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House vote on sports betting expected during last week of session

A Kentucky House vote on sports betting legislation is anticipated this week. The bill won unanimous approval in a House committee last week

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Rural grant assistance legislation is in Senate's hands

The Kentucky General Assembly is moving to establish a program to assist rural communities to tap into federal grant funds.

WEKU

Jay Ambrose: A small Kentucky college starts a burst of new life

It wasn’t a 9/11 terrorist attack, a Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, a new COVID-19 pandemic or still another mass shooting, but the opposite. It was something beautiful and inspiring, a look upward instead of downward. To be sure, it was unexpected and of attention-grabbing importance, but it was…

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Kentucky reports 2,262 new COVID cases over the last week as state prepares for Medicaid changes

LEXINGTON, Ky. — For the second week in a row, Kentucky has zero counties at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s high COVID-19 community level.

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GOP-led Kentucky Senate passes bill to limit drag shows

Republican lawmakers in Kentucky have advanced a bill to put limits on drag shows

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Kentucky man dies in police custody, family seeks answers

State police are investigating the death of a Kentucky man while in police custody

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Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education Reacts to Call for Higher Ed Review

The president of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education characterizes a state Senate resolution as an A-to-Z evaluation of higher education across the Commonwealth.

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Republicans push wave of bills that would bring homicide charges for abortion

Proliferation of bills in Texas, Kentucky and elsewhere ‘exposes fundamental lie of anti-abortion movement’, experts say

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Top-rated 2023 high school basketball recruit in each state

Who is the top high school basketball player in your state? Here's the breakdown of all 50.

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Bill to make KY ‘Second Amendment sanctuary’ advances despite similar law being struck down

A Kentucky bill to prevent local law enforcement from enforcing federal firearms bans advanced out of a Senate committee Thursday morning.

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Mark Story: For Darrin Horn and NKU, latest NCAA tourney bid is built on in-state trio

In 2019-20, in Darrin Horn’s first season as Northern Kentucky University head men’s basketball coach, the Norse won the Horizon League Tournament and, with it, secured a bid to the 2020 NCAA Tournament.

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In Kentucky GOP governor race, one rival aims at the center

Republicans held their first televised debate in the Kentucky governor’s race

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A crowded field for Kentucky governor

Voters in Kentucky will elect a governor this fall—but exactly who ends up on the November ballot will depend on the results of the state’s May 16 primaries.

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Justice Department Probe Finds Illegal, Violent, and Discriminatory Policing in Louisville, Kentucky

The two-year investigation, launched after the police killing of Breonna Taylor, concluded that Louisville police routinely used invalid search warrants and failed to knock and announce their presence.

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Kentucky police slammed as racist by probe into 2020 killing

LOUISVILLE (UNITED STATES) - Police in Kentucky have engaged in a pattern of racist abuse for years, involving excessive force and illegal searches, a US Justice Department probe found Wednesday, following a botched raid that killed a Black medical technician and fuelled nationwide protests.

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Sports betting bill gets unanimous approval in a House committee

Sports wagering legislation is now before the full House in the Kentucky General Assembly. The bill, legalizing betting on college and professional games, won unanimous approval Wednesday in committee.

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Ghostly 'Edward Scissorhands' fish spotted devouring dead FROG as 'new fear' unlocked

A translucent crayfish with "scissor hands" has been pictured lurking inside a cave in Kentucky and enthusiastically snacking on a dead frog, terrifying many on social media

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As bourbon booms, thirst for rare brands breeds skullduggery

The best bourbons are buttery, smooth and oaky, and a growing cult of aficionados is willing to pay an astonishing sum to score even a shot of these premium spirits

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Kentucky GOP bill to prevent college, university campuses from banning guns advances

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A bill to prevent Kentucky higher education institutions from banning guns on campus won approval from a legislative committee Tuesday.

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4 Kentucky GOP governor candidates make pitches in TV debate

Four of the candidates running in Kentucky's Republican gubernatorial primary have faced off in a televised debate in which they took turns advocating conservative themes

WEKU

Call for higher education review is before Kentucky senators

A resolution asking the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education to study the placement and services provided by public universities and community-technical colleges is before the full Senate.

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Day 2 of our Top 15 stories to watch in 2023 – state elections

Welcome to the Tuesday, March 7, Brew.

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Hotels and motels fill up with Kentuckians still waiting for power restoration

Hotel and motel operators, particularly in the central portion of Kentucky, have been busier than usual for early March. Extended power outages prompted many Kentucky families to find a room with electricity.

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Election legislation roundup: Kentucky State Senate

As of Feb. 26, Ballotpedia has tracked eight election-related bills in the Kentucky State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the eight, Ballotpedia tracked two from Feb. 20-26. Republicans sponsored these bills. The two bills are:

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Election legislation roundup: Kentucky House of Representatives

As of Feb. 26, Ballotpedia has tracked five election-related bills in the Kentucky House of Representatives since the beginning of the year. Of the five, Ballotpedia tracked one from Feb. 20-26. Republicans sponsored the bill. The bill is:

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