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Ashland chiropractor competes in cheese rolling competition in England
ASHLAND, Ky. (WSAZ) - It’s one of those things you have to see to believe. A cheese-rolling competition in South West England attracts people from all over the world to keep a longstanding tradition alive. Participants chase cheese wheels down a very steep hill. A place called Cooper’s Hill...
Kentucky a team to watch for top-10 prospect
Kentucky appears to be surging for one of the top prospects in the 2025 class. During a recent appearance on the 247Sports College Basketball Show, National Basketball Director Eric Bossi listed the Wildcats as a team to watch for Atlanta (Ga.) Overtime Elite 5-star Mikel Brown Jr. (6-3, 165), who is ranked as the No. 8 overall prospect and No. 2 point guard in the 2025 class by 247Sports.
Kenton County Police request help after masked men burn pride flag in Latonia Lakes
Kenton County Police are seeking help after two masked men burned a pride flag posted on a private residence on Club House Drive in Latonia Lakes in the early morning hours of Saturday, July 13. The incident was captured on the property owner’s security camera and shows what appear to...
One dead after collision near Slaughters
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – One person has died after a fatal crash near Slaughters. Troopers with the Kentucky State Police say on July 17, at approximately 1:32 a.m. (CT), the Webster County Sheriff’s Department requested KSP Post 2 to investigate a fatal collision on Interstate 69. KSP says preliminary investigation revealed that Dexter B. George, […]
FIRST ALERT | Chris Bailey tracks a September cold front
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - We continue to track a strong cold front across the region as it brings along a big blast of September air behind it. The front is also pretty active with showers and storms showing up along and ahead of it, bringing a high-water threat to some.
Braxton Rhodes Receives Heartwarming Community Support Post ATV Accident
Family, friends, classmates, and teachers gathered for a prayer vigil this week in the hope of complete healing for Braxton Rhodes of Whitesville. Braxton was involved in an ATV accident on Thursday evening where he was then flown to Norton Children's Hospital in Louisville. The young man is being treated for various injuries. As the family focuses on his medical care the community is coming together to show support.
BOZICH | Louisville fans outpacing Kentucky fans in TBT attendance record chase
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- This is how it will go down in The Basketball Tournament, which crackles into the sports conversation in Lexington and Louisville this weekend:. Kentucky fans vs. Louisville fans, with followers of the programs legitimately competing to determine which alumni team will host a potential Cats/Cards TBT quarterfinals game July 29.
Crave Food and Music Festival returns for 11th year at new Lexington location
LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — Get your appetite ready, Lexington! The Crave Food and Music Festival returns in July at a new location for its 11th year. The Crave Food and Music Festival is Lexington’s biggest celebration of “locally crafted fare,” featuring over 30 food vendors, from fine dining to food trucks, from July 27–28.
Illinois sound artist tries to tune into sound of Paducah during residency program
What does a city sound like? That’s the question that musician, composer and educator Nick Ginsburg tries to answer with his work. The southern Illinois native is finishing a stint as the Paducah Arts Alliance’s artist-in-residence during which he’s trying to create a soundscape to represent the far western Kentucky city that mixes musical composition with field recordings of the local environment. Ginsburg spoke with WKMS Morning Edition host Daniel Hurt about his process.
Local lawyer says medical debt is increasing client base, but national efforts seek to remove it from credit reports
PADUCAH — A local lawyer said her firm has experienced a 30% increase in clients over five years because of medical debt. The increase comes amid a national push to eliminate the debt on credit reports for all Americans. The last national update of erasing medical debt for all...
Two Inez men contribute to pill count in massive drug roundup
INEZ — Two Martin County men allegedly contributed to the overall pill count in the Kentucky State Police’s Operation Summer Heat—a drug roundup from Paducah to Pikeville last week that involved all 16 KSP posts. Authorities reported 490 criminal charges among 206 initial arrests in the sting,...
Storm Team 11: Rain and storms today
Into the afternoon as a cold front moves through the region. Highs will finally stay below 90 with low 80s in the Tri-Cities, 70s in the mountains. Moisture returns Friday night into Saturday with another round of widespread showers and storms on Saturday. Scattered showers and storms will continue to develop Sunday afternoon and evening.
On the trail of J.D. Vance’s Kentucky mountain roots
JACKSON, Ky. — In the 24 hours after J.D. Vance became Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s running mate, Stephen Bowling, director of the Breathitt County Public Library, fielded more than a dozen calls from news media outlets large and small. The place that Vance in his best-selling memoir...
Gov. Beshear supports proposal easing restrictions on marijuana
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – According to officials with Governor Beshear’s office, Governor Beshear is supporting a federal proposal to ease restrictions on marijuana. Officials say on Wednesday, Gov. Andy Beshear sent a letter to Anne Milgram, administrator for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), expressing his support of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ recommendation […]
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