April 3, 2025 • 27 mins
Severe weather is once again moving into the Commonwealth, a new app to help people stay on top of severe weather, a southern Kentucky school district announces a big expansion, KDE stands to lose millions of dollars in federal funding, and a newly designed bat that's taking MLB by storm is made in Kentucky.
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[♪♪]
>> Gov. Andy Beshear (00:09):
TORNADOES
ARE EXPECTED.
AND I KNOW THAT'S TOUGH TO HEAR.
>> Renee (00:12):
THE GOVERNOR SAYS GET
READY FOR MORE BAD WEATHER.
>> THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING IS
MAKING SURE WE HAVE THE
INFORMATION AND EVERYTHING IS
ACCURATE BEFORE WE PUT IT INTO A
BILL.
LAWMAKERS DEBATE
WHETHER BILLS MOVE TOO FAST IN
FRANKFORT.
>> I CAN MOVE THINGS MILLIMETER
BY MILLIMETER TO GET THE
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FUNCTION OPTIMAL AS POSSIBLE AND
SPEED UP RECOVERY.
WHEN IT COMES TO
SHOULDER REPLACEMENT SURGERY
THIS ROBOT REALLY OPERATES.
>> IF YOU CAN MOVE THAT SWEET
SPOT, ABOUT THE SIZES OF A
SILVER DOLLAR IT WILL MAKE A
DIFFERENCE FOR THE PERFORMANCE.
AND THE KENTUCKY
CONNECTION TO A DIFFERENT BAT
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THAT HAS SOME FANS CRYING FOUL.
>> PRODUCTION OF "KENTUCKY
EDITION" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN
PART BY THE KET MILLENNIUM FUND.
[♪♪]
GOOD EVENING EVERYONE,
WELCOME TO "KENTUCKY EDITION."
(01:17):
IT IS WEDNESDAY, APRIL THE
SECOND, I'M RENEE SHAW AND WE
THANK YOU FOR WINDING DOWN YOUR
WEDNESDAY WITH US.
WELL, WE ARE BRACING FOR SOME
TOUGH WEATHER.
KENTUCKY FACES FOUR DAYS OF
ROUGH WEATHER WITH WINDS, FLOODS
AND EVEN TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE.
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAS
ALREADY DECLARED A STATE OF
EMERGENCY.
THE BAD WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO
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START TONIGHT AND MOVE INTO THE
REST OF THE STATE OVERNIGHT.
HERE IS WHAT THE GOVERNOR SAID
THIS MORNING.
>> Gov. Andy Beshear (01:46):
IT IS
ESPECIALLY CONCERNING FOR FAR
WESTERN KENTUCKY WHICH IS GOING
TO SEE POTENTIALLY HISTORIC
AMOUNTS OF RAIN OVER A FOUR-DAY
PERIOD.
AND MAYBE MOST CONCERNING
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.
WE COULD SEE SOME TORNADOES
THROUGHOUT KENTUCKY THAT COULD
BE REALLY STRONG.
AS YOU LOOK IN OUR FIRST SLIDE,
YOU ALMOST NEVER SEE THAT NUMBER
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FIVE THAT HIGHEST POTENTIAL RISK
THAT THEY CAN FORECAST.
THE FOUR IS SCARY ENOUGH ON ITS
OWN.
AND THE THREE IS WHAT WE
NORMALLY SEE FOR AN EVENT WE
WOULD COME TO YOU AND TRY TO
TELL YOU TO BE PREPARED AND BE
READY.
IF YOU LOOK HERE, YOU CAN SEE
THAT EVERYTHING IS ON THE TABLE.
ALL DIFFERENT RISKS.
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MEDIUM, HIGH, THE CONCERN ABOUT
TORNADOES.
HAIL.
WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO HAVE
STRONG WIND AND ESPECIALLY OVER
THE NEXT FOUR DAYS REAL FLOODING
CONCERNS.
>> Renee (02:41):
GOVERNOR BESHEAR URGED
PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN MOBILE HOMES
TO FIND SOMEWHERE ELSE TO STAY
TONIGHT.
HE SAYS IF YOU DON'T HAVE A
BASEMENT BE PREPARED TO GO
SOMEWHERE ELSE.
THE GOVERNOR SAYS THE KENTUCKY
NATIONAL GUARD IS ALREADY ON
STANDBY TO RESPOND.
THE TRANSPORTATION CABINET IS
ALSO ON ALERT.
SO, PLEASE, BE WEATHER AWARE.
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>>> THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
LAUNCHED A NEW TOOL TO HELP
PEOPLE STAY ON TOP OF SEVERE
WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE STATE.
THE WEATHER ALERT APP WAS
ORIGINALLY DESIGNED FOR FARMERS.
NOW ALL KENTUCKIANS CAN DOWNLOAD
IT FOR FREE ON THEIR SMARTPHONE.
WE SPOKE TO ONE OF THE
METEOROLOGISTS BEHIND THE APP
ABOUT THE FEATURES.
>> THIS APP HAS TWO MAIN GOALS:
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TO HEIGHTEN AWARENESS DURING
EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS.
AND SECONDLY EMPOWER KENTUCKY
FARMING OPERATIONS WITH VALUABLE
INSITEDS FOR PRODUCTION AND
MANAGEMENT DECISIONS.
WE HAVE A MAJOR SEVERE WEATHER
SITUATION ON OUR HANDS UNFOLDING
TODAY AND THE REST OF THIS WEEK
WITH EXTREME RAINFALL IN THE
FORECAST.
WE HAVE TORNADOES IN THE
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FORECAST TONIGHT.
AND HAVING THIS APP IS ANOTHER
SOURCE FOR RECEIVING WARNING
INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.
THERE ARE SEVERAL FEATURES ON
THE APP.
THE FIRST ONE YOU DOWNLOAD IT
AND YOU GET HOURLY AND DAILY
DATA, SIMILAR INFORMATION ON ANY
OTHER WEATHER APP.
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WE INCLUDED A HIGH RESOLUTION
RADAR AND YOU CAN ADD TORNADO
WATCH BOXES.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH BOXES.
