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Advocates gather in Richmond to rally for women’s rights
The Commonwealth
Lexington/Richmond News
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Firefighters were dispatched to the fire in downtown Millersburg Wednesday afternoon. Four buildings were destroyed and a fifth building was damaged.
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Those looking for summer travel have a new step while moving through Blue Grass Airport.
Today's Interview
Politics
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Advocates gather in Richmond to rally for women’s rights
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State Representative from Bowling Green says overturning of Roe v. Wade marks a 'dark and dangerous' time
Eastern Standard
Students from Elizabethtown High School won a rave review in the Courier-Journal for their production of George Orwell's chilling dystopian sci-fi novel "1984." Now they're bringing the play to Lexington. | A new book is coming in late July from Eastern Kentucky University professor Travis Martin, an Iraq War veteran who founded the nation's first university-level Veterans Studies program at EKU. “War & Homecoming: Veteran Identity and the Post-9/11 Generation” explores ways a new generation of veterans is redefining what it means to come home. | It should be enough for one lifetime to be chased from your home country by war or persecution, but to find safe haven only to be uprooted again further deepens the trauma. Lisa Autry reports on how the refugee community of Bowling Green, KY has been affected by the tornadoes of last December | Opportunities to experience art have expanded in Lexington with the addition of Jeanette Tesmer to the staff at the Living Arts and Science Center where she will curate the center's various gallery spaces.
Ohio Valley Resource
Kentucky Arts & Culture
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At the six month anniversary of the December tornados, we have been looking back at the communities hit by the storms. This piece originally aired in March.
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A WEKU feature story
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Kentucky author and educator discusses how to view veterans as individuals
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A Lexington city council member continues to raise questions about the status of staffing at the Fayette County Jail. Richard Moloney has, more than once, expressed concerns about corrections officer vacancies at the Old Frankfort Pike complex.
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Lexington’s latest seven-day average of COVID cases reflects some positive information.
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Kentucky School for the Blind students dig to ensure history doesn’t stay buried
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EnvironmentNo A/C? Free fans available for elderly Kentuckians and residents with disabilities
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Autopsy results show public health official died of heart disease
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EnvironmentPFAS found throughout Ohio River in new study
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The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education has given final approval to university proposals for tuition and mandatory fees. Overall, the tuition rate change for resident undergraduates averages 1.5% across the system.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state guidelines recommend masking indoors in crowded settings. Eastern Kentucky University has not changed its mask optional policy.
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Brilliantly decorated fiberglass horses are finding their new homes, positioned around the city of Lexington this week. It’s horse mania three, following similar public displays in 2000 and 2010.
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