J. Tyler Franklin
/
LPM
Nearly one in four Kentucky counties have no nurse trained to conduct sexual assault exams. While numbers have increased over the last decade, advocates continue their efforts to ensure no survivor goes without proper care.
- News Briefs
- DOT awards $24M grant for Paducah, McCracken County to add new riverport
- Two people arrested in connection to death of Murray State employee
- General Matter hosting community open house on Monday
- Murray Parks Committee raises concerns over lack of funding in proposed county budget
- Emergency management officials detail train derailment near Hickman-Carlisle county line
- Community education meetings on nuclear energy in McCracken County set for June
NPR Top Stories
Daniel Amao
Spread by parasitic worms that can infect via a splash of water, schistosomiasis causes debilitating symptoms. It hits kids hard. A board game teaches how to prevent it.
Li Gang
/
Xinhua via AP
Illustrations by Tara Anand
More Regional News
-
Starting Wednesday, some of the hemp industry’s most popular products will be taken off the shelves in Tennessee. -
A set of photos recently acquired at auction documents western Kentucky and southern Illinois’s starring turn in the epic 1962 film “How The West Was Won,” showing candid scenes from the region’s brush with golden age Hollywood. -
A group of Tennessee Republican senators is urging the governor to commission an independent review of a failed execution and correct any problems before the state attempts another execution. -
Ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary, Quilt City USA Murals installed a new piece of floodwall artwork on Monday. The group behind the mural says it ties together local and national river heritage with a tribute to the fiber arts. -
The Southern Environmental Law Center is set to sue the Tennessee Valley Authority for plans to run a coal plant and a gas plant on the same property near Clarksville. -
Darryl Lawson and Richard Walker live on the upper floors of a brick apartment building between downtown Richmond and Eastern Kentucky University inundated in Saturday's flood event.
More NPR Headlines
-
Cape Verde didn't win a match at the World Cup, and somehow, that didn't seem to matter. The African team's debut on this stage was unforgettable. -
Khamenei, who ruled Iran for more than three decades, was killed in an airstrike on Feb. 28 at the start of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. -
NPR member station reporters across the U.S. asked people how they are thinking about their country on its semiquincentennial. -
Superfans and sleuths appear to have their hunches confirmed on Friday, as dozens of black cars dropped off elegantly dressed guests outside of Madison Square Garden in New York City. The wedding bash is expected to last into Saturday morning. -
Primm, Nev., a once-thriving casino town on the border with California, was on the verge of fading away for good. The family it was named for has stepped in and faces the challenge of reviving it. -
The country's theocracy hopes to see millions flood the streets of the capital beginning Saturday in scenes reminiscent to the burial of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989.