YOU CAN OVERLAY THE RADAR WITH
WARNING POLYGONS IF WE DO HAVE A
TORNADO WARNING ISSUED YOU CAN
SEE THE POLYGON OVERLAID ON THE
RADAR MAP WITH PRECIPITATION.
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UNIQUE WITH THIS RADAR YOU CAN
SEE LIGHTNING STRIKES FROM THE
AREA AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
CLOUD-TO-GROUND AND CLOUD TO
CLOUD LIGHTNING.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY EXTRA FOR
THE LIGHTNING FEATURE AND YOU
DON'T PAY ANYTHING EXTRA AT ALL.
IT'S MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU FOR
FREE THROUGH KENTUCKY EXTENSION.
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IN ADDITION YOU WILL GET WARNING
ALERTS SENT STRAIGHT TO YOUR
PHONE IF YOU ARE UNDER A TORNADO
WARNING.
BUZZ, BUZZ, BEEP, BEEP TAKE
SHELTER.
SAME THINGS GOES FOR WIND
ADVISORY AND SAME THING GOES FOR
A FREEZE WARNING THAT WE MAY SEE
NEXT WEEK WITH THE COLDER
CONDITIONS ON THE WAY.
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IF THERE IS LIGHTNING IN YOUR
AREA, YOU WILL GET AN ALERT THAT
LIGHTNING IS WITHIN 15 MILES OF
YOUR LOCATION.
THAT CAN BE GPS BASED OR YOU CAN
PICK YOUR OWN LOCATION ON THE
APP.
TAKING ALL THAT AND PUT IT
TOGETHER, WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP
KENTUCKIANS SAFE.
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IT IS ANOTHER SOURCE FOR GETTING
WARNING INFORMATION OUT TO THE
PUBLIC.
WHAT A HELPFUL TOOL.
DIXON EMPHASIZES IT'S IMPORTANT
TO HAVE MUTUAL POLE WAYS OF
GETTING WARNING INFORMATION AND
EVERYONE NEEDS TO HAVE A NOAA
WEATHER RADIO IN THEIR HOME.
TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE
WEATHER ALERT APP GO TO THE
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WEBSITE ON THE SCREEN.
WE ARE TAKING NOTE OF IT AS
WELL.
>>> A SOUTHERN KENTUCKY SCHOOL
DISTRICT ANNOUNCING A BIG
EXPANSION IN ITS CAREER AND
TECHNICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
BOWLING GREEN SCHOOLS HOSTED A
RIBBON DUGOUTING FOR I ANEW
BUILDING FUNDED BY $8 MILLION
ALLOCATED FROM THE BETTER
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KENTUCKY PLAN.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SIGNED OFF
IT IN 2022.
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS MATCHING
10% FOR THE CONSTRUCTION IT WILL
HOUSE THREE PROGRAMS WITH SPACE
FOR A CHILDCARE CENTER,
TEMPERATURE DEPARTMENT AND
INDUSTRIAL --
TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT AND
INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE.
>> THESE FACILITIES, THESE
OPPORTUNITIES ARE GOING TO MAKE
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A GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCE.
THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE FOR THE STUDENTS IN
THESE PROGRAMS.
THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE POTENTIALLY ON THEIR
PARENTS AND THEY ARE CERTAINLY
GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE ON
THE NEXT GENERATION THE CHILDREN
OF THE STUDENTS GOING THROUGH
THE PROGRAMS TODAY AS THEY GET A
FIELD TO PUT THEM IN HIGH DEMAND
POSITIONS IN THE WORKFORCE.
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>> THE AVERAGE WAGE FOR
INCENTIVIZED JOBS WE ANNOUNCED
IS $26 AN HOUR.
AND YOU CAN EARN THAT WITHOUT A
COLLEGE DEGREE.
AND SO IF YOU ARE NOT GOING TO
GO TO COLLEGE OR NOT READY FOR
COLLEGE, RIGHT NOW THERE IS A
GOOD JOB OUT THERE.
AND WE SHOULDN'T LOSE ONE
GRADUATING SENIOR FROM A HIGH
SCHOOL RIGHT NOW.
WE CAN GET THEM IN A GOOD JOB.
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WE CAN GET THEM IN A GOOD SOLID
POSITION.
THIS IS A CHANCE TO CHANGE SO
MUCH THAT WE'VE SEEN AROUND OUR
COMMONWEALTH WITH $26 AN HOUR WE
COULD IMPACT GENERATIONAL
POVERTY BY MAKING SURE THAT ALL
OF THESE STUDENTS HAVE A
PATHWAY.
AND WE DON'T HAVE TO PICK IT FOR
THEM.
WE HAVE TO EMPOWER THEM TO BE
SUCCESSFUL IN THAT PATHWAY.
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THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
SAYS ITS PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL
INDUSTRIES AND EMPLOYERS ARE A
MAJOR ASSET BECAUSE THEY HIRE
MANY GRADUATES.
INTEREST HAS GROWN FROM A
HANDFUL OF STUDENTS TO 80 IN THE
PROGRAM.
INSTRUCTORS SAY OFFERING THESE
COURSES HAVE ALSO SOLVED
BEHAVIORAL ISSUES.
>> IT CHANGES THEM BECAUSE A LOT
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OF TIMES IF YOU ASK THEM HOW
MANY WRITE UPS I HAVE OR
PROBLEMS, MOST OF THOSE THAT
THEY CHANGE WHEN THEY GET DOWN
THERE THEY ARE NOT STUCK IN A
CLASSROOM WHERE THEY HAVE TO SIT
DOWN, LOOK AHEAD, WRITE.
YOU CAN'T DO THIS.
AND WITH THIS CLASS, THEY GET TO
GET UP AND START MAKING THE
DECISIONS.
WE DO A LOT OF PROBLEM SOLVING
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AND IT ALLOWS THEM TO GET UP AND
THIS BECOMES THEIR PROGRAM.
THE EVENT INCLUDED THE
ANNOUNCEMENT OF A NEW PATHWAY,
BOWLING GREEN SCHOOLS WILL PART
INSURANCE WITH SKY-CTC TO OFFER
AN HVAC PROGRAM IN AUGUST.
