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Kentuckians with chronic pain are finding it harder to afford medical cannabis. On July 1, an executive order was lifted that gave conditional pardons to patients traveling out-of-state to purchase the drug. They're now finding a large cost disparity between Kentucky and its neighbors. -
Local Bosnian-Americans gathered in Bowling Green to watch a historic World Cup match between the United States men’s national team and Bosnia-Herzegovina, while community leaders reflected on their journey 30 years after the Bosnian War. -
An Elizabethtown-based domestic violence shelter slated to close after 40 years in operation will remain open. SpringHaven was scheduled to close July 1 after its umbrella organization, ZeroV, announced the end of its partnership. -
Barren River Area Safe Space, or BRASS, is expanding services to survivors of domestic violence by going on the road. The Bowling Green-based nonprofit unveiled its new Mobile Advocacy Response Unit in downtown Franklin on Tuesday. -
Cumberland County is one of at least 18 local municipalities in Kentucky declaring a local state of emergency after the weekend flooding.
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CJ Gunther/Getty ImagesIn his withdrawal notice, Platner said "people are desperate for change" and that's why they made him the Democratic nominee. Now, Maine Democrats have to pick someone to replace him by July 27. -
Consolidated News Pictures/AFP via Getty ImagesPatriotic art and music is taking center stage this year under the Trump Administration, as funds shift away from DEI. For some orgs, like the Reagan Presidential Library, this is their wheelhouse. -
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán/NPRLorenzo Salgado Araujo was a 52-year-old Mexican national who worked in construction for more than three decades. The father of three was shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents after they attempted to pull him over. -
Maksim Romashkin/PexelsThe Kentucky Film Office recently launched its new website, creating an information resource for companies hoping to bring productions to the commonwealth. -
Three immigrants say Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was not trying to ram Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents when the agents shot and killed him in Houston on Tuesday.
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Courtesy Myles TraphagenRanchers are concerned their already-fragile aquifers will be pumped dry.
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