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WEBKentucky sheriff charged with fatally shooting a judge pleads not guilty in first court appearance. Associated Press. , September 25, 2024. Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines stood alongside a jailer and a public defender, who entered the not guilty plea on his behalf.
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WEBNews. News. Phelan M. Ebenhack. /. AP. A weakened Helene brings 'catastrophic' flooding as it crosses southern Appalachians. Emma Bowman. Helene, now a post-tropical cyclone, continues to flood parts of North Carolina and the Tennessee Valley. Dozens of storm-related deaths were reported in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas.
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WEBSep 9, 2024 · Food connects us to our past, to our memories, to each other, and to the world around us. But food systems — from how we grow or catch things to how we transport them — are also incredibly complex. As climate change increasingly impacts the world, we are seeing some of the first effects through our food. In this episode of Sea Change from ...
Louisiana readies for a hurricane as Tropical Storm Francine …
WEBSep 9, 2024 · The storm's maximum sustained winds had strengthened to 65 mph, the NHC said on Monday afternoon. "Significant strengthening is forecast over the next couple of days," the agency said. Tropical-storm-force winds extend 160 miles from the storm's center, forecasters warned. Louisiana and parts of …
Kentucky Lynching Museum Opened 10 Years Before New …
WEBJun 28, 2018 · Some call it the “lynching museum.”. Russellville, Kentucky opened its own small lynching museum 10 years ago, the vision of one man who made a promise to tell the truth. Billie Holiday’s haunting song Strange Fruit about “black bodies swinging in the southern breeze” plays quietly in a one-room lynching-museum in Russellville, Kentucky.
Stop stressing about the polls. Watch these four indicators in the …
WEBSep 3, 2024 · Watch these four indicators in the election. For the first time in two months, the presidential election is actually set. There are sure to be lots more surprises — and nail biting — to come, though. Here are five themes and questions to think about for this fall: 1. Don’t stress about the polls.
Justice Department to investigate Kentucky’s youth detention …
WEBMay 15, 2024 · The U.S. Department of Justice has announced a statewide investigation into Kentucky’s beleaguered youth detention facilities over civil rights concerns. Kentucky’s eight state-run youth detention centers and youth development centers have long been the center of safety and health concerns, including concerns that children were frequently ...
A fifth victim dies after Monday's downtown Louisville shooting
WEBApr 10, 2023 · Louisville authorities identified four victims killed in the shooting on Monday afternoon as 40-year-old Joshua Barrick, 63-year-old Thomas Elliott, 64-year-old James Tutt and Juliana Farmer. (Authorities gave differing ages for Farmer and a differing spelling for Elliott.) Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks to reporters during a news conference ...
Former Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jenean Hampton Defends Her Time in …
WEBDec 12, 2019 · Former Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jenean Hampton Defends Her Time in Office. WKU Public Radio. Published December 12, 2019 at 3:02 PM CST. Listen • 4:00. Becca Schimmel. Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jenean Hampton managed to stay relatively out of the spotlight until the final year of Republican Governor Matt Bevin's administration.
Coastal flooding is getting more common, even on sunny days
WEBAug 6, 2024 · Coastal flooding from high tides is getting more common in most parts of the United States, as climate change causes sea levels to rise. Millions of people are affected by so-called sunny day flooding each year, according to a new report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). On average, the U.S. now experiences five extra days of high-tide flooding each year compared ...