Kentucky students testing either proficient or above in reading and math has remained fairly steady or increased slightly since last year, while proficiency in science remains abysmal.
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Nearly 90% of likely Donald Trump voters say they are concerned about voter fraud in the general election, a new NPR/PBS News/Maris poll finds, compared with 29% of those who support Kamala Harris.
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A western Kentucky native will no doubt reminisce on Jimmy Carter as the nation’s 34th president turns 100 on Tuesday. That once ten-year-old boy from Henderson gave up his bed to Carter, forging an unlikely and enduring friendship.
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A Kentucky judge found probable cause to move the murder trial of former Sheriff Mickey Stines forward, following the playing of security video showing him repeatedly shooting Judge Kevin Mullins.
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In Kentucky, residents must register to vote at least 29 days before an election. The last day is fast approaching; Oct. 7th is the voter registration deadline.
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After leading Murray State University for six years, president Bob Jackson will retire in June 2025.
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A month after a woman and her mother were gunned down in the parking lot of the courthouse in Elizabethtown on the day of her emergency protective order (EPO) hearing, advocates who work to end intimate partner violence say Kentucky can and should do more to protect survivors.
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For the first time ever, TVA will be rewarding its leaders for adding renewables and batteries to the grid, according to a report filed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission last week.
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False claims about the hurricane and the government’s response got millions of views on social media. Emergency management researchers say it makes it harder for useful information to surface.
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In a video released Thursday, she says women are born with "individual freedom." Her memoir is coming out a year after former President Donald Trump said he was "able to kill Roe v. Wade."
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On Thursday, a major birding society will discuss how how to go about changing potentially offensive bird names. There's resistance to the original plan to rename all birds named after people.
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The report from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said the fire that killed more than 100 people and destroyed the town of Lahaina was “accidental.”
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Harris will travel Thursday to Ripon, Wisconsin — home to the Little White Schoolhouse, where an 1854 meeting led to the birth of the Republican Party. She'll be joined by former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney.
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With so much focus on the presidential election, keep in mind these down-ballot races can lead to big changes in your state when it comes to policies like abortion, health care and criminal justice.