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The Wild Life of the Last Black Jockey to Rule the Kentucky Derby

Jimmy Winkfield is just one of five men to win the prestigious race back-to-back in 1901 and ’02, but shortly after his triumph, U.S. horse racing turned its back on him—and everyone who looked like him.

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Kentucky Education officials announce Summer Food Service Program trainings

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Today’s Interview: Kentucky enters the spring fire season

An interview with Chris Scott, assistant fire management chief with the Kentucky Division of Forestry

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Kentucky lawmakers are being asked to form a statewide urban search and rescue team

Kentucky lawmakers are being asked to establish a statewide urban search and rescue program. The measure currently awaits action by the full House

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Bob Baffert cannot run horses at Kentucky Derby after court denies injunction

Trainer Bob Baffert’s attempt to run horses in this year’s Kentucky Derby was once again denied when a federal district court in Louisville, Ky., denied his request for a preliminary injunction. Baffert is currently serving a two-year suspension by Churchill Downs Inc. after Medina Spirit tested positive for a legal…

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Kentucky communities undergoing damage assessment after recent storms bring floods and high winds

Emergency management officials in several Kentucky communities are assessing damage from heavy rains and wind this week.

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Ohio Train Derailment Is Another Excuse for Mudslinging and Conspiracy Theorizing

Plus: Did the Pentagon shoot down a hobby radio balloon?, Kentucky abortion ban can be enforced, and more...

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Officials begin to move forward with Brent Spence Bridge corridor project

Kentucky is preparing to move the Brent Spence Bridge corridor project forward . The bridge spans the Ohio River and connects Covington Kentucky to Cincinnati Ohio.

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Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: Kentucky roundup

Kentucky is holding elections, including for governor, on May 16, 2023. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

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Kentucky high court lets near-total abortion ban continue

Kentucky’s Supreme Court has refused to allow abortions to resume in the state

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Kentucky high court upholds state abortion bans while case continues

The state Supreme Court kept two state bans in place after Kentucky voters signaled support for abortion rights at the ballot box last November.

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Post Derek Carr cut Raiders mock draft roundup

Derek Carr is officially out. So, who do mock drafters across the internet have the Raiders taking at 7?

USA Today Sports Media Group

Taking a look at sex education in Kentucky public schools

Sex education, in some form or fashion, has been taught in Kentucky public schools for years. There are certain standards about content for such instruction, but local schools also are given latitude in developing curriculum.

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Ex-officer's trial date postponed in Breonna Taylor case

The large volume of evidence collected in the Breonna Taylor case prompted a judge to push back the trial date for a former Kentucky police officer who fired into Taylor's apartment during a deadly no-knock raid in 2020

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Abortion could be prosecuted as criminal homicide under bill filed by Kentucky lawmaker

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Illegal abortions in Kentucky could be prosecuted as murder under a new bill from a Louisville Republican.

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Longtime KY fiddler connects with tradition as he mentors students

Kentucky fiddler connects with tradition as he mentors students

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EKU launches new engineering manufacturer degree this fall

Beginning this fall, Eastern Kentucky University will become the 24th postsecondary institution in the country to offer a bachelor’s degree in manufacturing engineering.

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House Budget Committee seeks to boost Medicaid reimbursements for hospitals

Legislation to potentially benefit Kentucky hospitals by a billion dollars collectively is moving to the full House. That’s according to Russell Representative Danny Bentley, a co-sponsor of House Bill 75.

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Today's Interview: Kentucky Secretary of State discusses recent voter roll purge

An interview with KY Secretary of State Michael Adams

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Amid ChatGPT Outcry, Some Teachers are Inviting AI to Class

Under the fluorescent lights of a fifth grade classroom in Lexington, Kentucky, Donnie Piercey instructed his 23 students to try and outwit the “robot” that was churning out writing assignments. The robot was the new artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT, which can generate everything from essays and haikus to term papers…

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A social justice group is calling for an investigation into eastern Kentucky floods

Kentuckians for the Commonwealth are asking the federal government to investigate the role coal mining could have played in 2022 floods

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A ‘twisted’ experience: How Kentucky's abortion bans are depriving pregnant patients of health care

LEXINGTON, Ky. — On the way to her 20-week ultrasound, Amy English texted her family group chat inviting guesses on her baby’s biological sex.

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Eastern Kentucky flood-related assistance remains on legislators minds

As eastern Kentucky continues to recover from last summer’s major flood event, some attention remains focused on Frankfort regarding future assistance.

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Kentucky State Board of Elections purges 127,000 inactive voters from rolls

The Kentucky Secretary of State’s office finished a voter purge Friday that cleared 127,000 people from the rolls.

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KODA, KY Blood Center team up to save lives

Monday and Tuesday, the Kentucky Blood Center and Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates (KODA) are joining forces for a blood drive.

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