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A decade ago, the self-proclaimed Islamic State group held vast swaths of territory across Iraq and Syria, but President Trump declared it destroyed in 2019.
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A hemp company opened a new production facility in Louisville, but Kentucky GOP Sen. Rand Paul said it may go out of business due to legislation passed by Congress last month.
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Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris says he receives daily federal arrest information but fears retribution in sharing it publicly
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Area businesses have new 'one-stop' hub for workforce development with The Leadership Center, WKCTC partnership
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Murray State University regents on Friday approved the hiring of a new provost, who will also serve as the college’s vice president for academic affairs.
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Friday marks the 40th anniversary of the crash in Gander, Newfoundland, Canada that took the lives of 248 Fort Campbell soldiers who were on their way home from a deployment to Egypt, as well as eight crew members.
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A report from the advocacy group Everytown For Gun Safety analyzed data from local police departments on nearly 350,000 guns used in crimes from 2020 to 2024, including where they came from.
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The etymology of mistletoe — a plant with small, oval evergreen leaves and waxy white berries — may strike some as repugnant.