By Kate Lochte

Murray, KY – A datebook of regional events for April 30, 2009. From WKMS.

By WKMS News Team

Murray, KY – The 806 Newscast on April 30, 2009. From WKMS News.

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Murray, KY – The 504 Newscast on April 29, 2009. From WKMS News.

By Cash/Garner

Murray, KY – The Afternoon Stock Report on April 29, 2009. From WKMS.

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Murray, KY – The 404 Newscast on April 29, 2009. From WKMS News.

By Angela Hatton

Murray, KY – The head of the Illinois Department of Public Health says the state has logged nine probable cases of swine flu, all in northern Illinois. Dr. Damon Arnold says the people diagnosed range in age from 6 to 57. Arnold says all the cases have been mild and no one has been hospitalized. So far, nobody in Kentucky or Tennessee has been diagnosed with the disease, but health departments urge people to practice good hygiene to limit the spread of germs.

By WKMS News Team

Murray, KY – The 104 Newscast on April 29, 2009. From WKMS News.

By Angela Hatton

Lexington, KY – Three education advocacy groups have partnered to track school progress. The interim assessment replaces the now defunct Commonwealth Accountability Testing System or CATS. The group includes the Council for Better Education, the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence, and the Kentucky Association of School Councils. The group will put out a yearly progress index that compiles test data. Kentucky School Council Association Director Ronda Harmon says the report is a service for the schools, not an evaluation.

By Kevin Willis

Louisville, KY – A Kentucky native who was one of the nation's last remaining World War One veterans died yesterday at the Veteran's Affairs Medical Center in Louisville, four days shy of his 108th birthday. Kentucky Public Radio's Kevin Willis reports.

By Carrie Pond