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Uncommon History: The legacy of the Paducah native Civil Rights leader Stuart Nelson and the park that bears his name
In the next installment of Uncommon History, WKMS Morning Edition host Daniel Hurt speaks to local historian J.T. Crawford about Stuart Nelson Park in Paducah. The park served as the community's historically Black community park. It closed last month to prepare for the upcoming construction of the Paducah Sports Park, which will use a portion of Stuart Nelson Park and the former Bluegrass Downs site.
Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in 3 Jefferson County neighborhoods
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ky. — Mosquitos infected with West Nile virus were found in three neighborhoods in Jefferson County, the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness announced Monday. The mosquitos were found in surveillance traps by LMPHW in the neighborhoods of Park DuValle, California and Old Louisville. So...
UK violated public records law twice in records requests about university senate, AG says
The attorney general’s office said UK had violated the law in two separate requests, while some records requested related to the university senate were protected under the state’s records law. “Sometimes the truth does prevail,” says a UK professor emeritus.
Blacktop Basketball League returns in August
A year removed from their 30th season, the Blacktop Basketball League gets back in action in August. Games begin on Aug. 12 with the season running through Oct. 17 at Silver Lake Park in Erlanger. Gamedays are Monday-Thursday. The league is open to boys and girls teams from grades 3-8.
Aaron Harrison and Nate Sestina weigh in on Mark Pope
Kentucky Basketball is entering a new era this season as Mark Pope replaces John Calipari. After 15 seasons in Lexington, a valid question among the BBN was the response former players from the Coach Cal era would respond to the news. It started off with John Wall sounding off with...
Duo Broadband Supports Student Scholarship at Lindsey Wilson College
COLUMBIA, KY — An Adair County resident has been named a DUO Broadband Scholar at Lindsey Wilson College. Ada Gass of Gradyville, Kentucky, has received the Lindsey Wilson DUO Broadband Scholarship. Ada is majoring in nursing at Lindsey Wilson College. The $3,000 tuition scholarship is given annually to a...
Former Eastern High School basketball player dies at 18 years old after Stage 4 sarcoma
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Louisville teenager who faced Stage 4 osteosarcoma has died. Brycen Doughty, 18, was a student at Eastern High School who also played basketball. He was diagnosed with Stage 4 osteosarcoma in 2021 and had multiple surgeries to remove tumors in his leg and hip. The...
Tres Bobbleheads at the Ballyard
Caveat: To meet my contractual obligations for this site, understanding it is really for U of L sports stuff only, allow me to advise this. During the game Smarts and I talked U of L hoops. We also lamented we’ll only be able to watch the Cards pigskin when they play in South Bend streaming on Peacock.
City of Elizabethtown hosting July Lawn Party at the Lake concert Wednesday
The City of Elizabethtown is excited to host its July Lawn Party at the Lake Concert this Wednesday. “It is held every second Wednesday at the bandstand at Freeman Lake Park off of the Blue Heron Road entrance,” said Elizabethtown Events Manager Beth Pyles. “We are offering multiple concerts with family friendly events throughout the summer.”
Louisville mother charged after police find newborn baby dead inside trash bag
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Police are investigating a 22-year-old mother after she allegedly put her newborn baby inside a trash bag, and left the bag inside a closet. On July 6, officers responded to an apartment complex in the 700 block of Zorn Avenue, after calls came in reporting that a baby had been placed in a bag and hidden inside a closet. When officers arrived, they found a bag inside the closet that had what appeared to be blood and flies inside.
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