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Study shows 20% of Ohio and Kentucky high schoolers vape, double the national average
FRANKLIN, Ohio (WKRC) - The number of Ohio and Kentucky high school students who vape is double the national average, according to new data from the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. The study showed that 20% of Ohio and Kentucky high school students vape, while the national average is just 10%.
Kentucky education task force to host public session at Central HS Tuesday
A task force focused on reform in the largest school districts across Kentucky will host a public meeting in Louisville on Tuesday. The commonwealth's Efficient & Effective School District Governance Task Force, focused in part on Jefferson County Public Schools, is hosting a session at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday at Central High...
Nuclear industry eyes Ky but don’t expect power plants anytime soon
FRANKFORT, Ky. — The director of an energy research center at the University of Kentucky told state lawmakers Friday it’s not likely a nuclear power plant will be built in Kentucky over the next 10 years, though some nuclear energy companies are interested in moving to the state.
Why Kentucky is changing the way it measures temperature for high school sports
The heat hovered above the turf field at Pleasure Ridge Park on Tuesday afternoon. Jefferson County Public Schools athletics director April Brooks wiped the sweat from her forehead as she met with a group of reporters to discuss athletics and heat. ...
Kentucky business owner creates GoFundMe to pay rent
WINCHESTER, Ky. (WKYT) - Betty Morris took a leap of faith two years ago and decided to open her own business here in the heart of Winchester. Now, she, like many other small business owners, is struggling with rising costs. “My idea was to do like a rental photography studio,...
What an extra $15,000 a year means for a rural Kentucky grocer
This article was produced by Resource Rural. Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan for Kentucky News Connection reporting for the Resource Rural-Public News Service Collaboration. At Long’s Pic Pac in Pineville, Kentucky, Mike Long is finding an innovative way to cut down on electricity costs. Solar panels cover the roof of...
Henry County man surprises wife with $225k winning Kentucky Lottery scratch-off
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A man who won $225,000 playing the Kentucky Lottery had to remind his wife that she wasn't dreaming the next day. A Pendleton man, who wants to remain anonymous, won the lottery's top scratch-off prize on Aug. 7. He played a 100X The Cash Scratch-off at the Pilot Travel Center in Pendleton.
Kentucky Rural Water Association holds conference
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - For the past 45 years, the Kentucky Rural Water Association has been meeting up for their annual conference for as they put it “food fellowship, and an exchange of ideas.”. “This conference will entail over 900 water professionals from all across the Commonwealth,” said Scott...
Inpatient mental health treatment now available to more Kentucky boys in state care
Eligible boys in the care of the Kentucky Department for Community Based Services or Juvenile Justice system who need “complex mental and behavioral health care” can now access inpatient treatment in Owensboro, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services announced Tuesday. Called The BIRCH, the 10-bed inpatient program operates out of RiverValley Behavioral Health’s adolescent […]
Vape retailers move to reinstate their legal challenge of 2024 Kentucky law
Kentucky vape retailers plan to appeal the dismissal of their challenge to a 2024 state ban on selling some vaping roducts. A Franklin Circuit judge in late July dismissed their lawsuit challenging the 2024 law. Greg Troutman with the Kentucky Smoke Free Association, which represents vape retailers, filed a notice of appeal Tuesday with the […]
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. files for Kentucky ballot after suspending presidential campaign
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will appear as a presidential candidate on Kentucky's General Election ballot in November, despite recently suspending his campaign and endorsing Republican nominee Donald Trump. In a social media post, Secretary of State Michael Adams said Kennedy filed to run for president with his office on Monday. After reviewing Kennedy's...
KFB’s 60th annual Ham Breakfast raises a record $10.5 million for Kentucky charities
LOUISVILLE — Last week’s 60th annual Kentucky Farm Bureau (KFB) Country Ham Breakfast and Charity Auction at the Kentucky State Fair brought in an astounding winning bid of $10.5 million from Kelly and Joe Craft. During a thrilling live auction, prominent community and business leaders bid for a...
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