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Democratic Rep. Pamela Stevenson filed to run for Kentucky attorney general last week, making her the first Black woman to run for the office in state history.
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The House is voting today on a bill that would force unions to accept the tentative agreement between railroad companies and their workers, and make a potential imminent strike illegal.
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Republican State Sen. Ralph Alvarado of Winchester has been appointed commissioner of Tennessee’s Department of Health.
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Holiday preparations are underway in Mayfield as recovery from last year’s deadly tornado outbreak continues.
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John Y. Brown Jr., Kentucky’s Democratic governor from 1979 until 1983 and a prolific investor in fast food chains, died at age 88 on Thursday. He is known for catapulting the Kentucky Fried Chicken chain into an international brand.
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The outlet will launch its digital news service Nov. 30.
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Austin Carter speaks to Lowertown Arts and Music Festival organizer, Seth Murphy, about the upcoming Halfway to Lowertown event and new "Live at Lowertown" CD album.
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A woman who was extradited from South Korea this week after the bodies of her two children were found in abandoned suitcases made her first court appearance in New Zealand on Wednesday.
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Public health experts and social media researchers are concerned that the change could have serious consequences if it discourages vaccination and other efforts to combat the still-spreading virus.
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Weather forecasters are warning of the potential for strong thunderstorms and tornadoes across a wide swath of the South Wednesday, including across Mississippi, Georgia and the Florida Panhandle.
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A federal jury found the Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and one other defendant guilty of seditious conspiracy in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters that anyone meeting with people advocating that point of view "are highly unlikely to ever be elected president of the United States."
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The U.S. had to beat Iran to advance in the World Cup. Iran had to just tie in order to move on. The U.S. will go up against the Netherlands in the Round of 16.
