April 18, 2025 • 27 mins
Auditor Allison Ball launches an investigation into the state's medical cannabis program, Gov. Beshear talks about the flood response, an increase in calls to the state's gambling hotline, helping low-income Kentuckians go on to college, and Kentucky has a new poet laureate.
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[♪♪]
>> I FEEL LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE
WERE GOOD THE RAIN'S OVER YOU'RE
GOOD.
AND FOR US IT'S LIKE GOSH IT
FEELS LIKE IT'S JUST BEGINNING.
>> Renee (00:16):
MEET A KENTUCKY FLOOD
VICTIM WHOSE NEIGHBORS REALLY
DELIVERED.
>> IT'S SO EASY TO JUST USE YOUR
PHONE AND PLACE ANY NUMBER OF
BETS ON ANY NUMBER OF SPORTING
ACTIVITIES.
SPORTS BETTING IS
POPULAR IN KENTUCKY, BUT NOT
EVERYONE IS A WINNER.
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>> IT GIVES THE CHILD AN
ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY ARE
GROWING AND LEARNING BEFORE THEY
EVEN SEE THE CLASSROOM.
AND WE GO TO A SCHOOL
TEACHING PARENTS THE IMPORTANCE
OF A CHILD'S EARLY YEARS.
>> PRODUCTION OF "KENTUCKY
EDITION" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN
PART BY THE KET MILLENNIUM FUND.
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[♪♪]
GOOD EVENING AND
WELCOME TO "KENTUCKY EDITION" ON
THIS THURSDAY, APRIL THE 17TH.
I'M RENEE SHAW AND WE THANK YOU
FOR SPENDING SOME OF YOUR
THURSDAY NIGHT WITH US.
>>> KENTUCKY'S AUDITOR IS
LAUNCHING AN INVESTIGATION INTO
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KENTUCKY'S MEDICAL CANNABIS
PROGRAM.
IN A STATEMENT AUDITOR ALLISON
BALL SAID HER OFFICE HAS
RECEIVED COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE
LOTTERY PROCESS USED TO AWARD
MEDICAL CANNABIS BUSINESS
LICENSES.
QUOTE, KENTUCKIANS SHOULD HAVE
CONFIDENCE THAT STATE OFFICES
OPERATE WITH TRANSPARENCY AND
INTEGRITY.
AND MY OFFICE IS COMMITTED TO
ENSURING THOSE STANDARDS END
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QUOTE.
AUDITOR BALL SAYS THE
INVESTIGATION WILL BEGIN BY
EXAMINING THE OFFICE OF MEDICAL
CANNABIS' BUSINESS LICENSE
APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS.
LAST YEAR THE BA SEAR
ADMINISTRATION PARTNERED WITH
THE KENTUCKY LOTTERY CORPORATION
TO CREATE A SYSTEM FOR AWARDING
BUSINESS LICENSES.
AT THE TIME, GOVERNOR BESHEAR
SAID THE GOAL WAS TO QUOTE
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ENSURE THAT OUR LICENSING
PROCESS WAS TRANSPARENT AND
PROVIDED EVERYONE A FAIR SHOT.
REPORTING BY LOUISVILLE PUBLIC
MEDIA FOUND MOST OF THE
BUSINESSES AWARDED MEDICAL
CANNABIS LICENSES WERE FORMED BY
PEOPLE WHO DON'T LIVE IN
KENTUCKY.
THE GOVERNOR RESPONDED TO THOSE
CONCERNS BACK IN DECEMBER.
>> Gov. Andy Beshear (02:24):
WHAT WE
HAVE SEEN IN OUR STATES ARE
LAWSUITS WHEN STATES HAVE TRIED
TO FAVOR ONLY IN STATE COMPANIES
THAT HAVE NOT RUN A LOTTERY LIKE
THIS.
THERE'S BEEN ONE STATE THAT HAS
BEEN ENJOINED FOR TWO YEARS THAT
THEY HAVE THEIR LEGISLATION IN
PLACE, BUT FOR TWO FULL YEARS,
THEY CAN'T EVEN RUN THE END OF
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THE SELECTION PROCESS OR THE
REST.
FOR US IT WAS PUTTING THE
PATIENT FIRST.
AND WE HAD TO MAKE A DECISION.
DO WE PUT THE PATIENT FIRST AND
IF SO WE DESIGN A SYSTEM THAT
WILL HAVE THE FEWEST LIKELY
SUCCESSFUL CHALLENGES ON THE
LAWSUITS SIDE.
>> Renee (03:04):
WE REACHED OUT TO THE
OFFICE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS ABOUT
AUDITOR BALL'S INVESTIGATION.
THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE SENT US A
RESPONSE INSTEAD SAYING THEY ARE
COMMITTED TO TRANSPARENCY WHICH
IS WHY THE LOTTERY PROCESS WAS
STREAMED ON-LINE.
THE STATEMENT GOES ON TO SAY
QUOTE TODAY NO ONE HAS FILED A
LEGAL CLAIM CHALLENGING
KENTUCKY'S MEDICAL CANNABIS LAWS
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OR THE OFFICE OF MEDICAL
CANNABIS' REGULATIONS.
THE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE COME
FORWARD TO EXPRESS CONCERNS WENT
THROUGH THE FULL PROCESS AND DID
NOT COMPLAIN UNTIL AFTER NOT
BEING SELECTED IN THE LOTTERY.
END QUOTE.
THE STATE SAYS WATCH OUT FOR
THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY THROUGH
EASTER SUNDAY.
KENTUCKIANS ARE URGED TO BE
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READY FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
FRIDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.
SATURDAY, EXPECT MORE WINDS AND
ON SUNDAY THERE IS A TORNADO
RISK.
IN ADDITION TO MORE THREATS OF
HAIL AND WIND.
SO BE CAREFUL OUT THERE.
>>> THE NEW SEVERE WEATHER
THREAT COMES AFTER LAST WEEK
ESTORMS AND FLOODING.
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TODAY, GOVERNOR BESHEAR TALKED
ABOUT THE EFFORT TO RESTORE
BASIC SERVICES TO FLOOD VICTIMS.
>> Gov. Andy Beshear (04:12):
WE STILL
HAVE ABOUT 3035 METERS WITHOUT
POWER MOST OF THAT GOES ON AND
OFF AS PEOPLE ARE MAKING
REPAIRS.
SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO TURN OFF
THAT POWER TO DO IT SAFELY.
AND THEN YOU TURN IT BACK ON.
INCREDIBLE WORK ON OUR WATER
SYSTEMS.
WE HAVE ONE SYSTEM IN THE ENTIRE
STATE THAT IS NOT OPERATIONAL
AND ONE WITH LIMITED OPERATIONS.
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WE HAVE 854 HOUSEHOLDS UNDER
BOIL WATER ADVISORY AFTER A
MAJOR FLOOD FOR THAT TO HAPPEN
THAT QUICKLY IS INCREDIBLE.
TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON OUR
BOAT CREWS URBAN SEARCH AND
RESCUE TEAMS THAT WE
PREPOSITIONED AROUND THE
COMMONWEALTH KNOWING THAT THIS
FLOODING WAS GOING TO HAPPEN.
THEY SAVED 142 LIVES THAT WE CAN
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DOCUMENT AND THEY MADE 293
EVACUATIONS.
ALL TEAMS HAVE BEEN DEMOBILIZED
THEY ARE BACK WITH THEIR
FAMILIES.
PUBLIC HEALTH RECEIVED TETANUS
AND HEPATITIS A VACCINES IT'S
IMPORTANT TO HAVE YOUR TETANUS
VACCINATIONS UP-TO-DATE.
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FLOODWATERS CAN BE CONTAMINATED
WITH SEWAGE AND THE HEPATITIS A
VACCINATION SHOULD BE CONSIDERED
FOR ANYONE DOING THIS WORK.
>> Renee (05:23):
THE GOVERNOR SAYS HE
AGREES WITH LOUISVILLE'S
DECISION TO CANCEL THE "THUNDER
ONEVER LOUISVILLE" FIREWORKS
SHOW.
HE SAYS WITH THE DEBRIS
EVERYWHERE IT WOULD HAVE NOT
BEEN SAFE TO GO FORWARD WITH IT.
>>> WE HAVE NEW VIDEO TODAY
SHOWING THE FLOODING OF THE
GREEN RIVER IN DAVIESS COUNTY.
THIS VIDEO IS FROM THE DAVIESS
COUNTY FISCAL COURT.
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ERIN BLEEMEL LIVES IN THE BIRK
CITY AREA SHE SAYS SHE WAS
GRATEFUL TO NEIGHBORS FOR
HELPING HER FAMILY TO TRY TO
SAVE HER HOME AS FLOODWATERS
APPROACHED.
>> OUR CHURCH CAME OUT AND WE
FILLED ABOUT A THOUSAND
SANDBAGS.
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IT WAS AMAZING.
IT WAS JUST A FEW HOURS WITH SO
MUCH HELP AND WE PUT THEM AROUND
THE HOUSE HOPE TO GO WASN'T
GOING TO GET TO THE HOUSE.
IT DID GET TO THE HOUSE IT GOT
UP TO OUR FIRST STEP WE THINK
THE SANDBAGS HELPED BUT IT
WASN'T RUSHING WATER OR ANYTHING
HERE BUT EVERYTHING WAS COVERED.
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>> JUST FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE
NEVER BEEN HERE BEFORE THE GREEN
RIVER IS IN YOUR FRONT YARD.
>> YES, YES, IT'S USUALLY FAR
DOWN.
