Governor Beshear says the current trend of fewer coronavirus cases and lower positivity rates indicate that a decline in spread is happening.

Video machine wagering on previously run horse races has come to a halt at Lexington’s Red Mile.  The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled in September certain historical horse racing betting was illegal.  The court denied a rehearing and the Red Mile shut down its operation early Monday morning. 

On Today's Interview, Mike Savage talks to EKU President David McFaddin about how coronavirus has impacted the resumption of classes following the holiday break; the possibility of a higher education funding increase in the legislative budget and his take on voluntary buyouts at WKU designed to help reduce payroll expenses at that university.

Private fundraising efforts to build a ten-acre green space public park in the heart of downtown Lexington are moving forward.  Town Branch Park Executive Director Allison Lankford says about 80% of the ultimate goal, or $25.4 million has been raised. 

By years’ end Lankford said a final plan for the park should be in hand. “So, over the course of the year we’ll go through the final schematic design for the project and then finalize the construction documents.  And they’ll be a number of community engagement opportunities along the way for input,” said Lankford.

The works of one of Kentucky’s leading literary figures is put to the ultimate test: critical reviews by peers. We talk with the editor of the forthcoming University Press of Kentucky release:  Silas House: Exploring an Appalachian Writer's Work. House has also been in the studio to record a duet with Nashville singer-songwriter Tiffany Williams, who joins us. And we hear about all of this from Silas House himself. Plus, another well-known Kentucky writer: Frank X Walker, interviewed by Tom Eblen.

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