>>> THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF
(08:36):
EDUCATION STANDS TO LOSE
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FEDERAL
AID.
LINDA MCMAHON SAYS HER
DEPARTMENT IS PULLING BACK
UNSPENT KOIFERRED RELIEF FUNDS.
THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
ROBBIE FLETCHER SAYS THE
DECISION COULD MEAN A LOSS OF
$34 MILLION FOR 13 SCHOOL
DISTRICTS.
HE SAYS THAT MONEY WAS PRIMARILY
EARMARKED FOR CONSTRUCTION
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PROJECTINGS AND SCHOOL BUS
PURCHASES.
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ED HAS
PREVIOUSLY GIVEN STATES AN
EXTENSION TO SPEND DOWN ALL OF
THE COVID RELIEF FUNDS BY THE
END OF MARCH 2026.
THE LETTER RESCINDED THAT
EXTENSION.
IN A LETTER TO THE KENTUCKY
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SUPERINTENDENT, DPLECHER IS
ASKING THAT THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT REINSTATE THE
PREVIOUS DEADLINE.
>>> KENTUCKY LAWMAKERS FILED
ALMOST 1100 BILLS AND PASSED
NEARLY 100 OF THEM DURING THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION THAT
ENDED LAST FRIDAY.
SOME DEMOCRATS COMPLAIN THE
PROCESS IS OFTEN TOO FAST AND
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BILLS ARE RUSHED THROUGH BEFORE
THE PUBLIC CAN SEE THEM AND
COMMENT.
REPUBLICANS SAY THE PROCESS IS
FAIR.
AND THAT DEMOCRATS USED TO RUSH
THROUGH BILLS THE SAME PROCESS
WHEN THEY CONTROLLED THE TWO
CHAMBERS.
WE HEARD FROM BOTH SIDES MONDAY
NIGHT ON "KENTUCKY TONIGHT".
>> WE CONTINUE TO ONLY AT THE
END OF SESSION WHEN WE THROW
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BILLS TOGETHER AND DO
COMMITTEES, THOSE ARE ALL ISSUES
TALKED ABOUT DURING THE SESSION.
ALL ISSUES MANY THAT HAVE PASSED
A COMMITTEE, HEARD ON THE HOUSE
FLOOR OR THE SENATE FLOOR, GONE
TO THE OTHER CHAMBER.
MANY TIMES MOST TIMES THAT IS
WHAT YOU ARE SEEING.
YOU ARE NOT SEEING THINGS WE'VE
PULLED OUT OF THE AIR AND NO ONE
DISCUSSED OR TALKED ABOUT AND
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THROWN IT INTO BILLS.
I THINK ALSO WHAT YOU SEE IT
MAKES IT MORE TRANSPARENT
BECAUSE WE TAKE ISSUES THIS
LEADERSHIP TEAM, MAJORITY, TAKE
ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE DISCUSSED
AND GET FURTHERMORE INFORMATION
AS WE GO ALONG IN THE PROCESS.
WE ALLOW IT TO SIT OUT THERE TO
GET INPUT AND HAVE PEOPLE
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UNDERSTAND IT AND THEN WHEN WE
COME IN THE LAST FEW DAYS TO
PASS IT.
WE'RE MAKING SURE WE HAVE ALL
THE INFORMATION AND EVERYTHING
IS ACCURATE BEFORE WE PUT IT
INTO A BILL.
DO YOU AGREE?
>> NOPE.
WE SOMETIMES FAST TRACK BILLS IN
COMMITTEE AND TWO HOURS LATER
THEY ARE ON THE FLOOR FOR A
VOTE.
A LOT OF TIMES THERE ARE
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SUBSTITUTES FROM A THREE-PAGE
BILL TO 80-PAGE SUBSTITUTE AND
NO ONE CAN GO THROUGHTH THAT
QUICKLY.
SOMETIME IT IS COMES THROUGH
LATE AT NIGHT.
THIS I KNOW...
THE PUBLIC, THE PEOPLE WE SERVE
DON'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
READ IT AND ABSORB IT AND COME
TO FRANKFORT AND SAY I AGREE OR
DISAGREE.
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WE USED TO HAVE A VERY
TRANSPARENT PROCESS.
THREE DAYS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED.
TWO DAYS --
WE HAD RULES AND THEY WERE
DESIGNED SO THE PUBLIC CAN KNOW
WHAT THE GOVERNMENT IS DOING.
BUT THE RULES WERE
OFTEN SUSPENDED UNDER DEMOCRATS
WHEN THEY CONTROLLED THE HOUSE?
>> DEMOCRATS OR REPUBLICANS I'M
JUST SAYING THAT WHOEVER DID IT,
THE PUBLIC HAS A RIGHT TO KNOW
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WHAT IS IN THE BILLS.
YOU CAN HEAR MORE
ABOUT THAT TOPIC AND THE BILLS
PASSED BY THE KENTUCKY GENERAL
ASSEMBLY ON "KENTUCKY TONIGHT"
ON-LINE ON DEMAND AT
KET.ORG/KYTONIGHT.
[♪♪]
(12:06):
>> I'M LAURA ROGERS CHECK IN
WITH NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO'S
RYLAND BART TON TO BREAKDOWN
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS AND LET'S
BEGIN WITH BRETT GUTHRIE WHO
REPUBLICANS KENTUCKY'S SECOND
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT AND
PUBLISHED ARTICLE THEY HAD LIGHT
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TO GET THE HIGH PROFILE
APPOINTMENTS.
TELL US MORE ABOUT THIS.
>> THIS ARTICLE IS FROM A FORMER
LONG TIME POLITICAL REPORTER AT
THE COURIER JOURNAL.
HE NOTICED THIS REPORT THAT
SHOWED THAT SECOND DISTRICT
CONGRESSMAN BRETT GUTHRIE IS ONE
OF THE MOST PROLIFIC FUNDRAISER
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FOR REPUBLICANS AND THERE IS A
PROCESS WHICH YOU WANT A
POWERFUL COMMITTEE CHAIRMANSHIP
YOU NEED TO BE ONE OF THE TOP
FUNDRAISERS DONATING FROM YOUR
CAMPAIGN TO THAT.
