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Western Kentucky University will close two residence halls for at least a year to improve their structural integrity. WKU announced on Friday it plans to demolish another residence hall. -
Western Kentucky University released early designs this month for its planned $75 million interior renovation of its historic Cherry Hall. Many students, alumni and community members weren’t pleased. -
Flooding is Kentucky’s most frequent and costly natural disaster. Yet, only about 1% of the state’s property owners have flood insurance. As Kentuckians begin cleaning up and rebuilding from April’s deadly floods, many of them say the cost of flood insurance is out of reach as experts say major flood events are becoming more common. -
The Bowling Green visitors bureau will build their new headquarters near exit 26 on I-65. -
Around two dozen protestors with the grassroots group Four Rivers Indivisible spoke out against the proposal in western Kentucky on Tuesday, rallying outside of Republican Congressman James Comer’s office in downtown Paducah.
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AP/Ukrainian Emergency ServiceThe drone hit a bus evacuating civilians from a front-line area in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy region Saturday, hours after Moscow and Kyiv had held their first direct peace talks in years. -
Kayla Bartkowski/Getty ImagesPresident Trump and his allies have long made false claims of widespread noncitizen voting. Now, as the GOP pursues new restrictions, experts worry isolated arrests will be used to push the new rules. -
Smith Collection/Gado/Sipa USA/Sipa via AP ImagesBudget reconciliation may not be catchy, but it's been a vital tool for many presidents, including Ronald Reagan, whose first federal budget was a watershed in the history of federal fiscal policy. -
Government Accountability Office/GAONPR has identified nearly 40 small, independent entities – both inside and outside the federal government's control – that a team of young DOGE staffers has tried to access in recent weeks.
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