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Nov 2, 2024 · Growers and processors selected through a lottery for Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program. Associated Press. , October 30, 2024. Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program should be positioned to ramp up quickly, but having products available for some patients at the outset will be a challenge, Gov. Andy Beshear says. WUKY News.
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Meet the religious leaders shaping the next generation of social justice activism. Jason DeRose. , November 3, 2024. The Yale Center for Public Theology and Public Policy is raising up the next generation of Christian leaders focused on social justice.
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5 days ago · Dylan Sampson rushes for 141 yards and 2 TDs to lead No. 7 Tennessee past Kentucky 28-18. Jury convicts former Kentucky officer of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during deadly raid. Debut novel "The Evolution of the Gospelettes" lives three decades of family harmony and discord. Kentucky rolls out 12-month health campaign.
'It's gonna be epic': Lexington officials reveal more about city's ...
Oct 10, 2024 · It's going to be epic," VisitLex president Mary Quinn Ramer said. Officials are promising more updates the closer we get to 2025. Josh James fell in love with college radio at Western Kentucky University's student station, New Rock 92 (now Revolution 91.7). After working as a DJ and program director, he knew he wanted to come home to Lexington ...
Judge unseals new evidence against Trump in the Jan. 6 election ...
Oct 2, 2024 · A D.C. grand jury indictment accused Trump of actions that culminated in the violent siege at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. If he regains the White House, Trump is expected to direct new Justice Department leaders to drop the landmark case. Prosecutors accuse Trump of spearheading a conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 election ...
WUKY SportsPage: Horseracing's handicapper extraordinaire, Mike …
Oct 10, 2024 · Mike Battaglia is known to thoroughbred racing fans everywhere as an announcer, an analyst and handicapper. He called the races at Churchill Downs, including the Kentucky Derby, from 1977 to 1996. He worked with ABC and for many years, NBC, on national coverage of the Triple Crown races. He has set the morning line odds at Churchill Downs and Turfway Park.
New magnet programs coming to Fayette County schools
Oct 10, 2024 · Fayette County students will have more magnet school program opportunities thanks to a federal grant. The $15 million Magnet Schools Assistance Program from the U.S. Dept. of Education will pay for three new themes at three schools. At Breckinridge Elementary, an Innovative Leadership and Civic Engagement Magnet.
Test scores in Kentucky show mixed results, including low …
Oct 3, 2024 · The test scores released Thursday track the performance of students and schools on core subjects. The latest data showed that 47% of elementary school pupils statewide scored proficient or distinguished on their reading tests, unchanged from a year ago. The number of middle school students reaching those levels remained the same at 45%.
Floridians are cleaning up after Hurricane Milton stormed through …
Oct 11, 2024 · Millions are still without power. At least eight deaths have been attributed to the storm. Five people died when tornadoes touched down in a retirement community in St. Lucie County on Florida's east coast. So this was a serious storm, though not as bad as some feared. INSKEEP: NPR's Greg Allen went through the storm.