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Boater safety in Kentucky a focus over July 4 holiday
Bowling Green Daily News - Kentucky State
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June 26, 2025
Published 9:51 am Thursday, June 26, 2025 By Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources game wardens will be increasing patrols across the state to help keep Kentucky’s waterways safe over...
GE Appliances moves washing machine production to Kentucky
Spectrum News 13 - Florida
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June 26, 2025
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — GE Appliances announced a nearly half-billion-dollar project Thursday that it said will create 800 new jobs and shift production of clothes washers from China to its massive manufacturing complex in Kentucky. What You Need To...
GE Appliances moves washing machine production from China to Kentucky with $490 million investment
Nahsville Ledger - Tennessee
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June 26, 2025
Home > Article VOL. 49 | NO. 27 | Friday, June 27, 2025 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — GE Appliances announced a nearly half-billion-dollar project Thursday that it says will create 800 new jobs and shift production of clothes washers from China to its...
GE Appliances moves some production from China to Kentucky with $490M investment
ABC News - New York
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June 26, 2025
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- GE Appliances announced a nearly half-billion-dollar project Thursday that it says will create 800 new jobs and shift production of clothes washers from China to its massive manufacturing complex in Kentucky. The $490 million...
Why are There So Many Turtles on the Road in Indiana and Kentucky in June?
106.1 KISS FM - Indiana
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June 27, 2025
This past week, I was driving down Veterans Memorial when I spotted a large turtle on the side of the road. Sadly, she hadn’t made it. She had tried to cross four lanes of traffic, and a turn lane just to be stopped by the lip on the curb. Turtles...
Congressional leaders identify 35 rural Kentucky hospitals 'at-risk' amid threats to Medicaid
WLKY - Kentucky
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June 26, 2025
Amid threats of cuts to Medicaid, Congressional leaders are sounding the alarm on what that would mean for rural hospitals.The National Rural Health Association says Medicaid often provides a lifeline for rural hospitals, and the proposed changes...
Carbonxt Increases Stake in Kentucky Facility
Investing News Network
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June 26, 2025
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Kentucky by Heart: The tulip poplar, Kentucky’s state tree, traveled circuitous path to the state
Northern Kentucky Tribune
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June 17, 2025
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist In recent columns, we’ve looked at Kentucky state symbols for the bird, which is the Eastern cardinal, and the state wild animal, the gray squirrel. This week, we’ll learn about the tall and majestic tulip...
'Loves like us' | Kentucky pioneers shine at Kentuckiana Pride, honoring fight for marriage equality
WHAS 11 - Kentucky
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June 26, 2025
According to Chris Hartman, there can't be pride without politics. He said pushback against LGBTQ+ rights has again made its way to the forefront of America's political discourse. “Frankly, our very existence is political, whether folks want to...
US ROUND-UP: Akuo’s first solar VPPA, Invenergy-Meta 791MW deals and RWE’s Kentucky solar launch
PV Tech
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June 26, 2025
As per the agreement, Akua is building the 195MW Tennyson solar farm in Coke County, Texas for this purpose. The project is expected to be operational in the second half of 2026 and will account for roughly 50% of the annual electricity needs at...
With Kentucky’s Capitol closing for renovations, temporary chambers almost ready
WKYU - Kentucky
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June 25, 2025
Renovations on the Kentucky State Capitol building are set to begin and are expected to take three years or longer. The Capitol, which opened in 1910 to replace the Old State Capitol Building, needs major infrastructure improvements to the dome,...
Portions of West Kentucky WMA to close following federal land transfer
The Messenger - Kentucky
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Portions of the West Kentucky Wildlife Management Area in McCracken County will close to public access following a land use decision by the U.S. Department of Energy, according to a news release from the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife...
Why GE Appliances will make more washing machines in Kentucky instead of China. It’s not what you think
KMIZ ABC 17 - Missouri
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June 26, 2025
By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Some of President Donald Trump’s steepest tariffs are on products like washing machines, and on Thursday, GE Appliances said it would spend a half a billion dollars to make even more of them in the United States....
Advocates’ proposal would make Tennessee and Kentucky streets friendlier for bikes and reduce lanes for cars
Lawrence Journal-World - Kansas
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photo by: Bremen Keasey Traffic at the corner of 14th and Kentucky streets on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. For years, multimodal transportation advocate Bill Steele says, Lawrence has lagged behind some of its peers on bike infrastructure. It’s spent...
Kentucky-Based Minuteman Press Aids Tornado Victims
Printing Impressions
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June 16, 2025
On May 16, 2025, a devastating EF4 tornado hit Garry Conley’s hometown of London, KY as well as other surrounding communities. Garry explains, “The National Weather Service confirmed the tornado’s strength after surveying the damage. Winds reached...
DEI, sextortion, cellphone bans: Several new laws take effect in Kentucky on Friday
WLKY - Kentucky
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June 27, 2025
A range of bills and resolutions enacted by the Kentucky legislature this session will become law on Friday. Here are just some:SB 73: Creates new penalties for sexual extortion, particularly cases involving minors, and establishes prevention...
RWE commissions first solar project in Kentucky
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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Ashwood Solar's 86-megawatt (MW) project in Lyon County, Kentucky will provide electricity to more than 15,000 households Kentucky Municipal Energy Agency (KYMEA) committed to a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for all energy produced RWE's...
“We take pride in defense”: Mo Dioubate sees grit, not gaps, on Kentucky’s roster
On3
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June 25, 2025
Kentucky fans are well aware of Mo Dioubate‘s skills on defense. Last season, Dioubate held Otega Oweh to just two points on 1-9 shooting in Alabama’s win over Kentucky in Tuscaloosa, which snapped Oweh’s 26-game streak of scoring in double...
Northern Kentucky health department reports an increase in animal bites
WMKY - Kentucky
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June 25, 2025
Officials at the Northern Kentucky Health Department have reported an increase in animal bites and rabid animal exposures in the region. They advise that people can take several steps to prevent getting bitten and potentially contracting diseases...
Have Kentucky Democrats abandoned rural voters?
Courier-Journal - Kentucky
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Kentucky State Senator Robin Webb switched her party affiliation from Democrat to Republican, claiming the Democratic Party left her. Political analysts say Webb's decision reflects the Kentucky Democratic Party's struggle to connect with rural...