Attorney concealed-carry bill passes the House

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FRANKFORT–The House today approved a bill that would add to the list of state attorneys allowed to carry concealed weapons nearly anywhere in the state. Under House Bill 315, the deputy attorney general, assistant deputy attorneys general,

Body camera bill passes House, moves to Senate

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FRANKFORT-A bill that would specify when footage from body cameras worn by law enforcement may be accessed and used by the public received approval today in the state House. House Bill 373 sponsor Rep. Robert Benvenuti, R-Lexington,

Calvert City Council to form airport board

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  Calvert City is moving forward with plans to turn Kentucky Dam Village State Park Airport into a resource for residents. On Monday, council members discussed steps necessary to secure federal funding, including having 10 pilots transfer

Home baking bill passes senate committee

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FRANKFORT — Legislation that would allow Kentucky home bakers to sell products out of their own kitchens as long as they follow certain labeling and sanitation guidelines passed the Senate Agriculture Committee today. House Bill 263 would

Land Between the Lakes plans March burn

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Land Between the Lakes — Forest Service wildfire officials plan to conduct prescribed burns within administrative sites and select open lands at Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area in March 2018. Officials will burn dry fuels

Joe Dan Draffen

Mr. Joe Dan Draffen, 90 of Paducah, KY died on Monday, March 12, 2018, at Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center in Paducah. Born Monday, January 23, 1928 in Benton, KY, was Owner of Joe Draffen

Area ag producers, commissioner recognize soybean week

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    Courtesy of Rae Wagoner, Kentucky Soybean Board   Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Ryan Quarles proclaimed the week of March 5 as Soybean Week in the Commonwealth, and the farmer-leaders of the Kentucky Soybean Association and

In Kentucky, Teacher Discontent Swells Over Pay and Benefits

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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — More than a thousand Kentucky teachers and other public workers have rallied at their state Capitol almost daily against proposed changes to the state’s woefully underfunded pension system. Public employees are protesting Senate Bill 1,