I'M NOT GOOD AT HOW FAR DOWN BUT
IT IS AMAZING TO ME THIS MUCH
WATER WAS HERE.
I FEEL LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE
GOOD THE RAIN'S OVER YOU'RE
GOOD.
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AND FOR US IT'S LIKE GOSH IT
ALMOST FEELS LIKE IT'S JUST
BEGINNING WE'RE HALFWAY THROUGH
NOW WE HAVE THE CLEANUP AND
WE'RE WAITING ON THE WATER TO GO
DOWN.
THERE IS A LOT LEFT AHEAD FOR
US, I FEEL LIKE.
OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH
THEM.
DURING A 2018 FLOOD THEY WERE
ABLE TO GET IN AND OUT OF THEIR
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HOUSE USING A TRACTOR.
THIS TIME THEY HAVE TO TRAVEL BY
BOAT.
>>> IN OTHER NEWS, KENTUCKIANS
SPENT $3.6 BILLION ON ON-LINE
SPORTS WAGERING SINCE IT BECAME
LEGAL IN THE FALL OF 2023.
AND HERE ARE MORE SPORTS BETTING
NUMBERS REPORTED BY THE
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LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER.
78% OF KENTUCKY ADULTS GAMBLED
OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
47,000 TO 64,000 KENTUCKIANS
HAVE A GAMBLING ADDICTION.
WE SPOKE ABOUT THIS WITH A
LEADING GAMBLING ADDICTION
COUNSELOR IN THE STATE.
HERE IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE
KENTUCKY COUNCIL ON PROBLEM
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GAMBLING.
>> SINCE SPORTS GAMBLING OPENED
UP IN SEPTEMBER OF '23, OUR
HOTLINE HAS BEEN INCREASING TO
THE POINT OF AVERAGING ABOUT
DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF CALLS THAT
WE'VE HAD BEFORE.
SPORTS GAMBLING SEEMS TO BE
SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE GET INTO
AND GET QUICKLY ADDICTED TO IT.
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AND GET INTO SERIOUS TROUBLE.
IT'S SO EASY TO JUST USE YOUR
PHONE AND PLACE ANY NUMBER OF
BETS ON ANY NUMBER OF SPORTING
ACTIVITIES.
WE'RE SEEING MORE AND MORE
YOUNGER MALES, ESPECIALLY,
CALLING US AND WHEN I SAY
YOUNGER ANYWHERE FROM 18 TO 30
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AGE RANGE WITH SIGNIFICANT
PROBLEMS.
I'M HEARING AMOUNTS THAT THEY
ARE GAMBLING IN THE RANGE OF
AMOUNTS THAT THEY WOULD OWE FOR
GAMBLING DEBT ANYWHERE FROM
10-15,000 UP TO CLOSE TO
100,000.
BECAUSE I DO TREAT GAMBLERS, THE
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VERY FIRST THING I DO WHEN I GET
THEM IN THERE IS TRY TO BUILD
HOPE IN THEM.
AND DO A SUICIDE ASSESSMENT,
BECAUSE I NEED TO KNOW WHERE
THAT WHOLE PIECE IS.
AND I TALK TO THEM ABOUT THE
DOWNWARD SPIRAL OF HOW THEY GOT
TO THIS POINT.
AND IF IT'S SPORTS GAMBLING I
TALK TO THEM ABOUT THE DIFFERENT
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APPS THAT YOU CAN PUT ON YOUR
PHONE THAT HELP YOU IN BANNING
THEM FROM BEING ABLE TO REACH
YOU.
YOU CAN PUT IT ON YOUR PHONE, ON
YOUR COMPUTER IT'S WHAT
TECHNOLOGY DO WE HAVE FOR
BANNING THEM FROM ANY KIND OF
REACHING OUT TO SOMEBODY.
AND THAT HAS HELPED A LOT OF
PEOPLE TO BE TO DOWNLOAD THOSE
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APPS.
THEY ARE LESS THAN $5 A MONTH.
WHICH IS NOTHING COMPARED TO THE
BETTING THEY ARE DOING.
THE STATE'S GAMBLING
HELP LINE IS 1-800-GAMBLER.
IT'S RECEIVED MORE THAN 3200
CALLS IN 2024.
>>> WE ARE MORE THAN A YEAR AWAY
FROM THE 2026 U.S. SENATE
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PRIMARY IN KENTUCKY BUT
CANDIDATES AND POTENTIAL
CANDIDATES ARE ALREADY RAISING
MONEY.
REPORTS FROM THE FEDERAL
ELECTION COMMISSION SHOW
REPUBLICAN DANIEL CAMERON HAS
ALREADY RAISED ABOUT $500,000 IN
THE FOUR WEEKS SINCE HE
ANNOUNCED HIS CANDIDACY.
CAMERON IS THE FORMER KENTUCKY
ATTORNEY GENERAL WHO RAN FOR
GOVERNOR IN 2023 LOSING TO
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GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR.
CONGRESSMAN ANDY BARR ALSO A
REPUBLICAN HAS MORE THAN $5
MILLION IN CAMPAIGN FUNDS AND HE
RAISED MORE THAN A MILLION IN
JANUARY, FEBRUARY AND MARCH.
HE IS NOT AN ANNOUNCED U.S.
SENATE CANDIDATE YET BUT IF HE
RUNS HE CAN MOVE MONEY IN THE
CAMPAIGN.
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ON THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE STATE
REPRESENTATIVE PAMELA STEVENSON
HAS RAISED $70,000.
SHE RAN FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL IN
2023 AND LOST TO REPUBLICAN
RUSSELL COLEMAN.
>>> THIS IS THE U.S. SENATE SEAT
HELD BY MITCH McCONNELL WHO
ANNOUNCED HE WOULD NOT SEEK AN
EIGHTH TERM IN 2026.
>>> ACTOR AND KENTUCKY NATIVE
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GEORGE CLOONEY IS PRAISING
GOVERNOR BESHEAR AS A POSSIBLE
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE IN 2028.
BUT BESHEAR IS NOT CLOONEY'S
FIRST CHOICE.
HE SPOKE TO "CNN"'S JAKE TAPPER.
>> WHO DO YOU HAVE YOUR EYES ON?
>> THERE IS ONE PERSON IN
PARTICULAR I THINK IS
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SPECTACULAR THERE ARE A FEW.
I LIKE ANDY BESHEAR, I LIKE.
>> YOU ARE A KENTUCKY GUY.
>> I LIKE HIM HE IS A GOOD GUY
AND SMART AND WON IN A RED STATE
A DEMOCRAT.
I LIKE GRETCHEN I THINK IS GOOD
BUT WHO I THINK IS LEVITATING
ABOVE THAT IS WES MOORE.
HE IS A GUY THAT HANDLED THIS
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TRAGEDY IN BALTIMORE
BEAUTIFULLY.
HIS TWO TOURS OF DUTY IN
AFGHANISTAN.
HE SPEAKS BEAUTIFULLY.
HE IS SMART HE RAN A HEDGE FUND
AND THE ROBINHOOD FOUNDATION.
HE'S A PROPER LEADER AND
DEMOCRATS, THE THING IS
DEMOCRATS FALL IN LOVE AND
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REPUBLICANS FALL IN LINE.
I THINK REPUBLICANS ARE FALLING
IN LOVE A LITTLE BIT.
I LIKE HIM A LOT.
I THINK HE COULD BE SOMEONE WE
COULD ALL JOIN IN BEHIND.
WE HAVE TO FIND SOMEBODY RATHER
SOON.
SO GOVERNOR WES MOORE
WHO YOU HEARD HIM REFER TO IS
THE DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR OF
MARYLAND.
IN 2024 CLOONEY WAS ONE OF THE
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DEMOCRATIC VOICES URGING
PRESIDENT BIDEN TO DROPOUT OF
THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE.
CLOONEY SAYS HE WISHES THERE HAD
BEEN A DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY TO
PICK A NOMINEE AFTER BIDEN'S
WITHDRAWAL.
[♪♪]
THIS WEEK, GEAR UP KENTUCKY
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CELEBRATED 25 YEARS.
IT IS A COLLEGE READINESS
PROGRAM FOR LOW INCOME KENTUCKY
COMMUNITIES THAT HELPS MIDDLE
AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS GO ON
TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION,
WITH FEDERAL FUNDING NOW IN
QUESTION, THOUGH, GEAR UP STAFF
AND STUDENTS ARE DOING
EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO
DEMONSTRATE WHY THE PROGRAM IS
IMPORTANT.
>> MORE IN TONIGHT'S EDUCATION
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MATTERS REPORT.
>> WE'RE HERE TODAY FOR OUR
FINAL INSTITUTE FOR A COLLEGE
GOING CULTURE.
SO THIS IS A TIME WHEN KENTUCKY
BRINGS TOGETHER ALL OF THE 12
SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT WE HAVE
SERVED.
THIS IS OUR FINAL YEAR OUR
SEVENTH YEAR OF THIS GRANT OUR
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FOCUS IS ON SUSTAINABILITY.
AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ONCE
THIS GRANT ENDS, HOW CAN SCHOOLS
BOTH SCHOOL STAFF AND STUDENTS
KEEP THE TORCH BURNING.
WE'RE RECOGNIZING OUR GEAR UP
STUDENTS OF THE YEAR.
THIS YEAR WE'VE SERVED HIGH
SCHOOL JUNIORS AND SENIORS AND
THESE STUDENTS WE HAVE BEEN WITH
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FOR SIX YEARS NOW.
GEAR UP HAS BEEN PROVIDING
SUPPORT TO THESE PARTICULAR
STUDENTS SINCE SEVENTH GRADE.
