Louisville's mayor says flooding cleanup is on track ahead of the Kentucky Derby Festival, Buffalo Trace Distillery reopens to visitors on a limited basis, Kentucky's Senate President praises Trump's executive orders related to coal, a ceremonial swearing-in for Kentucky first woman to lead to the state supreme court, and some young Kentuckians are bucking the trend by choosing to stay on the farm.
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>> AND THEY ARE THINKING THOSE
FUNDS THE 40,000 IS SOMETHING
THAT IS ACTUALLY GOING TO
HAPPEN.
THAT'S NOT THE CASE.
>> Kelsey (00:14):
WHAT FEMA WILL DO AND
WON'T DO FOR KENTUCKY FLOOD
VICTIMS.
>> MOST PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
EXTREMELY GRATEFUL IN THIS
SITUATION, THE WHOLE COMMUNITY
DOES HAVE TO COME TOGETHER IN
ORDER FOR US TO BE ABLE TO HELP
EACH OTHER.
IT'S NEIGHBOR HELPING
NEIGHBOR CLEAN UP AFTER FLOODING
IN FRANKFORT.
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>> ONE OF MY FAFTD PARTS TO SEE
THE SEEDLINGS POP OUT OF THE
SOIL.
>>
AND MEET YOUNG
KENTUCKIANS WHO LOVE LIFE ON THE
FARM.
PRODUCTION OF "KENTUCKY EDITION"
IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE KET
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MILLENNIUM FUND.
[♪♪]
GOOD EVENING AND
WELCOME TO "KENTUCKY EDITION"
FOR THIS TUESDAY, APRIL 15TH I'M
KELSEY STARKS IN OUR LOUISVILLE
STUDIO FILLING IN TONIGHT FOR
RENEE SHAW.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
AS FLOOD CLEAN UP CONTINUES
AROUND THE STATE AFTER STORMS
AND FLOODS THAT BEGAN APRIL
(01:19):
SECOND, KENTUCKY'S CONGRESSIONAL
DELEGATION SAYS IT BACKS
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR'S CALL FOR
A FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION.
BOTH OF KENTUCKY'S U.S. SENATORS
AND SIX MEMBERS OF THE U.S.
HOUSE SENT A LETTER TO PRESIDENT
DONALD TRUMP ASKING FOR FEDERAL
HELP IT NOTES DAMAGE TO HUNDREDS
OF HOMES AND BUSINESSES, THE
INFRASTRUCTURE THE WATER RESCUES
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AND THE NEED FOR DEBRIS REMOVAL.
WE HEARD PRACTICAL ADVICE ABOUT
HANDLING FLOOD DAMAGE AND
DEALING WITH FEMA LAST NIGHT ON
"KENTUCKY TONIGHT".
OUR PANEL INCLUDED THE NATIONAL
GUARD, STATE POLICE AND
LAWMAKERS FROM THE AREAS HIT
HARDEST BY THE FLOODS.
THEY HAD THOUGHTS WHAT FLOOD
VICTIMS NEED TO DO AS THEY BEGIN
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THE CLEANUP PROCESS.
>> MY BEST PIECE OF ADVICE TAKE
A LOT OF PICTURES.
ANYTIME YOU DEAL WITH FEMA OR
INSURANCE COMPANIES, DOCUMENT
EVERYTHING YOU CAN.
YOU KNOW, WHEN I'VE DONE THIS IN
THE PAST I FELT MORE LIKE A
PHOTOGRAPHER THAN ANYTHING
BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO DOCUMENT
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EVERYTHING SO EXTENSIVELY YOU
HAVE TO JUSTIFY EVERYTHING
EVENING SENSITIVELY THAT IS MY
BEST PIECE OF ADVICE.
REACH OUT TO THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE
KNOWLEDGE ON IT.
Mr. GIBSON AND HIS TEAM THEY
HAVE ALWAYS BEEN GREAT TO WORK
WITH FROM A LOCAL LEVEL.
WE HAVE A LOT OF SMALL CITIES,
SMALLER COUNTIES ACROSS THE
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STATE THAT HAVE BEEN HIT HARD
WITH THIS.
JUDGE EXECUTIVES MAYORS, REACH
OUT.
BECAUSE THESE PEOPLE THEY DO
THIS PROFESSIONALLY THEY KNOW
WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
>> THE PICTURES ARE GOOD WHAT WE
USUALLY RECOMMEND FROM THE
INSURANCE STAND POINT IS GO ROOM
BY ROOM AND GET AN INVENTORY
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SEVERAL DOCUMENTS OUT THERE THAT
ARE INVENTORY LISTS AND JUST SIT
DOWN AND OR HAVE SOMEBODY DO IT
FOR YOU.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE
CAN'T PHYSICALLY GO PULL DRYWALL
OUT OR RIP CARPET OUT THEY CAN
LOOK AT THE PICTURES THEY HAVE
AND WRITE DOWN EACH INDIVIDUAL
ITEM THEY HAD AND GIVE AN
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ESTIMATE AND DO THOSE THINGS.
IT'S TEDIOUS PAPERWORK BUT IT'S
NECESSARY.
WE DO THE SAME THING IN A FIRE
OR SAME THING IN A TORNADO.
THAT YOU HAVE TO DOCUMENT
EVERYTHING.
SO GO AHEAD AND GET ALL THE
PICTURES AND THE PEOPLE THAT ARE
AFFECTED CAN DEAL WITH THE
CLEANUP AND SOME FOLKS CAN COME
IN AND HELP FILL OUT THE
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INVENTORY FORMS THROUGH THE
PICTURES THAT WERE TAKEN.
GET SERIAL NUMBERS ON APPLIANCES
BECAUSE GET TO GO OUT IS THE
MOST IMPORTANT THING.
GETTING THE MUD OUT AND CLEANING
UP AND THE DRYWALL BECAUSE WE
DON'T WANT MOLD ISSUES TO START
HAPPENING AND FURTHER DAMAGE
THAT WILL MAKE THE HOUSE LONGER
TO BE NOT BEING ABLE TO LIVE IN.
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WE NEED TO GET PEOPLE'S ELECTRIC
BACK ON.
THAT WAS SOMETHING WE HAD TO
PULL METERS AND PEOPLE WERE
GETTING SHOCKED FROM THE WATER
BECAUSE THE ELECTRIC WASN'T
TURNED OFF.
MAKE SURE THE ELECTRIC IS TURNED
OFF AND INSPECTED BEFORE.
YOU HEARD FROM ERIKA
HANCOCK OF FRANKFORT WHO IS ALSO
IN THE INSURANCE BUSINESS AND
ALSO LAST NIGHT WE TALKED ABOUT
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WHAT FLOOD VICTIMS SHOULD EXPECT
FROM FEMA.
OUR PANEL SAID DON'T EXPECT FEMA
TO COVER EVERYTHING.
>> INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE THERE
IS A MAX GRANT ABOVE 43,000 SOME
DOLLARS THAT IS ALL THAT ANY ONE
INDIVIDUAL APPLICANT WILL
RECEIVE AT MAX BENEFIT.
>> Renee (04:47):
SAY THAT NUMBER AGAIN.
>> 43500.
PEOPLE MAYBE EXPECTING
TO BE MADE WHOLE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT AND IT'S JUST
NOT THERE.
THE PROGRAMS ARE NOT THAT WAY.
THERE'S THE INITIAL DOLLARS BUT
THERE IS A MAX AWARD FROM FEMA
AND THAT'S IT.
WE TALK ABOUT THAT AND PEOPLE
INSURED, YOU KNOW, THEY MAY HAVE
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LOSSES AS WELL.
AND JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE
INSURED DOESN'T MEAN THEY ARE
INELIGIBLE FOR OTHER THINGS
BECAUSE THEY MAY HAVE ITEMS
UNCOVERED BY THE INSURANCE
POLICY THAT COULD BE ELIGIBLE
FOR FEMA INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE.
WE ENCOURAGE THOSE TO APPLY AND
IF THEY HAVE THINGS FALL THROUGH
THE GAPS ON INSURANCE COVERAGE
THERE COULD BE COVERAGE.
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THAT IS OBVIOUSLY A FEMA PROCESS
THAT HELPS DETERMINE THAT NOT MY
PROCESS BUT THE PROCESS ITSELF.
>> I'VE EXPLAINED THIS TO MY
INSUREDS WE ARE GOING TO WORK
SEVERITY ONES FIRST THE SAME WAY
FEMA WORKS IN THIS CASE.
AND SEVERITY ONES IS DISPLACED
FAMILIES.
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WE CAN'T KICK PEOPLE ON THE
STREET.
I WOULD ASSUME THOSE FUNDS
COMING, AS DISHEARTENING AS IT
IS IT'S NOT GOING TO REPLACE A
BICK, IT'S NOT GOING TO REPLACE
THE CONTENTS THAT ARE SAD THAT
WE'VE LOST THEM BUT WE HAVE TO
GO ON TAKE CARE OF HOUSING
FIRST.
SO I DO WANT EVERYBODY TO
UNDERSTAND THAT THOSE FIRST SET
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OF CHECKS, PEOPLE GET FRUSTRATED
BECAUSE THEY ARE BETWEEN $100
AND $500 THINKING THE 40,000 IS
SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO
ACTUALLY HAPPEN.
