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WKMS Morning Edition host Daniel Hurt speaks to U.S. Army Sergeant Ivan Roe, a Murray State University graduate who grew up in Montana and is representing the United States in three shooting sports events in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
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A new augmented reality experience in Kentucky depicts historical Black figures describing their lifetime and the legacy they hope to leave on the commonwealth.
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What does a city sound like? That’s the question that musician, composer and educator Nick Ginsburg tries to answer with his work. The southern Illinois native is finishing a stint as the Paducah Arts Alliance’s artist-in-residence during which he’s trying to create a soundscape to represent the far western Kentucky city that mixes musical composition with field recordings of the local environment.
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The adult entertainment website Pornhub has ended access in Kentucky.
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A Kentucky native author is spearheading an effort to get a Little Free Library installed in every county courthouse in the Commonwealth.
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In the next installment of Uncommon History, Morning Edition host Daniel Hurt talks to local historian J.T. Crawford about the history of Stuart Nelson Park, including its location and namesake, who is one of the most accomplished Paducah natives recognized by the community. Nelson served in World War I and had leadership roles in the local civil rights movement, nonviolent protest movement, and academia.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A new-look Bourbon Trail was unveiled Thursday. It will lead visitors to large and small distilleries alike, linking relative newcomers and age-old brands in a collective strategy to build on bourbon tourism’s popularity.
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This month, bike riders from two Cherokee tribes are retracing the Trail of Tears. Along the way they are learning more about the forced removal of their ancestors.
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Life-size statues of a trio of music legends with Central City roots — Don and Phil Everly and John Prine — were dedicated on Friday in the small western Kentucky community’s downtown.
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In The Key Of C: Char Downs' Installation of masks, musical notation on display at Yeiser Art CenterAn installation at the Yeiser Art Center this month led by Paducah artist Char Downs tells thestory of how code and communication through symbols creates unique works of art. WKMS Morning Edition host Daniel Hurt speaks to Downs about the exhibit.
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Paducah's Market House Theatre presents Fiddler on the Roof in honor of MHT and the musical's coinciding 60-year anniversaries. WKMS Morning Edition host Daniel Hurt speaks to Executive Director Michael Cochran and local actor Chris Black about the upcoming productions.