After the federal government shutdown cut staffing and services at Great Smoky Mountains National Park, local governments and nonprofits in the region stepped up to foot the bill and keep the park open during the peak fall season.
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On Saturday, a federal appeals court blocked the Trump administration from deploying federalized National Guard troops in Illinois.
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Continuing their winning streak, Joe and Kelly Craft partnered with Central Bank to buy the Kentucky Farm Bureau’s championship ham for a $10 million donation.
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A rural town in Ohio County will be home to Kentucky's first medical cannabis dispensary. While more than 11,000 patients are certified to purchase the product, supply chain issues make it uncertain when medical marijuana will land on dispensary shelves.
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Murray State University announced Tuesday that one of the university’s biggest benefactors has died.
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When the 502 area code runs out of numbers, Kentuckians in the north-central region will be assigned a 761 area code.
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Six Republican governors, including Tennessee's, are sending more than 1,000 National Guard members to the District of Columbia after President Donald Trump last week activated 800 members from the district’s Guard as part of his federal takeover of the nation’s capital.
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Israel carried out airstrikes on southern Lebanon early Saturday, killing one person, wounding seven and briefly cutting a highway that links Beirut with parts of south Lebanon, the Health Ministry said.
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Alexandra is among the people who lost their jobs for posting about the conservative influencer's death. She described the online mob that got her fired as "state-sponsored censorship."
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In the aftermath of a deadly militant attack in Kashmir in April, authorities have expelled more than 1,500 Muslims from India, often at gunpoint.
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