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Black lung disease rates among some miners are now at their highest since the 1970s. Watch a video drawn from ‘Coal’s Human Cost,’ a documentary from FRONTLINE, NPR, Public Health Watch and the Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom.
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Attorney General Russell Coleman is asking Kentucky voters to speak up if they see something they believe could be election fraud. Coleman spoke Tuesday morning at the Election Integrity Command Center in Frankfort, which is staffed by investigators, prosecutors and support staff. -
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Western Kentucky University has broken ground on a new era in student housing. The multi-year initiative will replace aging residence halls with modernized facilities that move away from community-style living.
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