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How Technology is Changing the Way Libraries do Business

Despite the rise of the internet and all of the ...

Despite the rise of the internet and all of the information it provides, librarians argue their mission remains unchanged. They say only a library guarantees free access to information. Still, as KPR's Charles Compton reports, technology has

Plentiful Radon in the Commonwealth

The geology of the Commonwealth makes it a prime spot ...

The geology of the Commonwealth makes it a prime spot for horses, bourbon and radon gas. Radon, which often accumulates in homes, has long been linked to lung cancer. Many homeowners hire firms that check for radon and then install equipment that

One Lawmaker's Annual Pitch to Reform Taxes Interests Few

A Kentucky lawmaker determined to update the state's antiquated tax ...

A Kentucky lawmaker determined to update the state's antiquated tax code has made his annual pitch for reform. But as Kentucky Public Radio's Tony McVeigh reports, the bill is generating little excitement as time runs out on the 2011 session.

Murray State Men's Basketball Coach Billy Kennedy on the Upcoming OVC Tournament

The Murray State Men's Basketball team heads into the OVC ...

The Murray State Men's Basketball team heads into the OVC tournament as the number 1 seed for the second year in a row. Last year the Racers won the OVC tournament and advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament .This season the Racers

Spring Opening of Murray DQ

Murray's Dairy Queen opened Monday for its 2011 season.

Emergency Management Brief on Severe weather

Kate Lochte speaks with Calloway County Emergency Management Director Bill ...

Kate Lochte speaks with Calloway County Emergency Management Director Bill Call about severe weather predicted for overnight.

NWS Forecaster on Predicted Severe Weather

Kate Lochte speaks with National Weather Service Forecaster Jason Wilson ...

Kate Lochte speaks with National Weather Service Forecaster Jason Wilson about storm system progression and timeline.

Re-Enactors Bring Little-Known History to Life

Civil War era re-enactors are nothing new for the region. ...

Civil War era re-enactors are nothing new for the region. But a group of all African-American women re-enactors is something special. The Female Re-Enactors of Distinction or FREED, recently visited and performed in the Clarksville, Tennessee and

Civil War Dispatch 7 - Two African Americans in the Commonwealth

We continue our ongoing commemoration of the U.S. Civil War ...

We continue our ongoing commemoration of the U.S. Civil War in the Commonwealth. On today's Kentucky Civil War Dispatch, we take a look at the case of two African Americans in the Commonwealth, one free, the other a slave, whose desire for

MSU author on the 'peculiar institution' of slavery in Western Kentucky

Judy Shearer is PR Communications Coordinator for the Department of ...

Judy Shearer is PR Communications Coordinator for the Department of Art and Design at Murray State, and she's written a book coming out later this spring that reveals much about how slaves and masters affected each other, and how they affect us