An intense learning experience that involved 83 rising high school seniors, the academy attracted participants to MSU from various parts of Kentucky, and also Missouri, Illinois, Massachusetts and Tennessee.
Paul, a Republican who’s been in the Senate since 2011, has been touring the state this week. During a stop in Shelbyville, he said he doesn’t think Kentucky voters will support Booker’s progressive stances.
The three awards from the Public Media Journalists Association come on the heels of several other recent honors for the radio station, including a regional Edward R. Murrow Award and the 2021 Al Smith Award for public service journalism.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who had polio as a child, urged Kentuckians to take the COVID-19 vaccine — a protection that wasn't offered against the pandemic of his childhood until decades later.
More than 200 people gathered Saturday in Murray for a parade through town and a picnic at a local park to celebrate the LBGTQ community, as a part of Pride month. For some, the celebration was the first Pride event they had ever attended, and the event was only the second ever Pride celebration held in the western Kentucky college town.
Making what they called the best argument for vaccination against the coronavirus, state officials said Thursday that only 0.08% of recent virus cases in Kentucky were among people who hadn't received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Kentucky joined 19 other states that have passed legislation allowing students athletes to be paid for their name, image and likeness — and became the first state to enact the policy by executive order.
The phenomenon — where traditional yoga performed alongside baby goats — is popping up across Western Kentucky, including locations in Hopkinsville, Oak Grove, Pembroke and Crofton, as well as Clarksville, Tennessee.
