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A driving force behind many state parks, the Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund’s financial resources dwindled recent years.
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The new legislation follows a 2022 Tennessee case in which a nurse was convicted of criminally negligent homicide after a patient died from a medical error.
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A lawsuit filed April 12 by a pair of former UK swimmers and coaches, which accuses the university's head swimming coach of recurring sexual abuse, alleges the university expressed “complicity and deliberate indifference.”
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The EPA says Kentucky will use the $62 million to “expand access to low-income solar through financial assistance models and workforce development programming.”
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The U.S. Senator for Kentucky visited Hopkinsville on Monday.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently released a new plant hardiness zone map — moving about half the country into a warmer section.
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In his hometown, George L. Atkins Jr. had a nuanced story — including a push for the first woman on Hopkinsville City Council to fighting an avian threat to the region's health and economy.
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The lawsuit stemmed from an investigation into the relationship between Murray State administrators and WKMS, an NPR member station.
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The gallery and studio run by Paul and Tricia Ferrell brings in more artists to demonstrate their work during the spring festival.
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Because of the growth in digital programs, libraries are now better able to target population segments and programs that can help them to build connections and community.
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Voter registration can be completed online or in person at the Christian County Clerk's Office.
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