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Family Dollar to close nearly 1,000 U.S. stores, parent company Dollar Tree says
Approximately 1,000 Family Dollar stores across the country will be closed over the next several years with 600…
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Bill aimed at curbing Kentucky’s youth ‘vaping epidemic’ passes House; Ky. Youth Advocates calls on Senate to make it stronger
By Melissa Patrick, Kentucky Health News A bill to curb what its sponsor called the youth “vaping epidemic”…
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Carroll bill would bolster DJJ youth mental health treatment
After major crises at Department of Juvenile Justice detention centers, Sen. Danny Carroll, R-Benton, passed legislation last year…
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Six former Kentucky prison officers sentenced for assaulting inmate, covering up crime, feds say
Six former officers of the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex (EKCC) were sentenced on Monday for their roles in…
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Fistfight in Kentucky turns deadly, state police report
A fight between two Kentucky men last week left one of the men dead and the other charged…
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Kentucky man killed in head-on collision as he fled state trooper, two others seriously injured
A man fleeing a Kentucky state trooper was killed Sunday evening when his car collided head-on with another…
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Legislature looks to cut SNAP benefits, raise requirements
By Sarah Michels, Bluegrass Live FRANKFORT — A bill that would cut SNAP benefits for at least 65,000…
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Asked to clear up abortion bans, GOP leaders blame doctors and misinformation for the confusion
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In Republican-led states across the U.S., conservative legislators are refusing to reevaluate abortion bans — even…
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‘We have a crisis.’ Legislators address chronic absenteeism in KY schools
FRANKFORT — During the 2022-23 academic year, 29% of Kentucky public school students were deemed chronically absent, according…
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Kentucky felon caught with guns and homemade bombs at UK Hospital has day in court; here’s what happened
The Kentucky felon who admitted to bringing guns, and homemade bombs loaded with nails with him to a…