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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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Regional Rabbi answers questions about Hanukkah
Tonight, Jewish people all over the world will kindle the ...
Tonight, Jewish people all over the world will kindle the first candle of Hanukkah, a holiday that in spite of its increasing profile in the U.S. and Israel is still a fairly elusive holiday. It celebrates a successful 2nd century BCE Jewish revolt
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Two years in, Beshear assesses performance
Friday, December 11 marks the midpoint of Gov. Steve Beshear's ...
Friday, December 11 marks the midpoint of Gov. Steve Beshear's first term as Kentucky's chief executive. To assess the administration's performance, the governor is sitting down with reporters at the State Capitol, including Kentucky
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Paris at Maiden Alley Cinema
Paris is the story of Pierre, a professional dancer suffering ...
Paris is the story of Pierre, a professional dancer suffering from a serious heart disease. While he's waiting for a transplant that may or may not save his life, he studies the people who walk past the balcony of his Paris apartment. Even with
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Memorial AIDS Quilt Shows Hope
Murray State University applied two years ago to host the ...
Murray State University applied two years ago to host the NAMES Project Memorial AIDS Quilt for the first time in a decade, which was displayed on campus this week in observance of World Aids Day. Chris Taylor finds out why the Quilt is a symbol of
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Billy's Law helps Kentuckians locate missing loved ones
One Western Kentucky woman is using her experience of having ...
One Western Kentucky woman is using her experience of having a loved one go missing to help people in similar situations nation wide. She has teamed up with a woman in Connecticut who wrote a federal bill to help find the missing, and is pushing
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Kentucky's "Race to the Top," meeting new education standards (Part One)
Monday, December 7, Kentucky Department of Education - KDE - ...
Monday, December 7, Kentucky Department of Education - KDE - officials present Race to the Top strategies to a Louisville meeting of the Kentucky Association of School Superintendents. The Race to the Top grants program is a pool of 4.35 billion
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A tour through Paducah's River Discovery Center
True to its nickname, Paducah has been a river city ...
True to its nickname, Paducah has been a river city from the start. And despite past periods as a major railroad hub and as "The Atomic City," Paducah remains an important center for the river industry. The River Discovery Center
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MSU Student Youth Delegate at U.N. Conference
Hear about a Murray State students agenda she's presenting at ...
Hear about a Murray State students agenda she's presenting at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.
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"Arts in Healing" gains support from healthcare professionals
While Congress considers how America manages its healthcare system, some ...
While Congress considers how America manages its healthcare system, some art and health organizations in Kentucky are pushing to instill art into the healing process. As Kentucky Public Radio's Elizabeth Kramer reports, their efforts are
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The biomass 'balancing act' between Kentucky and Indiana
States throughout the Ohio River Valley are stepping up efforts ...
States throughout the Ohio River Valley are stepping up efforts to produce more electricity from renewable sources. One increasingly popular option is biomass such as wood chips or agricultural waste. In Kentucky, the Governor has convened a task
