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WEBKentucky sheriff charged with fatally shooting a judge pleads not guilty in first court appearance. Associated Press. , September 25, 2024. Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines stood alongside a jailer and a public defender, who entered the not guilty plea on his behalf. Stines' expression didn't seem to change as he answered questions from the judge.
Second attack on staff member places Warren County Juvenile …
WEBJan 30, 2023 · The Warren County Juvenile Detention Center will continue to operate in what the state calls “controlled confinement” following a second attack on staff.
Old Scratchy Records - wkyufm.org
WEBProduced for WKU Public Radio by Nolan Porterfield. Each show features music from his collection of rarities from the early years of sound recording.
Kentucky’s metro areas expected to drive population growth …
WEBAug 10, 2022 · Kentucky’s population is expected to increase by more than six percent through 2050, according to a new report released by the Kentucky State Data Center at the University of Louisville. Center researchers project 297,397 new residents will move to the commonwealth in the next three decades. The growth …
Aged in Kentucky: Creator of WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour …
WEBJul 14, 2022 · Listen • 24:51. Larry Neuzel. Michael Johnathon is creator and host of the WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour produced weekly at the Lyric Theatre in Lexington, Kentucky. This is Aged in Kentucky, a series of stories about people and places that have been in the Bluegrass State a few years or many decades. Each one has a unique spirit.
Abandoned mine lands restoration brings excitement, but long …
WEBMay 9, 2022 · Behind a Valero gas station just outside Norton, Virginia, an access road winds up a mountain to an old strip mine site. The road ascends to a flat area, devoid of the region’s usual thicket of trees and understory, open to the air and sun.
Kentucky lawmakers expedite medical marijuana licensing, pass on …
WEBApr 16, 2024 · Richard T | Unsplash. Kentucky patients seeking to receive medical marijuana may be able to do so very early in 2025, helped in part by the passage of a bill Monday to move up the licensing timeline for the state’s new program. The state’s medical cannabis program was created by Senate Bill 47 in …
The African American Folklorist: African American or American Indian
WEBFeb 28, 2022 · In the first issue of the African American Folklorist printed and distributed the Black History month of 2020, I wrote an article called, “The Copper-Colored Races - Why aren’t Black Indians Part of Black History Month.” The thesis was, with the importance of the celebration founded by Carter G. Woodson, it seemed the same cast of characters were always being celebrated in recent decades ...
Johnny Boone, Kentucky outlaw of ‘Cornbread Mafia’ marijuana …
WEBJun 15, 2024 · Johnny Boone, the marijuana outlaw from central Kentucky who evaded a federal manhunt for eight years, died Friday night at the age of 80. Known as the “Godfather of Grass,” Boone was a leader of what was dubbed the “Cornbread Mafia,” which federal prosecutors in 1989 called “the largest domestic marijuana-producing organization in the history of the United States.''
Meet the evangelicals trying to make a case for VP Harris
WEBSep 4, 2024 · Evangelicals for Harris is making the case that Kamala Harris lives up to the biblical values of love and compassion far better than Donald Trump. Donald Trump won the support of more than 80% of white evangelicals in 2016 and 2020, but a new group is trying hard to push some of those voters toward …