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The Lowertown Arts & Music Festival comes to Paducah's historic Lowertown Arts District on Friday, May 10, and Saturday, May 11. Saturday's lineup will be headlined by West Kentucky native Kelsey Waldon, who got her start playing local hall shows and has now played some of the biggest halls in country music, including the Grand Ole Opry. Morning Edition host Daniel Hurt speaks to Waldon ahead of her performance.
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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.
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A new KET documentary explores the current challenges and history of the Ohio River, one of Kentucky’s defining waterways.
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Kentucky is among a handful of states that lost only a small percentage of children from its Medicaid program in 2023 even as the number of kids cut from coverage soared elsewhere under annual renewal requirements that had been suspended during COVID-19.
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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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A Paducah bike repair shop put the pedal to a different kind of metal this week, welcoming touring and local musicians into their garage space for an all ages concert.
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Bronwyn Keith-Hynes is a bluegrass fiddle player for Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway and has performed alongside bands like Old Crow Medicine Show and Leftover Salmon. Morning Edition host Daniel Hurt speaks to Keith-Hynes ahead of her local performance at Paducah Beer Werks on Saturday, May 4.
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Paducah's Lowertown Arts & Music Festival is happening on Friday, May 10, and Saturday, May 11. Its lineup includes Memphis-based artist Marcella Simien, who blends the classic soul sound of Memphis with Creole elements from South Louisiana, where she grew up. Daniel Hurt speaks to Simien ahead of her performance.
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When it comes to Black Twitter, filmmaker Prentice Penny says "no one is above being joked on." His Hulu docuseries charts the voices and movements that made it a force in politics and culture.
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The Gaza Strip's Rafah border crossing with Egypt has been a key lifeline for people in the Palestinian enclave. Here is a timeline of events since Oct. 7, 2023, leading up to Israel's offensive.
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New medications like Wegovy are changing the way people lose weight and manage obesity, but many Medicaid beneficiaries can't get them.
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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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The CDC announced stricter regulations for importing dogs from abroad — or traveling internationally with your furry companions.
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The Georgia Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments after former President Trump appealed a decision allowing Fulton County DA Fani Willis to stay on the criminal case involving him and others.