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A dozen western Kentucky counties observed a total solar eclipse on Monday – the last that the Commonwealth will see in the 21st century. Other parts of the state, like Louisville, Lexington and Bowling Green, saw over 90% of the sun blocked by the moon.
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A historic Mayfield hotel that has stood in the far western Kentucky city’s court square for nearly a century will soon be demolished.
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Lee says he won’t talk to AG Skrmetti about court decision but says he wants to know how it would be enforced
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Clarksville led all Tennessee cities in year-to-year population growth…adding over 6,000 people between July 2021 and July 2022. That’s according to estimates from the U.S. Census.
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Churchill Downs will move horse races to Ellis Park starting June 10, according to track officials. The decision follows a series of high profile horse racing deaths.
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Kentucky has an official holiday honoring Confederate president Jefferson Davis. Although there’s not a lot of fanfare around it, lawmakers are stubbornly resisting calls to remove Confederate holidays altogether.
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A western Kentucky nonprofit is hosting the second edition of its annual Paducah PrideFest celebration this weekend.
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New data from the 2020 Census was released last week with detailed information about people’s age, sex, race, and the kind of households they live in. Researchers say the information is important to help lawmakers tailor effective policies.
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With spring in the air, Paducah’s 59th annual Dogwood Trail isn’t far off. The yearly tradition brings thousands of visitors to McCracken County to see the city’s natural beauty as the local dogwood trees come into peak bloom.
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A Bowling Green pastor is crediting divine intervention for being reunited his college class ring 45 years after it went missing. Don Mathis was the first in his family to graduate from college, so losing the ring was especially painful.
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Fentanyl is now the leading cause of overdose deaths in Kentucky. The state Office of Drug Control Policy says fentanyl was involved in over 70% of the 2,250 overdose deaths in Kentucky in 2021.
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Opponents of the legislation say calls for “parents’ rights” and to “protect children” reveal a modern American belief in childhood ignorance.