THEY ARE NAMED STUDENT OF THE
YEAR WHEN THEIR GEAR UP STAFF IN
THEIR SCHOOL EVERYDAY,
IDENTIFIES A STUDENT LEADER
WITHIN THEIR SCHOOL WHO HAS A
REALLY SHOWED INITIATIVE AND
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DEMONSTRATED LEADERSHIP AMONGST
THEIR PEERS.
>> IN SEVENTH GRADE I DIDN'T
HAVE THE MOTIVATION OR THE DRIVE
TO WANT TO COMPLETE ANYTHING IN
SCHOOL.
SO WHAT MAKES ME REALLY EXCITED
EVEN MORE TODAY, IS THAT I HAVE
THIS AWARD.
AND I FOUND THAT DRIVE THROUGH
GEAR UP.
AND GEAR UP HELPED ME SO MUCH
BECAUSE I WAS IN A PLACE TO
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WHERE I DIDN'T WANT TO GO TO
SCHOOL.
I HAD TRUANCY FOR A WHILE.
BUT GEAR UP, I CAME TO GEAR UP
AND THEY HELPED ME LIKE REALIZE.
>> GEAR UP HAS SHAPED ME TO BE
AN ADVOCATE FOR THE KIDS.
WE WANT TO LEAVE THE WORLD AND
OUR PROGRAM BETTER THAN WHERE WE
FOUND IT.
WE'RE ABLE TO HELP KIDS FEEL THE
NEED TO BE INSPIRED TO GO TO
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COLLEGE AND TO GRADUATE FROM
THAT EVEN IF THAT'S FIRST
GENERATION OR EVEN IF THEY FEEL
LIKE THEY WANT TO BE IN CAREERS
MAYBE COLLEGE IS NOT FOR
EVERYBODY.
WE'RE HERE TO BE ADVOCATES AND
GUIDANCE FOR THE KIDS WHO DON'T
HAVE ANYBODY AND GEAR UP HAS
ALWAYS DONE THAT AND THE REASON
I WANTED TO FOLLOW IN THE
FOOTSTEPS TO BE ADVOCATES FOR
KIDS THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE
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ANYBODY.
>> WE HAVE REAPPLIED FOR A NEW
ROUND OF FUNDING THIS YEAR AND
SO WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR BACK
ON THE RESULTS OF THAT.
FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION.
>> EVERY STUDENT IN A GEAR UP
SCHOOL IS HAVING ACCESS TO THOSE
RESOURCES.
WE'RE GETTING WAIVERS FOR FREE
ACT'S, AND WAIVERS FOR FREE
COLLEGE APPLICATIONS WHICH CAN
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MEAN APPLYING TO COLLEGE FOR
SOME STUDENTS.
SOME STUDENTS WOULDN'T BE
FILLING OUT THE FAFSA OR
APPLYING TO COLLEGE WITHOUT THE
PUSH FROM GEAR UP.
AND SO I THINK IT'S IMPACT ITS
BEYOND WHAT WE SEE AT A
CONFERENCE LIKE TODAY.
WHEN WE SEE THE LIVES TOUCHED,
IT'S MORE THAN I THINK WE'LL BE
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ABLE TO QUANTIFY IN A MEANINGFUL
WAY.
THE IDEAS OF GEAR UP ARE NOBLE
AND WONDERFUL AND WE'VE SEEN
WHAT THEY MEAN FOR STUDENTS.
BUT THE SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION
AND THE PEOPLE THAT HELP MAKE IT
SO SPECIAL, ARE REALLY HELPFUL
FOR KENTUCKY SCHOOLS AND SCHOOLS
NATIONALLY.
>> WE'VE SEEN SCHOOLS AND
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STUDENTS THAT HAVE PARTICIPATED
IN GEAR UP EXCEED STATE-WIDE
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATES.
WE'VE SEEN MORE STUDENTS
APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL AID.
WE'VE SEEN COLLEGE APPLICATIONS
INCREASE.
AND OUR GEAR UP STUDENTS ARE
GOING TO COLLEGE AT HIGHER RATES
THAN THEIR PEERS ACROSS THE
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STATE.
THEY ARE ALSO PERSISTING FROM
THEY ARE NOT JUST GETTING TO
COLLEGE THEY ARE STAYING SO THEY
ARE PERSISTING FROM THAT FIRST
YEAR OF COLLEGE TO THAT SECOND
YEAR OF COLLEGE AT HIGHER RATES
THAN THEIR PEERS AS WELL.
IN THE MEANWHILE WE WANT TO JUST
GET THE MESSAGE OUT THAT GEAR UP
TRULY DOES WORK AND IT'S WORKING
IN KENTUCKY.
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>> GEAR UP IS AN OPPORTUNITY
THAT YOU ARE OFFERED, YOU KNOW.
MOST PEOPLE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF
THINGS THAT THEY ARE LIKE
EXPOSED TO AND LIKE SHOWN TO TO
BETTER THEMSELVES FOR THE
FUTURE.
THIS MEANS A LOT TO ME, BECAUSE
I WAS CHOSEN FROM SOMETHING THAT
I WAS GIVEN.
AND IT FEELS REALLY GOOD FOR ME
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TODAY.
12 STUDENTS WERE NAMED
GEAR UP STUDENTS OF THE YEAR
WITH 12 EDUCATORS RECOGNIZED AS
GEAR UP CHAMPIONS OF THE YEAR.
>>> THE CRADLE SCHOOL IN
DANVILLE DOESN'T JUST TEACH
CHILDREN IT TEACHES PARENTS THE
IMPORTANCE OF A CHILD'S EARLY
YEARS FROM BIRTH TO AGE THREE.
IT'S BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS THEN
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CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE
THROUGHOUT A LIFETIME.
>> I ABSOLUTELY LOVE WORKING
WITH THIS AGE.
WE WORK FROM BIRTH TO FOUR.
AND I LOVE THAT THE KIDS ARE
MOLDABLE AND STILL READY TO
LEARN AND THEY ARE EXCITED.
AND WE FOUND THAT THE PARENTS
ARE SO WILLING TO HAVE SOMEONE
THAT WILL COME ALONG SIDE THEM
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AND HELP THEM THROUGH THAT
JOURNEY.
>> OUR PRIMARY GOAL IS TO
INCREASE KINDERGARTEN READINESS.
AROUND 70-80% OF THE STUDENTS
LOCALLY COMING INTO KINDERGARTEN
ARE NOT CONSIDERED KINDERGARTEN
READY.
SO THAT'S WHY IT REALLY GOT
STARTED.
>> WE DO A LOT OF LEARNING
ACTIVITIES ONCE A MONTH THEY
WILL GET WITH YOU AND THEY SEE
WHERE YOUR CHILD IS, WHERE THEY
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ARE SUPPOSED TO BE ALL THE WAY
FROM BIRTH.
>> ARTHUR WAS NOT GETTING HIS
NUMBERS AND HE ALREADY GOTTEN TO
EIGHT AND HE IS ONLY THREE.
>> WE CONSIST OF TWO PARTS,
INDIVIDUALIZED VISITS WHERE WE
ASSIGN EACH STUDENT A PARENT
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EDUCATOR AND THAT PARENT
EDUCATOR PLANS INDIVIDUALS BASED
ON WHERE THEY ARE AND AREAS
WHERE THEY MIGHT NEED EXTRA
WORK, COGNITIVE SKILLS, LETTERS,
NUMBERS, COUNTING.
>> OUR GROUP SESSIONS ARE ABOUT
AN HOUR, HOUR-AND-A-HALF LONG.
WE START WITH A CIRCLE TIME AND
IN THAT CIRCLE TIME WE FOCUS ON
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NUMBERS, LETTERS, COLORS, WE
ALSO ARE KIND OF HELPING THOSE
CHILDREN LEARN HOW TO SIT IN A
CIRCLE TIME AND HOW TO INTERACT
WITH OTHER KIDS AND HOW THAT
WORKS.
>> BIG INTO READING.
WE'LL SIT DOWN AND READ A BOOK.
THE KIDS GET TO INTERACT.
WE TRY TO GET THE GROUP TOGETHER
AND GET EACH KID TO SAY THEIR
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NAME OR WE'LL SAY THEIR NAME AND
READ A BOOK AND HAVE THEM
INTERACT WITH THE BOOK.
>> WE GO FROM THE CIRCLE TIME TO
THE GROUPS WHERE WE DO DIFFERENT
SKILLS MIGHT BE A CUTTING
STATION, A FINE MOTOR PLAYDOUGH
STATION THAT IS JUST WHERE THE
PARENT AND THE CHILD CAN WALK
AROUND TOGETHER AND THEY CAN
PARTNER IN THOSE TASKS THAT
MAYBE THEY WOULDN'T DO AT HOME.
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>> HE LOVES TO COME AND IT'S
GREAT TO LEARN HOW TO SHARE SOME
OF THE KIDS ARE ONLY KIDS.
OR THEY GOT OTHER SIBLINGS AND
THEY ARE WAY FAR APART.
FOR THEM THEY GET TO LEARN HOW
TO INTERACT WITH KIDS THEIR AGE.
>> HAVING THIS ROOM HAS BEEN A
BLESSING IT HAS ALLOWED US TO
SET IT UP LIKE A KINDERGARTEN
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ROOM WHEN THE PARENTS AND
CHILDREN COME IN THEY ARE
LEARNING WHAT DOES A CIRCLE TIME
LOOK LIKE, YOU MAY HAVE TOYS IN
THE ROOM BUT YOU CAN'T PLAY YOU
HAVE TO DO MAYBE YOUR STATIONS
FIRST.