THAT'S NOT THE CASE.
WE NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR THAT.
I THINK THAT'S WHY WE SETUP THE
COMMUNITY FUNDS, DO BENEFIT
CONCERTS THE TEAM KENTUCKY FUND
THAT'S HELPED IN THE PAST WE
NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE
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UNDERSTAND THAT FEMA IT'S
PRIORITY ONES WHICH IS YOUR
HOUSING.
WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO BECOME
HOMELESS.
>> Kelsey (06:41):
IT WAS ANION SIGHTFUL
DISCUSSION AND YOU CAN WATCH
"KENTUCKY TONIGHT" ON KET.ORG.
DEBRIS REMOVAL IS 75% COMPLETE
AT BUFFALO TRACE DISTILLERY IN
FRANKFORT.
LAST WEEK, THE RISING KENTUCKY
RIVER COVERED MOST OF THAT
FACILITY FORCE TO GO TO CLOSE
DOWN FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS.
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BOURBON BARREL INSPECTIONS BEGAN
LAST THURSDAY.
SHIPMENTS ARE UNDERWAY AND
WLKYTV REPORTS THE DISTILLERY
REOPENED TO VISITORS MONDAY.
TOURS AND WALK UP VISITS HAVE
NOT RESUMED YET.
FOR NOW PEOPLE NEED TO MAKE
ON-LINE RESERVATIONS WHICH WILL
BE OFFERED ON A
FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVE BASIS.
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HISTORIC FLOODING IN LOUISVILLE
WILL NOT STOP THE KENTUCKY DERBY
OR THE FESTIVITIES.
FLOODING DID FORCE THE CITY TO
CANCEL THE FIREWORKS SHOW THAT
KICKS OFF DERBY SEASON BUT
LOUISVILLE'S MAYOR SAYS THE
KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL IS NOW
BACK ON TRACK.
>> WE HAVE SOME MAJOR EVENTS
COMING UP WITH THE KENTUCKY
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DERBY FESTIVAL AT WATERFRONT
PARK STARTING THIS WEEK WITH THE
PERFORM NC AN AMAZING BIKE RACE
AND I'M THRILLED TO REPORT THAT
THAT EVENT ALONG WITH THE OTHER
KENTUCKY GEARBY FESTIVAL EVENTS
WILL BE GOING ON AS PLANNED AS
SCHEDULED.
THANKS TO THIS AMAZING RECOVERY
EFFORT.
ON FRIDAY, I COMMITTED TO THE
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CITY THAT WE ARE GOING TO MAKE
SURE LOUISVILLE IS AS CLEAN AND
BEAUTIFUL AS EVER IN TIME FOR
THE KENTUCKY DERBY.
AND I'M PROUD TO REPORT THAT WE
ARE MAKING PROGRESS TOWARDS THAT
GOAL.
THAT OUR CITY IS GOING TO BE AS
CLEAN AND BEAUTIFUL AS EVER FOR
THE KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL
EVENTS AND THE 151ST RUNNING OF
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THE KENTUCKY DERBY.
LAST TIME OUR CITY EXPERIENCED A
FLOODING OF THIS MAGNITUDE IT
TOOK SIX WEEKS FOR THE CLEANUP
TO HAPPEN.
WE ARE GOING TO BREAK THAT TIME
BY A SIGNIFICANT MARGIN.
THANKS TO THE INCREDIBLE WORK BY
SO MANY PEOPLE.
WE ARE WELL AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.
OVER THE PAST THREE DAYS, OUR
CREWS HAVE WORKED ALONG RIVER
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ROAD FROM DOWNTOWN EAST OF
DOWNTOWN AND IN THE FAR
SOUTHWEST CORNER OF OUR CITY.
I'M PROUD TO REPORT THAT RIVER
ROAD IS NOW REOPENED FROM
WITHERSPOON DOWNTOWN ALL THE WAY
EAST TO ZORN AVENUE.
WE'VE ALSO REOPENED ALL OF THE
RAMPS FOR ZORN AVENUE FROM I71.
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>> I'M JUST HERE TO THANK THE
MAYOR AND HIS WHOLE TEAM AND ALL
THE VOLUNTEERS THAT HAVE BEEN
SHOWING UP THAT GAVE ME A GOOD
BRIEFING BEFORE COMING OUT HERE.
IT'S BEEN A REMARKABLE TEAM
EFFORT TO GET KENTUCKY READY FOR
THE DERBY.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE VOLUNTEERS
AND ALL THE OUTSTANDING WORK
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THAT HAS BEEN DONE.
>> WE ALSO WANT TO GIVE AN
UPDATE ON IMPACTED RESIDENTS.
THIS FLOOD DID MORE THAN JUST
DAMAGE PROPERTY AND ROADS AND
PARKS THAT WE'RE CLEANING UP
FROM.
IT IMPACTED PEOPLE'S LIVES,
BUSINESSES AND HOMES.
WE BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE ABOUT
1200 HOMES AND BUSINESSES ACROSS
THE CITY THAT HAVE BEEN DAMAGED
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BY THIS COMBINATION OF STORMS
THAT WE SUFFERED.
WE'RE VERY FOCUSED RIGHT NOW ON
HOMES ON HERROD'S CREEK, THAT
HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY EROSION
ALONG HERROD'S CREEK IN THE
PROSPECT AREA.
OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH THE
RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES WHO
HAVE BEEN NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY
THE STORMS AND THE FLOOD.
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WE'RE THANKFUL THAT NO ONE
SUFFERED A SERIOUS INJURY OR
WORSE AS A RESULT OF THIS SEVERE
WEATHER.
AND WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE
CAN TO SUPPORT THE RESIDENTS AND
BUSINESSES IN THEIR RECOVERY.
MAYOR GREENBERG SAYS
DEPLOYING CREWS AND FUNDS BEFORE
FLOODING STARTED WILL HELP LEAD
TO A SPEEDY RECOVERY.
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HE EXPECTS FEMA TO COME THROUGH
TO REIMBURSE MUCH OF THAT CITY'S
SPENDING.
FRANKFORT WAS ANOTHER CITY
DEVASTATED BY THE FLOODING AS
THE KENTUCKY RIVER CRESTED TO
NEAR HISTORIC HEIGHTS COVERING
HOMES AND BUSINESSES IN WATER,
MUD AND DEBRIS.
SOME HOMEOWNERS ARE BEGINNING
THE CLEANUP PROCESS WITH HELP
FROM A GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS WHO
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ARE ROLLING UP THEIR SLEEVES TO
CLEAR OUT THE MESS THAT FLOOD
LEFT BEHIND.
>> THE GLOBE PROJECT WAS SETUP
TO HONOR MY DAUGHTER WHO WAS
SHOT AND KILLED IN LEXINGTON IN
DECEMBER OF 2022.
OUR WHOLE GOAL IS TO BRING
COMMUNITIES TOGETHER, ESPECIALLY
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WHEN IT INVOLVES OUR YOUTH AND A
LOT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD HOMES
AROUND HERE HAVE CHILDREN IN
THEM.
AND OUR GOAL IS TO HELP SOLIDIFY
AND PUT A COMMUNITY AROUND OUR
YOUTH IN PARTICULAR.
GLOW AND GROW IS A FAMILY OWNED
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ORGANIZATION REMOVAL COMPANY
THEY ARE PARTNERING WITH THE
GLOBE PROJECT IN THIS SITUATION
TO REACH THE COMMUNITY.
>> AS SOON AS WE GOT WORD OF THE
FLOODING AND ALL OF THE DAMAGE,
WE MADE IT A POINT TO PARTNER
WITH THE GLOBE PROJECT AND START
DOING VOLUNTEER SERVICES AND
CLEAN OUT AND TAKE DONATIONS AT
OUR MAIN STREET OFFICE LOCATION
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BASICALLY AS SOON AS WE COULD.
>> WE'RE BRINGING IN VOLUNTEERS
AND THEN GLOW AND GROW IS
DONATING SOME OF OUR HOURS TO
HELP THE COMMUNITY WITH CLEAN UP
EFFORTS.
>> IT'S BEEN AN ALL HANDS ON
DECK.
WE ALL CALLED EVERYONE WE KNEW
WE GOT THIS GOING ON CAN YOU
STOP YOUR OTHER JOBS AND HELP US
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HERE.
AND WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL GROUP
OF GUYS AND GALS ARE GIVING
THEIR TIME AND ENERGY TO COME
DOWN AND PUT EVERYTHING ELSE ON
HOLD.
>> SO MANY PEOPLE ON THIS ROAD
ARE EXPERIENCING MUCH WORSE THAN
I AM.
I RECOGNIZE THAT IMMEDIATELY.
AND I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT SOME OF
MY NEIGHBORS ARE GOING THROUGH.
I WAS 10 FEET UNDER AS WELL.
(12:40):
>> CARROLL AND I HAVE BEEN
FRIENDS FOR YEARS AND THIS IS
GOING TO BE OUR SECOND MAJOR
FLOOD THAT WE'VE HELPED HER WITH
CLEANING UP AND GETTING
EVERYTHING DONE.
