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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.

WEKU

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’

The Independent UK

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

The Independent UK

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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.

WEKU

That complicated "Justified" ending

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

Salon

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.

WEKU

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

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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.

WEKU

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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Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell appears to freeze up again, this time at a Kentucky event

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell appeared to briefly freeze up and was unable to answer a question from a reporter at an event in Kentucky on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Mitch McConnell appears to freeze again while talking to reporters in Kentucky

Sen. Mitch McConnell appeared to freeze momentarily at an event in Covington, Ky. McConnell also froze in July at a news conference on Capitol Hill, going silent before being escorted away.

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McConnell briefly freezes at event in Kentucky - Roll Call

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell briefly froze while answering reporters' questions in Kentucky on Wednesday.

Roll Call

Megaconferences Are the Future of College Football

College athletics is already consolidating power, so SI’s Pat Forde and Richard Johnson took it a step further.

Sports Illustrated

Head of UK's Applied Energy Research sees a changing power landscape

Kentucky has a long history of coal-fired power plants, but the electricity generation landscape is expected to change in the decades to come.

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After man’s heroic effort to reverse overdose, Cook County Sheriff receives donation of 2,000 naloxone devices

A Kentucky-based pharmaceutical company made the donation after seeing a local TV news segment where Matthew McFarland saved someone from overdosing last month at a West Side gas station.

WEKU

EV advocacy group looking for adjustments to charging station taxes

Proponents of electric vehicle operation in Kentucky are hoping to see some modification in a related tax measure. The tax on EV charging stations is slated to go into effect in 2024.

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Eastern Kentucky artists featured in 'The 606' exhibition

Five artists with deep roots in Eastern Kentucky are featured in 'The 606" exhibition

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Big Sandy Community and Technical College appoints new President

The Kentucky Community and Technical College System has selected William Scott Rule as President and CEO of Big Sandy Community and Technical College.

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Radon levels higher in Kentucky; some health departments have free testing kits

Radon is a problem in Kentucky, thanks to the state’s karst geologic system. According to the CDC, the odorless gas is responsible for 21-thousand lung cancer deaths a year in America.

WEKU

Archeologists Work to Preserve Native American Artifacts in Kentucky's Forests

Sam Dick travels to the Daniel Boone National Forest to see how forest officials are working to preserve Native American artifacts

The Independent UK

Infrastructure turns into a theme in election-season speeches at Kentucky ham breakfast

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says building roads and bridges shouldn’t be a partisan matter, but his Republican challenger is deflecting any credit away from the incumbent Democrat for a burst of projects underway

WEKU

New loan made available for Kentucky agribusinesses

Kentucky agribusinesses could see more financial help coming their way through anew loan program offered by Lexington-based nonprofit Community Ventures.

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U.S. ‘Drug Czar’ comes to southeastern Kentucky, praises growing nonprofit

A little after noon in downtown Manchester, traffic is light in the Clay County seat. Clay County High School seniors enrolled in a dual credit program are in a place you might not expect any 17-year-olds to be: the public library. They know the nation’s drug czar is in town.…

The Independent UK

Horror bodycam footage shows police rescuing woman chained to floor of Kentucky home

Moises May, 36, who was later arrested, had allegedly chained the woman to the floor, cut off her hair with a machete and threatened to kill her following an argument

WEKU

3 red states will elect governors this fall. Could Democrats have a chance?

Gubernatorial races in Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi are heating up. It could be a chance for Democrats to get a foothold in these states with Republican supermajorities.

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