SO IT GIVES THE CHILD AN
ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY ARE
GROWING AND LEARNING BEFORE THEY
EVEN SEE THE CLASSROOM.
BECAUSE THAT CAN SOMETIMES BE
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INTIMIDATING TO THE KIDS WHEN
YOU GO INTO KINDERGARTEN AND
YOU'VE NEVER SEEN A CLASSROOM
BEFORE.
SO THIS GIVES THAT LEARNING
CURVE FOR THE KIDS AND THE
FAMILIES.
THE PROGRAM RECEIVED A
UNITED WAY GRANT TO HIRE TWO
ADDITIONAL STAFF MEMBERS WHO
HELP LEAD GROUP ACTIVITIES AND
WILL ULTIMATELY WORK WITH THEIR
OWN FAMILIES.
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>>> KENTUCKY HAS A NEW POET
LAUREATE FOR 2025 AND 2026.
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR TODAY
ANNOUNCED POET AND TEACHER,
KATHLEEN DRISKELL WILL REPLACE
SILAS HOUSE WHOSE TERM IS ENDING
KATHLEEN DRISKELL IS AN AUTHOR
OF SIX COLLECTIONS.
TODAY SHE TALKED ABOUT WHAT
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WRITING CAN ACCOMPLISH.
>> I BELIEVE THAT WHEN WE ENGAGE
OUR CREATIVITY WE ARE SEEING
EVIDENCE OF THE DIVINE, THE
SACRED.
WHEN WE ACTIVATE OUR
IMAGINATIONS WE ARE ACTIVATING
OUR CAPACITY TO LOVE OURSELVES
AND TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER.
WE CREATE A WORLD THAT
DEMONSTRATES OUR SHARED
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COMMUNITY, STRENGTHENED THROUGH
PARADOXICLY WRITING ABOUT THE
DIFFERENCES AMONG US.
KATHLEEN DRISKELL WILL
BE INDUCTED ON APRIL 24TH IN THE
STATE CAPITOL ROTUNDA.
CONGRATS TO HER.
[♪♪]
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LOUISVILLE'S KENTUCKY DERBY
MUSEUM IS CELEBRATING 40 YEARS
WITH A BIG UPGRADE TO ONE OF ITS
MOST THRILLING EXHIBITS.
THE GREATEST RACE IS A MOVIE
SHOWN EACH HOUR ON THE MUSEUM'S
ONE OF A KIND 360° THEATER
SCREEN.
OUR KELSEY STARKS GIVES US A
FIRST LOOK ON THE NEXT "INSIDE
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LOUISVILLE".
>> SINCE ITS DEBUT 40 YEARS
AGO...
THE KENTUCKY DERBY MUSEUM'S
IMMERSIVE 360° THEATER HAS BEEN
GROUNDBREAKING.
>> THIS TYPE OF PRESENTATION IN
A MUSEUM ENVIRONMENT IS RATHER
UNIQUE BECAUSE OF THE SCALE OF
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IT.
>> THE GREAT HALLS THEATER IS
ONE OF THE ONLY 360° SCREENED
THEATERS IN THE WORLD.
THERE IS A COUPLE OTHERS MOST
WILL HAVE A DOME OVER THEM.
OUR IS UNIQUE IT IS A 360° STRIP
IN AN OVAL SHAPE TO REPRESENT A
RACETRACK.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE WALK IN AND
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ASK WHERE'S THE THEATER BECAUSE
THEY ARE NOT EXPECTING THE
SCREEN TO BE ALL AROUND THEM.
AND THEN WHEN THEY THE MOVIE
OPENS AND YOU SEE ALL THESE
NAMES OF PAST WINNERS AND ROSES
ON THE SCREEN, THEN THEY REALIZE
WHAT THEY ARE IN AND THAT IT'S
GOING TO BE EXPERIENCE LIKE THEY
ARE NOT REALLY HAVE SEEN MUCH OF
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BEFORE.
>> WHEN IT OPENED IN 1985, THE
GREATEST RACE WAS A SLIDE SHOW
OF DERBY PHOTOGRAPHS.
IN 2015, IT BECAME THE WORLD'S
FIRST SEAMLESS 360° IMMERSIVE
MEDIA EXPERIENCE.
WHILE THE FILM IS UPDATED EACH
YEAR TO REFLECT THE NEWEST DERBY
WINNER THIS YEAR'S UPGRADE IS
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IN A
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DECADE.
>> THE GREAT HALL 40 FOOT BY 80
FOOT OVAL AND 40 FOOT TALL UP TO
THE CEILING.
NOW WHAT WE'RE DOING WHAT WE'RE
ADDING WE'VE NEVER HAD AMBIENT
LIGHTING DURING THE FILM.
WE HAVE LIGHTING FOR EXHIBITS.
WE'RE ADDING A SERIES OF NEW
LIGHTING FIXTURES SOME OF WHICH
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WILL BE LASER CONTROLLED AND
SOME WILL HAVE SPECIAL EFFECTS
LIKE ROSE PETALS CUT OUT AND
GOBO'S FOR THEM.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ADDING.
WHEN YOU SEE THE MOVIE YOU WILL
HAVE THIS KIND OF LIGHT SHOW
THAT IS GOING TO GO ON AND
SOMETIMES YOU WILL NOTICE IT AND
SOMETIMES YOU WON'T.
YOU WILL BE LIKE WOW THAT'S SUCH
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AN ADDITION I WASN'T EXPECTING.
>> IT IS A 2.3 MILLION DOLLAR
PROJECT AND IN ADDITION TO THE
NEW LIGHT SHOW, IT INCLUDES
FRESH FOOTAGE FROM DERBY 150 AND
UPDATES TO CHURCHILL DOWNS.
>> WE HAVE A COUPLE NEW VOICES
THAT WE'RE BRINGING IN FOR
EXAMPLE FOR THE FIRST TIME PENNY
FROM SOME ARCHIVE INTERVIEWS
(24:45):
SECRETARIATES OWNER.
WE'RE BRINGING IN BRAD COX ONE
OF THE MAJOR LEADING TRAINER OF
THIS GENERATION OF TRAINERS.
WE HAVE MIKE SMITH IN AND WE'RE
INCORPORATING FOOTAGE OF HIM
WINNING WHICH WE NEVER HAVE WHEN
WE HAVE THE MOVIE WITH JOCKEYS
NOW WE HAVE DERBY AND THEY ARE
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DERBY WINNING JOCKEYS AND NOW A
WINNING JOCKEY WITH SHOWS HE IS
TALKING AND YOU ARE SEEING HIM
WIN THE DERBY IN THE 2018 YEAR
WHERE THE RAIN IS POURING DOWN
AND A GREAT LOOK.
YOU SEE TRULY WHAT IT MEANS TO
HIM TO WIN THE DERBY.
THE ONE THING EVERYTHING IN THE
MUSEUM AS WELL AS ESPECIALLY
THIS EXHIBIT THE GREATEST RACE
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WE WANT PERSON WHO HAS NO
KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT GOES ON HERE
THE FIRST SATURDAY IN MAY, COME
IN AND SEE OUR MOVIE AND OUR
EXHIBITS AND WANTING TO OUT HERE
AND BE IN PERSON THE NEXT DERBY.
THAT IS WHAT WE WANT.
THAT IS THE EXPERIENCE WE WANT
TO GIVE.
>> PRETTY COOL.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE
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HISTORY OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY
MUSEUM AND WHAT IS STILL TO COME
WHEN KELSEY STARKS SITS DOWN
WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE DERBY
MUSEUM ON THE NEXT "INSIDE
LOUISVILLE" THIS SUNDAY AT 12:00
NOON, 11:00 A.M. CENTRAL HERE ON
KET.
>>> YOU KNOW HIM FOR HIS LOVE OF
TRAVEL.
NOW, RICK STEVES IS TEAMING UP
WITH THE LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA
FOR A MUSICAL JOURNEY THAT
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BEGINS IN THE U.S. AND TRAVELS
THROUGH SEVEN EUROPEAN
COUNTRIES.
[♪♪]
(26:33):
EXPERIENCE THE
HISTORICAL TRAVEL LOG OF HISTORY
AND CULTURE WITH REMARKABLE
SCENERY AND RICK'S INSIGHTS.
PLAY MUSICAL TOUR GUIDE RICK
STEVES UTILIZES HIS KNOWLEDGE OF
EUROPEAN HISTORY AND CULTURE TO
SET THE CONTEXT FOR EACH PIECE.
>> THIS CONCERT HAS BEEN A
CELEBRATION OF HOW GREAT IT IS
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TO TRAVEL.
BUT YOU KNOW THE HAPPIEST DAY
FOR ME IS ALWAYS THE DAY I COME
HOME.
AND I BRING HOME WITH ME MY TWO
FAVORITE SOUVENIRS.
A BROADER PERSPECTIVE AND A
BETTER APPRECIATION OF THIS
PLACE THAT WE ARE SO BLESSED TO
CALL HOME.
SEE RICK STEVES EUROPE
WITH THE LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA
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FRIDAY NIGHT AT 10:00 P.M.
EASTERN ON KET AND DON'T MISS US
TOMORROW BECAUSE WE'RE BACK AT
6:30 EASTERN 5:30 CENTRAL FOR
"KENTUCKY EDITION" WHERE WE
INFORM, CONNECT AND INSPIRE.
I'M RENEE SHAW AND I WILL SEE
YOU TOMORROW NIGHT.
