2024 Olympic Summer Games

Sports

These Kentuckians are going for the gold at the Paris Olympics

Breya Jones

Athletes from all over the globe are competing on one of the world’s biggest stages. Some members of Team USA have roots in the Bluegrass State.

Sounds Good Conversations

MSU grad setting sights on Olympic gold with Team USA in Paris

Daniel Hurt

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.

Sports

Four Fort Knox soldiers qualify for 2024 Olympics in Paris

Four soldiers stationed in Kentucky have qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, where they’ll compete in multiple shooting competitions.

Marty Walsh is seen testifying at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee as part of his nomination to head the Labor Department on Feb. 4 in Washington, D.C. Walsh was confirmed by the Senate as the Labor secretary on Monday.

NPR News

Marty Walsh, Boston Mayor With Union Roots, Confirmed As Labor Secretary At Key Time

Sam Gringlas

The former union leader will head the Labor Department at a time when the pandemic has left millions unemployed and raised concerns about workplace safety.