I WILL TELL YOU THIS HAS BEEN
THE MOST CATASTROPHIC ONE I HAVE
SEEN SINCE I'VE LIVED HERE.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN THE HOUSES GO
THIS FAR UNDER WATERED.
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ALMOST EVERYONE AHOMES THE
METERS WERE CONDEMNED.
WE'RE WORKING HARD TO GET POWER
BACK WE HAVE ELECTRICAL
COMPANIES GET POLES SO
EVERYBODY CAN RUN FANS AND WE
HAVE THE GUYS FROM THE HVAC
COMPANIES BLEEDING DOWN THE
SYSTEM.
>> WE'VE HELPED PEOPLE IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD HERE LIKE FOUR
OTHER PLACES BESIDES OUR HOME
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HERE.
AND WE HAVE TWO CREWS OUT
ALREADY TODAY, ONE IN THE
DIFFERENT AREA OF TOWN AND ONE
UP THE STREET.
>> WE SAW IT COMING BECAUSE OF
WEATHER FORECASTS AND RIVER
LEVEL FORECASTS.
SO WE WERE ABLE TO MOVE OUT AS
MUCH AS WE CAO.
AND THEN WHEN IT KEPT GETTING
HIGHER AND HIGHER WE DECIDED TO
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EVACUATE.
MOST EVERYONE DID EVACUATE.
THERE ARE SOME WHO TRIED NOT TO
AND REALIZED THEY HAD TO GET
OUT.
SO, AGAIN, THE NEIGHBORS GOT
TOGETHER THE ONES WHO WERE HERE
WITH BOATS AND MADE RESCUES AS
DID THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
WHEN THE WATER GOT EVEN HIGHER
THAN PREDICTED WE WERE AS WELL
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PREPARED AS WE COULD HAVE BEEN.
MANY OF MY NEIGHBORS HAVE IT
MUCH WORSE THAN I HAD.
I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT THEY ARE
EXPERIENCING.
MOST PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY
GRATEFUL IN THIS SITUATION, THE
WHOLE COMMUNITY DOES HAVE TO
GATHER IN ORDER FOR US TO HELP
EACH OTHER.
I THINK EVERYBODY SO DEVASTATED
RIGHT NOW THAT GIVEN SOMEONE A
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BOTTLE OF WATER WHEN THEY ARE
HOT IS ENOUGH TO SHOW HOW MUCH
YOU CARE.
SO I MEAN, I THINK THE COMMUNITY
HAS COME TOGETHER GREAT.
>> WE'VE BUILT TOGETHER AND GONE
THROUGH A NUMBER OF FLOODS
TOGETHER.
MOST PEOPLE ARE PLANNING TO
CONTINUE TO REBUILD.
THE CLEANUP PROCESS
IS EXPECTED TO GO ON FOR MORE
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THAN A MONTH.
TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT VOLUNTEER
OPPORTUNITIES YOU CAN GO TO GO
LIGHT OUR WORLD PROJECT.ORG.
LAST WEEK, PRESIDENT DONALD
TRUMP SIGNED SEVERAL EXECUTIVE
ORDERS HE SAYS WILL HELP THE
COAL INDUSTRY INCLUDING ORDERS
TO SAVE COAL PLANTS ON THE VERGE
OF RETIREMENT.
(15:07):
KENTUCKY'S SENATE PRESIDENT
ROBERT STIVERS WAS THERE FOR THE
SIGNING AND TALKED ABOUT IT THIS
MORNING.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS PRESIDENT
TRUMP SAID AT THAT EXECUTIVE
ORDER SIGNING WAS THEY ARE GOING
TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO
EXTEND THIS WELL BEYOND HIS
ADMINISTRATION.
SO YOU DON'T GET INTO THIS
(15:28):
WHIPSAW TYPE OF BACK AND FORTH
DEPENDING WHO IS THERE AND WHO'S
NOT.
FOR THE PURPOSE OF HAVING
CONTINUITY AND KNOWING THE LAND
SCAPE OF THE ENERGY INDUSTRY FOR
10 AND 12 AND 15 YEARS.
THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE TO CHANGE IN THIS
NATION SOME OF OUR THOUGHT
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PROCESS ABOUT ENERGY, PRODUCTION
AND DISPATCHABILITY AND RELITY.
THIS IS THE CHEAPEST MOST
RELIABLE, AFFORDABLE
DISPATCHABLE ENERGY SOURCE WE
HAVE ALONG WITH DEVELOPING
RESOURCES AND ASSETS IN THE
NUCLEAR REALM.
I THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE SKILLS
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AND TRADES THAT THEY WILL
OBTAIN, AND KNOWING THAT THERE
IS STABILITY IN THE INDUSTRY,
HOPEFULLY NOR 10, 15 AND 20
YEARS AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE
THINGS THE PRESIDENT MADE CLEAR.
HE WANTS TO SOLVE THAT PROBLEM.
I THINK WHEN PEOPLE SEE THAT AS
A CAREER PATH THEY WILL TAKE IT.
I'LL SAY FROM MY PERSPECTIVE I
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THOUGHT TARIFFS ON MEXICO AND
CANADA, BUT HE USED THE TARIFF
AS A TOOL TO GET MORE BORDER
CONTROL ON OUR TWO NORTH AND
SOUTH BORDERS.
WHICH SHUT DOWN THE PIPELINE OF
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AND WHAT I
WOULD CALL BOOTLEG PRODUCTS.
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BOTH OF THESE, I THINK, ARE VERY
GOOD RESULTS FOR THE UNITED
STATES.
SO AM I A LITTLE LEARY WITHOUT A
DOUBT.
BUT IS HE CONVENTIONAL?
NO.
BUT HE HAS GOTTEN SOME RESULTS
THAT NOBODY THOUGHT ABOUT IF YOU
ARE NOT BUYING A FOREIGN
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PRODUCT, THEN YOU ARE NOT BEING
IMPACTED BY THE TARIFFS.
SO IF IT'S DOMESTICALLY DONE,
WITH DOMESTICALLY PRODUCED
ENERGY, THEN IT COULD LEAD TO A
CIRCUMSTANCE OF THE 20s,
30s, 40s AND THE INDUSTRIAL
REVOLUTION BECOMING A NEW
(17:36):
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION.
THE ENERGY
INFORMATION INFORMATION COAL
BURNING POWER PLANTS GENERATE
LESS THAN 20% OF THE ELECTRICITY
IN THE U.S.
SENATOR STIVERS IS PRAISING
KENTUCKY AND REPUBLICAN
LEADERSHIP OF THE KENTUCKY
GENERAL ASSEMBLY AS THE NEW RICH
STATES POOR STATES REPORT SHOWS
KENTUCKY RANKED 27TH IN ECONOMIC
(17:57):
PERFORMANCE AMONG THE 50 STATES.
KENTUCKY WAS 44TH IN 2008.
IN A STATEMENT SENATOR STIVERS
SAID QUOTE LET'S BE CLEAR THIS
IS NOT THE RUT OF FEDERAL HAND
OUTS OR TEMPORARY TRENDS.
THIS IS A DIRECT OUTCOME OF THE
POLICIES WE'VE CHAMPIONED AND
THE PRIORITIES WE'VE CODIFIED IN
LAW.
WE'VE MADE KENTUCKY A PLACE
WHERE BUSINESSES WANT TO GROW
(18:19):
AND FAMILIES WANT TO STAY
UNQUOTE.
>>> SENATOR STIVERS ALSO SPOKE
TODAY DURING THE CEREMONIAL
SWEARING IN OF THE KENTUCKY
SUPREME COURT'S NEW CHIEF
JUSTICE.
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR WAS ALSO
ON HAND TO MARK THE HISTORIC
OCCASION.
>> Gov. Andy Beshear (18:34):
IN
SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR, CHIEF
JUSTICE ELECT LAMBERT WAS CHOSEN
TO LEAD THIS INSTITUTION AND
TODAY WE ARE WITNESS TO HISTORY
AS SHE IS TO BE INSTALLED AS THE
FIRST WOMAN TO LEAD OUR
COMMONWEALTH'S HIGHEST COURT.
>> Kelsey (18:56):
CHIEF JUSTICE DEBRA
HEMBREE LAMBERT WAS ELECTED IN
2018 THE FIRST CHAIR OF THE
KENTUCKY JUDICIAL COMMISSION ON
MENTAL HEALTH FOCUSED ON
IMPROVING JUDICIAL RESPONSE TO
CASES INVOLVING MENTAL HEALTH,
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL
DISABILITIES.
DURING THE CEREMONY SHE SHARED A
BIT ABOUT HER UP COMING AND
(19:18):
INCLUDING HER CHILDHOOD IN BELL
COUNTY.
>> WHEN YOU GROW UP MODESTLY YOU
DEVELOP A STRONG SINCE FOR THE
NEED OF A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
AND FOR EVERYONE TO BE HEARD.
THOSE CONCEPTS ARE FOUNDATIONAL
IN MY VIEW AND I HOPE YOU WILL
BE SATISFIED WITH MY WORK AS
CHIEF JUSTICE.
YOU ARE MY PEOPLE.
(19:38):
AND FOLLOWING THE RULE OF LAW
DOES GIVE ME JOY AND MAKES ME
FEARLESS ABOUT WHAT LIES AHEAD.