[♪♪]
>> I FEEL LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE
WERE GOOD THE RAIN'S OVER YOU'RE
GOOD.
AND FOR US IT'S LIKE GOSH IT
FEELS LIKE IT'S JUST BEGINNING.
>> Renee (00:16):
MEET A KENTUCKY FLOOD
VICTIM WHOSE NEIGHBORS REALLY
DELIVERED.
>> IT'S SO EASY TO JUST USE YOUR
PHONE AND PLACE ANY NUMBER OF
BETS ON ANY NUMBER OF SPORTING
ACTIVITIES.
SPORTS BETTING IS
POPULAR IN KENTUCKY, BUT NOT
EVERYONE IS A WINNER.
(00:37):
>> IT GIVES THE CHILD AN
ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY ARE
GROWING AND LEARNING BEFORE THEY
EVEN SEE THE CLASSROOM.
AND WE GO TO A SCHOOL
TEACHING PARENTS THE IMPORTANCE
OF A CHILD'S EARLY YEARS.
>> PRODUCTION OF "KENTUCKY
EDITION" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN
PART BY THE KET MILLENNIUM FUND.
(01:00):
[♪♪]
GOOD EVENING AND
WELCOME TO "KENTUCKY EDITION" ON
THIS THURSDAY, APRIL THE 17TH.
I'M RENEE SHAW AND WE THANK YOU
FOR SPENDING SOME OF YOUR
THURSDAY NIGHT WITH US.
>>> KENTUCKY'S AUDITOR IS
LAUNCHING AN INVESTIGATION INTO
(01:22):
KENTUCKY'S MEDICAL CANNABIS
PROGRAM.
IN A STATEMENT AUDITOR ALLISON
BALL SAID HER OFFICE HAS
RECEIVED COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE
LOTTERY PROCESS USED TO AWARD
MEDICAL CANNABIS BUSINESS
LICENSES.
QUOTE, KENTUCKIANS SHOULD HAVE
CONFIDENCE THAT STATE OFFICES
OPERATE WITH TRANSPARENCY AND
INTEGRITY.
AND MY OFFICE IS COMMITTED TO
ENSURING THOSE STANDARDS END
(01:43):
QUOTE.
AUDITOR BALL SAYS THE
INVESTIGATION WILL BEGIN BY
EXAMINING THE OFFICE OF MEDICAL
CANNABIS' BUSINESS LICENSE
APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS.
LAST YEAR THE BA SEAR
ADMINISTRATION PARTNERED WITH
THE KENTUCKY LOTTERY CORPORATION
TO CREATE A SYSTEM FOR AWARDING
BUSINESS LICENSES.
AT THE TIME, GOVERNOR BESHEAR
SAID THE GOAL WAS TO QUOTE
(02:05):
ENSURE THAT OUR LICENSING
PROCESS WAS TRANSPARENT AND
PROVIDED EVERYONE A FAIR SHOT.
REPORTING BY LOUISVILLE PUBLIC
MEDIA FOUND MOST OF THE
BUSINESSES AWARDED MEDICAL
CANNABIS LICENSES WERE FORMED BY
PEOPLE WHO DON'T LIVE IN
KENTUCKY.
THE GOVERNOR RESPONDED TO THOSE
CONCERNS BACK IN DECEMBER.
>> Gov. Andy Beshear (02:24):
WHAT WE
HAVE SEEN IN OUR STATES ARE
LAWSUITS WHEN STATES HAVE TRIED
TO FAVOR ONLY IN STATE COMPANIES
THAT HAVE NOT RUN A LOTTERY LIKE
THIS.
THERE'S BEEN ONE STATE THAT HAS
BEEN ENJOINED FOR TWO YEARS THAT
THEY HAVE THEIR LEGISLATION IN
PLACE, BUT FOR TWO FULL YEARS,
THEY CAN'T EVEN RUN THE END OF
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THE SELECTION PROCESS OR THE
REST.
FOR US IT WAS PUTTING THE
PATIENT FIRST.
AND WE HAD TO MAKE A DECISION.
DO WE PUT THE PATIENT FIRST AND
IF SO WE DESIGN A SYSTEM THAT
WILL HAVE THE FEWEST LIKELY
SUCCESSFUL CHALLENGES ON THE
LAWSUITS SIDE.
>> Renee (03:04):
WE REACHED OUT TO THE
OFFICE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS ABOUT
AUDITOR BALL'S INVESTIGATION.
THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE SENT US A
RESPONSE INSTEAD SAYING THEY ARE
COMMITTED TO TRANSPARENCY WHICH
IS WHY THE LOTTERY PROCESS WAS
STREAMED ON-LINE.
THE STATEMENT GOES ON TO SAY
QUOTE TODAY NO ONE HAS FILED A
LEGAL CLAIM CHALLENGING
KENTUCKY'S MEDICAL CANNABIS LAWS
(03:24):
OR THE OFFICE OF MEDICAL
CANNABIS' REGULATIONS.
THE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE COME
FORWARD TO EXPRESS CONCERNS WENT
THROUGH THE FULL PROCESS AND DID
NOT COMPLAIN UNTIL AFTER NOT
BEING SELECTED IN THE LOTTERY.
END QUOTE.
THE STATE SAYS WATCH OUT FOR
THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY THROUGH
EASTER SUNDAY.
KENTUCKIANS ARE URGED TO BE
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READY FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
FRIDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.
SATURDAY, EXPECT MORE WINDS AND
ON SUNDAY THERE IS A TORNADO
RISK.
IN ADDITION TO MORE THREATS OF
HAIL AND WIND.
SO BE CAREFUL OUT THERE.
>>> THE NEW SEVERE WEATHER
THREAT COMES AFTER LAST WEEK
ESTORMS AND FLOODING.
(04:06):
TODAY, GOVERNOR BESHEAR TALKED
ABOUT THE EFFORT TO RESTORE
BASIC SERVICES TO FLOOD VICTIMS.
>> Gov. Andy Beshear (04:12):
WE STILL
HAVE ABOUT 3035 METERS WITHOUT
POWER MOST OF THAT GOES ON AND
OFF AS PEOPLE ARE MAKING
REPAIRS.
SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO TURN OFF
THAT POWER TO DO IT SAFELY.
AND THEN YOU TURN IT BACK ON.
INCREDIBLE WORK ON OUR WATER
SYSTEMS.
WE HAVE ONE SYSTEM IN THE ENTIRE
STATE THAT IS NOT OPERATIONAL
AND ONE WITH LIMITED OPERATIONS.
(04:32):
WE HAVE 854 HOUSEHOLDS UNDER
BOIL WATER ADVISORY AFTER A
MAJOR FLOOD FOR THAT TO HAPPEN
THAT QUICKLY IS INCREDIBLE.
TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON OUR
BOAT CREWS URBAN SEARCH AND
RESCUE TEAMS THAT WE
PREPOSITIONED AROUND THE
COMMONWEALTH KNOWING THAT THIS
FLOODING WAS GOING TO HAPPEN.
THEY SAVED 142 LIVES THAT WE CAN
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DOCUMENT AND THEY MADE 293
EVACUATIONS.
ALL TEAMS HAVE BEEN DEMOBILIZED
THEY ARE BACK WITH THEIR
FAMILIES.
PUBLIC HEALTH RECEIVED TETANUS
AND HEPATITIS A VACCINES IT'S
IMPORTANT TO HAVE YOUR TETANUS
VACCINATIONS UP-TO-DATE.
(05:15):
FLOODWATERS CAN BE CONTAMINATED
WITH SEWAGE AND THE HEPATITIS A
VACCINATION SHOULD BE CONSIDERED
FOR ANYONE DOING THIS WORK.
>> Renee (05:23):
THE GOVERNOR SAYS HE
AGREES WITH LOUISVILLE'S
DECISION TO CANCEL THE "THUNDER
ONEVER LOUISVILLE" FIREWORKS
SHOW.
HE SAYS WITH THE DEBRIS
EVERYWHERE IT WOULD HAVE NOT
BEEN SAFE TO GO FORWARD WITH IT.
>>> WE HAVE NEW VIDEO TODAY
SHOWING THE FLOODING OF THE
GREEN RIVER IN DAVIESS COUNTY.
THIS VIDEO IS FROM THE DAVIESS
COUNTY FISCAL COURT.
(05:44):
ERIN BLEEMEL LIVES IN THE BIRK
CITY AREA SHE SAYS SHE WAS
GRATEFUL TO NEIGHBORS FOR
HELPING HER FAMILY TO TRY TO
SAVE HER HOME AS FLOODWATERS
APPROACHED.
>> OUR CHURCH CAME OUT AND WE
FILLED ABOUT A THOUSAND
SANDBAGS.
(06:04):
IT WAS AMAZING.
IT WAS JUST A FEW HOURS WITH SO
MUCH HELP AND WE PUT THEM AROUND
THE HOUSE HOPE TO GO WASN'T
GOING TO GET TO THE HOUSE.
IT DID GET TO THE HOUSE IT GOT
UP TO OUR FIRST STEP WE THINK
THE SANDBAGS HELPED BUT IT
WASN'T RUSHING WATER OR ANYTHING
HERE BUT EVERYTHING WAS COVERED.
(06:24):
>> JUST FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE
NEVER BEEN HERE BEFORE THE GREEN
RIVER IS IN YOUR FRONT YARD.
>> YES, YES, IT'S USUALLY FAR
DOWN.
I'M NOT GOOD AT HOW FAR DOWN BUT
IT IS AMAZING TO ME THIS MUCH
WATER WAS HERE.
I FEEL LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE
GOOD THE RAIN'S OVER YOU'RE
GOOD.