REALLY THE LARGER POT THAT GOES
TO ELECTING CONGRESSIONAL
REPUBLICANS.
HE RAISED OVER TWO YEARS, $2.5
MILLION WHICH IS FAR AND ABOVE
THE NEXT HIGHEST FUNDRAISER
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WHICH IS ABOUT A LITTLE LESS
THAN $1.5 MILLION.
AND THIS TIME AROUND CONGRESSMAN
GUTHRIE LANDED THE CHAIRMANSHIP
OF THE COMMERCE COMMITTEE TASKED
FINDING $800 MILLION TO CUT IN
PROGRAMS TO MEET REPUBLICANS'
GOAL OF GETTING $2 TRILLION FROM
THE BUDGET GOING FORWARDS TO
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PRESERVE THE TAX CUTS.
THE ARTICLE IS SHOWING HOW THERE
IS A PROCESS WHERE IF YOU WANT
TO HAVE ONE OF THOSE POWERFUL
COMMITTEE CHAIRMANSHIPS YOU NEED
TO BE ONE OF THE MOST PROLIFIC
FUNDRAISERS AND HE HAS BEEN A
GREAT FUNDRAISER FOR A LONGTIME.
BUT IT WORKED OUT THAT
REPUBLICANS ARE IN POWER IN THE
HOUSE AND ALSO HE IS AT THIS
PARTICULAR POINT IN SENIORITY
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WHERE THAT IS GOING TO WORK FOR
HIM.
IT MENTIONS THE THOMAS MASSIE IS
ONE OF THE LARGEST CRITICS OF
THIS PROCESS.
HE SAID HE WAS TOLD IN THE
BEGINNING DURING ORIENTATION IF
YOU WANT ONE OF THE HIGH PROFILE
COMMITTEES YOU HAVE TO RAISE THE
MONEY FOR IT.
AND MASSIE REFUSED AND HE IS
NEVER GOING TO BE APPOINTED TO
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ONE OF THE SO-CALLED A-LIST
COMMITTEES AND WHEN REACHED OUT
FOR COMMENT HE SAID HE STILL
CALLS IT EXTORTION AND SAID IT
SHOULD BE ILLEGAL.
>> AND TO THE U.S. SENATE WHERE
MITCH McCONNELL'S SEAT WILL BE
OPEN WHEN HIS TERM ENDS.
AND DEMOCRAT PAMELA STEVENSON
WHO HAS WE KNEW SHE WAS DIPPING
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HER TOE IN THE WATERS OF RUNNING
FOR THAT SEAT BUT IT'S NOW
OFFICIAL.
TELL US WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE AS
THE RACE IS SHAPING UP?
>> RIGHT.
SO MITCH McCONNELL'S SEAT WILL
BE UP FOR REELECTION IN 2026.
SHE IS THE ONE DEMOCRAT WHO
TOSSED THEIR HAT INTO THE RING
SO FAR.
WE HEARD EARLIER THIS YEAR
SEVERAL REPUBLICANS ARE MAYBE
(14:59):
LINING UP FORMER ATTORNEY
GENERAL DANIEL CAMERON BEING THE
ONE REPUBLICAN WHO IS ALREADY
GOING TO BE RUNNING AND U.S.
CONGRESSMAN ANDY BARR POSSIBLY.
LEXINGTON NATE MORRIS.
PAMELA STEVENSON IS THE TOP
DEMOCRAT IN THE HOUSE IN THE
KENTUCKY HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.
SHE IS FROM LOUISVILLE.
SHE IS KNOWN FOR HER FIERY
SPEECHES.
SHE HAS BEEN IN THE MINORITY
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PARTY THE WHOLE TIME DURING HER
TIME IN THE LEGISLATURE, BECAUSE
DEMOCRATS FELL OUT OF THE
MAJORITY BACK IN 2016.
SHE RAN FOR STATE-WIDE OFFICE
LAST TIME AROUND IN 2023.
THE ONLY DEMOCRAT TO WIN
STATE-WIDE ELECTION THAT TIME
WAS ANDY BESHEAR SHE LOST BY
SIGNIFICANT MARGIN TO CURRENT
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RUSSELL
COLEMAN.
WE'LL SEE IF ANY OTHER DEMOCRATS
GET IN THE RACE.
THIS IS A LITTLE BIT EARLY AT
THIS POINT.
ANOTHER CONTENDER HAS BEEN
MENTIONED IS POSSIBLY ROCKY
ATKINS.
I READ IN AN ARTICLE THAT HE WAS
SPOKESPERSON REACHED OUT TO FOR
COMMENT AND HE SAID HE IS
WEIGHING OPTIONS.
IT CAN BE AN OPEN FIELD AND SEE
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WHO ELSE LINES UP FOR THIS
POSSIBLE ADMINISTRATION.
>> AND THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
IS CONTINUING ITS ROUND OF
MAKING CUTS TO SEVERAL FEDERAL
AGENCIES WANTING TO SHRINK THE
FEDERAL BUDGET AND THIS WILL
MEAN A LOSS IN SOME MONEY WHEN
IT COMES TO HEALTH GRANTS FOR
KENTUCKY.
GRANTS THAT CAME IN FROM
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COVID-19 RECOVERY.
TELL US WHAT THAT IMPACT COULD
BE?
>> THE NEW U.S. HEALTH SECRETARY
UNDER TRUMP, ROBERT F. KENNEDY
ANNOUNCED HE IS SUSPENDING
GRANTS FOR COVID HEALTHCARE.
BUT THESE GRANTS HAVE ALSO SINCE
THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC GONE ON
TO FUND OTHER THINGS.
KENTUCKY STANDS TO LOSE $150
MILLION IN FUNDING FOR THESE
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GRANTS.
THIS IS MONEY THAT GOES TO LOCAL
HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, THE BESHEAR
ADMINISTRATION AIS SOUNDINGED
ALARM SAYING IT'S GOING TO
AFFECT VACCINE OUTREACH,
EDUCATION AND SERVICE PROGRAMS,
MOBILE VACCINATION SERVICES IN
RURAL AREAS THIS IS ONE OF MANY
CUTS THAT KENTUCKY AND OTHER
STATES ARE STANDING TO LOSE THE
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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PLAYS A HUGE
ROLE AND THIS IS WHERE A LOT OF
THAT FEDERAL MONEY SPILLS OUT AT
THE LOCAL LEVEL AND GETS SPENT
ON PROGRAMS NOT ONLY PUTTING
PEOPLE TO WORK BUT PROVIDING
IMPORTANT SERVICES.
