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Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, submitted a report Monday assessing progress in the war there, saying the situation remains "serious," but that "success is achievable." The report did not address the issue of whether more U.S. troops were needed in Afghanistan.

The president still promises "a great health care package" — but not until after the next election. His comments come after a phone call with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Tennessee is the ninth most vulnerable state to climate change impacts.

Brent bids 'hail fellow well met' and farewell to guest host Daniel Hurt. You can hear more from Daniel as host of WKMS' Morning Edition at 91.3 from Murray, KY and local TV talk show River City Presents. For his final podcast, they discuss the Great Awakening, the life of Rev. Peter Cartwright and his peppermints. History Sponsors include old ads for A.C. Gilbert Company's WWII production and Jockey's Over The Knee Underwear. Next time, Brent and Jason launch a new era for the podcast, as we reach 100 episodes - done! The 100th episode and all new episodes will premiere with a video version, recorded at WKCTC Channel 2 studios for YouTube and local broadcast but, of course, we will still release our usual audio version for NPR, iTunes and more. Share comments here or on the Apple Podcasts app, iTunes or NPROne. Old Kentucky Tales is produced by sound engineer Todd Birdsong at Paducah School of Art and Design on the campus of West Kentucky Community and Technical College.

In Russia, relatively few people seem to be following the U.S. presidential election campaigns closely, but most people know the names of the front-runners.

Two top aides for Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson have quit the campaign. The retired neurosurgeon has seen his fortunes wane since national security took center stage on the campaign.

The Pennyroyal Arts Council presents its annual Youth Art Month Exhibit through March 28th at the Hopkinsville Community College Auditorium Gallery. The…

A survey of fitness professionals who keep track of how we exercise suggests 2018 is likely to find more of us trading fitness gadgets for high-intensity interval training and group classes.

Twenty-nine Kentucky school districts plan to apply for a new round of Race to the Top grants. Those include three in western Kentucky: Christian County…

Twenty-two Kentucky school districts have started the school year with new programs funded by one of the largest federal Race to the Top grants recently…