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WEB5 days ago · BY: Lantern staff - October 2, 2024. Author and presidential historian Douglas Brinkley will talk about the 2024 election at the University of Kentucky in Lexington on Oct. 8. The lecture, which begins at 5:30 p.m. at the Singletary Center for the Arts, is free to the public. After his presentation Brinkley will participate in a panel ...
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WEBABOUT US. The Kentucky Lantern is an independent, nonpartisan, free news service. We’re based in Frankfort a short walk from the Capitol, but all of Kentucky is our beat. We focus on how decisions made in the marble halls of power ripple through the lives of Kentuckians. We bring attention to injustices and hold institutions and officials ...
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WEBSep 27, 2024 · A Kentucky community was shaken by a courthouse shooting in 1922. BY: Berry Craig - September 30, 2024. The Sept. 19 Whitesburg slaying wasn’t the first time one county official was charged with killing another in a Kentucky courthouse. Letcher County Sheriff Shawn Stines, 43, is accused of first …
COVID-19 on the rise in Kentucky - Kentucky Lantern
WEBAug 6, 2024 · LOUISVILLE — COVID-19 is “alive and well” in Kentucky, cautions infectious disease expert Dr. Mark Burns, as hospitalizations for the virus rise and students and teachers head back to school. Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services data shows an uptick in emergency department visits and hospitalizations from COVID-19 …
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Fact checking claims about vaccines as new COVID-19 variant …
WEBMay 15, 2024 · In the last month, new COVID-19 variants — known as FLiRT and part of the omicron family — emerged as the dominant strain in the United States. COVID-19 vaccines are still recommended for protection against the virus, according to the Kentucky Department for Public Health.Kentucky currently has low levels of emergency department visits and hospitalizations for COVID-19, according to the ...
Kentucky is in statewide drought, increasing wildfire risk and ...
WEBSep 23, 2024 · State environmental officials have declared a drought across all counties in Kentucky as the state has seen significantly less rainfall than usual in recent weeks. The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, coordinating with a drought monitoring team representing various agencies, declared ...
GOP leaders say policy debates are to come as Democrats decry …
WEB3 days ago · FRANKFORT — With the general election next month, Kentucky’s top Democrats and Republicans are both criticizing what they say is misinformation about a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow the General Assembly to fund nonpublic schools. Senate President Robert Stivers, left, and ...
Kentucky must strengthen protections for survivors of domestic …
WEBOct 1, 2024 · If you or someone you know has experienced domestic violence, call the National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline at 1-800-656-4673. Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233. You can also contact any of Kentucky’s 15 domestic violence programs. FRANKFORT — Kentucky must ...
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