I WANT TO POINT OUT ANOTHER ONE
ANOTHER ARTICLE THAT POINTED
THIS OUT ON THE NATIONAL
INSTITUTION OF OCCUPATIONAL
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SAFETY AND HEALTH HAS BEEN GOING
THROUGH LAYOFFS AND IT AFFECTS
RESEARCH THAT MONITORS THE
HEALTH OF COAL MINERS AND
CREATES SAFER OCCUPATIONAL
STANDARDS FOR PEOPLE IN THE COAL
INDUSTRY AND BEYOND AND ALREADY
WE'VE SEEN THAT THIS GROUP IS
GOING THROUGH LAYOFFS ABOUT 400
FOLK WHO ACTUALLY CONDUCT
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RESEARCH ON MININGS.
WE ARE JUST SEEING THE
BEGINNING.
SOME OF THE DECISIONS HAVE BEEN
LOCKED UP IN THE COURTS.
AT THIS POINT THIS IS THE LATEST
NEWS WHAT WE'VE HEARD ON THE
HEALTH FRONT AND HOW IT'S
SPILLING OUT IN THE LOCAL LEVEL.
>> IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE
IF WORKERS ARE REINSTATED OR
GRANT MONEY IS RETURNED.
BUT BASED ON ONCE THEY SEE HEY
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WE MISS THIS THIS WAS EFFECTIVE
THERE IS THE OPTION OF IT COMING
BACK?
>> YES.
WE'VE SEEING WHAT THE REAL
IMPLICATIONS OF WHAT THIS IS.
HOW WELL GOVERNMENT CAN FUNCTION
WITHOUT THE FUNDING AND WITHOUT
SOME OF THESE POSITIONS IN PLACE
GOING FORWARD.
>> RYLAND BART TON WITH PUBLIC
(18:33):
RADIO.
>> THANKS, LAURA.
[♪♪]
NEW ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY
IS GIVING DOCTORS THE ABILITY TO
BETTER RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF
PATIENTS UNDERGOING SHOULDER
REPLACEMENTS.
A KENTUCKY SURGEON WAS ONE OF
THE FIRST IN THE COUNTRY TO
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PERFORM THE GROUNDBREAKING
ROBOTIC ASSISTED SURGERY.
MORE ON THE TECHNOLOGY, HOW IT'S
IMPROVED RESULTS AND RECOVERY
TIMES IN TODAY'S MEDICAL NEWS.
>> I THINK FOR ME THE BIGGEST
THING THIS GIVES ME A CHANCE TO
GIVE MY PATIENTS SOMETHING WE
HAVE NOT HAD A LEVEL OF
ACCURACY.
RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T HAVE GODS
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AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE LOOK AT THE AND BASE IT OFF
OUR 3D SCANS AND TRY TO MATCH
THE SCANS.
THAT BRINGS IN A LOT OF HUMAN
ERROR ON MY PART.
WHEREAS WITH THE ROBOT NOW I
TAKE THAT OUT OF THE EQUATION.
I MAKE MY SCAN.
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I'M WITHIN .1 MILLIMETRES OF
ACCURACY AND THAT IS SOMETHING
WE NEVER HAD BEFORE.
THAT GIVES ME WAYS TO GIVE YOU A
LITTLE BIT MORE.
INSTEAD OF TRYING TO MAKE
SOMETHING THAT KIND OF WORKS I
CAN MOVE THINGS MILLIMETER BY
MILLIMETER TO GIVE YOU THE MOST
OPTIMAL FUNCTION AND SPEED UP
YOUR RECOVERY.
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FOR PATIENTS THE THING IS FASTER
RECOVERY AND HOPEFULLY MORE
FUNCTION.
AND HOPEFULLY MORE FUNCTION IS
WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT.
WITH THAT, NOW THE THINGS THAT
WE THEORIZED WE CAN DO, WE CAN
PUT TO THE TEST.
OUR GOAL IS THAT WE TAKE THESE
THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN THINKING
ABOUT FOR 10, 15 YEARS, AND
APPLY THEM AND TRY TO SEE HOW
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MUCH BETTER WE CAN MAKE YOU.
WHEN WE STARTED WITH REVERSE
SHOULDER REPLACEMENT WE WILL
TOLD YOU WILL NEVER GET YOUR ARM
ABOVE YOUR SHOULDER.
HERE WE ARE PEOPLE ARE GETTING
THEIR ARM UP AND BENCH PRESSING
AND CAN THEY GET BETTER?
FOR OUR PATIENTS THAT IS THE
REASON WE ARE HERE.
THE LAST THING I WANT IS FOR ME
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TO DO SOMETHING KNOWING I'M
COMFORTABLE WITH IT KNOWING
SOMETHING IS OUT THERE TO HELP
YOU RECOVER FASTER AND GET YOU
BACK TO THE LIFE YOU WANT.
GOOD NEWS.
DR. GIVENS PERFORMED MORE THAN
150 ATHEROPLASTY SURGERIES AND
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ANTICIPATES PERFORMING MORE THAN
200 THIS YEAR.
[♪♪]
>>> IT'S THE TALK OF MAJOR
LEAGUE BASEBALL.
TORNADO BATS AND THEY ARE MADE
RIGHT HERE IN KENTUCKY.
THE STRIKINGLY DIFFERENT SHAPED
BATS WERE USED BY THE NEW YORK
YANKEES ON SATURDAY WHEN THEY
HIT A TEAM-RECORD NINE HOME RUNS
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IN THE 20-9 ROUT ST MILWAUKEE
BREWERS.
THE TORNADO BATS ARE MADE BY
"THE HILL" WHICH OWNS AND
OPERATES THE HILLERICH AND
BRADSBY COMPANY FACULTY.
MORE WOOD IS MAKING CONTACT WITH
THE BALL INCREASING THE HITTING
DISTANCE.
