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East Construction Co. brought the building down in less than two hours Thursday morning.

Food banks are already feeling the pressure.

After a structural engineer said the building was in imminent danger of collapsing, the council approved an emergency declaration that includes a $58,564 demolition contract.

‘You pray that you don’t get sick,’ says one grandmother.

After a second inspection declared the Blue Streak building unsafe, Hopkinsville City Council will meet Tuesday to decide whether to order its demolition. The report has sparked public outcry and renewed debate over how to balance safety and preservation downtown.

Nearly 40% of the 42 million SNAP recipients nationwide are children 17 and younger, according to the USDA. About 20% are seniors.

Meals for Kentucky seniors are geting a "temporary" $9 million reprieve with state funds.

The First Amendment rights of students at Department of Defense schools were being violated by removal of library books about Black history, alleged the American Civil Liberties Union in a lawsuit against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and others.

At issue are laws affecting those who will serve on State Fair Board and Executive Branch Ethics Commission.

The move comes despite the absence of congressional action.