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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

The Guardian - US

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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Mitch McConnell vows to finish Senate term despite mounting scrutiny of ‘freezing’ spells

Senate minority leaer’s post ends in 2024, while his senate term ends in 2026

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Fewest number of incumbents running for this cycle’s state executive offices since 2011

The number of incumbents running in this year’s state executive elections—20—is the fewest in the past four cycles for these offices. These are the 36 executive positions that voters decide in three states—Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi—in the year prior to each presidential election.

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AppHarvest facilities throughout central and eastern Kentucky have new owners

The sites are located in Morehead, Richmond, Berea, and Somerset.

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University of Cumberlands to match largest private gift in school history

A southern Kentucky university recently received the largest gift in school history – 25 million dollars. Leslie Ryser is the University of the Cumberlands’ executive vice president for Institutional Advancement. She said the O. Wayne Rollins Foundation has been a university partner for more than 40 years.

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Cave Run flamingo is not one of 200 invasive species causing problems in Kentucky

The Labor Day sight of a flamingo in Rowan County is likely a result of the bird being blown off course by Hurricane Idalia. That’s according to the state Fish and Wildlife Resources Department. Zack Couch is the non-game program coordinator for the department. He said the flamingo may be…

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Rand Paul: Mitch likely had "seizure"

Kentucky's other senator, who has a medical degree, doesn't think Mitch's freeze-ups were caused by dehydration

Salon

Justified: City Primeval review – a triumphant return for the inexcusably overlooked crime drama

A decade after the conclusion of the underrated original series, Kentucky’s cowboy marshal is back and making bold new moves. The hat still fits, though …

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Physician Rand Paul isn’t buying Mitch McConnell’s claims freezing episode was caused by dehydration

‘I’ve practiced medicine for 25 years and it doesn’t look like dehydration to me’

The Independent UK

Kentucky higher ed performance funding formula under review again

Basing state funding to Kentucky’s public higher education institutions on various performance standards is not new. But, it’s also not new to see some modifications in the formula.

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Kentucky Democrat Beshear links GOP challenger to reality of abortion law in reelection campaign

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has pushed his opposition to Kentucky’s abortion ban to the forefront of his reelection campaign

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Combination of grant money and private investment goes towards expanding Kentucky high-speed Interne

A combination of grant money and private funding worth $386 million is going towards adding high-speed Internet to 46,200 homes and businesses in 46 Kentucky counties.

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LIHEAP energy assistance fund applications still available following one of hottest summers on recor

Applications for Kentucky’s Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) are still available as one of the hottest summers on record comes to a close.

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UK research centers on use of waste coal for graphite products

A few billion tons of waste coal sit in impoundment sites across the Commonwealth. Scientists at the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research have determined a use for that material.

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Who would replace Mitch McConnell if he stands down?

Should the Kentucky senator decide to step down as Senate minority leader, his most likely successor would be one of the ‘three Johns’

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States and families wrestle over compassion in transgender youth care bans in Tennessee, Kentucky

Questions over which side was being more compassionate emerged as a key tension in a federal appeals court, which heard arguments on whether to block transgender youth from receiving gender-affirming care in Kentucky and Tennessee

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More than $27 million awarded to help victims of crime in Kentucky

The grant funding comes from the federal Victims or Crime Act.

Salon

That complicated "Justified" ending

What do those final six minutes mean for the FX series, for Raylan Givens and for us as fans?

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KEA among those in education interested in education commissioner search

New leadership will be coming to the Kentucky Department of Education in the coming months. Teachers will be among those keeping an eye on the selection process for a new education commissioner.

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Two school board members recalled in West Bonner County School District, Idaho

Welcome to the Thursday, August 31, 2023, Brew.

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‘Supply is low’ at Kentucky Blood Center heading into Labor Day weekend

Heading into the Labor Day weekend, the Kentucky Blood Center needs blood. That’s according to spokesman Eric Lindsey, who said they’re “pretty uncomfortable” with supply levels.

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Hundreds of Kentuckians helping Hurricane Idalia victims

Before Hurricane Idalia reached land, Kentucky utility workers and others were on their way to help restore power.

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