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FEMA assesses Commonwealth flood damage
Flood damage assessors contracted by FEMA are working their way ...
Flood damage assessors contracted by FEMA are working their way through the Commonwealth, touring what's left of Kentucky homes in the wake of the May 1st storms. Despite the long, exhausting recovery process, a Woodford County couple says
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Hopkinsville Mayor Speaks on City Issues Post Election
Hopkinsville voters elected Mayor Dan Kemp to another four years ...
Hopkinsville voters elected Mayor Dan Kemp to another four years in his position. Tuesday's democratic primary decided the race. Kemp won win 57 percent of the vote over opponent Richard Covington. Now Kemp's administration will focus
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Maiden Alley Cinema presents "The Runaways"
In the late 1970's, The Runaways turned record industry expectations ...
In the late 1970's, The Runaways turned record industry expectations of all-female bands on their heads. Now, the band that produced Joan Jett and Lita Ford is the subject of a new biopic. Kristen Stewart of Twilight fame and Dakota Fanning star
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A year of firsts for Paducah's Lowertown Arts & Music Festival
This afternoon at 3, the 8th annual Lowertown Arts and ...
This afternoon at 3, the 8th annual Lowertown Arts and Music Festival opens in Paducah. And this time, there will be quite a few firsts. For instance, this is the first year that an association of Lowertown residents is producing the festival, on a
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May Conversation with Murray State's President
One of Kentucky's big stories this week was, of course, ...
One of Kentucky's big stories this week was, of course, Tuesday's Republican and Democratic primary elections. The Republican U-S Senate contest attracted quite a bit of attention, nationally and internationally. And whoever wins the
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Tense week for Murray budget situation
It's been a tense week for Murray city officials. A ...
It's been a tense week for Murray city officials. A Wednesday mediating session between the city and firefighters who sued for years of overtime back pay produced a settlement agreement of $350,000 plus contributions to the Kentucky Retirement
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Retirees Get Back on the Force
The Kentucky State Police's current employment rate is between 10 ...
The Kentucky State Police's current employment rate is between 10 and 20 percent below capacity. With the commonwealth in tight budget times, the KSP is reintroducing retired police officers to the force. Angela Hatton reports on a retired
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Closely Watched Senate Race
It's rare for Kentucky politics to draw international attentlon, but ...
It's rare for Kentucky politics to draw international attentlon, but the BBC in London is among news outlets covering the state's U.S. Senate race.
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Kentucky's Democratic Senatorial Primary
This year's open U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Republican ...
This year's open U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Republican Senator Jim Bunning has Kentucky Democrats brimming with hope that this could be their year to have one of their own on that side of that ruling body for the first time in more than
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Innovation in the western Kentucky coal fields
Kentucky's coal consumption for electricity is second only to West ...
Kentucky's coal consumption for electricity is second only to West Virginia's. While not as productive as eastern Kentucky, the coal mines of western Kentucky turn out millions of tons of coal a year. Angela Hatton has the history of how
