There is no legislative coverage scheduled for today.
There is no legislative coverage scheduled for the immediate future.
Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant including looking back one year after tornadoes devastated several towns in western Kentucky. Guests: Bill Estep, Lexington Herald-Leader; Laura Cullen Glasscock, The Kentucky Gazette; and Chris Otts, WDRB in Louisville.
Louisville's mayor-elect announces a new interim police chief. Kentucky Edition's Kelsey Starks talks with the outgoing LMPD police chief who says her ousting was political. First responders recount the moments before and after a deadly tornado outbreak ripped through their western Kentucky community one year ago. Kentucky is tied for second in improvements to its six-year college completion rate.
Louisville's outgoing police chief says her ousting was political.
The CDC says Kentucky has one of the highest levels of flu activity in the nation. A man impacted by last December's tornado outbreak says a group of strangers gave him and his family a gift he can never repay. Researchers at UK are working on a new jockey-specific concussion test. And marking the 81st anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
The margin of victory in a tight state congressional race has increased; a portrait of former Supreme Court Justice Janet Stumbo is unveiled in Frankfort; a new program helps renters who lost their home in a tornado have a chance to own a home; a Kentucky school district partners with the YMCA amid a shortage of school bus drivers; and the changes Kentucky Horse Park is asking for from lawmakers.
Renee Shaw and guests discuss national politics and how they impact Kentucky. Guests: Ellen Williams, a Republican strategist and owner of a consulting and government relations firm; Mike Ward, a former Congressman and Democratic strategist; Anne Cizmar, Ph.D., a government professor at Eastern Kentucky University; and Steve Voss, Ph.D., a political science professor at the University of Kentucky.
A large crowd heard a construction update for the largest economic development project in state history. Gov. Beshear officially announces his re-election bid. A bill honoring the wife of Congressman Andy Barr goes to the president's desk. Playwright, poet, and journalist Constance Alexander talks about her latest work. A new generation of doctors learns a nutritional and dietary curriculum.
Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant, including the funeral for former Gov. John Y. Brown held at the state capitol and a look ahead to the 2023 race for governor. Guests: Ryland Barton, Kentucky Public Radio; Austin Horn, Lexington Herald-Leader; and Melissa Patrick, Kentucky Health News.
Four months after deadly floods in eastern Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear says clean-up efforts continue. A bill honoring the wife of Congressman Andy Barr is a step closer to becoming law. Why hundreds of thousands of Kentuckians may not get some of their student loan debt forgiven after all. A demonstration related to the 1955 murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till is taking place in Kentucky.
Gov. Beshear says Kentucky will open its first female-only juvenile detention center to better protect youth; two Republicans file to run for State Treasurer in the GOP primary; a new report shines light on Kentucky's foster care facilities; and Dr. Stack puts this year's flu data into perspective.