem for people with low or fixed incomes.

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The Australian who ascended to the helm of a Republican-linked fundamentalist Christian group

Martyn Iles, the former head of the Australian Christian Lobby, is set to lead a lucrative creationist group that built a replica Noah’s Ark – and has fresh ambitions for Australia

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2024 Reese’s Senior Bowl practice schedule, game-day rosters

We're looking at the game-day rosters and practice schedule for the 2024 Reese's Senior Bowl from Mobile, Alabama

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List of linebackers and edges at 2024 Senior Bowl

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Kentucky Agricultural Development Board approves more than $2 million for rural development project

Money approved by the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board will help support rural businesses across the state. The awards total up to $2,130,880.

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Rockcastle County lawmaker says bill banning cell phone use by students popular in Kentucky and arou

A Kentucky lawmaker has introduced a bill that would ban the use of cell phones by public school students during classes. Representative Josh Bray of Mount Vernon said he’s received overwhelming support for the bill, including emails from around the nation after he appeared on Fox News Sunday.

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Kentucky receives failing grades from American Lung Association – with one exception

The American Lung Association’s annual State of Tobacco Control report is out and Kentucky received mostly failing grades. However, the state did get a “B” for smoking cessation services.

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Central Kentucky tenant advocates, homeless shelters say they’re in the middle of an eviction, hou

Groups like the Madison County Tenants Union, the NAACP and local shelters have organized multiple marches in Berea and Richmond since last December. They say it’s to call attention to both the local homeless community and a rising number of evictions in the county.

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Making sure rubber meets the road the focus of a bill in the Kentucky Legislature

A western Kentucky lawmaker is hoping the rubber meets the road with a piece of legislation gaining some traction. It primarily has to do with farm vehicles.

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New round of agriculture grants helps support fertilizer manufacturing, energy efficiency in rural K

That includes $$800,999 going towards Bandana Ag Incorporated in Ballard County through the USDA’s Fertilizer Production Expansion Program. The money will help expand its dry fertilizer facility, which would be distributed to more than 150 local producers.

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Homeless advocacy leader says HB 5 will hurt the homeless and groups and governments trying to house

The leader of a group advocating for the homeless in Kentucky since 1987 said a bill that passed the state House Thursday would hurt the homeless – and local governments and nonprofits trying to house them.

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Kentucky lawmakers propose bill to ban cell phones in schools

Kentucky lawmakers propose a bill to ban cell phones in classrooms, citing distractions and negative effects on mental health. The bill allows for exceptio...

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SCOTUS could ramp up war on the homeless

Kentucky is currently considering making lethal force against unhoused people legal

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One woman's mission to clean up Kentucky

Sam Dick goes Off the Beaten Path to meet a woman who cleans up Kentucky's trash as she kayaks rivers and lakes

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Loretta Lynn petition nears 26,000 signatures; Kentucky state senator also has ideas on how to honor

A petition to name Paintsville Lake State Park after country music legend and Johnson County native Loretta Lynn now has nearly 26-thousand signatures.

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Switch from AVIS to KAVIS leading to long lines at Kentucky county clerks’ offices

County Clerks’ offices across Kentucky are experiencing delays, thanks to a switch from a computer system begun in the late 1970s.

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Legislation to re-open a portion of Capital Avenue moves to the full Kentucky Senate

A northern Kentucky GOP senator is renewing his attempt at re-opening a portion of roadway between the State Capitol and Capitol Annex. Citing security concerns, Governor Beshear ordered the section of Capital Avenue closed in 2021.

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Kentucky Senate easily approves legislation focusing on section eight housing vouchers and evictions

The Kentucky Senate has passed its version of a bill on rent-related modifications when it comes to the payment source. The Senate action came one day after a similar vote in the Kentucky House.

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Neil Young, Dave Matthews Band, Tedeschi Trucks Band and more announced for Bourbon & Beyond

Bourbon & Beyond will take place in September at the Highland Festival Grounds at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky

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Eastern Kentucky state senator says marijuana impairment bill likely to be amended

A state senator from eastern Kentucky said a bill he’s sponsored that would set impairment levels for marijuana is likely to be amended. Republican Johnnie Turner has been an attorney for more than four decades.

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