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By the end of Kentucky's primary this year, the outcome of more than half of the state’s legislative races will be all but decided. In a number of races, only one candidate or members of just one party are running.
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More than two dozen paintings by the late Helen LaFrance – a celebrated Black artist from far western Kentucky known for her “memory paintings” of rural life – are up for auction and a local group is hoping to buy them. -
The Paducah office of the National Weather Service is forecasting that Wednesday afternoon and evening in far western Kentucky, southern Illinois and western Tennessee hold the possibility of severe weather. -
The Lowertown Arts & Music Festival will be held in Paducah's historic Lowertown Arts District on Friday, May 10, and Saturday, May 11. The festival's lineup includes Bungalow Betty, an all-female band that merges elements of 1960s garage and surf rock with grunge style made popular in the 1990s by artists like Nirvana and Liz Phair. Morning Edition host Daniel Hurt speaks to guitarist and vocalist Vanessa Blades ahead of the band's performance. -
The Lowertown Arts & Music Festival will be held in Paducah's historic Lowertown Arts District on Friday, May 10, and Saturday, May 11. The festival's lineup includes Doom Gong, an eclectic psychedelic rock band that merges elements of jazz and classical music with rock and roll. Morning Edition host Daniel Hurt speaks to guitarist and vocalist John Anderson ahead of the band's performance. -
The total number of Kentucky farms dropped by 20% in the span of two decades – with the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture data showing a loss of over 1.4 million acres of farmland in a little more than two decades’ time. -
14 people face second-degree animal cruelty charges after state police responded to a tip about cockfighting at a Casey County home on Sunday.
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