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Hear featured reports on events and issues affecting the Four Rivers Region. Produced by the WKMS News Team.
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Good turn-out for 2nd public hearing on Instant Racing
The Red Mile, a standard-bred horse track in Lexington, was ...
The Red Mile, a standard-bred horse track in Lexington, was the site of Kentucky's 2nd public hearing on Instant Racing. Kentucky Public Radio's Tony McVeigh says, unlike the 1st hearing, this one drew quite a crowd.
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Getting to the World Equestrian Games
Before you can take in all of the competitions and ...
Before you can take in all of the competitions and exhibits at the World Equestrian Games, you first have to GET to the Horse Park. Kentucky Public Radio's Brenna Angel rode the bus out there this past week and has this report.
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Interview with NPR's Michele Norris
When NPR's Michele Norris joined her uncle for breakfast during ...
When NPR's Michele Norris joined her uncle for breakfast during a stopover in Chicago, she learned something about her father that would transform her memory. Norris set out on a journey through her own family's racial roots and secrets, and
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Education Evolves to Meet Jobs of the Future
It isn't uncommon for those who don't know Kentuckians to ...
It isn't uncommon for those who don't know Kentuckians to ask whether we wear shoes, a stereotype that points at the state being rural, poor, and uneducated. As with most stereotypes, this image contains a grain of truth. Before reforms
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Childhood Obesity: weighing heavy on the region
Tomorrow in Murray, Mayor Danny Hudspeth has scheduled a "Day ...
Tomorrow in Murray, Mayor Danny Hudspeth has scheduled a "Day of Play" at the Murray-Calloway County Central Park. This is in honor of Murray being the only Kentucky city to receive the "Playful City USA"
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Into the River: We all affect water quality
Forty-one years ago, Ohio's Cuyahoga River caught fire. The incident ...
Forty-one years ago, Ohio's Cuyahoga River caught fire. The incident served as a wakeup call. A few years later, Congress passed the Clean Water Act. And we as a nation set about a monumental reversal. In the last four decades, we've made
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Alcohol in Western Kentucky -- Profiling the economic and moral debate
Last week, the owners of a Marshall County hotel were ...
Last week, the owners of a Marshall County hotel were charged with running a modern day speakeasy, or an illegal bar. Police say beer and hard liquor were up for sale at Ken-Bar Inn in Gilbertsville. That's just a river bend away from Paducah
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World Equestrian Games - Jumping and Eventing
Each of the eight disciplines at the World Equestrian Games ...
Each of the eight disciplines at the World Equestrian Games highlights the special relationship between horse and rider. Our series on WEG events has explored driving, reining, dressage, and para-dressage. Today, Kentucky Public Radio's Brenna
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Franklin County Courthouse combines old and new
An ambitious statewide courthouse construction program, started in Kentucky 12 ...
An ambitious statewide courthouse construction program, started in Kentucky 12 years ago, has slowed because of recent budget constraints. But as Kentucky Public Radio's Tony McVeigh reports, Franklin County is pushing ahead with its judicial
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A conversation with Murray State's President - September, 2010
On the Q&A, Chad Lampe welcomes back Murray State President ...
On the Q&A, Chad Lampe welcomes back Murray State President Dr. Randy Dunn for their monthly conversation about all things Murray State. They discuss the appointing of Dr. Jack Rose as the new Faculty Regent, the announced resignation plans of
