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- First specimen of invasive species of tick found in Illinois
- Former Girl Scout camp land in western Tennessee state park to receive renovations
- Caroline Few named executive director of Maiden Alley Cinema
- State approves over $2.5M for economic development projects in western Kentucky
- Western Ky. communities get $13.6 million in grant funds to reduce methane emissions
- Tennessee’s universal school voucher bill stalls as chambers negotiate vastly different proposals
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Some governments have been cracking down on the knives people can carry in public as crime has increased. Victorinox said any bladeless offerings wouldn't replace its selection of Swiss Army Knives.
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Tennessee teachers may now be required to out transgender students to their parents, under a measure signed into law by Gov. Bill Lee. The legislation requires schools to alert parents if their child has requested to go by a name, or set of pronouns, that differs from their school forms. -
A new KET documentary explores the current challenges and history of the Ohio River, one of Kentucky’s defining waterways. -
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The 150th Run for the Roses gave thousands of visitors a classic experience at Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May.
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Rep. Jennifer Wexton of Virginia was diagnosed last year with rare disease that makes it hard to speak. She still advocated for a bill renaming a post office in her district – and the House passed it. -
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In a recording, the group's leader declared: ""We will flog the women ... we will stone them to death in public [for crimes]." What does Islamic law say on the matter? And have stonings taken place?
