Local Features
12:12 am
Fri February 6, 2009

Kentucky's Medicaid costs skyrocketing

Murray, KY – Kentucky's Medicaid costs are skyrocketing. With unemployment numbers growing daily, thousands of Kentuckians are joining the Medicaid rolls each month. The government health care program had already projected a budget shortfall. But that gap has become much larger than estimated. KPR's Stephanie Sanders reports.

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Local Features
12:05 am
Fri February 6, 2009

State of the Commonwealth

Murray, KY – Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear last night delivered his second annual State of the Commonwealth address to a joint session of the General Assembly. Watching from the House gallery was Kentucky Public Radio's Tony McVeigh.

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Local Features
12:04 am
Fri February 6, 2009

EOC Region 2 Interview

Murray, KY – Officials at the Region 2 Emergency Operation Center are working to coordinate ice storm recovery efforts for Christian, Hopkins, Todd, Muhlenberg, Trigg, Lyon, Livingston, and Caldwell counties. Angela Hatton speaks with Region 2 Manager Don Franklin about the recovery district's efforts now and plans for the near future.

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Local Features
12:02 am
Fri February 6, 2009

EOC Region 1 Shelter Interview

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Local Features
12:01 am
Fri February 6, 2009

EOC Region 1 Interview

Murray, KY – Last week's ice storms left much of western Kentucky without power, sometimes without food and water. Workers at regional emergency operations centers were entrusted with the task of distributing those much-needed resources to individual counties. Carrie Pond speaks with Keith Todd, who's taken on the role of Region 1 EOC public information officer, about what's ahead in the short- and long- term for the area.

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Regional Headlines
10:37 am
Thu February 5, 2009

Recalled Peanut Butter in FEMA Meal Kits

Credit FEMA
Recalled Peanut Butter Packet
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Newscasts
9:59 am
Thu February 5, 2009

The 806 Newscast on February 5, 2009. From WKMS News.

Murray, KY – The 806 Newscast on February 5, 2009. From WKMS News.

Newscasts
5:25 am
Thu February 5, 2009

The 504 Newscast on February 5, 2009. From WKMS News.

Murray, KY – The 504 Newscast on February 5, 2009. From WKMS News.

4:56 am
Thu February 5, 2009

Power still scarce in Crittenden County

Marion, KY – While many areas around the region slowly regain power, the majority of Crittenden County has yet to receive electricity. Marion City Administrator Mark Bryant says power has returned to spots of the county's outskirts, but the Kentucky Utilities Company has only given city officials a vague idea of when the rest of Crittenden will return to normal.

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Newscasts
4:30 am
Thu February 5, 2009

The 404 Newscast on February 5, 2009. From WKMS News.

Murray, KY – The 404 Newscast on February 5, 2009. From WKMS News.

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