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Access to childcare is getting easier for families in Kentucky. The Cabinet for Health and Family Services announced families earning up to 85%of the state median income can receive assistance in paying for childcare.
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Lexington/Richmond News
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Fayette County is once again listed as High on the chart of COVID community levels. Officials with the local health department have announced they are offering Moderna COVID vaccines for children ages 6-months to five years old.
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Lexington’s four-day Fourth of July Festival gets going Friday
Off the Beaten Path with Sam Dick
Many new Kentuckians are coming from big cities, seeking a lower cost of living and a slower pace of life.
Today's Interview
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The Supreme Court has handed down a ruling with profound impact on the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate coal-fired electrical power generation. More on the details of the decision from WEKU's Tom Martin.
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EKU President talks new budget, OVC suit sports facilities upgrade
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Longtime Lexington news anchor Sam Dick joins WEKU
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Two professors at the University of Kentucky are preparing for a two-year study on sleep deprivation in Appalachia. The study is supported by a $3.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.
Politics
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Moments after Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer officially retires on Thursday, Judge Kentanji Brown Jackson will be sworn in as the next justice. Jackson will be the first Black woman to serve on the nation's high court.
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A look at reactions across Kentucky to the overturn of Roe v. Wade
Eastern Standard
The idea of importing drugs from Canada to reduce prices in the U.S. is being floated in Congress and according to a Kaiser Family Foundation survey, 80 percent of Americans like the idea. But there are concerns about the safety of imported drugs as we hear from Shabbir Imber Safdar, Executive Director of the Partnership for Safe Medicines. | The ravages of addiction play a central role in Wrecked, the latest young adult novel by Heather Henson. Tom Eblen gets details of the new book | Knox County Middle School is one of only four middle schools in Kentucky to be recognized as a “Bright Spot” school. We learn how it happened from Knox County Schools Superintendent Jeremy Ledford | “Nouveau old-time family string band” Corn Maiz is releasing a new album. Singer-songwriter Carla Gover joins us with some samplings | Pikeville gets ready to host “The Mountain Grrl Experience.” Robin Irwin of the Appalachian Center for the Arts has details.
Ohio Valley Resource
Kentucky Arts & Culture
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At the six month anniversary of the December tornados, we have been looking back at the communities hit by the storms. This piece originally aired in March.
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A WEKU feature story
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The Supreme Court decision regarding the EPA Thursday got the attention of environmentalists across the country. In Kentucky, the state’s Attorney General and senior U.S. Senator praised the ruling.
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The Supreme Court decided on a case that could have a significant impact on eastern Kentucky.
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Two police officers were killed in the shooting, multiple others were wounded
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About a third of Kentucky is now experiencing moderate drought—which has expanded from just a handful of counties last week.
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The minority leader of the U.S. Senate made an appearance in southeastern Kentucky Wednesday.
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Judge considers challenge to Ky.’s abortion ban
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AAA of the Bluegrass predicts 66,000 Kentuckians will travel for the Fourth of July weekend
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Kentucky is seeing a lot of people moving to the Commonwealth to get away from the hustle and bustle of big city life. Many Kentuckians are also moving out to other states. WEKU's Sam Dick speaks with Jacqueline Pitts, Vice President of Communications and Marketing at the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce.
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In a statement released late Tuesday, Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton says abortion should be a decision made between patients and doctors. Gorton is running for reelection in November.
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Goodwill, Norton break ground on new headquarters-hospital combo in west Louisville
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