(06:45):
AND FOR US IT'S LIKE GOSH IT
ALMOST FEELS LIKE IT'S JUST
BEGINNING WE'RE HALFWAY THROUGH
NOW WE HAVE THE CLEANUP AND
WE'RE WAITING ON THE WATER TO GO
DOWN.
THERE IS A LOT LEFT AHEAD FOR
US, I FEEL LIKE.
OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH
THEM.
DURING A 2018 FLOOD THEY WERE
ABLE TO GET IN AND OUT OF THEIR
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HOUSE USING A TRACTOR.
THIS TIME THEY HAVE TO TRAVEL BY
BOAT.
>>> IN OTHER NEWS, KENTUCKIANS
SPENT $3.6 BILLION ON ON-LINE
SPORTS WAGERING SINCE IT BECAME
LEGAL IN THE FALL OF 2023.
AND HERE ARE MORE SPORTS BETTING
NUMBERS REPORTED BY THE
(07:26):
LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER.
78% OF KENTUCKY ADULTS GAMBLED
OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
47,000 TO 64,000 KENTUCKIANS
HAVE A GAMBLING ADDICTION.
WE SPOKE ABOUT THIS WITH A
LEADING GAMBLING ADDICTION
COUNSELOR IN THE STATE.
HERE IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE
KENTUCKY COUNCIL ON PROBLEM
(07:48):
GAMBLING.
>> SINCE SPORTS GAMBLING OPENED
UP IN SEPTEMBER OF '23, OUR
HOTLINE HAS BEEN INCREASING TO
THE POINT OF AVERAGING ABOUT
DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF CALLS THAT
WE'VE HAD BEFORE.
SPORTS GAMBLING SEEMS TO BE
SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE GET INTO
AND GET QUICKLY ADDICTED TO IT.
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AND GET INTO SERIOUS TROUBLE.
IT'S SO EASY TO JUST USE YOUR
PHONE AND PLACE ANY NUMBER OF
BETS ON ANY NUMBER OF SPORTING
ACTIVITIES.
WE'RE SEEING MORE AND MORE
YOUNGER MALES, ESPECIALLY,
CALLING US AND WHEN I SAY
YOUNGER ANYWHERE FROM 18 TO 30
(08:35):
AGE RANGE WITH SIGNIFICANT
PROBLEMS.
I'M HEARING AMOUNTS THAT THEY
ARE GAMBLING IN THE RANGE OF
AMOUNTS THAT THEY WOULD OWE FOR
GAMBLING DEBT ANYWHERE FROM
10-15,000 UP TO CLOSE TO
100,000.
BECAUSE I DO TREAT GAMBLERS, THE
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VERY FIRST THING I DO WHEN I GET
THEM IN THERE IS TRY TO BUILD
HOPE IN THEM.
AND DO A SUICIDE ASSESSMENT,
BECAUSE I NEED TO KNOW WHERE
THAT WHOLE PIECE IS.
AND I TALK TO THEM ABOUT THE
DOWNWARD SPIRAL OF HOW THEY GOT
TO THIS POINT.
AND IF IT'S SPORTS GAMBLING I
TALK TO THEM ABOUT THE DIFFERENT
(09:17):
APPS THAT YOU CAN PUT ON YOUR
PHONE THAT HELP YOU IN BANNING
THEM FROM BEING ABLE TO REACH
YOU.
YOU CAN PUT IT ON YOUR PHONE, ON
YOUR COMPUTER IT'S WHAT
TECHNOLOGY DO WE HAVE FOR
BANNING THEM FROM ANY KIND OF
REACHING OUT TO SOMEBODY.
AND THAT HAS HELPED A LOT OF
PEOPLE TO BE TO DOWNLOAD THOSE
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APPS.
THEY ARE LESS THAN $5 A MONTH.
WHICH IS NOTHING COMPARED TO THE
BETTING THEY ARE DOING.
THE STATE'S GAMBLING
HELP LINE IS 1-800-GAMBLER.
IT'S RECEIVED MORE THAN 3200
CALLS IN 2024.
>>> WE ARE MORE THAN A YEAR AWAY
FROM THE 2026 U.S. SENATE
(10:02):
PRIMARY IN KENTUCKY BUT
CANDIDATES AND POTENTIAL
CANDIDATES ARE ALREADY RAISING
MONEY.
REPORTS FROM THE FEDERAL
ELECTION COMMISSION SHOW
REPUBLICAN DANIEL CAMERON HAS
ALREADY RAISED ABOUT $500,000 IN
THE FOUR WEEKS SINCE HE
ANNOUNCED HIS CANDIDACY.
CAMERON IS THE FORMER KENTUCKY
ATTORNEY GENERAL WHO RAN FOR
GOVERNOR IN 2023 LOSING TO
(10:22):
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR.
CONGRESSMAN ANDY BARR ALSO A
REPUBLICAN HAS MORE THAN $5
MILLION IN CAMPAIGN FUNDS AND HE
RAISED MORE THAN A MILLION IN
JANUARY, FEBRUARY AND MARCH.
HE IS NOT AN ANNOUNCED U.S.
SENATE CANDIDATE YET BUT IF HE
RUNS HE CAN MOVE MONEY IN THE
CAMPAIGN.
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ON THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE STATE
REPRESENTATIVE PAMELA STEVENSON
HAS RAISED $70,000.
SHE RAN FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL IN
2023 AND LOST TO REPUBLICAN
RUSSELL COLEMAN.
>>> THIS IS THE U.S. SENATE SEAT
HELD BY MITCH McCONNELL WHO
ANNOUNCED HE WOULD NOT SEEK AN
EIGHTH TERM IN 2026.
>>> ACTOR AND KENTUCKY NATIVE
(11:03):
GEORGE CLOONEY IS PRAISING
GOVERNOR BESHEAR AS A POSSIBLE
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE IN 2028.
BUT BESHEAR IS NOT CLOONEY'S
FIRST CHOICE.
HE SPOKE TO "CNN"'S JAKE TAPPER.
>> WHO DO YOU HAVE YOUR EYES ON?
>> THERE IS ONE PERSON IN
PARTICULAR I THINK IS
(11:23):
SPECTACULAR THERE ARE A FEW.
I LIKE ANDY BESHEAR, I LIKE.
>> YOU ARE A KENTUCKY GUY.
>> I LIKE HIM HE IS A GOOD GUY
AND SMART AND WON IN A RED STATE
A DEMOCRAT.
I LIKE GRETCHEN I THINK IS GOOD
BUT WHO I THINK IS LEVITATING
ABOVE THAT IS WES MOORE.
HE IS A GUY THAT HANDLED THIS
(11:46):
TRAGEDY IN BALTIMORE
BEAUTIFULLY.
HIS TWO TOURS OF DUTY IN
AFGHANISTAN.
HE SPEAKS BEAUTIFULLY.
HE IS SMART HE RAN A HEDGE FUND
AND THE ROBINHOOD FOUNDATION.
HE'S A PROPER LEADER AND
DEMOCRATS, THE THING IS
DEMOCRATS FALL IN LOVE AND
(12:07):
REPUBLICANS FALL IN LINE.
I THINK REPUBLICANS ARE FALLING
IN LOVE A LITTLE BIT.
I LIKE HIM A LOT.
I THINK HE COULD BE SOMEONE WE
COULD ALL JOIN IN BEHIND.
WE HAVE TO FIND SOMEBODY RATHER
SOON.
SO GOVERNOR WES MOORE
WHO YOU HEARD HIM REFER TO IS
THE DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR OF
MARYLAND.
IN 2024 CLOONEY WAS ONE OF THE
(12:29):
DEMOCRATIC VOICES URGING
PRESIDENT BIDEN TO DROPOUT OF
THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE.
CLOONEY SAYS HE WISHES THERE HAD
BEEN A DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY TO
PICK A NOMINEE AFTER BIDEN'S
WITHDRAWAL.
[♪♪]
THIS WEEK, GEAR UP KENTUCKY
(12:49):
CELEBRATED 25 YEARS.
IT IS A COLLEGE READINESS
PROGRAM FOR LOW INCOME KENTUCKY
COMMUNITIES THAT HELPS MIDDLE
AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS GO ON
TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION,
WITH FEDERAL FUNDING NOW IN
QUESTION, THOUGH, GEAR UP STAFF
AND STUDENTS ARE DOING
EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO
DEMONSTRATE WHY THE PROGRAM IS
IMPORTANT.
>> MORE IN TONIGHT'S EDUCATION
(13:11):
MATTERS REPORT.
>> WE'RE HERE TODAY FOR OUR
FINAL INSTITUTE FOR A COLLEGE
GOING CULTURE.
SO THIS IS A TIME WHEN KENTUCKY
BRINGS TOGETHER ALL OF THE 12
SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT WE HAVE
SERVED.
THIS IS OUR FINAL YEAR OUR
SEVENTH YEAR OF THIS GRANT OUR
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FOCUS IS ON SUSTAINABILITY.
AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ONCE
THIS GRANT ENDS, HOW CAN SCHOOLS
BOTH SCHOOL STAFF AND STUDENTS
KEEP THE TORCH BURNING.
WE'RE RECOGNIZING OUR GEAR UP
STUDENTS OF THE YEAR.
THIS YEAR WE'VE SERVED HIGH
SCHOOL JUNIORS AND SENIORS AND
THESE STUDENTS WE HAVE BEEN WITH
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FOR SIX YEARS NOW.
GEAR UP HAS BEEN PROVIDING
SUPPORT TO THESE PARTICULAR
STUDENTS SINCE SEVENTH GRADE.
