The Kentucky General Assembly’s GOP supermajority waited until the final day before the veto period to pass a two-year state budget and a bill spending $1.7 billion on specific projects.
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The Artemis II mission is the first time humans have headed to the moon since 1972. That year also marked the debut of The Godfather and the Egg McMuffin.
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Meteorologists with the National Weather Service say a cold front moving through western Kentucky, Tennessee and southern Illinois on Sunday is likely to bring strong wind gusts and a chance for tornadoes in some areas.
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In the next installment of Cyber Bytes, Tracy Ross speaks with Dr. Michael Ramage, director of Murray State's Cyber Education and Research Center, about the effects of war on cybersecurity and the best ways to combat cyber attacks at home.
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Sharnecce Currie-Jelks has made an impact on the court in just her first season with the Murray State women’s basketball team. The junior forward, who transferred from Indiana University, started every regular season game for the Racers. She’s currently leading all NCAA Division I men’s and women’s basketball players in double-doubles, averaging 18.3 points and 11.7 rebounds per game.
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One of Kentucky’s most unusual historical stories –the mysterious “meat shower” – reportedly took place 150 years ago this month. A Paducah resident is turning the strange Kentucky story into a reason to bring people together – minus the meat falling from the sky.
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Tennessee lawmakers are considering a bill to lessen the ability of local governments to enforce laws about what and where people can build.
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Kentucky-based Addiction Recovery Care is under fire in a civil lawsuit for allegedly fraudulently billing Medicaid for a service. A federal database shows ARC made up 20% of all payments for that service in the country in a two-year period.
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"The Bachelorette" scandal isn't just about one bad casting decision. It's a case study in how reality TV motivates networks to elevate "toxic" personalities and how that dynamic can backfire.
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The House voted to approve a stop-gap bill to fund DHS through May 22, Late Friday. This came after House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., called the earlier Senate vote to fund much of DHS "a joke."
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A U.S. judge pressed the Trump administration Thursday about its basis for barring Venezuela's government from paying former President Nicolás Maduro's legal fees in the drug trafficking case that has put him behind bars in New York.
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Two-term GOP Sen. Steve Daines shocked Montana when he announced his retirement. Democrats worry a new independent candidate will split their party's vote.
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In August, Education Department employees will relocate to a smaller office roughly a block away, and the larger Energy Department will take over the old headquarters.
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The order briefly stops the government from labeling tech company Anthropic a "supply chain risk," calling that "classic First Amendment retaliation."