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Federal officials find Kentucky HBCUs underfunded

Kentucky has two HBCUs, Kentucky State University and Simmons College of Kentucky.

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Brereton Jones remembered as a politician, horseman, and friend

Before Brereton Jones was elected Kentucky governor as a Democrat in 1991, he was lieutenant governor, and before that, a Republican delegate in the West Virginia state legislature.Before those years in politics – and afterwards – he was a horseman, the owner and operator of Airdrie Stud, near Midway in…

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Kentucky Supreme Court reviews state's Republican-drawn legislative, congressional maps

Kentucky Democrats have taken their legal fight to the state’s highest court in challenging Republican-drawn boundaries for state House and congressional districts

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New COVID vaccine becoming available across the Commonwealth

Monday marked the start of availability for the new COVID shot at some Kentucky pharmacies. The Fayette County Health Department hopes to offer the new vaccine by the end of September.

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Kentucky Senate president on startup of sports wagering and working with the winner of November's go

Legalized sports wagering is just getting underway across Kentucky. The leader of one house of the Kentucky General Assembly says it’s an issue lawmakers could revisit in the years ahead.

WEKU

Narcan available at chain pharmacies as report says overdose death rate for young Kentuckians has in

Over-the-counter naloxone products are now available at many nationwide pharmacies as of earlier this month. This also comes as a nationwide study from Stateline that reports accidental overdose deaths are the leading cause of death for people under 40 in 37 states, including Kentucky.

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Former Kentucky Gov. Brereton Jones dies, fought to bolster health care and ethics laws in office

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GOP gubernatorial candidate signals support for rape, incest exceptions to Kentucky abortion law

Republican gubernatorial nominee Daniel Cameron has appeared to soften his hardline opposition to abortion

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Kentucky gay couple denied marriage licence by controversial county clerk Kim Davis wins $100,000 payout

The official was briefly jailed in 2015 after she refused to permit David Ermold and David Moore to marry

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Coach Roy Kidd: The Legacy

Legacy comes in many forms and means different things to different people. It can be an overused term, but most would say it’s appropriate when talking about former Eastern Kentucky University Football Coach Roy Kidd. The 91-year-old coach, family man, mentor, and EKU ambassador died this week and the tributes…

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GOP candidate's wife portrays rival's proposed pay raise for school personnel as unfeasible

The wife of Republican gubernatorial nominee Daniel Cameron has dismissed the Democratic governor’s proposal for an 11% pay raise for public school personnel as unfeasible

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Jury awards $100,000 to Kentucky couple denied marriage license by ex-County Clerk Kim Davis

A federal jury has awarded $100,000 to a Kentucky couple who sued former county clerk Kim Davis over her refusal to issue licenses to same-sex couples

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Kentucky Youth Advocates says state has high rate of children in ‘kinship care,’ offers solution

Too many children are being raised by relatives and close friends in Kentucky. That’s according to the nonprofit Kentucky Youth Advocates. Shannon Moody is their chief officer of policy and strategy.

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Democratic governor seizes commanding fundraising lead over GOP challenger in Kentucky campaign

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has seized a commanding fundraising lead over Republican challenger Daniel Cameron in their marquee matchup in Kentucky

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Panel finds no single factor in horse deaths at Churchill Downs. More screening is suggested

A report from horse racing’s federally created oversight panel found no single cause of death among 12 horses at Churchill Downs this spring, but recommends further action and analysis to mitigate risk at the home of the Kentucky Derby

WEKU

A governor's race offers a reminder of a five time candidate

The current race for governor in Kentucky features two candidates, incumbent Democrat Andy Beshear and Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron. That’s not always been the case.

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Economic development efforts continue in southeast Kentucky

FOCUS is a nonprofit organization that works with industry, business, and government officials to improve the economic development of its five-county region.

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Kentucky’s individual income tax rate is set to remain the same in 2025.

The commonwealth failed to meet certain fiscal requirements that would have ushered in another reduction under a Republican plan to phase the tax out.

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Eight years ago, Crystal Rogers vanished without a trace. Now an arrest has been made in her case

The 35-year-old hasn’t been seen or heard from since Fourth of July weekend in 2015 in Bardstown, Kentucky, a town haunted by multiple unsolved killings. There have been no answers until this week - when an arrest was made in her case. Andrea Cavallier reports

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Kentucky misses a fiscal trigger for personal income tax rate cut in 2025

Kentucky’s individual income tax rate is set to remain the same in 2025 after the state failed to meet certain fiscal requirements that would have ushered in another reduction under a Republican plan to phase the tax out

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Man charged over 2015 disappearance of Kentucky mom Crystal Rogers

Crystal Rogers has not been seen or heard from since she vanished from her Bardstown home on 3 July 2015

WEKU

September conditions could set the board for Kentucky's wildfire season

The official fall wildfire season doesn’t begin until the first of October, but dry conditions now can increase concern next month. Kentucky State Forester Brandon Howard said the weather service office this week alerted the Division of Forestry of abnormally dry conditions around Pine Mountain.

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Flamingos spotted as far north as Ohio after being blown off course by Idalia

Sightings of birds, which appear to have come from Yucatán in Mexico, reported in Pennsylvania, Kentucky and the Carolinas

WEKU

GOP lawmakers, Dem Gov. Beshear help open Lexington’s The Red Mile for sports betting

Republican state lawmakers and Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear held separate news conferences at The Red Mile Thursday as the track began taking sports bets.

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Kentuckians are dealing with respiratory illnesses year round

An uptick in coronavirus cases is being seen in many counties across the Commonwealth. A health official in southeast Kentucky says COVID is not the only disease drawing attention.

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