THEY ARE NAMED STUDENT OF THE
YEAR WHEN THEIR GEAR UP STAFF IN
THEIR SCHOOL EVERYDAY,
IDENTIFIES A STUDENT LEADER
WITHIN THEIR SCHOOL WHO HAS A
REALLY SHOWED INITIATIVE AND
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DEMONSTRATED LEADERSHIP AMONGST
THEIR PEERS.
>> IN SEVENTH GRADE I DIDN'T
HAVE THE MOTIVATION OR THE DRIVE
TO WANT TO COMPLETE ANYTHING IN
SCHOOL.
SO WHAT MAKES ME REALLY EXCITED
EVEN MORE TODAY, IS THAT I HAVE
THIS AWARD.
AND I FOUND THAT DRIVE THROUGH
GEAR UP.
AND GEAR UP HELPED ME SO MUCH
BECAUSE I WAS IN A PLACE TO
(14:33):
WHERE I DIDN'T WANT TO GO TO
SCHOOL.
I HAD TRUANCY FOR A WHILE.
BUT GEAR UP, I CAME TO GEAR UP
AND THEY HELPED ME LIKE REALIZE.
>> GEAR UP HAS SHAPED ME TO BE
AN ADVOCATE FOR THE KIDS.
WE WANT TO LEAVE THE WORLD AND
OUR PROGRAM BETTER THAN WHERE WE
FOUND IT.
WE'RE ABLE TO HELP KIDS FEEL THE
NEED TO BE INSPIRED TO GO TO
(14:54):
COLLEGE AND TO GRADUATE FROM
THAT EVEN IF THAT'S FIRST
GENERATION OR EVEN IF THEY FEEL
LIKE THEY WANT TO BE IN CAREERS
MAYBE COLLEGE IS NOT FOR
EVERYBODY.
WE'RE HERE TO BE ADVOCATES AND
GUIDANCE FOR THE KIDS WHO DON'T
HAVE ANYBODY AND GEAR UP HAS
ALWAYS DONE THAT AND THE REASON
I WANTED TO FOLLOW IN THE
FOOTSTEPS TO BE ADVOCATES FOR
KIDS THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE
(15:16):
ANYBODY.
>> WE HAVE REAPPLIED FOR A NEW
ROUND OF FUNDING THIS YEAR AND
SO WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR BACK
ON THE RESULTS OF THAT.
FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION.
>> EVERY STUDENT IN A GEAR UP
SCHOOL IS HAVING ACCESS TO THOSE
RESOURCES.
WE'RE GETTING WAIVERS FOR FREE
ACT'S, AND WAIVERS FOR FREE
COLLEGE APPLICATIONS WHICH CAN
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MEAN APPLYING TO COLLEGE FOR
SOME STUDENTS.
SOME STUDENTS WOULDN'T BE
FILLING OUT THE FAFSA OR
APPLYING TO COLLEGE WITHOUT THE
PUSH FROM GEAR UP.
AND SO I THINK IT'S IMPACT ITS
BEYOND WHAT WE SEE AT A
CONFERENCE LIKE TODAY.
WHEN WE SEE THE LIVES TOUCHED,
IT'S MORE THAN I THINK WE'LL BE
(15:57):
ABLE TO QUANTIFY IN A MEANINGFUL
WAY.
THE IDEAS OF GEAR UP ARE NOBLE
AND WONDERFUL AND WE'VE SEEN
WHAT THEY MEAN FOR STUDENTS.
BUT THE SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION
AND THE PEOPLE THAT HELP MAKE IT
SO SPECIAL, ARE REALLY HELPFUL
FOR KENTUCKY SCHOOLS AND SCHOOLS
NATIONALLY.
>> WE'VE SEEN SCHOOLS AND
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STUDENTS THAT HAVE PARTICIPATED
IN GEAR UP EXCEED STATE-WIDE
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATES.
WE'VE SEEN MORE STUDENTS
APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL AID.
WE'VE SEEN COLLEGE APPLICATIONS
INCREASE.
AND OUR GEAR UP STUDENTS ARE
GOING TO COLLEGE AT HIGHER RATES
THAN THEIR PEERS ACROSS THE
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STATE.
THEY ARE ALSO PERSISTING FROM
THEY ARE NOT JUST GETTING TO
COLLEGE THEY ARE STAYING SO THEY
ARE PERSISTING FROM THAT FIRST
YEAR OF COLLEGE TO THAT SECOND
YEAR OF COLLEGE AT HIGHER RATES
THAN THEIR PEERS AS WELL.
IN THE MEANWHILE WE WANT TO JUST
GET THE MESSAGE OUT THAT GEAR UP
TRULY DOES WORK AND IT'S WORKING
IN KENTUCKY.
(17:00):
>> GEAR UP IS AN OPPORTUNITY
THAT YOU ARE OFFERED, YOU KNOW.
MOST PEOPLE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF
THINGS THAT THEY ARE LIKE
EXPOSED TO AND LIKE SHOWN TO TO
BETTER THEMSELVES FOR THE
FUTURE.
THIS MEANS A LOT TO ME, BECAUSE
I WAS CHOSEN FROM SOMETHING THAT
I WAS GIVEN.
AND IT FEELS REALLY GOOD FOR ME
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TODAY.
12 STUDENTS WERE NAMED
GEAR UP STUDENTS OF THE YEAR
WITH 12 EDUCATORS RECOGNIZED AS
GEAR UP CHAMPIONS OF THE YEAR.
>>> THE CRADLE SCHOOL IN
DANVILLE DOESN'T JUST TEACH
CHILDREN IT TEACHES PARENTS THE
IMPORTANCE OF A CHILD'S EARLY
YEARS FROM BIRTH TO AGE THREE.
IT'S BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS THEN
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CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE
THROUGHOUT A LIFETIME.
>> I ABSOLUTELY LOVE WORKING
WITH THIS AGE.
WE WORK FROM BIRTH TO FOUR.
AND I LOVE THAT THE KIDS ARE
MOLDABLE AND STILL READY TO
LEARN AND THEY ARE EXCITED.
AND WE FOUND THAT THE PARENTS
ARE SO WILLING TO HAVE SOMEONE
THAT WILL COME ALONG SIDE THEM
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AND HELP THEM THROUGH THAT
JOURNEY.
>> OUR PRIMARY GOAL IS TO
INCREASE KINDERGARTEN READINESS.
AROUND 70-80% OF THE STUDENTS
LOCALLY COMING INTO KINDERGARTEN
ARE NOT CONSIDERED KINDERGARTEN
READY.
SO THAT'S WHY IT REALLY GOT
STARTED.
>> WE DO A LOT OF LEARNING
ACTIVITIES ONCE A MONTH THEY
WILL GET WITH YOU AND THEY SEE
WHERE YOUR CHILD IS, WHERE THEY
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ARE SUPPOSED TO BE ALL THE WAY
FROM BIRTH.
>> ARTHUR WAS NOT GETTING HIS
NUMBERS AND HE ALREADY GOTTEN TO
EIGHT AND HE IS ONLY THREE.
>> WE CONSIST OF TWO PARTS,
INDIVIDUALIZED VISITS WHERE WE
ASSIGN EACH STUDENT A PARENT
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EDUCATOR AND THAT PARENT
EDUCATOR PLANS INDIVIDUALS BASED
ON WHERE THEY ARE AND AREAS
WHERE THEY MIGHT NEED EXTRA
WORK, COGNITIVE SKILLS, LETTERS,
NUMBERS, COUNTING.
>> OUR GROUP SESSIONS ARE ABOUT
AN HOUR, HOUR-AND-A-HALF LONG.
WE START WITH A CIRCLE TIME AND
IN THAT CIRCLE TIME WE FOCUS ON
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NUMBERS, LETTERS, COLORS, WE
ALSO ARE KIND OF HELPING THOSE
CHILDREN LEARN HOW TO SIT IN A
CIRCLE TIME AND HOW TO INTERACT
WITH OTHER KIDS AND HOW THAT
WORKS.
>> BIG INTO READING.
WE'LL SIT DOWN AND READ A BOOK.
THE KIDS GET TO INTERACT.
WE TRY TO GET THE GROUP TOGETHER
AND GET EACH KID TO SAY THEIR
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NAME OR WE'LL SAY THEIR NAME AND
READ A BOOK AND HAVE THEM
INTERACT WITH THE BOOK.
>> WE GO FROM THE CIRCLE TIME TO
THE GROUPS WHERE WE DO DIFFERENT
SKILLS MIGHT BE A CUTTING
STATION, A FINE MOTOR PLAYDOUGH
STATION THAT IS JUST WHERE THE
PARENT AND THE CHILD CAN WALK
AROUND TOGETHER AND THEY CAN
PARTNER IN THOSE TASKS THAT
MAYBE THEY WOULDN'T DO AT HOME.
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>> HE LOVES TO COME AND IT'S
GREAT TO LEARN HOW TO SHARE SOME
OF THE KIDS ARE ONLY KIDS.
OR THEY GOT OTHER SIBLINGS AND
THEY ARE WAY FAR APART.
FOR THEM THEY GET TO LEARN HOW
TO INTERACT WITH KIDS THEIR AGE.
>> HAVING THIS ROOM HAS BEEN A
BLESSING IT HAS ALLOWED US TO
SET IT UP LIKE A KINDERGARTEN
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ROOM WHEN THE PARENTS AND
CHILDREN COME IN THEY ARE
LEARNING WHAT DOES A CIRCLE TIME
LOOK LIKE, YOU MAY HAVE TOYS IN
THE ROOM BUT YOU CAN'T PLAY YOU
HAVE TO DO MAYBE YOUR STATIONS
FIRST.