I HOPE TO SERVE YOU WELL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONFIDENCE IN
MY HUMBLE SERVICE.
THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE]
ANOTHER NEW FACE ON
THE COURT IS JUSTICE PAMELA
(20:02):
GOODWINE, THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN
TO SERVE ON THE SUPREME COURT.
HER SWEARING IN IS LATER THIS
WEEK.
[♪♪]
A STATE LAWMAKER HAS ANOTHER
PRIMARY OPPONENT IN 2026 AND
KENTUCKY IS GETTING A NEW
DIRECTOR FOR THE OFFICE OF
(20:22):
MEDICAL CANNABIS.
OUR TOBY GIBBS TELLS US MORE IN
OR TUESDAY LOOK AT HEADLINES
AROUND KENTUCKY.
[♪♪]
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DANIEL
GROSS BERG A DEMOCRAT FROM
LOUISVILLE'S 30TH DISTRICT HAS
ANOTHER CHALLENGER.
THE KENTUCKY LANTERN SAYS HIGH
(20:44):
SCHOOL TEACHER CASSY LYLES PLANS
TO RUN HAD IN 2026.
MAX MORLEY A FORMER TEACHER AND
DEMOCRATIC POLITICAL ADVISER IS
ALSO RUNNING.
GROSS BURLING IS ACCUSED OF
INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR TOWARD
WOMEN HE DENIES THE ALLEGATIONS.
>>> GOVERNOR BESHEAR APPOINTED
(21:05):
CANNON ARMSTRONG AS THE NEW
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE
OF MEDICAL CANNABIS.
ARMSTRONG WILL REPLACE FLYNN.
THE CLINTON COUNTY NEWS REPORTS
ARMSTRONG AN ALBANY NATIVE IS AN
ATTORNEY WITH PAST EXPERIENCE AS
KENTUCKY COMMISSIONER OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF CHARITABLE GAMING.
HE IS ALSO WORKED IN THE PUBLIC
(21:27):
PROTECTION CABINET, THE LABOR
CABINET, THE DEPARTMENT OF
WORKERS CLAIMS AND THE PUBLIC
SERVICE COMMISSION.
>>> DANVILLE IS WINNING PRAISE
FOR THE DOWNTOWN STREETS SCAPE
PROJECT.
THE ADVOCATE MESSENGER SAYS
DANVILLE AND THE DESIGN FIRM
GRESHAM SMITH WERE RECOGNIZED
DURING THE ENGINEERING
EXCELLENCE AWARDS ON MARCH 27
(21:48):
FOR THE PROJECT'S DESIGN.
STARTING IN 2023, DANVILLE AND
GRESHAM SMITH WORKED ON
LIGHTING, WIDER SIDEWALKS AND
SHORTER CROSSWALKS IN THE
DOWNTOWN AREA ALL TO PROMOTE
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND SOCIAL
EVENTS.
>>> WITH HEADLINES AROUND
KENTUCKY, I'M TOBY GIBBS.
(22:13):
[♪♪]
THE AVERAGE AGE OF
THE AMERICAN FARMER HAS BEEN
GOING UP SINCE THE 1970s.
THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S
2022 FARM CENSUS PUTS THAT AGE
NORTH OF 58 YEARS OLD.
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE FOLKS WHO
DECIDED TO STAY ON THE FARM?
WHAT ABOUT THE YOUNG FARMERS WHO
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ARE BUCKING THIS TREND?
OUR FRIENDS AT KENTUCKY LIFE
CAUGHT UP WITH TWO OF THEM AND
THEIR STORIES OFFER FRESH
INSIGHTS INTO THE FUTURE OF
FARMING.
>> WHATEVER IS IN THE TEENS IN
JANUARY AND YOU ARE FEEDING
CATTLE OR IF IT'S MAY AND YOU
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HAVE 100 ACRES OF HAY AND IT'S
FIXING TO RAIN THE MOST PRESSURE
AND THE MOST TOUGH I THRIVE AND
I LOVE IT THE BEST.
>> I REALLY ENJOY WATCHING
PLANTS SPROUT FROM SEED.
SO THE SEEDING PROCESS IS
TEDIOUS AND SOMETIMES MONTH NOT
NEWS BUT I LOVE TO SEE THE
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SEEDLINGS POP OUT OF THE SOIL.
>> A LOT OF OUR YOUNGER FARMERS
THEY ARE ABLE TO FARM BECAUSE
THEY HAVE A WAY IN.
THEIR FATHER OR UNCLE OR
GRANDFATHER HAS FARMED AND THEY
ARE ABLE TO BUY INTO THAT FARM.
>> MY FATHER WAS A COAL MINER.
MY GRANDFATHER WAS A COAL MINER
AND I'M THE FIRST ONE NOT TO BE.
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MY FATHER ALWAYS HAD CATTLE, WE
HAD A LARGE DEAL OF HOGS AT ONE
TIME.
THIS IS HOW I GREW UP.
THIS IS HOME TO ME.
>> FOR ME, FARMING RUNS IN MY
BLOOD.
SO I COME FROM A LONG HISTORY OF
FARMERS.
I'M ACTUALLY THE SIXTH
GENERATION TO CALL THIS PLACE
HOME.
IT'S MANTS A LOT TO ME.
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IT'S SHAPED ME INTO THE PERSON I
AM TODAY.
>> WHEN I WAS SEVEN OR EIGHT
YEARS OLD I BOUGHT WITH MY OWN
MONEY, TWO LITTLE FEEDER PIGS I
THINK I PAID $40 FOR BOTH OF
THEM.
FROM A YOUNG AGE I LEARNED HOW
TO NOT ONLY CARE FOR THE ANIMALS
AND WATCH THEM AND SEE WHAT
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THINGS THEY NEED AND WHAT IT
TOOK TO MAKE THEM GROW AND TURN
INTO MONEY.
>> I FIRST STARTED WITH THE
GREENHOUSING IN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
I TOOK A PARTICULAR INTEREST IN
HOME GARDENING AND RAISING
VEGETABLE SLIPS AND IT WAS ABOUT
THAT TIME I BUILT MY FIRST
GREENHOUSE AND IT WAS A SMALL
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SIX FOOT BY EIGHT FOOT PVC
FRAME.
I FOUND SUCCESS FROM THAT AND I
LOOKED AT THIS AS MORE OF A
BUSINESS VENTURE.
I THOUGHT I MIGHT COULD MAKE
MONEY AT THIS KIND OF THING.
>> IN THE PAST, TOBACCO WAS THE
ENTRANCE FOR YOUNG FARMERS TO
GET INTO FARMING OR AGRICULTURE.
THE INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE AND WE
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DON'T HAVE A LOT OF THAT
ANYMORE.
>> I'VE BEEN ABLE TO SEE THE
FARMS DIVERSIFY AND GROW,
BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT TO DO
SOMETHING TO BE ABLE TO EXPAND
TO BRING ANOTHER GENERATION INTO
THAT.
>> WE WERE JUST LOOKING FOR
ANOTHER AVENUE TO PRODUCE A
LITTLE INCOME.
NOT EVERYBODY CAN AFFORD OR HAS
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THE FREEZER SPACE OR WHAT HAVE
YOU TO BUY A WHOLE BEEF.
SOMEBODY MAY WANT TO COME BY
FIVE POUNDS OF GROUND BEEF FROM
YOU AND KNOW WHERE THEIR FOOD IS
COMING FROM.
>> IN ADDITION TO SELLING
FREEZER BEEF RUSS OWL TEAMED UP
WITH THE COOPERATIVE AGENT TO
MAKE HIS OPERATION AS EFFICIENT
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AND PROFITABLE AS POSSIBLE.
>> WE HAVE RESEARCHED BASED
INFORMATION THAT WE CAN SHARE
WITH THEM AND HELP THEM BE ABLE
TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS.
>> THE PROGRAM WE HAVE BEEN
DOING WITH U.K. AG IS BACK TO
BASICS WE'RE COMING BACK TO THE
BASIC FUNDAMENTALS HOW TO MAKE A
CATTLE OPERATION BE SUCCESSFUL.
SOMETIMES YOU GET INTO THE HABIT
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OF DOING THINGS BECAUSE GRANDDAD
DID THEM OR WHAT HAVE YOU.
SO YOU HAVE TO BE OPEN TO NEW
IDEAS THEN YOU HAVE TO COME BACK
TO THE BASIC FORMULA WHAT IS
GOING TO MAKE THIS KEEP GOING.
[♪♪]
>> YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT
FORMULA AND SEE THE ENTIRE
EPISODE AT KET.ORG/KENTUCKY
(26:32):
LIFE.
MORE AMERICANS NEED HELP PUTTING
FOOD ON THE TABLE.
>> MARCH OF THIS YEAR, IF YOU
LOOK BACK AT THE PRIOR 12
MONTHS, WE DISTRIBUTED 42
MILLION MEALS.
WITH THAT BIGGER
DEMAND GOD'S PANTRY FOOD BANK
EXPANDED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF
HUNGRY KENTUCKIANS WE WILL TAKE
YOU TO THE NEW FACILITY IN
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"KENTUCKY EDITION."
