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The “Build Your Own Bourbon Trail” feature helps travelers plan trips across the trail’s 68 destinations, highlighting distilleries, tasting rooms and other experiences across Kentucky.
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Gov. Andy Beshear confirmed early Tuesday soldiers based in Kentucky were among those killed in Iran.
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President Donald Trump said the war with Iran will continue “however long it takes” to eliminate its missile and nuclear programs, as U.S. officials confirmed six American service members have been killed. Congress is expected to vote this week on war powers resolutions amid the escalating conflict.
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The design was inspired by the submitted artwork from two students, Caden Penn, a sophomore and FFA member at Crittenden County High School, and Alyssa Woodard, a sophomore and FFA and 4-H Club member of Henderson County High School.
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MSU’s Board of Regents formally voted during its winter quarterly meeting to create the College of Veterinary Medicine.
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The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Kentucky election officials, including Michael Adams, to obtain voter registration records containing driver’s license and Social Security numbers. Adams says he will not release the data without a court order.
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The Kentucky House voted 79-17 to opt into a new federal tax credit program funding private-school scholarships, reviving debate after a ruling by the Kentucky Supreme Court.
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State health officials have issued a nonfatal drug overdose alert for Christian County after nine suspected overdoses were reported in a five-day span, marking the fourth alert in Kentucky this month and prompting renewed calls for residents to carry naloxone and seek treatment resources.
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Senate Bill 154 would remove Social Security and public benefit cards from the additional documents that voters may use — along with signing an affidavit attesting to their identity — if they cannot provide a primary form of identification, such as a Kentucky-issued driver’s license.
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Beshear, 48, is widely expected to make a presidential run in 2028, and did not rule out a bid when members of the audience at a Washington event asked how he would govern if he won the presidency.
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A Senate committee has advanced bills that would require year-long expulsions for students who assault school employees and allow districts to offer optional cash-outs for unused teacher sick leave.
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