Abigail Lonsway
WKMS Student ReporterAbigail Lonsway is a student at Murray State University. She enjoys music, the arts, and pop culture. She majors in TV Production.
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Some rural healthcare centers in Kentucky and Tennessee could soon be better prepared for power outages.
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A total solar eclipse will pass over 13 states, including parts of western Kentucky, southern Indiana and southern Illinois, in just one month.
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Nonprofit groups and local officials brought together community members this weekend in Quilt City USA to honor victims of HIV/AIDS.
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A stocking program on the Tennessee side of Kentucky Lake has seen thousands of larger, non-native Florida bass introduced to the waterway. Recreation and tourism officials think the fish will make for better, bigger sportfish, but Kentucky Fish and Wildlife officials warn the species will be negatively impacted by the region’s winters.
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Data from the U.S Geological Survey shows dozens of earthquakes in the New Madrid seismic zone, which includes far western Kentucky and Tennessee, within the past 30 days.
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Dr. Steven Stack – Kentucky’s Public Health commissioner – is the new president of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO).
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A historic Black church in the heart of downtown Mayfield is still recovering nearly two years after being hit by a devastating EF-4 tornado.
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Murray State University recently received a $500,000 federal grant — with the potential for up to $1.5 million over the next few years — to develop a program in hopes to help alleviate the nationwide nursing shortage.
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A new exhibition at the Yeiser Art Center in Paducah celebrates the far western Kentucky city’s connection to other global art hubs through the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.