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A downtown Paducah mural project spanning more than 25 years and 60 floodwall panels is finally complete.

For many Black Kentuckians and Tennesseans, the Eighth of August is a special day – a time for barbecue, reuniting with loved ones and marking their freedom from slavery. These annual celebrations are in the same spirit as Juneteenth, but their roots predate those of the now national holiday.

Republican politicians and voters were the tone setters at the 2022 Fancy Farm Picnic both on and off-stage. The speaker’s pavilion in the small Graves County community served as the backdrop for four big-name candidates from the crowded field for the GOP 2023 gubernatorial primary to make their pitches.

Kevin is the News Director at WKU Public Radio. He has been with the station since 1999, and was previously the Assistant News Director, and also served as local host of Morning Edition. He is a broadcast journalism graduate of WKU, and has won numerous awards for his reporting and feature production. Kevin grew up in Radcliff, Kentucky and currently lives in Glasgow.

Kentucky writer Ada Limón will become the next Poet Laureate of the United States this fall. The 46-year-old Lexington resident spoke with WKMS News Director Derek Operle about her influences, her writing and her plans as she prepares to assume her duties in September.

Several Kentucky reproductive rights groups are continuing to pool funds to support abortion seekers.

In Paducah, Ky., AQS QuiltWeek is back after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. Tens of thousands of people are flocking there and couldnt be happier to celebrate this often overlooked artform.

Over 200 people including family members, veterans and officials came to Maplelawn Park Cemetery to see Navy Fireman 2nd Class Hal Jake Allison buried in his family plot alongside his parents – Henry and Opal Moore Allison.

Derek Operle speaks with director Brad Brauser and actor Katie Schmidt about Playhouse in the Park's upcoming productions of "The Miracle Worker."

Ballard County celebrated the imminent arrival of eight new businesses related to Asian carp and river fish in its Kentucky International Industrial Fish Park during a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday at Fort Jefferson Park and Memorial Cross in Wickliffe.