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The strong storm system that moved into Kentucky over Memorial Day weekend caused damage to our transmitter site in Warren County.
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The National Weather Service confirmed the tornado touched down in Muhlenberg County and traveled 30-miles across Butler and into northern Warren County on Sunday night.
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The deaths include a 67-year-old woman in Mercer County, 62-year-old woman in Hardin County, 48-year-old woman in Hopkins County and a 34-year-old man in Jefferson County.
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed an executive order Thursday to ban race-based hair discrimination. Community leaders said this is the first step in a larger effort to protect natural hair in the commonwealth.
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Kentucky has joined more than half the country in declaring June 19 as Juneteenth National Freedom Day.
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Opponents of K-12 privatization in Kentucky announced an effort to oppose Amendment 2 on the November ballot, which would allow tax dollars to flow to private and charter schools.
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Aaron Reed says he was able to win his Republican primary despite opposition from the Senate GOP’s supermajority caucus, which will give him some clout in Frankfort.
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Only about 13% of Kentucky voters cast ballots in this month’s primary, in line with projections. Without a marquee race at the top of the ticket, low turnout was expected by Secretary of State Michael Adams.
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Rep. Killian Timoney lost by a wide margin in his Lexington district, despite supportive PACs spending heavily to keep the moderate Republican in office.
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Ft. Knox has returned to normal after the discovery of an old hand grenade. A section of the army post in Hardin County was closed to traffic on Tuesday while emergency services investigated the explosive.
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Two Warren County residents with backgrounds in banking and finance will be on the ballot Tuesday in the Republican primary for Kentucky’s 19th District House seat. Incumbent Michael Meredith is being challenged by farmer and businessman Kelcey Rock.
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The project is expected to cost roughly $1.7 million and will begin in June. A grant from the Federal Transit Authority will provide funding for the effort.
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The Kentucky Court of Appeals had ruled that Rep. Nima Kulkarni of Louisville was disqualified as a candidate in the Democratic primary, but Kentucky Supreme Court Chief Justice VanMeter ordered the election can proceed with her on the ballot until the high court can review the case.
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Early voting kicked off on Thursday, May 16. Early, no-excuse voting takes place until Saturday, with the traditional primary Election Day on Tuesday, May 21.
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All of Donald Trump's top opponents for the Republican nomination for president dropped out of the race weeks ago, but the whole gang will be back together on Kentucky's primary ballot on Tuesday.
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Two factions of the Republican Party in Kentucky are vying for power within the supermajority caucus in Frankfort, with political action committees on opposing sides spending more than $1.5 million on 10 key races.
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The U.S. Department of Justice has announced it is opening an investigation into multiple Kentucky juvenile justice centers to determine if they violate the constitutional rights of youth detainees
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