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Every year, St. Jerome Catholic Church draws thousands of visitors to its Fancy Farm Picnic fundraiser in Graves County, Kentucky, with its food, games, and fiery political speeches. WKMS's Will Darnall sends an audio postcard from the 145th edition.
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Kentucky followed national trends of declining educational scores in 2024 following pandemic-era lows, while seeing some moderate improvements in economic well being, according to recently released KIDS COUNT data.
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A chance encounter in a Colorado coffee shop drive-thru line and a quick conversation at a grocery store.
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More than three years ago, a devastating and deadly tornado ripped through west Kentucky in the middle of December. Now, in Dawson Springs, the debris has mostly been cleaned up and many of the destroyed and damaged homes have been replaced or repaired, but there’s still a ways to go.
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Tennessee has one of the largest foster care populations in the country. And a new report from Belmont Innovation Labs has found that those youth are suffering once they age out of the system.
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The barks and meows of dozens of dogs and cats can be heard up and down the halls of the McCracken County Humane Society.
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Three years to the day after an EF-4 tornado tore through Mayfield and Graves County, local officials and community members dedicated eight new homes to families that survived the disaster.
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Hopkinsville civil rights attorney Louis P. McHenry — who died in April 1967 — was one of five individuals inducted Friday into the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame.
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The first LGBTQ+ inclusive bourbon festival in the United States is taking place this week throughout several regions across the Commonwealth. Events are taking place in northern Kentucky, Louisville, Lexington, Frankfort, Winchester, Bardstown, Bullitt County and Paducah from Oct. 2 through Oct. 6.
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A school morning typically starts with students getting out of their parents’ cars or hopping off the school bus. But once a week at an elementary school in Marshall County, some students ride on a different kind of bus: one on their own two wheels.
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KET Public Affairs Director Renee Shaw will headline the second ever McGaughey Lecture on Press Freedom and Responsibility at Murray State University.
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Looking for the purrfect spot for a cup of coffee in Paducah? Tortitude Cat Café is looking to create a cozy, inviting space where people can meet and adopt new cats and grab a locally-sourced snack.