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Today's Interview: UK to host Freedom of Information meeting Thursday night

The University of Kentucky Gatton Student Center will host a free, public meeting Thursday night about government officials’ efforts to hide their work from the public.

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Bourbon officials discuss future of the industry at the University of Kentucky

The 4th annual Bourbon Industry Conference began Monday at the University of Kentucky’s Gatton Student Center.

WEKU

Former Kentucky lawmaker makes plea on gender-affirming care

For years, Jerry Miller was a fixture at legislative hearings in Kentucky

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Gray machine ban moves into the final stage of consideration

Legislation to ban so-called “gray machines” throughout Kentucky easily passed out of committee Tuesday. The House bill now goes to the full Senate.

WEKU

Eastern Kentucky flood recovery to benefit from $300 million in federal grant money

Eastern Kentucky communities working to recover from last summer’s flooding will benefit from almost $300 million in federal funding. That word came from Senator Mitch McConnell’s office on Monday. The money comes from the U.S. Department for Housing and Urban Development and will be administered through the state.

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Bill to legalize sports wagering clears Kentucky House

A bill to legalize sports betting in Kentucky has won House passage

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Mitch McConnell discharged from the hospital after suffering a concussion last week

The Kentucky senator suffered a concussion and minor rib fracture when he fell during a Washington D.C. dinner event Wednesday night.

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Kentucky House passes tax break for bourbon industry

A proposed tax break for Kentucky’s bourbon makers was fast-tracked in advancing in the House

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Mitch McConnell discharged from hospital six days after hotel fall

Kentucky lawmaker fell at private dinner in Washington DC’s Waldorf Astoria hotel last week

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Multi-faceted election modifications moving on to the Ky. Senate

An election reform bill continues to move through the Kentucky legislature. Proponents describe the measure as modifications to election law.

WEKU

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

WEKU

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

WEKU

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.

Reason

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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