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Quarles joins State Auditor Mike Harmon among the Republicans who have announced they will run in 2023.
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One participant, a man who lost his mother and aunt in the December tornado outbreak, came from Nashville to join the walk.
See what candidates had to say about the issues that matter most to our community.
The war in Ukraine is primarily to blame, and higher interest rates are expected to be a factor, too.
Kentucky has a new requirement for financial literacy but it applies only to student-athletes in college.
The National Gathering of SongFarmers is April 29-30 at the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame in Renfro Valley.
Al Cross, a veteran observer of Kentucky politics, explores the odds of Bluegrass politicians attending a $75,000-ticket event for the former president during the Kentucky Derby.
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The event has in the past more than doubled the city’s population for a week, and that has raised concerns with health officials.
The most straightforward route for some women to enter agriculture may still be to marry a man who farms, says one researcher. But scholars and community groups are exploring more equitable solutions.
Chad Lampe has served as the WKMS Station Manager since 2016. During his leadership, WKMS has grown journalism through partnerships with the Ohio Valley ReSource Journalism Collaborative, the Kentucky Public Radio Network and Hoptown Chronicle.
In Kentucky 10% of ticks carry a pathogen that cause diseases like Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and alpha-gal, which causes an allergy to red meat.
The exhibit, titled “1922,” came together with help from faculty and students in Murray State’s Introduction to Public History classes.