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Woodford County’s public health director said the Midway boy apparently bitten by a rabid bat while sleeping last week is expected to recover.
The Commonwealth
Lexington/Richmond News
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The acquisition would expand UK Healthcare’s footprint in the Commonwealth’s northeast region.
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Lexington city officials are moving forward with what’s termed a “Complete Streets Program.” Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton is proposing the City hire a manager for the program.
Off the Beaten Path with Sam Dick
Sam Dick
Sam Dick travels to Manchester, Kentucky to visit a woman who has made it her mission to help recovering addicts
Sam Dick visited a Franklin County farm featuring artistic sculptures from across the globe
Eastern Standard
Historian Clayborne Carson, keeper of the papers of Martin Luther King, Jr: One person’s wokeism is another’s democracyA safe method to remove toxic lead paint from pre-1978 homesA new book about the nation’s oldest non-ticketed Shakespeare Festival. It’s here in Kentucky.Crystal Jones investigates the ways we listen to music and how technology has changed both listening to and creating music.
Kentucky Arts & Culture
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“The Heart of the Turf: Racing’s Black Pioneers” showcases photos, art and video interviews of around 100 Black jockeys, trainers and owners from the early 19th century to modern times. It was previously on display in the Keeneland library throughout 2023.
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Northern Kentucky log cabin makes for a unique gallery to showcase the work of local artists
Today's Interview
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Our monthly conversation with EKU President David McFaddin
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Kate Savage talks with Freelance Writer and Photographer Kevin Nance.
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Lexington’s Veterans Affairs Health Care held an awards ceremony and luncheon Thursday for the people who volunteer at the two Lexington campuses and outpatient clinics.
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A ceremonial groundbreaking in Lexington Thursday marked the start of what amounts to a one-stop-shop method of cancer care at the University of Kentucky. It comes with work beginning on the $781 million Cancer and Advanced Ambulatory Building.
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During an online meeting Thursday, the Kentucky Center for School Safety unanimously approved budgets for fiscal years ’25 and ’26.
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There are topics which generate much debate and sometimes emotional commentary. One is abortion, which has been that kind of topic in Frankfort in recent years. There’s another which has not been formally debated but often carries a strong reaction as well.The death penalty is legal in Kentucky and has been since it was reinstated nationally in 1976. A court ruling in 2010 put an indefinite pause in capital punishment in Kentucky.
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The end of April has no shortage of events in the bluegrass region of Kentucky. Upwards of 90,000 people will converge on Kentucky Horse Park grounds over the next few days for the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by MARS Equestrian.
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