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HERE IS BOBBY HILLERICH THE
COMPANY'S VICE-PRESIDENT OF
MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCT
DEVELOPMENT.
>> THERE'S PROBABLY 11 DIFFERENT
VERSIONS OF THE TORNADO BAT
ALREADY OUT THERE.
THE DIAMETERS ARE SIMILAR BUT TO
KEEP THE WEIGHTS AND THE
BALANCES THE SAME AND GET THE
HANDLE THOSE HAVE TO BE
MODIFIED.
(22:03):
TRANSFERRING THE ENERGY TO THE
BALL HAS TO DO SOMETHING AND IF
WE'VE MOVE IT DOWN WHERE THE
HITTER IS HITTING IF YOU CAN
MOVE THAT SWEET SPOT ABOUT THE
SIZE OF A SILVER DOLLAR IT'S
GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR
THE PERFORMANCE.
AT LEAST FOUR TEAMS
REQUESTED THE TORNADO STYLE BATS
AND THEY ARE ALLOWED UNDER MAJOR
(22:25):
LEAGUE BASEBALL'S RULES TO THE
DISCONTENTS OF SOME FANS
INCLUDING KET'S TOBY GIBBS.
YOU CAN STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF
THE LOUISVILLE SLUGGER WITH
KELSEY STARKS WHO GOES INSIDE
THE MUSEUM FOR "INSIDE
LOUISVILLE" NOW STREAMING
ON-LINE AND ON DEMAND AT
(22:46):
KET.ORG.
>>> SPEAKING OF BASEBALL'S
HISTORY OUR FRIENDS AT KENTUCKY
LIFE HAVE A STORY ABOUT THE
TOBACCO LEAGUE.
A SMALL TOWN COMMUNITY BASEBALL
LEAGUE THAT EXISTED IN THE EARLY
1950s.
THANKS TO A FORMER PLAYER AND
HIS CAMERA, MEMORIES OF THE ERA
ARE BEING PRESERVED BY HIS SON.
(23:06):
[♪♪]
>> SO THE TOBACCO LEAGUE EMERGES
BETWEEN THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND
THE KOREAN WAR AND IT INCLUDED
TEAMS FROM THE CITIES OF
LEXINGTON, RICHMOND COMPETING
AGAINST TEAMS FROM VERY SMALL
COMMUNITIES LIKE WILLDY, WACO,
(23:28):
RA VENNA, BEAR WALLA,
KIRKSVILLE.
THIS WAS NOT TRIPLE A LEVEL
BASEBALL.
IT WAS HIGHLY ORGANIZED AND YOU
HAD A LOT OF GOOD BASEBALL
PLAYERS.
BUT IN MANY CASES THEY WERE
PLAYING ON SOMEWHAT PRIMITIVE
FIELDS.
>> .
>> THE FIELD ITSELF WAS A COW
(23:50):
PASTURE.
IT WAS A RATHER LARGE FIELD.
THE CENTER FIELD PART OF IT WAS
DRY.
THE AREAS IN THE LEFT FIELD SIDE
WHEN IT CAME A LARGE RAIN WATER
STOOD THERE AND IT WAS PLAY BALL
LIKE IT WASN'T THERE.
RIGHT FIELD FELL OFF AT A SLOPE.
AND IT WAS WET AND MUDDY IN THAT
AREA.
>> I REALLY FELT HONORED TO BE A
(24:12):
PART OF THE TEAM.
BECAUSE IT MEANT SO MUCH TO THE
COMMUNITY.
I DIDN'T GET TO PLAY MUCH AT THE
START I WAS 13 OR 14.
SO I KNEW MY TIME WOULD COME.
I WENT TO ALL THE GAMES AND I
PRACTICED AND ONCE IN A WHILE I
GOT PUT IN A GAME IF IT WAS
(24:33):
ONE-SIDED.
NEXT YEAR I WAS A REGULAR
STARTER ON THE TEAM.
14 YEARS OLD I BECAME A
SHORTSTOP ON THAT BASEBALL TEAM.
>> ON SUNDAYS THE TWO BIGGEST
EVENTS WHEN WE HAD WAS CHURCH
AND THE BALL GAME.
MOST WENT FROM THE CHURCH HOUSE
TO THE BALL FIELD DRESSED UP IN
(24:55):
SUNDAY DRESS.
EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY
ATTENDED THE BALL GAMES.
WE WERE COUNTRY BOYS.
AND WE HAD PLAYED MOSTLY FROM
THE TIME WE WERE FIVE YEARS OLD
IN SCHOOL, EVERY SCHOOL RECESS
WAS A BALL GAME.
SO THAT IS WHERE WE LEARNED THE
GAME.
OUR FIRST TEAM IT WAS MADE OF
PEOPLE FROM MY AGE WHICH WAS 17
(25:17):
TO AT LEAST 40.
MAYBE MORE THAN 40.
THERE WERE NOT MANY CAMERAS.
NOT MANY PHOTOGRAPHS.
MY BROTHER, BENNY, WAS
INTERESTED IN RECORDING SO HE
TOOK A LOT OF PICTURES.
MY NEPHEW PUT TOGETHER AN
EXHIBIT WITH ALL THE PHOTOS AND
BRINGS BACK A LOT OF GOOD
(25:39):
MEMORIES.
>> MY DAD PURCHASED A MERCURY
TWO CAMERA SOMETIME IN THE LATE
1940s.
HE WAS NOT A PROFESSIONAL
PHOTOGRAPHER.
BUT I THINK THAT AS A
DOCUMENTARIAN AT HEART, I THINK
FIRST AND FOREMOST HE WANTED TO
TELL STORIES ABOUT THIS
COMMUNITY IN WHICH HE HAD
GROWN-UP.
(25:59):
PUTTING THE ARCHIVE TOGETHER
WHAT I SEE IS THIS IS A
COMMUNITY THAT IS REALLY ON THE
CUSP OF TREMENDOUS CHANGE.
AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE PHOTOS IS
THE GROUP OF PLAYERS SITTING ON
A BANK WITH A BASHED WIRE FENCE
AND IT SEEMS ROMANTIC AND
POIGNANT PHOTO OF THIS COMMUNITY
(26:20):
THAT IS STRANDED IN TIME.
