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HealthMore than 100 people gathered in Circus Square Park in downtown Bowling Green to protest the Supreme Court’s recent decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
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A 22-year-old graduate of the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville considers the overturning of Roe v. Wade one of the worst decisions in U.S. history.
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Kentucky state Representative Patti Minter, a Democrat from Bowling Green, said the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade is extreme and dangerous.
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Tennessee is likely to see a nearly total ban on abortion in about 30 days, after the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion ending federal protections for abortion on Friday, June 24. What’s next for Tennessee is laid out in a 2019 law known as the “Human Life Protection Act.”
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On Friday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case and effectively overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark case that provided federal protection for a person’s right to choose an abortion. This decision makes abortion illegal in Kentucky in almost all circumstances. Kentucky politicians reacted swiftly to the decision.
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The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the state of Mississippi in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The decision effectively overturns Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark case that provided federal protection for a person’s right to choose an abortion.
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The first shovels of dirt have been turned for the Interstate 69 Ohio River Crossing.The span will carry traffic from the planned I-69 extension over the Ohio River between Henderson, Kentucky and Evansville, Indiana.
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As summer gets underway, forest officials are reminding people that a popular summertime item is prohibited in the National Forest.
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TennCare will begin chipping away at its waiting lists for home-based elderly care next month. That means thousands of people could soon be eligible for home health services paid for by the state.
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Two ex-Louisville Metro Police Department officers pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to allegations they threw large drinks at people through the window of their unmarked cruiser.
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Ozone pollution in Louisville and surrounding counties has improved enough that regulators say the area now meets federal standards designed to protect human health.
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Officials in the Crittenden County seat are working to overcome a water shortage as summer gets off a hot start across Kentucky.
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Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett was arrested for driving under the influence after leaving the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has denied Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s request to temporarily waive reformulated gas requirements in a bid to relieve some of the pain at the pump for drivers in Louisville Metro and surrounding counties.
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The Tennessee Supreme Court launched a free legal clinic on wheels Monday. The court used federal pandemic aid to retrofit a blue sprinter van to make stops in mostly rural places across the state.
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Bernheim Forest’s newly expanded sensory garden invites visitors to experience nature through more than just their eyes.
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HealthThe first shipment of baby formula delivered by UPS arrived in Louisville on June 16. The formula from Nestle in Switzerland is the seventh shipment in 'Operation Fly Formula.'
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