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Gov. Beshear warns of 'dire consequences'
Kentucky House and Senate leaders say the best way to ...
Kentucky House and Senate leaders say the best way to end the state's budget impasse is for Governor Beshear to offer a new state spending plan. Beshear says he did that in January. The back-and-forth on the budget is keeping our Tony McVeigh
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"The Fundred Dollar Bill Project" rolls through Kentucky
A national artist is heading a project to legitimize counterfeit ...
A national artist is heading a project to legitimize counterfeit one hundred dollar bills made by schoolchildren. It's an effort to get money to clean up lead-contaminated soil in New Orleans. Earlier this month the artist was in Louisville to
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The next steps following Dotiki Mine tragedy
Federal and State investigators will soon begin work to determine ...
Federal and State investigators will soon begin work to determine the cause of a roof collapse in a portion of the Dotiki Mine which straddles Hopkins and Webster Counties. Two miners died in the Wednesday night accident. Communications Director for
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The disappointing side of the Kentucky Derby
Getting to Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May ...
Getting to Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May is an effort three years in the making. The winners of the Kentucky Derby the horse, the trainer, and the farm will be forever cemented in history. But as Kentucky Public Radio's Brenna
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Mayoral Race Makes for an Awkward Office
Mayfield, Kentucky is a third-class city, employing nearly a hundred ...
Mayfield, Kentucky is a third-class city, employing nearly a hundred people. For almost twenty one years, Teresa Cantrell has worked for the city as the secretary for its mayors. Now, she's challenging incumbent Mayor Arthur Byrn in
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North Face at Maiden Alley Cinema
The award-winning German film North Face plays this week at ...
The award-winning German film North Face plays this week at Paducah's Maiden Alley Cinema. This true story of an ill-fated 1936 attempt to scale the north face of the Eiger in Switzerland combines the tension of a modern-day thriller with the
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Students Drive Distracted in Simulator Program
Most high schoolers have cell phones, and more and more, ...
Most high schoolers have cell phones, and more and more, they're using them to send text messages. A study from the Pew Internet and American Life Project says young people between the ages of 12 and 17 send an average of 100 texts a day. The
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Analysis of Kentucky General Assembly's 2010 legislative session
The Kentucky General Assembly wrapped up its 2010 legislative session ...
The Kentucky General Assembly wrapped up its 2010 legislative session recently, and with its primary purpose of crafting a biennial budget incomplete, a special session is all but guaranteed. We'll get some analysis of the past session and what
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April conversation with Murray State President Dr. Randy Dunn
Chad Lampe and Murray State President Dr. Randy Dunn sit ...
Chad Lampe and Murray State President Dr. Randy Dunn sit down for their monthly conversation. They discuss Murray State's potential domestic partner benefits policy, the appointment of a new provost, and tuition rates.
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The Felice Brothers perform at Murray State's Lovett Live
Lovett Live presents An Evening with The Felice Brothers Monday ...
Lovett Live presents An Evening with The Felice Brothers Monday night at 8. Tracy Ross recently talked with band member James Felice about the group's legendary live performances, busking in the subways of New York City, and their award-winning
