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Officials urge students to complete FAFSA
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - There is still time for Kentucky students to complete their FAFSA application if they are enrolling or returning to college. The 2024-25 FAFSA application was released later than usual due to changes made. Officials said those changes included making the application process more simple. “There were...
Budget Highlights: Investing in Rural Kentucky
By Representative Daniel Elliott Our commonwealth has experienced tremendous growth over the past seven years, despite the impact of the pandemic and nearly crippling inflation. However, we still have far to go in ensuring that all communities have an opportunity to improve the quality of life for their residents. Of course, the needs differ […] The post Budget Highlights: Investing in Rural Kentucky appeared first on The Advocate-Messenger.
Dog dies in Richardsville structure fire
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - A dog is dead after a structure fire in Richardsville Wednesday morning. Just after 6:30 a.m., the Richardsville Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Mt. Olivet Road near Ephram White Park, according to an RFD Facebook post. Responding authorities said smoke was coming...
Kentucky suspends Radiology Group CEO's license
The Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure has suspended the license of Anand P. Lalaji, MD, CEO of The Radiology Group, saying that the teleradiologist overlooked several imaging findings. The ruling stems from a complaint submitted in November 2023 alleging that Lalaji violated the board's statutes governing the practice of medicine...
Justice-center sitework bid plans under review, may be advertised next week
While state officials are reviewing the bid package documents for site development work for the future home of a Barren County justice center, and final construction design details are hammered out, the local board overseeing the project has little to do except hear progress reports, and even those were brief at Wednesday’s regular meeting that took roughly 15 minutes.
Back to school discount at gas pumps Thursday. Here’s where
COVINGTON, Ky. (WXIX) - A national gas station chain with stores locally is offering a big discount at the pumps Thursday to celebrate back to school. Circle K is cutting 40 cents off per gallon of gas while supplies last between 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., according to Circle K’s website and operators at the Covington location.
Power outages, house fires and fallen trees: Louisville cleans up summer storm damage
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Severe summer thunderstorms tore through Louisville on Wednesday, taking down power lines, ripping up trees and striking homes with lightning bolts. In the PRP neighborhood, residents said a giant tree was struck by lightning and fell on a power line. At one point, nearly 500 LG&E customers lost power, and Lower Hunters Trace closed to vehicles.
Longtime Dairy Queen in Portland becomes another west Louisville business that's shut down
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- After more than 30 years in business, the Dairy Queen in Louisville's Portland neighborhood is now closed. But the restaurant's closure represents much more than just losing a place to get ice cream. For the past three decades, the corner where Dairy Queen was located, was...
National recruiting analyst says these two recruitments biggest for Mark Pope, Kentucky
Mark Pope spent much of this offseason recruiting for this season -- specifically through the transfer portal. But, now its full steam ahead for him and the rest of his staff at Kentucky for the 2025 class. Pope has been adament about keeping the state's top talent local and is...
Kentucky lands just right in latest ESPN Bracketology as summer workouts wind down
Summer workouts are winding down and that means college basketball is inching closer -- surely but slowly. There are three months until the Kentucky basketball program tips off its new era -- without John Calipari on the sidelines. After a busy -- but good -- offseason, Mark Pope has put Kentucky back in the conversation as a team that can make some noise late in the season.