SO IT GIVES THE CHILD AN
ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY ARE
GROWING AND LEARNING BEFORE THEY
EVEN SEE THE CLASSROOM.
BECAUSE THAT CAN SOMETIMES BE
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INTIMIDATING TO THE KIDS WHEN
YOU GO INTO KINDERGARTEN AND
YOU'VE NEVER SEEN A CLASSROOM
BEFORE.
SO THIS GIVES THAT LEARNING
CURVE FOR THE KIDS AND THE
FAMILIES.
THE PROGRAM RECEIVED A
UNITED WAY GRANT TO HIRE TWO
ADDITIONAL STAFF MEMBERS WHO
HELP LEAD GROUP ACTIVITIES AND
WILL ULTIMATELY WORK WITH THEIR
OWN FAMILIES.
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>>> KENTUCKY HAS A NEW POET
LAUREATE FOR 2025 AND 2026.
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR TODAY
ANNOUNCED POET AND TEACHER,
KATHLEEN DRISKELL WILL REPLACE
SILAS HOUSE WHOSE TERM IS ENDING
KATHLEEN DRISKELL IS AN AUTHOR
OF SIX COLLECTIONS.
TODAY SHE TALKED ABOUT WHAT
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WRITING CAN ACCOMPLISH.
>> I BELIEVE THAT WHEN WE ENGAGE
OUR CREATIVITY WE ARE SEEING
EVIDENCE OF THE DIVINE, THE
SACRED.
WHEN WE ACTIVATE OUR
IMAGINATIONS WE ARE ACTIVATING
OUR CAPACITY TO LOVE OURSELVES
AND TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER.
WE CREATE A WORLD THAT
DEMONSTRATES OUR SHARED
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COMMUNITY, STRENGTHENED THROUGH
PARADOXICLY WRITING ABOUT THE
DIFFERENCES AMONG US.
KATHLEEN DRISKELL WILL
BE INDUCTED ON APRIL 24TH IN THE
STATE CAPITOL ROTUNDA.
CONGRATS TO HER.
[♪♪]
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LOUISVILLE'S KENTUCKY DERBY
MUSEUM IS CELEBRATING 40 YEARS
WITH A BIG UPGRADE TO ONE OF ITS
MOST THRILLING EXHIBITS.
THE GREATEST RACE IS A MOVIE
SHOWN EACH HOUR ON THE MUSEUM'S
ONE OF A KIND 360° THEATER
SCREEN.
OUR KELSEY STARKS GIVES US A
FIRST LOOK ON THE NEXT "INSIDE
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LOUISVILLE".
>> SINCE ITS DEBUT 40 YEARS
AGO...
THE KENTUCKY DERBY MUSEUM'S
IMMERSIVE 360° THEATER HAS BEEN
GROUNDBREAKING.
>> THIS TYPE OF PRESENTATION IN
A MUSEUM ENVIRONMENT IS RATHER
UNIQUE BECAUSE OF THE SCALE OF
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IT.
>> THE GREAT HALLS THEATER IS
ONE OF THE ONLY 360° SCREENED
THEATERS IN THE WORLD.
THERE IS A COUPLE OTHERS MOST
WILL HAVE A DOME OVER THEM.
OUR IS UNIQUE IT IS A 360° STRIP
IN AN OVAL SHAPE TO REPRESENT A
RACETRACK.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE WALK IN AND
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ASK WHERE'S THE THEATER BECAUSE
THEY ARE NOT EXPECTING THE
SCREEN TO BE ALL AROUND THEM.
AND THEN WHEN THEY THE MOVIE
OPENS AND YOU SEE ALL THESE
NAMES OF PAST WINNERS AND ROSES
ON THE SCREEN, THEN THEY REALIZE
WHAT THEY ARE IN AND THAT IT'S
GOING TO BE EXPERIENCE LIKE THEY
ARE NOT REALLY HAVE SEEN MUCH OF
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BEFORE.
>> WHEN IT OPENED IN 1985, THE
GREATEST RACE WAS A SLIDE SHOW
OF DERBY PHOTOGRAPHS.
IN 2015, IT BECAME THE WORLD'S
FIRST SEAMLESS 360° IMMERSIVE
MEDIA EXPERIENCE.
WHILE THE FILM IS UPDATED EACH
YEAR TO REFLECT THE NEWEST DERBY
WINNER THIS YEAR'S UPGRADE IS
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IN A
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DECADE.
>> THE GREAT HALL 40 FOOT BY 80
FOOT OVAL AND 40 FOOT TALL UP TO
THE CEILING.
NOW WHAT WE'RE DOING WHAT WE'RE
ADDING WE'VE NEVER HAD AMBIENT
LIGHTING DURING THE FILM.
WE HAVE LIGHTING FOR EXHIBITS.
WE'RE ADDING A SERIES OF NEW
LIGHTING FIXTURES SOME OF WHICH
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WILL BE LASER CONTROLLED AND
SOME WILL HAVE SPECIAL EFFECTS
LIKE ROSE PETALS CUT OUT AND
GOBO'S FOR THEM.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ADDING.
WHEN YOU SEE THE MOVIE YOU WILL
HAVE THIS KIND OF LIGHT SHOW
THAT IS GOING TO GO ON AND
SOMETIMES YOU WILL NOTICE IT AND
SOMETIMES YOU WON'T.
YOU WILL BE LIKE WOW THAT'S SUCH
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AN ADDITION I WASN'T EXPECTING.
>> IT IS A 2.3 MILLION DOLLAR
PROJECT AND IN ADDITION TO THE
NEW LIGHT SHOW, IT INCLUDES
FRESH FOOTAGE FROM DERBY 150 AND
UPDATES TO CHURCHILL DOWNS.
>> WE HAVE A COUPLE NEW VOICES
THAT WE'RE BRINGING IN FOR
EXAMPLE FOR THE FIRST TIME PENNY
FROM SOME ARCHIVE INTERVIEWS
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SECRETARIATES OWNER.
WE'RE BRINGING IN BRAD COX ONE
OF THE MAJOR LEADING TRAINER OF
THIS GENERATION OF TRAINERS.
WE HAVE MIKE SMITH IN AND WE'RE
INCORPORATING FOOTAGE OF HIM
WINNING WHICH WE NEVER HAVE WHEN
WE HAVE THE MOVIE WITH JOCKEYS
NOW WE HAVE DERBY AND THEY ARE
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DERBY WINNING JOCKEYS AND NOW A
WINNING JOCKEY WITH SHOWS HE IS
TALKING AND YOU ARE SEEING HIM
WIN THE DERBY IN THE 2018 YEAR
WHERE THE RAIN IS POURING DOWN
AND A GREAT LOOK.
YOU SEE TRULY WHAT IT MEANS TO
HIM TO WIN THE DERBY.
THE ONE THING EVERYTHING IN THE
MUSEUM AS WELL AS ESPECIALLY
THIS EXHIBIT THE GREATEST RACE
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WE WANT PERSON WHO HAS NO
KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT GOES ON HERE
THE FIRST SATURDAY IN MAY, COME
IN AND SEE OUR MOVIE AND OUR
EXHIBITS AND WANTING TO OUT HERE
AND BE IN PERSON THE NEXT DERBY.
THAT IS WHAT WE WANT.
THAT IS THE EXPERIENCE WE WANT
TO GIVE.
>> PRETTY COOL.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE
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HISTORY OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY
MUSEUM AND WHAT IS STILL TO COME
WHEN KELSEY STARKS SITS DOWN
WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE DERBY
MUSEUM ON THE NEXT "INSIDE
LOUISVILLE" THIS SUNDAY AT 12:00
NOON, 11:00 A.M. CENTRAL HERE ON
KET.
>>> YOU KNOW HIM FOR HIS LOVE OF
TRAVEL.
NOW, RICK STEVES IS TEAMING UP
WITH THE LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA
FOR A MUSICAL JOURNEY THAT
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BEGINS IN THE U.S. AND TRAVELS
THROUGH SEVEN EUROPEAN
COUNTRIES.
[♪♪]
(26:33):
EXPERIENCE THE
HISTORICAL TRAVEL LOG OF HISTORY
AND CULTURE WITH REMARKABLE
SCENERY AND RICK'S INSIGHTS.
PLAY MUSICAL TOUR GUIDE RICK
STEVES UTILIZES HIS KNOWLEDGE OF
EUROPEAN HISTORY AND CULTURE TO
SET THE CONTEXT FOR EACH PIECE.
>> THIS CONCERT HAS BEEN A
CELEBRATION OF HOW GREAT IT IS
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TO TRAVEL.
BUT YOU KNOW THE HAPPIEST DAY
FOR ME IS ALWAYS THE DAY I COME
HOME.
AND I BRING HOME WITH ME MY TWO
FAVORITE SOUVENIRS.
A BROADER PERSPECTIVE AND A
BETTER APPRECIATION OF THIS
PLACE THAT WE ARE SO BLESSED TO
CALL HOME.
SEE RICK STEVES EUROPE
WITH THE LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA
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FRIDAY NIGHT AT 10:00 P.M.
EASTERN ON KET AND DON'T MISS US
TOMORROW BECAUSE WE'RE BACK AT
6:30 EASTERN 5:30 CENTRAL FOR
"KENTUCKY EDITION" WHERE WE
INFORM, CONNECT AND INSPIRE.
I'M RENEE SHAW AND I WILL SEE
YOU TOMORROW NIGHT.
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