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Around the Commonwealth:

Kentucky Senate President David Williams says he had no idea what trouble his former gubernatorial running mate Richie Farmer was causing as agriculture commissioner.

The 1200 employees at Paducah’s Gaseous Diffusion plant learned this week their jobs will be safe for another year. 

Health care groups and child advocates across Kentucky have formed  a new Partnership to Eliminate Child Abuse. Kentucky’s child abuse death rate is among the highest in the country. 

Regional jet service provider SkyWest extended their contract for Chicago jet service with Barkley Regional Airport for another two years. 

A new report by Kentucky Youth Advocates is shining light on the state’s high number of incarcerated youth with low priority crimes.

Kentucky Senate President David Williams says he had no idea what trouble his former gubernatorial running mate Richie Farmer was causing as agriculture commissioner.

Louis "Studs" Terkel may be best remembered for his oral histories of common Americans, his radio program, and for his 1985 book The Good War, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Non-Fiction. 

"...drifting along with the tumbling tumbleweeds."

NPR reports on the journey to stardom for US gymnast Aly Raisman.

Kentucky ~ 1,200 jobs in Paducah are safe for now. Paducah commissioners oppose flying the rebel flag. 

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam has signed a measure allowing parents to opt their children out of extracurricular school activities.  

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam has signed a proposal cracking down on the tattooing of minors into law.  The law makes it illegal for anyone who is unlicensed to possess tattooing paraphernalia.