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Where To Watch Fireworks In Kentuckiana
ALT 105.1 - Kentucky
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July 4, 2025
Spectacular fireworks on Victoria Day in Toronto. Waterfront Park invites you to watch fireworks on the 4th of July! The event starts at 5 p.m. with the show of fireworks starting at 10 p.m. Bring a blanket or lawn chairs Celebration to feature...
Kentucky therapists can't do better if they're not…
Courier-Journal - Kentucky
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Therapists need more access to ongoing, quality training to provide effective mental health care. Current continuing education requirements are insufficient and often outdated, failing to address modern challenges and research. Lack of adequate...
Escaped Kentucky inmate captured with public's help in Nelson County
WDRB - Kentucky
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — An escaped Kentucky inmate is back behind bars thanks to the public's help. The Nelson County Sheriff's Office said they received a tip Wednesday night that 28-year-old Jarod Barnes, the escaped inmate, was in the 500...
How Kentucky’s leaders are responding to passage of the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
Murray Ledger & Times - Kentucky
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(TNS) The massive budget bill to extend tax credits and cut spending for Medicaid passed a vote in the House of Representatives Thursday. It awaits a signature from President Donald Trump who has dubbed the legislation the “Big, Beautiful Bill.”...
Local first responders demonstrate firework safety ahead of 4th of July
WDRB - Kentucky
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July 4, 2025
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- As the country celebrates its independence this weekend, local fire crews hope the sky is the only thing being lit up. While fireworks look festive, first responders said it's important to know what it'll do and how to...
2 Republicans refused to bend to Trump's pressure to support the mega-bill Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania were the only Republicans to vote against the legislation. »
Yahoo News
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President Donald Trump's major tax cut and spending bill passed the House on Thursday, but not without some Republican opposition. Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania voted against the legislation alongside...
'Devastating for Kentuckians': Fear builds with Medicaid impacts from 'big, beautiful bill'
WHAS 11 - Kentucky
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July 4, 2025
Congress passed a bill, Thursday, that brings major cuts and changes to Medicaid. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Much of Antonio Brown's days are spent Door Dashing, in between going to school. He's working to make ends meet after being laid off from his job...
CleanTech to buy mineral rights to Kentucky fluorspar project
Mining Technology
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July 3, 2025
CleanTech Vanadium Mining, via its subsidiary US Fluorspar, has entered an agreement to acquire the mineral rights to the Campbell Crotser fluorspar project in the US state of Kentucky. The 250-acre project is in Livingston County, within the...
John C. Harris, California horse breeder with ties to 2014 Kentucky Derby winner, dies at 81
Yahoo Sports
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COALINGA, Calif. (AP) — John C. Harris, a breeder of thoroughbreds whose Harris Farms foaled and raised 2014 Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome and 2000 Horse of the Year Tiznow, has died. He was 81. He died Wednesday, according to Harris...
Kentucky seems to be embracing the ‘Motivated Mark Stoops’ movement
On3
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July 3, 2025
If you have any presence at all on social media, one phrase surrounding the Kentucky football program has been impossible to avoid. “Motivated Mark Stoops” has taken off on the internet and the Big Blue Nation has ran full speed with this bit....
US The Courier Journal July's full moon rises in Kentucky soon. Here the best time to watch it in Louisville
Yahoo News
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Less than a week after fireworks light up Louisville's night sky, a different celestial object will brighten your evening: the full moon. The Milky Way is also visible from now through August so long as you can find a dark enough spot to view it....
DeMarcus Cousins on Kentucky: “No Boogie without that place. It wouldn’t even exist.”
On3
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July 3, 2025
You know the way Mark Pope talks about his first group in Lexington this past season, an island of misfit portal toys coming together to push for something bigger than themselves? That laid the foundation and set the standard for how the new era...
Denzel Aberdeen is mic’d up at Kentucky practice: “We’re coming for No. 9”
On3
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July 4, 2025
The content is rolling out from the Joe Craft Center, ranging from 90s camcorder footage to top plays of the day as Kentucky basketball practices stack up throughout the summer. They get eight weeks to work with, and they’re making the most of...
Pelicans waive former Kentucky guard Antonio Reeves
On3
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July 3, 2025
Antonio Reeves is on the hunt for a new NBA team. On Thursday afternoon, Michael Scott of HoopsHype reported that the New Orleans Pelicans have waived Reeves, who played at Kentucky for two seasons (2022-24). As a rookie for the Pelicans in...
City's latest measure to reduce crime: less bikes, scooters Downtown
The Cincinnati Enquirer - Ohio
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Cincinnati is restricting nighttime rentals of Red Bikes and electric scooters in the urban core over the Fourth of July weekend. This trial program aims to address recent crime increases, with concerns raised about their use in criminal...
Kentucky one of five states to participate in Middle School Career Learning Network grant program
Northern Kentucky Tribune
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July 3, 2025
Kentucky is participating in a new national grant program – called the Middle School Career Impact and Learning Network – which will help establish the gold standard for what middle school career exploration should look like. The program is run by...
Kentucky law intended to reduce truancy drives some families to homeschool
Murray Ledger & Times - Kentucky
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(TNS) A state law aimed at cutting down on rampant truancy rates in Kentucky led more families to withdraw their children from public school districts in favor of homeschooling, according to local officials. The unintended consequence of the 2024...
Kentucky farm a model for water conservation
The Messenger - Kentucky
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PARIS — “It’s important to protect the waters that provide us drinking water,” said Amanda Gumbert, extension water quality specialist in the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of...
Fourth of July deals at Kentucky restaurants
Courier-Journal - Kentucky
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Independence Day is bringing savings at restaurants with deals, including free food. From pizza and burritos to sweet treats, Fourth of July deals are bringing customers savings for the holiday. Through July 6, Derby City Pizza Co. is offering a...
2025 SEC Media Days set for July 14th - 17th
WTOK - Mississippi
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July 3, 2025
Meridian, MS/Atlanta, GA (WTOK) - The Southeastern Conference announced in April the schedule for team appearances for its annual SEC Football Kickoff Media Days being held in Atlanta, Georgia this year. WTOK will have full details of players in...