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[♪♪]
(00:06):
>> AND THEY ARE THINKING THOSE
FUNDS THE 40,000 IS SOMETHING
THAT IS ACTUALLY GOING TO
HAPPEN.
THAT'S NOT THE CASE.
>> Kelsey (00:14):
WHAT FEMA WILL DO AND
WON'T DO FOR KENTUCKY FLOOD
VICTIMS.
>> MOST PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
EXTREMELY GRATEFUL IN THIS
SITUATION, THE WHOLE COMMUNITY
DOES HAVE TO COME TOGETHER IN
ORDER FOR US TO BE ABLE TO HELP
EACH OTHER.
IT'S NEIGHBOR HELPING
NEIGHBOR CLEAN UP AFTER FLOODING
IN FRANKFORT.
(00:35):
>> ONE OF MY FAFTD PARTS TO SEE
THE SEEDLINGS POP OUT OF THE
SOIL.
>>
AND MEET YOUNG
KENTUCKIANS WHO LOVE LIFE ON THE
FARM.
PRODUCTION OF "KENTUCKY EDITION"
IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE KET
(00:58):
MILLENNIUM FUND.
[♪♪]
GOOD EVENING AND
WELCOME TO "KENTUCKY EDITION"
FOR THIS TUESDAY, APRIL 15TH I'M
KELSEY STARKS IN OUR LOUISVILLE
STUDIO FILLING IN TONIGHT FOR
RENEE SHAW.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
AS FLOOD CLEAN UP CONTINUES
AROUND THE STATE AFTER STORMS
AND FLOODS THAT BEGAN APRIL
(01:19):
SECOND, KENTUCKY'S CONGRESSIONAL
DELEGATION SAYS IT BACKS
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR'S CALL FOR
A FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION.
BOTH OF KENTUCKY'S U.S. SENATORS
AND SIX MEMBERS OF THE U.S.
HOUSE SENT A LETTER TO PRESIDENT
DONALD TRUMP ASKING FOR FEDERAL
HELP IT NOTES DAMAGE TO HUNDREDS
OF HOMES AND BUSINESSES, THE
INFRASTRUCTURE THE WATER RESCUES
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AND THE NEED FOR DEBRIS REMOVAL.
WE HEARD PRACTICAL ADVICE ABOUT
HANDLING FLOOD DAMAGE AND
DEALING WITH FEMA LAST NIGHT ON
"KENTUCKY TONIGHT".
OUR PANEL INCLUDED THE NATIONAL
GUARD, STATE POLICE AND
LAWMAKERS FROM THE AREAS HIT
HARDEST BY THE FLOODS.
THEY HAD THOUGHTS WHAT FLOOD
VICTIMS NEED TO DO AS THEY BEGIN
(02:01):
THE CLEANUP PROCESS.
>> MY BEST PIECE OF ADVICE TAKE
A LOT OF PICTURES.
ANYTIME YOU DEAL WITH FEMA OR
INSURANCE COMPANIES, DOCUMENT
EVERYTHING YOU CAN.
YOU KNOW, WHEN I'VE DONE THIS IN
THE PAST I FELT MORE LIKE A
PHOTOGRAPHER THAN ANYTHING
BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO DOCUMENT
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EVERYTHING SO EXTENSIVELY YOU
HAVE TO JUSTIFY EVERYTHING
EVENING SENSITIVELY THAT IS MY
BEST PIECE OF ADVICE.
REACH OUT TO THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE
KNOWLEDGE ON IT.
Mr. GIBSON AND HIS TEAM THEY
HAVE ALWAYS BEEN GREAT TO WORK
WITH FROM A LOCAL LEVEL.
WE HAVE A LOT OF SMALL CITIES,
SMALLER COUNTIES ACROSS THE
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STATE THAT HAVE BEEN HIT HARD
WITH THIS.
JUDGE EXECUTIVES MAYORS, REACH
OUT.
BECAUSE THESE PEOPLE THEY DO
THIS PROFESSIONALLY THEY KNOW
WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
>> THE PICTURES ARE GOOD WHAT WE
USUALLY RECOMMEND FROM THE
INSURANCE STAND POINT IS GO ROOM
BY ROOM AND GET AN INVENTORY
(03:03):
SEVERAL DOCUMENTS OUT THERE THAT
ARE INVENTORY LISTS AND JUST SIT
DOWN AND OR HAVE SOMEBODY DO IT
FOR YOU.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE
CAN'T PHYSICALLY GO PULL DRYWALL
OUT OR RIP CARPET OUT THEY CAN
LOOK AT THE PICTURES THEY HAVE
AND WRITE DOWN EACH INDIVIDUAL
ITEM THEY HAD AND GIVE AN
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ESTIMATE AND DO THOSE THINGS.
IT'S TEDIOUS PAPERWORK BUT IT'S
NECESSARY.
WE DO THE SAME THING IN A FIRE
OR SAME THING IN A TORNADO.
THAT YOU HAVE TO DOCUMENT
EVERYTHING.
SO GO AHEAD AND GET ALL THE
PICTURES AND THE PEOPLE THAT ARE
AFFECTED CAN DEAL WITH THE
CLEANUP AND SOME FOLKS CAN COME
IN AND HELP FILL OUT THE
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INVENTORY FORMS THROUGH THE
PICTURES THAT WERE TAKEN.
GET SERIAL NUMBERS ON APPLIANCES
BECAUSE GET TO GO OUT IS THE
MOST IMPORTANT THING.
GETTING THE MUD OUT AND CLEANING
UP AND THE DRYWALL BECAUSE WE
DON'T WANT MOLD ISSUES TO START
HAPPENING AND FURTHER DAMAGE
THAT WILL MAKE THE HOUSE LONGER
TO BE NOT BEING ABLE TO LIVE IN.
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WE NEED TO GET PEOPLE'S ELECTRIC
BACK ON.
THAT WAS SOMETHING WE HAD TO
PULL METERS AND PEOPLE WERE
GETTING SHOCKED FROM THE WATER
BECAUSE THE ELECTRIC WASN'T
TURNED OFF.
MAKE SURE THE ELECTRIC IS TURNED
OFF AND INSPECTED BEFORE.
YOU HEARD FROM ERIKA
HANCOCK OF FRANKFORT WHO IS ALSO
IN THE INSURANCE BUSINESS AND
ALSO LAST NIGHT WE TALKED ABOUT
(04:26):
WHAT FLOOD VICTIMS SHOULD EXPECT
FROM FEMA.
OUR PANEL SAID DON'T EXPECT FEMA
TO COVER EVERYTHING.
>> INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE THERE
IS A MAX GRANT ABOVE 43,000 SOME
DOLLARS THAT IS ALL THAT ANY ONE
INDIVIDUAL APPLICANT WILL
RECEIVE AT MAX BENEFIT.
>> Renee (04:47):
SAY THAT NUMBER AGAIN.
>> 43500.
PEOPLE MAYBE EXPECTING
TO BE MADE WHOLE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT AND IT'S JUST
NOT THERE.
THE PROGRAMS ARE NOT THAT WAY.
THERE'S THE INITIAL DOLLARS BUT
THERE IS A MAX AWARD FROM FEMA
AND THAT'S IT.
WE TALK ABOUT THAT AND PEOPLE
INSURED, YOU KNOW, THEY MAY HAVE
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LOSSES AS WELL.
AND JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE
INSURED DOESN'T MEAN THEY ARE
INELIGIBLE FOR OTHER THINGS
BECAUSE THEY MAY HAVE ITEMS
UNCOVERED BY THE INSURANCE
POLICY THAT COULD BE ELIGIBLE
FOR FEMA INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE.
WE ENCOURAGE THOSE TO APPLY AND
IF THEY HAVE THINGS FALL THROUGH
THE GAPS ON INSURANCE COVERAGE
THERE COULD BE COVERAGE.
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THAT IS OBVIOUSLY A FEMA PROCESS
THAT HELPS DETERMINE THAT NOT MY
PROCESS BUT THE PROCESS ITSELF.
>> I'VE EXPLAINED THIS TO MY
INSUREDS WE ARE GOING TO WORK
SEVERITY ONES FIRST THE SAME WAY
FEMA WORKS IN THIS CASE.
AND SEVERITY ONES IS DISPLACED
FAMILIES.
(05:49):
WE CAN'T KICK PEOPLE ON THE
STREET.
I WOULD ASSUME THOSE FUNDS
COMING, AS DISHEARTENING AS IT
IS IT'S NOT GOING TO REPLACE A
BICK, IT'S NOT GOING TO REPLACE
THE CONTENTS THAT ARE SAD THAT
WE'VE LOST THEM BUT WE HAVE TO
GO ON TAKE CARE OF HOUSING
FIRST.
SO I DO WANT EVERYBODY TO
UNDERSTAND THAT THOSE FIRST SET
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OF CHECKS, PEOPLE GET FRUSTRATED
BECAUSE THEY ARE BETWEEN $100
AND $500 THINKING THE 40,000 IS
SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO
ACTUALLY HAPPEN.
THAT'S NOT THE CASE.
WE NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR THAT.
I THINK THAT'S WHY WE SETUP THE
COMMUNITY FUNDS, DO BENEFIT
CONCERTS THE TEAM KENTUCKY FUND
THAT'S HELPED IN THE PAST WE
NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE
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UNDERSTAND THAT FEMA IT'S
PRIORITY ONES WHICH IS YOUR
HOUSING.
WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO BECOME
HOMELESS.
>> Kelsey (06:41):
IT WAS ANION SIGHTFUL
DISCUSSION AND YOU CAN WATCH
"KENTUCKY TONIGHT" ON KET.ORG.
DEBRIS REMOVAL IS 75% COMPLETE
AT BUFFALO TRACE DISTILLERY IN
FRANKFORT.
LAST WEEK, THE RISING KENTUCKY
RIVER COVERED MOST OF THAT
FACILITY FORCE TO GO TO CLOSE
DOWN FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS.
(07:02):
BOURBON BARREL INSPECTIONS BEGAN
LAST THURSDAY.
SHIPMENTS ARE UNDERWAY AND
WLKYTV REPORTS THE DISTILLERY
REOPENED TO VISITORS MONDAY.
TOURS AND WALK UP VISITS HAVE
NOT RESUMED YET.
FOR NOW PEOPLE NEED TO MAKE
ON-LINE RESERVATIONS WHICH WILL
BE OFFERED ON A
FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVE BASIS.
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HISTORIC FLOODING IN LOUISVILLE
WILL NOT STOP THE KENTUCKY DERBY
OR THE FESTIVITIES.
FLOODING DID FORCE THE CITY TO
CANCEL THE FIREWORKS SHOW THAT
KICKS OFF DERBY SEASON BUT
LOUISVILLE'S MAYOR SAYS THE
KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL IS NOW
BACK ON TRACK.
>> WE HAVE SOME MAJOR EVENTS
COMING UP WITH THE KENTUCKY
(07:45):
DERBY FESTIVAL AT WATERFRONT
PARK STARTING THIS WEEK WITH THE
PERFORM NC AN AMAZING BIKE RACE
AND I'M THRILLED TO REPORT THAT
THAT EVENT ALONG WITH THE OTHER
KENTUCKY GEARBY FESTIVAL EVENTS
WILL BE GOING ON AS PLANNED AS
SCHEDULED.
THANKS TO THIS AMAZING RECOVERY
EFFORT.
ON FRIDAY, I COMMITTED TO THE
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CITY THAT WE ARE GOING TO MAKE
SURE LOUISVILLE IS AS CLEAN AND
BEAUTIFUL AS EVER IN TIME FOR
THE KENTUCKY DERBY.
AND I'M PROUD TO REPORT THAT WE
ARE MAKING PROGRESS TOWARDS THAT
GOAL.
THAT OUR CITY IS GOING TO BE AS
CLEAN AND BEAUTIFUL AS EVER FOR
THE KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL
EVENTS AND THE 151ST RUNNING OF
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THE KENTUCKY DERBY.
LAST TIME OUR CITY EXPERIENCED A
FLOODING OF THIS MAGNITUDE IT
TOOK SIX WEEKS FOR THE CLEANUP
TO HAPPEN.
WE ARE GOING TO BREAK THAT TIME
BY A SIGNIFICANT MARGIN.
THANKS TO THE INCREDIBLE WORK BY
SO MANY PEOPLE.
WE ARE WELL AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.
OVER THE PAST THREE DAYS, OUR
CREWS HAVE WORKED ALONG RIVER
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ROAD FROM DOWNTOWN EAST OF
DOWNTOWN AND IN THE FAR
SOUTHWEST CORNER OF OUR CITY.
I'M PROUD TO REPORT THAT RIVER
ROAD IS NOW REOPENED FROM
WITHERSPOON DOWNTOWN ALL THE WAY
EAST TO ZORN AVENUE.
WE'VE ALSO REOPENED ALL OF THE
RAMPS FOR ZORN AVENUE FROM I71.
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>> I'M JUST HERE TO THANK THE
MAYOR AND HIS WHOLE TEAM AND ALL
THE VOLUNTEERS THAT HAVE BEEN
SHOWING UP THAT GAVE ME A GOOD
BRIEFING BEFORE COMING OUT HERE.
IT'S BEEN A REMARKABLE TEAM
EFFORT TO GET KENTUCKY READY FOR
THE DERBY.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE VOLUNTEERS
AND ALL THE OUTSTANDING WORK
(09:32):
THAT HAS BEEN DONE.
>> WE ALSO WANT TO GIVE AN
UPDATE ON IMPACTED RESIDENTS.
THIS FLOOD DID MORE THAN JUST
DAMAGE PROPERTY AND ROADS AND
PARKS THAT WE'RE CLEANING UP
FROM.
IT IMPACTED PEOPLE'S LIVES,
BUSINESSES AND HOMES.
WE BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE ABOUT
1200 HOMES AND BUSINESSES ACROSS
THE CITY THAT HAVE BEEN DAMAGED
(09:53):
BY THIS COMBINATION OF STORMS
THAT WE SUFFERED.
WE'RE VERY FOCUSED RIGHT NOW ON
HOMES ON HERROD'S CREEK, THAT
HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY EROSION
ALONG HERROD'S CREEK IN THE
PROSPECT AREA.
OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH THE
RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES WHO
HAVE BEEN NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY
THE STORMS AND THE FLOOD.
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WE'RE THANKFUL THAT NO ONE
SUFFERED A SERIOUS INJURY OR
WORSE AS A RESULT OF THIS SEVERE
WEATHER.
AND WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE
CAN TO SUPPORT THE RESIDENTS AND
BUSINESSES IN THEIR RECOVERY.
MAYOR GREENBERG SAYS
DEPLOYING CREWS AND FUNDS BEFORE
FLOODING STARTED WILL HELP LEAD
TO A SPEEDY RECOVERY.
(10:36):
HE EXPECTS FEMA TO COME THROUGH
TO REIMBURSE MUCH OF THAT CITY'S
SPENDING.
FRANKFORT WAS ANOTHER CITY
DEVASTATED BY THE FLOODING AS
THE KENTUCKY RIVER CRESTED TO
NEAR HISTORIC HEIGHTS COVERING
HOMES AND BUSINESSES IN WATER,
MUD AND DEBRIS.
SOME HOMEOWNERS ARE BEGINNING
THE CLEANUP PROCESS WITH HELP
FROM A GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS WHO
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ARE ROLLING UP THEIR SLEEVES TO
CLEAR OUT THE MESS THAT FLOOD
LEFT BEHIND.
>> THE GLOBE PROJECT WAS SETUP
TO HONOR MY DAUGHTER WHO WAS
SHOT AND KILLED IN LEXINGTON IN
DECEMBER OF 2022.
OUR WHOLE GOAL IS TO BRING
COMMUNITIES TOGETHER, ESPECIALLY
(11:17):
WHEN IT INVOLVES OUR YOUTH AND A
LOT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD HOMES
AROUND HERE HAVE CHILDREN IN
THEM.
AND OUR GOAL IS TO HELP SOLIDIFY
AND PUT A COMMUNITY AROUND OUR
YOUTH IN PARTICULAR.
GLOW AND GROW IS A FAMILY OWNED
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ORGANIZATION REMOVAL COMPANY
THEY ARE PARTNERING WITH THE
GLOBE PROJECT IN THIS SITUATION
TO REACH THE COMMUNITY.
>> AS SOON AS WE GOT WORD OF THE
FLOODING AND ALL OF THE DAMAGE,
WE MADE IT A POINT TO PARTNER
WITH THE GLOBE PROJECT AND START
DOING VOLUNTEER SERVICES AND
CLEAN OUT AND TAKE DONATIONS AT
OUR MAIN STREET OFFICE LOCATION
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BASICALLY AS SOON AS WE COULD.
>> WE'RE BRINGING IN VOLUNTEERS
AND THEN GLOW AND GROW IS
DONATING SOME OF OUR HOURS TO
HELP THE COMMUNITY WITH CLEAN UP
EFFORTS.
>> IT'S BEEN AN ALL HANDS ON
DECK.
WE ALL CALLED EVERYONE WE KNEW
WE GOT THIS GOING ON CAN YOU
STOP YOUR OTHER JOBS AND HELP US
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HERE.
AND WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL GROUP
OF GUYS AND GALS ARE GIVING
THEIR TIME AND ENERGY TO COME
DOWN AND PUT EVERYTHING ELSE ON
HOLD.
>> SO MANY PEOPLE ON THIS ROAD
ARE EXPERIENCING MUCH WORSE THAN
I AM.
I RECOGNIZE THAT IMMEDIATELY.
AND I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT SOME OF
MY NEIGHBORS ARE GOING THROUGH.
I WAS 10 FEET UNDER AS WELL.
(12:40):
>> CARROLL AND I HAVE BEEN
FRIENDS FOR YEARS AND THIS IS
GOING TO BE OUR SECOND MAJOR
FLOOD THAT WE'VE HELPED HER WITH
CLEANING UP AND GETTING
EVERYTHING DONE.
I WILL TELL YOU THIS HAS BEEN
THE MOST CATASTROPHIC ONE I HAVE
SEEN SINCE I'VE LIVED HERE.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN THE HOUSES GO
THIS FAR UNDER WATERED.
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ALMOST EVERYONE AHOMES THE
METERS WERE CONDEMNED.
