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Kentucky ‘son of a soldier’ enters Kid’s Mullet Champ competition
Calvin Johnson made it to eighth place in the competition finals last year, garnering over $1,785 in support of Jared Allen's Home for Wounded Warriors, which he is competing on behalf of once again this year.
Archbishop who was excommunicated once invited Kentucky's Kim Davis to meet the Pope
Carlo Maria Viganò, an Italian archbishop and former papal ambassador to the United States who became a major critic of Pope Francis, has been excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church for schism, and he has ties to the Bluegrass State. Viganò once organized a controversial meeting between Pope Francis...
Kentucky Now Among the Top 10 Safest States in the U.S.
The Bluegrass State is now ranked among the safest states in the nation thanks to below-average crime rates. My wife and I sold our Kentucky home several months ago when we returned to Indiana to plant our roots, but there are definitely a couple of things I miss about the area. For one, I miss the rolling hills, or "baby mountains," as my wife and I called them. Growing up on flat Hoosier land, anything with an incline was a mountain in our eyes. Our favorite place to visit was a peak called "Pilot Rock," which is about an hour west of Bowling Green. We lived about five minutes away from the best views, so it was always a great place to catch a sunset.
Thousands expected to travel this weekend
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – It’s been a busy week of traveling leading up to the fourth of July with millions of Americans traveling for the holiday. From last weekend through Sunday more than 70 million Americans are expected to travel for the 4th of July holiday. Including over 810,000 Kentuckians, either by car or by air.
Tri-State Alley? Research says ‘Tornado Alley’ moving east
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – Tornado Alley as we know it may be changing. A recent study published by the Journal of Applied Meteorology indicates the traditional Tornado Alley over the Great Plains is moving further east. “People are paying attention and they are realizing it’s just not Oklahoma and Kansas anymore, it can happen here,” […]
Review: “That Book Woman” gives educational and entertaining view into Ky. history
lance.gaither@bluegrassnewsmedia.com “That Book Woman” made its world debut on the stage of Pioneer Playhouse on July 2, a play that gives a peek back in time to a piece of Kentucky history: the pack horse librarians. These librarians were women who distributed books throughout Appalachia on horses as part of the United States Works Progress […] The post Review: “That Book Woman” gives educational and entertaining view into Ky. history appeared first on The Advocate-Messenger.
Thieves are targeting EBT funds, more than 2,000 Kentuckians affected
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Reports of theft from EBT accounts is rapidly rising in Kentucky. According to the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, there have been more than 2,000 EBT theft claims submitted in the first quarter of 2024 alone. That amounts to more than $1 million of...
Animal cruelty continues to be a growing problem in Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — In 45 years of rescuing animals, Anita Spreitzer described the past few months as the worst she's ever seen. “We've moved, in the last month and a half, close to 175 dogs into safe havens. It's unheard of. I've never seen something like this in my lifetime," Spreitzer said.
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