BUT REALLY WHAT I SEE IN LOOKING
AT THAT, IS QUITE DIFFERENT.
>> THE FIELD IS NOT THERE.
BUT I DRIVE BY THE PLACE AND I
STOP AND LOOK.
SOMETIMES LIFE THROWS YOU A
CURVE.
AND YOU GOT TO BE READY FOR IT.
THAT LIFE ADVICE,
(26:41):
INDEED.
YOU CAN STREAM THE FULL STORY ON
DEMAND AT KET.ORG/KENTUCKY LIFE.
WE HAVE MORE FOR
TOMORROW INCLUDING FALLOUT FROM
THE GENERAL SESSION AND RESPOND
TO TRUMP'S TARIFF POLICY.
WE WILL HAVE REACTION TOMORROW
AS WELL WHEN YOU JOIN US 6:30
(27:04):
EASTERN 5:30 CENTRAL WHERE YOU
JOIN US FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION."
YOU CAN CONNECT WITH US THROUGH
FACEBOOK, X, AND INSTAGRAM TO
STAY IN THE LOOP AND WE
ENCOURAGE YOU TO SEND US A STORY
IDEA AT PUBLIC AFFAIRS AT
KET.ORG AND LOOK FOR US ON THE
PBS VIDEO APP.
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING.
(27:26):
I'M RENEE SHAW.
AND UNTIL I SEE YOU AGAIN, TAKE
[♪♪]
>> Gov. Andy Beshear (00:09):
TORNADOES
ARE EXPECTED.
AND I KNOW THAT'S TOUGH TO HEAR.
>> Renee (00:12):
THE GOVERNOR SAYS GET
READY FOR MORE BAD WEATHER.
>> THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING IS
MAKING SURE WE HAVE THE
INFORMATION AND EVERYTHING IS
ACCURATE BEFORE WE PUT IT INTO A
BILL.
LAWMAKERS DEBATE
WHETHER BILLS MOVE TOO FAST IN
FRANKFORT.
>> I CAN MOVE THINGS MILLIMETER
BY MILLIMETER TO GET THE
(00:34):
FUNCTION OPTIMAL AS POSSIBLE AND
SPEED UP RECOVERY.
WHEN IT COMES TO
SHOULDER REPLACEMENT SURGERY
THIS ROBOT REALLY OPERATES.
>> IF YOU CAN MOVE THAT SWEET
SPOT, ABOUT THE SIZES OF A
SILVER DOLLAR IT WILL MAKE A
DIFFERENCE FOR THE PERFORMANCE.
AND THE KENTUCKY
CONNECTION TO A DIFFERENT BAT
(00:55):
THAT HAS SOME FANS CRYING FOUL.
>> PRODUCTION OF "KENTUCKY
EDITION" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN
PART BY THE KET MILLENNIUM FUND.
[♪♪]
GOOD EVENING EVERYONE,
WELCOME TO "KENTUCKY EDITION."
(01:17):
IT IS WEDNESDAY, APRIL THE
SECOND, I'M RENEE SHAW AND WE
THANK YOU FOR WINDING DOWN YOUR
WEDNESDAY WITH US.
WELL, WE ARE BRACING FOR SOME
TOUGH WEATHER.
KENTUCKY FACES FOUR DAYS OF
ROUGH WEATHER WITH WINDS, FLOODS
AND EVEN TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE.
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAS
ALREADY DECLARED A STATE OF
EMERGENCY.
THE BAD WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO
(01:39):
START TONIGHT AND MOVE INTO THE
REST OF THE STATE OVERNIGHT.
HERE IS WHAT THE GOVERNOR SAID
THIS MORNING.
>> Gov. Andy Beshear (01:46):
IT IS
ESPECIALLY CONCERNING FOR FAR
WESTERN KENTUCKY WHICH IS GOING
TO SEE POTENTIALLY HISTORIC
AMOUNTS OF RAIN OVER A FOUR-DAY
PERIOD.
AND MAYBE MOST CONCERNING
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.
WE COULD SEE SOME TORNADOES
THROUGHOUT KENTUCKY THAT COULD
BE REALLY STRONG.
AS YOU LOOK IN OUR FIRST SLIDE,
YOU ALMOST NEVER SEE THAT NUMBER
(02:08):
FIVE THAT HIGHEST POTENTIAL RISK
THAT THEY CAN FORECAST.
THE FOUR IS SCARY ENOUGH ON ITS
OWN.
AND THE THREE IS WHAT WE
NORMALLY SEE FOR AN EVENT WE
WOULD COME TO YOU AND TRY TO
TELL YOU TO BE PREPARED AND BE
READY.
IF YOU LOOK HERE, YOU CAN SEE
THAT EVERYTHING IS ON THE TABLE.
ALL DIFFERENT RISKS.
(02:30):
MEDIUM, HIGH, THE CONCERN ABOUT
TORNADOES.
HAIL.
WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO HAVE
STRONG WIND AND ESPECIALLY OVER
THE NEXT FOUR DAYS REAL FLOODING
CONCERNS.
>> Renee (02:41):
GOVERNOR BESHEAR URGED
PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN MOBILE HOMES
TO FIND SOMEWHERE ELSE TO STAY
TONIGHT.
HE SAYS IF YOU DON'T HAVE A
BASEMENT BE PREPARED TO GO
SOMEWHERE ELSE.
THE GOVERNOR SAYS THE KENTUCKY
NATIONAL GUARD IS ALREADY ON
STANDBY TO RESPOND.
THE TRANSPORTATION CABINET IS
ALSO ON ALERT.
SO, PLEASE, BE WEATHER AWARE.
(03:01):
>>> THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
LAUNCHED A NEW TOOL TO HELP
PEOPLE STAY ON TOP OF SEVERE
WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE STATE.
THE WEATHER ALERT APP WAS
ORIGINALLY DESIGNED FOR FARMERS.
NOW ALL KENTUCKIANS CAN DOWNLOAD
IT FOR FREE ON THEIR SMARTPHONE.