WE'RE WORKING HARD TO GET POWER
BACK WE HAVE ELECTRICAL
COMPANIES GET POLES SO
EVERYBODY CAN RUN FANS AND WE
HAVE THE GUYS FROM THE HVAC
COMPANIES BLEEDING DOWN THE
SYSTEM.
>> WE'VE HELPED PEOPLE IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD HERE LIKE FOUR
OTHER PLACES BESIDES OUR HOME
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HERE.
AND WE HAVE TWO CREWS OUT
ALREADY TODAY, ONE IN THE
DIFFERENT AREA OF TOWN AND ONE
UP THE STREET.
>> WE SAW IT COMING BECAUSE OF
WEATHER FORECASTS AND RIVER
LEVEL FORECASTS.
SO WE WERE ABLE TO MOVE OUT AS
MUCH AS WE CAO.
AND THEN WHEN IT KEPT GETTING
HIGHER AND HIGHER WE DECIDED TO
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EVACUATE.
MOST EVERYONE DID EVACUATE.
THERE ARE SOME WHO TRIED NOT TO
AND REALIZED THEY HAD TO GET
OUT.
SO, AGAIN, THE NEIGHBORS GOT
TOGETHER THE ONES WHO WERE HERE
WITH BOATS AND MADE RESCUES AS
DID THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
WHEN THE WATER GOT EVEN HIGHER
THAN PREDICTED WE WERE AS WELL
(14:04):
PREPARED AS WE COULD HAVE BEEN.
MANY OF MY NEIGHBORS HAVE IT
MUCH WORSE THAN I HAD.
I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT THEY ARE
EXPERIENCING.
MOST PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY
GRATEFUL IN THIS SITUATION, THE
WHOLE COMMUNITY DOES HAVE TO
GATHER IN ORDER FOR US TO HELP
EACH OTHER.
I THINK EVERYBODY SO DEVASTATED
RIGHT NOW THAT GIVEN SOMEONE A
(14:26):
BOTTLE OF WATER WHEN THEY ARE
HOT IS ENOUGH TO SHOW HOW MUCH
YOU CARE.
SO I MEAN, I THINK THE COMMUNITY
HAS COME TOGETHER GREAT.
>> WE'VE BUILT TOGETHER AND GONE
THROUGH A NUMBER OF FLOODS
TOGETHER.
MOST PEOPLE ARE PLANNING TO
CONTINUE TO REBUILD.
THE CLEANUP PROCESS
IS EXPECTED TO GO ON FOR MORE
(14:46):
THAN A MONTH.
TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT VOLUNTEER
OPPORTUNITIES YOU CAN GO TO GO
LIGHT OUR WORLD PROJECT.ORG.
LAST WEEK, PRESIDENT DONALD
TRUMP SIGNED SEVERAL EXECUTIVE
ORDERS HE SAYS WILL HELP THE
COAL INDUSTRY INCLUDING ORDERS
TO SAVE COAL PLANTS ON THE VERGE
OF RETIREMENT.
(15:07):
KENTUCKY'S SENATE PRESIDENT
ROBERT STIVERS WAS THERE FOR THE
SIGNING AND TALKED ABOUT IT THIS
MORNING.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS PRESIDENT
TRUMP SAID AT THAT EXECUTIVE
ORDER SIGNING WAS THEY ARE GOING
TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO
EXTEND THIS WELL BEYOND HIS
ADMINISTRATION.
SO YOU DON'T GET INTO THIS
(15:28):
WHIPSAW TYPE OF BACK AND FORTH
DEPENDING WHO IS THERE AND WHO'S
NOT.
FOR THE PURPOSE OF HAVING
CONTINUITY AND KNOWING THE LAND
SCAPE OF THE ENERGY INDUSTRY FOR
10 AND 12 AND 15 YEARS.
THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE TO CHANGE IN THIS
NATION SOME OF OUR THOUGHT
(15:49):
PROCESS ABOUT ENERGY, PRODUCTION
AND DISPATCHABILITY AND RELITY.
THIS IS THE CHEAPEST MOST
RELIABLE, AFFORDABLE
DISPATCHABLE ENERGY SOURCE WE
HAVE ALONG WITH DEVELOPING
RESOURCES AND ASSETS IN THE
NUCLEAR REALM.
I THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE SKILLS
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AND TRADES THAT THEY WILL
OBTAIN, AND KNOWING THAT THERE
IS STABILITY IN THE INDUSTRY,
HOPEFULLY NOR 10, 15 AND 20
YEARS AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE
THINGS THE PRESIDENT MADE CLEAR.
HE WANTS TO SOLVE THAT PROBLEM.
I THINK WHEN PEOPLE SEE THAT AS
A CAREER PATH THEY WILL TAKE IT.
I'LL SAY FROM MY PERSPECTIVE I
(16:32):
THOUGHT TARIFFS ON MEXICO AND
CANADA, BUT HE USED THE TARIFF
AS A TOOL TO GET MORE BORDER
CONTROL ON OUR TWO NORTH AND
SOUTH BORDERS.
WHICH SHUT DOWN THE PIPELINE OF
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AND WHAT I
WOULD CALL BOOTLEG PRODUCTS.
(16:52):
BOTH OF THESE, I THINK, ARE VERY
GOOD RESULTS FOR THE UNITED
STATES.
SO AM I A LITTLE LEARY WITHOUT A
DOUBT.
BUT IS HE CONVENTIONAL?
NO.
BUT HE HAS GOTTEN SOME RESULTS
THAT NOBODY THOUGHT ABOUT IF YOU
ARE NOT BUYING A FOREIGN
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PRODUCT, THEN YOU ARE NOT BEING
IMPACTED BY THE TARIFFS.
SO IF IT'S DOMESTICALLY DONE,
WITH DOMESTICALLY PRODUCED
ENERGY, THEN IT COULD LEAD TO A
CIRCUMSTANCE OF THE 20s,
30s, 40s AND THE INDUSTRIAL
REVOLUTION BECOMING A NEW
(17:36):
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION.
THE ENERGY
INFORMATION INFORMATION COAL
BURNING POWER PLANTS GENERATE
LESS THAN 20% OF THE ELECTRICITY
IN THE U.S.
SENATOR STIVERS IS PRAISING
KENTUCKY AND REPUBLICAN
LEADERSHIP OF THE KENTUCKY
GENERAL ASSEMBLY AS THE NEW RICH
STATES POOR STATES REPORT SHOWS
KENTUCKY RANKED 27TH IN ECONOMIC
(17:57):
PERFORMANCE AMONG THE 50 STATES.
KENTUCKY WAS 44TH IN 2008.
IN A STATEMENT SENATOR STIVERS
SAID QUOTE LET'S BE CLEAR THIS
IS NOT THE RUT OF FEDERAL HAND
OUTS OR TEMPORARY TRENDS.
THIS IS A DIRECT OUTCOME OF THE
POLICIES WE'VE CHAMPIONED AND
THE PRIORITIES WE'VE CODIFIED IN
LAW.
WE'VE MADE KENTUCKY A PLACE
WHERE BUSINESSES WANT TO GROW
(18:19):
AND FAMILIES WANT TO STAY
UNQUOTE.
>>> SENATOR STIVERS ALSO SPOKE
TODAY DURING THE CEREMONIAL
SWEARING IN OF THE KENTUCKY
SUPREME COURT'S NEW CHIEF
JUSTICE.
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR WAS ALSO
ON HAND TO MARK THE HISTORIC
OCCASION.
>> Gov. Andy Beshear (18:34):
IN
SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR, CHIEF
JUSTICE ELECT LAMBERT WAS CHOSEN
TO LEAD THIS INSTITUTION AND
TODAY WE ARE WITNESS TO HISTORY
AS SHE IS TO BE INSTALLED AS THE
FIRST WOMAN TO LEAD OUR
COMMONWEALTH'S HIGHEST COURT.
>> Kelsey (18:56):
CHIEF JUSTICE DEBRA
HEMBREE LAMBERT WAS ELECTED IN
2018 THE FIRST CHAIR OF THE
KENTUCKY JUDICIAL COMMISSION ON
MENTAL HEALTH FOCUSED ON
IMPROVING JUDICIAL RESPONSE TO
CASES INVOLVING MENTAL HEALTH,
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL
DISABILITIES.
DURING THE CEREMONY SHE SHARED A
BIT ABOUT HER UP COMING AND
(19:18):
INCLUDING HER CHILDHOOD IN BELL
COUNTY.
>> WHEN YOU GROW UP MODESTLY YOU
DEVELOP A STRONG SINCE FOR THE
NEED OF A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
AND FOR EVERYONE TO BE HEARD.
THOSE CONCEPTS ARE FOUNDATIONAL
IN MY VIEW AND I HOPE YOU WILL
BE SATISFIED WITH MY WORK AS
CHIEF JUSTICE.
YOU ARE MY PEOPLE.
(19:38):
AND FOLLOWING THE RULE OF LAW
DOES GIVE ME JOY AND MAKES ME
FEARLESS ABOUT WHAT LIES AHEAD.
I HOPE TO SERVE YOU WELL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONFIDENCE IN
MY HUMBLE SERVICE.
THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE]
ANOTHER NEW FACE ON
THE COURT IS JUSTICE PAMELA
(20:02):
GOODWINE, THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN
TO SERVE ON THE SUPREME COURT.
HER SWEARING IN IS LATER THIS
WEEK.
[♪♪]
A STATE LAWMAKER HAS ANOTHER
PRIMARY OPPONENT IN 2026 AND
KENTUCKY IS GETTING A NEW
DIRECTOR FOR THE OFFICE OF
(20:22):
MEDICAL CANNABIS.
OUR TOBY GIBBS TELLS US MORE IN
OR TUESDAY LOOK AT HEADLINES
AROUND KENTUCKY.
[♪♪]
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DANIEL
GROSS BERG A DEMOCRAT FROM
LOUISVILLE'S 30TH DISTRICT HAS
ANOTHER CHALLENGER.
THE KENTUCKY LANTERN SAYS HIGH
(20:44):
SCHOOL TEACHER CASSY LYLES PLANS
TO RUN HAD IN 2026.
MAX MORLEY A FORMER TEACHER AND
DEMOCRATIC POLITICAL ADVISER IS
ALSO RUNNING.
GROSS BURLING IS ACCUSED OF
INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR TOWARD
WOMEN HE DENIES THE ALLEGATIONS.
>>> GOVERNOR BESHEAR APPOINTED
(21:05):
CANNON ARMSTRONG AS THE NEW
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE
OF MEDICAL CANNABIS.
ARMSTRONG WILL REPLACE FLYNN.
THE CLINTON COUNTY NEWS REPORTS
ARMSTRONG AN ALBANY NATIVE IS AN
ATTORNEY WITH PAST EXPERIENCE AS
KENTUCKY COMMISSIONER OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF CHARITABLE GAMING.
HE IS ALSO WORKED IN THE PUBLIC
(21:27):
PROTECTION CABINET, THE LABOR
CABINET, THE DEPARTMENT OF
WORKERS CLAIMS AND THE PUBLIC
SERVICE COMMISSION.
>>> DANVILLE IS WINNING PRAISE
FOR THE DOWNTOWN STREETS SCAPE
PROJECT.
THE ADVOCATE MESSENGER SAYS
DANVILLE AND THE DESIGN FIRM
GRESHAM SMITH WERE RECOGNIZED
DURING THE ENGINEERING
EXCELLENCE AWARDS ON MARCH 27
(21:48):
FOR THE PROJECT'S DESIGN.
STARTING IN 2023, DANVILLE AND
GRESHAM SMITH WORKED ON
LIGHTING, WIDER SIDEWALKS AND
SHORTER CROSSWALKS IN THE
DOWNTOWN AREA ALL TO PROMOTE
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND SOCIAL
EVENTS.
>>> WITH HEADLINES AROUND
KENTUCKY, I'M TOBY GIBBS.
(22:13):
[♪♪]
THE AVERAGE AGE OF
THE AMERICAN FARMER HAS BEEN
GOING UP SINCE THE 1970s.
THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S
2022 FARM CENSUS PUTS THAT AGE
NORTH OF 58 YEARS OLD.
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE FOLKS WHO
DECIDED TO STAY ON THE FARM?
WHAT ABOUT THE YOUNG FARMERS WHO
(22:34):
ARE BUCKING THIS TREND?
OUR FRIENDS AT KENTUCKY LIFE
CAUGHT UP WITH TWO OF THEM AND
THEIR STORIES OFFER FRESH
INSIGHTS INTO THE FUTURE OF
FARMING.
>> WHATEVER IS IN THE TEENS IN
JANUARY AND YOU ARE FEEDING
CATTLE OR IF IT'S MAY AND YOU
(22:56):
HAVE 100 ACRES OF HAY AND IT'S
FIXING TO RAIN THE MOST PRESSURE
AND THE MOST TOUGH I THRIVE AND
I LOVE IT THE BEST.
>> I REALLY ENJOY WATCHING
PLANTS SPROUT FROM SEED.
SO THE SEEDING PROCESS IS
TEDIOUS AND SOMETIMES MONTH NOT
NEWS BUT I LOVE TO SEE THE
(23:19):
SEEDLINGS POP OUT OF THE SOIL.
>> A LOT OF OUR YOUNGER FARMERS
THEY ARE ABLE TO FARM BECAUSE
THEY HAVE A WAY IN.
THEIR FATHER OR UNCLE OR
GRANDFATHER HAS FARMED AND THEY
ARE ABLE TO BUY INTO THAT FARM.
>> MY FATHER WAS A COAL MINER.
MY GRANDFATHER WAS A COAL MINER
AND I'M THE FIRST ONE NOT TO BE.
(23:40):
MY FATHER ALWAYS HAD CATTLE, WE
HAD A LARGE DEAL OF HOGS AT ONE
TIME.
THIS IS HOW I GREW UP.
THIS IS HOME TO ME.
>> FOR ME, FARMING RUNS IN MY
BLOOD.
SO I COME FROM A LONG HISTORY OF
FARMERS.
I'M ACTUALLY THE SIXTH
GENERATION TO CALL THIS PLACE
HOME.
IT'S MANTS A LOT TO ME.
(24:02):
IT'S SHAPED ME INTO THE PERSON I
AM TODAY.
>> WHEN I WAS SEVEN OR EIGHT
YEARS OLD I BOUGHT WITH MY OWN
MONEY, TWO LITTLE FEEDER PIGS I
THINK I PAID $40 FOR BOTH OF
THEM.
FROM A YOUNG AGE I LEARNED HOW
TO NOT ONLY CARE FOR THE ANIMALS
AND WATCH THEM AND SEE WHAT
(24:24):
THINGS THEY NEED AND WHAT IT
TOOK TO MAKE THEM GROW AND TURN
INTO MONEY.
>> I FIRST STARTED WITH THE
GREENHOUSING IN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
I TOOK A PARTICULAR INTEREST IN
HOME GARDENING AND RAISING
VEGETABLE SLIPS AND IT WAS ABOUT
THAT TIME I BUILT MY FIRST
GREENHOUSE AND IT WAS A SMALL
(24:44):
SIX FOOT BY EIGHT FOOT PVC
FRAME.
I FOUND SUCCESS FROM THAT AND I
LOOKED AT THIS AS MORE OF A
BUSINESS VENTURE.
I THOUGHT I MIGHT COULD MAKE
MONEY AT THIS KIND OF THING.
>> IN THE PAST, TOBACCO WAS THE
ENTRANCE FOR YOUNG FARMERS TO
GET INTO FARMING OR AGRICULTURE.
THE INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE AND WE
(25:06):
DON'T HAVE A LOT OF THAT
ANYMORE.
>> I'VE BEEN ABLE TO SEE THE
FARMS DIVERSIFY AND GROW,
BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT TO DO
SOMETHING TO BE ABLE TO EXPAND
TO BRING ANOTHER GENERATION INTO
THAT.
>> WE WERE JUST LOOKING FOR
ANOTHER AVENUE TO PRODUCE A
LITTLE INCOME.
NOT EVERYBODY CAN AFFORD OR HAS
(25:26):
THE FREEZER SPACE OR WHAT HAVE
YOU TO BUY A WHOLE BEEF.
SOMEBODY MAY WANT TO COME BY
FIVE POUNDS OF GROUND BEEF FROM
YOU AND KNOW WHERE THEIR FOOD IS
COMING FROM.
>> IN ADDITION TO SELLING
FREEZER BEEF RUSS OWL TEAMED UP
WITH THE COOPERATIVE AGENT TO
MAKE HIS OPERATION AS EFFICIENT
(25:46):
AND PROFITABLE AS POSSIBLE.
>> WE HAVE RESEARCHED BASED
INFORMATION THAT WE CAN SHARE
WITH THEM AND HELP THEM BE ABLE
TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS.
>> THE PROGRAM WE HAVE BEEN
DOING WITH U.K. AG IS BACK TO
BASICS WE'RE COMING BACK TO THE
BASIC FUNDAMENTALS HOW TO MAKE A
CATTLE OPERATION BE SUCCESSFUL.
SOMETIMES YOU GET INTO THE HABIT
(26:08):
OF DOING THINGS BECAUSE GRANDDAD
DID THEM OR WHAT HAVE YOU.
SO YOU HAVE TO BE OPEN TO NEW
IDEAS THEN YOU HAVE TO COME BACK
TO THE BASIC FORMULA WHAT IS
GOING TO MAKE THIS KEEP GOING.
[♪♪]
>> YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT
FORMULA AND SEE THE ENTIRE
EPISODE AT KET.ORG/KENTUCKY
(26:32):
LIFE.
MORE AMERICANS NEED HELP PUTTING
FOOD ON THE TABLE.
>> MARCH OF THIS YEAR, IF YOU
LOOK BACK AT THE PRIOR 12
MONTHS, WE DISTRIBUTED 42
MILLION MEALS.
WITH THAT BIGGER
DEMAND GOD'S PANTRY FOOD BANK
EXPANDED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF
HUNGRY KENTUCKIANS WE WILL TAKE
YOU TO THE NEW FACILITY IN
(26:54):
LEXINGTON TOMORROW HERE ON
"KENTUCKY EDITION."
WE DO HOPE YOU WILL JOIN YOU
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(27:17):
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