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Bluegrass musician who helped popularize song 'Rocky Top' dies at 91

A community college in eastern Kentucky says Bluegrass musician Bobby Osborne has died

The Independent UK

McConnell predicts ‘new spending hard to come by’ for 2023 Farm Bill

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell spent Tuesday morning at the University of Kentucky discussing this year’s farm bill with state agriculture leaders

WEKU

An illegal psychedelic could change how KY treats opioid addiction. It’s not without risk

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Jessica Blackburn didn’t know she was addicted to opioids until her body’s first withdrawal.

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Kentucky attorney general is accused of seeking donations from company his office is investigating

An attorney says Kentucky Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron solicited donations for his gubernatorial campaign from executives of a drug treatment organization that is being investigated by his office

The Independent UK

US woman who shot and killed Uber driver claims she thought she was being kidnapped

Kentucky woman allegedly saw sign for Mexican city of Juárez and shot Daniel Piedra multiple times in the back of the head

The Guardian - US

Woman who 'shot Uber driver she mistook as kidnapper' charged with murder

Authorities say Phoebe Copas from Kentucky was taking an Uber when she saw a road sign in El Paso, Texas, reading 'Juarez, Mexico', a notorious cartel hotspot just across the border. Fearing her driver was kidnapping her she pulled out a gun and shot him in the head

Daily Mirror

Public health leader says verdict on Long COVID still out

The head of Kentucky’s state public health agency says the long-term effects of coronavirus remain a question mark. The summer of 2023 finds COVID seldom in news headlines.

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Drought-tolerant trees – 10 resilient choices for low-maintenance yards

These reliable and robust options are ideal for warmer climes with less rainfall

Homes & Gardens

From Glasgow to Kentucky: How an exchange trip inspired author's latest novel

PAUL Mendelson was watching hit Netflix show The Queen’s Gambit when he was hit with an idea for his latest novel.

The National (Scotland)

Tennessee, Kentucky battery plants for Ford electric vehicles on track for $9.2B federal loan

The U.S. Department of Energy says massive battery plants planned in Tennessee and Kentucky for Ford’s electric vehicles are on track to receive up to a $9.2 billion federal loan

The Independent UK

End of federal COVID-19 benefits impact food banks in central and eastern Kentucky

The declared end of the COVID-19 pandemic by the federal government last month could pose additional burdens on food banks.

WEKU

Why some doctors stay in US states with restrictive abortion laws and others leave

Many maternal care doctors in states that have restrictive abortion laws are facing the choice of whether to stay or leave after last year's Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade

The Independent UK

KMA: KY doctors leaving; administrative barriers cited as chief complaint

Kentucky lost nearly 600 physicians between the years 2019 and 2022. That’s according to Patrick Padgett, the executive director of the Kentucky Medical Association, who testified before the Interim Joint Committee on Health Services in Frankfort Wednesday.

WEKU

Kentucky attorney general asks FBI to investigate donations to his rival in governor's race

Attorney General Daniel Cameron's office has asked the FBI to investigate an infusion of campaign donations linked to a credit card

The Independent UK

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Kentucky law enforcement prepare to enforce state, local fireworks laws

With the 4th of July just around the corner, law enforcement officers across Kentucky will be responding to complaints about things that go boom.

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Incumbent Andy Beshear (D) and Daniel Cameron (R) are running in the Kentucky gubernatorial election on Nov. 7

Incumbent Andy Beshear (D) and Daniel Cameron (R) are running in the Nov. 7, 2023, Kentucky gubernatorial election. The primary was May 16, 2023. The filing deadline was Jan. 6, 2023.

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KY Health Official: more work needed in cancer screenings

Females comprise more than half of Kentucky’s population. That group faces the highest risk nationally for all cancer types. That’s according to State Public Health Commissioner Dr. Steven Stack.

Tribune News Service

La Velle E. Neal III: From Canterbury to Kentucky Derby fame and back again

Better rides. Bigger purses. That's how Jareth Loveberry wants to benefit from his eye-popping performance at the Kentucky Derby in May.

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The Independent UK

Abortion rights groups drop suit challenging Kentucky's ban but continue legal fight

Abortion-rights groups have filed a motion to dismiss their lawsuit challenging Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban

Tribune News Service

Former Kentucky abortion providers move to dismiss their lawsuit challenging state’s ban

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The parties who sued the state of Kentucky last year over a near-total abortion ban have asked a judge to dismiss their lawsuit.

Texas Observer

Community-Based Climate Justice on the Gulf Coast

From Appalachia to Texas and Louisiana, new environmental justice reports highlight a community approach to climate justice.

WEKU

Electric school buses expected to roll into Kentucky this summer

State education officials are making a major push for getting electric school buses on Kentucky roads. 62 electric buses are on order and the first is expected to arrive in Carter County in the next month.

The Guardian - US

Did this tomato travel the Underground Railroad?

It could have been a gift from a runaway enslaved person. Maybe it wasn’t

The Guardian - UK

Boyd Holbrook: ‘You know what I’m striving for? The perfect performance’

The Kentucky-born actor has a talent for playing violent wrong ‘uns. It’s taken him from Logan and The Sandman to the new Indiana Jones film – but now his eyes are on an even bigger prize

Tribune News Service

5 Mavericks targets in NBA draft who could help Luka Doncic (and Kyrie Irving?) from Day 1

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks own a top-10 NBA draft pick for the first time since they acquired Luka Doncic in 2018.

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