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Sylvia Goodman. , October 9, 2024. Large swathes of the 119-page Kentucky court filing are redacted; however, Kentucky Public Radio was able to read the text underneath the digital redaction which appeared to primarily quote and summarize findings from internal TikTok documents and communications. News.
Kentucky’s metro areas expected to drive population growth …
Aug 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 won’t be experienced through the state ...
Aged in Kentucky: Creator of WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour …
Jul 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.
Kentucky Lynching Museum Opened 10 Years Before New …
Jun 28, 2018 · Some call it the “lynching museum.”. Russellville, Kentucky opened its own small lynching museum 10 years ago, the vision of one man who made a promise to tell the truth. Billie Holiday’s haunting song Strange Fruit about “black bodies swinging in the southern breeze” plays quietly in a one-room lynching-museum in Russellville, Kentucky.
Kentucky lawmakers expedite medical marijuana licensing, pass on …
Apr 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 2023 and is set to go into effect Jan. 1, 2025.
Kentucky's Muslim Population Prepares for First-Ever Muslim Day …
Dec 16, 2019 · J. Tyler Franklin. Kentucky’s Muslim community will gather in Frankfort next month for the inaugural Muslim Day at the state capitol. Muslims from all over the state will tour the building on January 22, meet with legislators, pray in the Rotunda, and receive training on how to advocate for issues affecting the Muslim community.
Justice Department to investigate Kentucky’s youth detention …
May 15, 2024 · The U.S. Department of Justice has announced a statewide investigation into Kentucky’s beleaguered youth detention facilities over civil rights concerns. Kentucky’s eight state-run youth detention centers and youth development centers have long been the center of safety and health concerns, including concerns that children were frequently ...
Percussion in Cuban Music: A Crash Course from the WKU …
Mar 2, 2019 · A centerpiece of Cuban music is the percussion section. In conjunction with Western Kentucky University's International Year of Cuba, Professor Mark Berry's percussion studio in the Department of Music spent part of its fall semester studying percussion in Cuban music and prepared some short audio features to give listeners a crash course in Cuban music.
As world's largest EV battery manufacturing site takes shape, …
Aug 17, 2023 · The quietness in the Hardin Co. town of Glendale is interrupted a few times a day as the main CSX train line from Louisville to Nashville rolls through town. A much bigger disruption is happening a few miles up the road just off Interstate 65 where the world’s largest electric vehicle battery plant is under construction.
What’s Happened To Kentucky's Snowy Winters? Blame, Or Credit, …
Mar 3, 2020 · Temperatures in Kentucky have risen an average of about 1.41 degrees over the last three decades, according to the Associated Press. The warmer climate increases the odds of extreme weather events fueling storms as well as droughts. And for the last four decades, it’s meant Kentucky winters with less snow cover. Tags.