WE SPOKE TO ONE OF THE
METEOROLOGISTS BEHIND THE APP
ABOUT THE FEATURES.
>> THIS APP HAS TWO MAIN GOALS:
(03:23):
TO HEIGHTEN AWARENESS DURING
EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS.
AND SECONDLY EMPOWER KENTUCKY
FARMING OPERATIONS WITH VALUABLE
INSITEDS FOR PRODUCTION AND
MANAGEMENT DECISIONS.
WE HAVE A MAJOR SEVERE WEATHER
SITUATION ON OUR HANDS UNFOLDING
TODAY AND THE REST OF THIS WEEK
WITH EXTREME RAINFALL IN THE
FORECAST.
WE HAVE TORNADOES IN THE
(03:44):
FORECAST TONIGHT.
AND HAVING THIS APP IS ANOTHER
SOURCE FOR RECEIVING WARNING
INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.
THERE ARE SEVERAL FEATURES ON
THE APP.
THE FIRST ONE YOU DOWNLOAD IT
AND YOU GET HOURLY AND DAILY
DATA, SIMILAR INFORMATION ON ANY
OTHER WEATHER APP.
(04:04):
WE INCLUDED A HIGH RESOLUTION
RADAR AND YOU CAN ADD TORNADO
WATCH BOXES.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH BOXES.
YOU CAN OVERLAY THE RADAR WITH
WARNING POLYGONS IF WE DO HAVE A
TORNADO WARNING ISSUED YOU CAN
SEE THE POLYGON OVERLAID ON THE
RADAR MAP WITH PRECIPITATION.
(04:26):
UNIQUE WITH THIS RADAR YOU CAN
SEE LIGHTNING STRIKES FROM THE
AREA AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
CLOUD-TO-GROUND AND CLOUD TO
CLOUD LIGHTNING.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY EXTRA FOR
THE LIGHTNING FEATURE AND YOU
DON'T PAY ANYTHING EXTRA AT ALL.
IT'S MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU FOR
FREE THROUGH KENTUCKY EXTENSION.
(04:47):
IN ADDITION YOU WILL GET WARNING
ALERTS SENT STRAIGHT TO YOUR
PHONE IF YOU ARE UNDER A TORNADO
WARNING.
BUZZ, BUZZ, BEEP, BEEP TAKE
SHELTER.
SAME THINGS GOES FOR WIND
ADVISORY AND SAME THING GOES FOR
A FREEZE WARNING THAT WE MAY SEE
NEXT WEEK WITH THE COLDER
CONDITIONS ON THE WAY.
(05:08):
IF THERE IS LIGHTNING IN YOUR
AREA, YOU WILL GET AN ALERT THAT
LIGHTNING IS WITHIN 15 MILES OF
YOUR LOCATION.
THAT CAN BE GPS BASED OR YOU CAN
PICK YOUR OWN LOCATION ON THE
APP.
TAKING ALL THAT AND PUT IT
TOGETHER, WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP
KENTUCKIANS SAFE.
(05:28):
IT IS ANOTHER SOURCE FOR GETTING
WARNING INFORMATION OUT TO THE
PUBLIC.
WHAT A HELPFUL TOOL.
DIXON EMPHASIZES IT'S IMPORTANT
TO HAVE MUTUAL POLE WAYS OF
GETTING WARNING INFORMATION AND
EVERYONE NEEDS TO HAVE A NOAA
WEATHER RADIO IN THEIR HOME.
TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE
WEATHER ALERT APP GO TO THE
(05:49):
WEBSITE ON THE SCREEN.
WE ARE TAKING NOTE OF IT AS
WELL.
>>> A SOUTHERN KENTUCKY SCHOOL
DISTRICT ANNOUNCING A BIG
EXPANSION IN ITS CAREER AND
TECHNICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
BOWLING GREEN SCHOOLS HOSTED A
RIBBON DUGOUTING FOR I ANEW
BUILDING FUNDED BY $8 MILLION
ALLOCATED FROM THE BETTER
(06:10):
KENTUCKY PLAN.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SIGNED OFF
IT IN 2022.
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS MATCHING
10% FOR THE CONSTRUCTION IT WILL
HOUSE THREE PROGRAMS WITH SPACE
FOR A CHILDCARE CENTER,
TEMPERATURE DEPARTMENT AND
INDUSTRIAL --
TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT AND
INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE.
>> THESE FACILITIES, THESE
OPPORTUNITIES ARE GOING TO MAKE
(06:32):
A GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCE.
THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE FOR THE STUDENTS IN
THESE PROGRAMS.
THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE POTENTIALLY ON THEIR
PARENTS AND THEY ARE CERTAINLY
GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE ON
THE NEXT GENERATION THE CHILDREN
OF THE STUDENTS GOING THROUGH
THE PROGRAMS TODAY AS THEY GET A
FIELD TO PUT THEM IN HIGH DEMAND
POSITIONS IN THE WORKFORCE.
(06:53):
>> THE AVERAGE WAGE FOR
INCENTIVIZED JOBS WE ANNOUNCED
IS $26 AN HOUR.
AND YOU CAN EARN THAT WITHOUT A
COLLEGE DEGREE.
AND SO IF YOU ARE NOT GOING TO
GO TO COLLEGE OR NOT READY FOR
COLLEGE, RIGHT NOW THERE IS A
GOOD JOB OUT THERE.
AND WE SHOULDN'T LOSE ONE
GRADUATING SENIOR FROM A HIGH
SCHOOL RIGHT NOW.
WE CAN GET THEM IN A GOOD JOB.
(07:13):
WE CAN GET THEM IN A GOOD SOLID
POSITION.
THIS IS A CHANCE TO CHANGE SO
MUCH THAT WE'VE SEEN AROUND OUR
COMMONWEALTH WITH $26 AN HOUR WE
COULD IMPACT GENERATIONAL
POVERTY BY MAKING SURE THAT ALL
OF THESE STUDENTS HAVE A
PATHWAY.
AND WE DON'T HAVE TO PICK IT FOR
THEM.
WE HAVE TO EMPOWER THEM TO BE
SUCCESSFUL IN THAT PATHWAY.
(07:34):
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
SAYS ITS PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL
INDUSTRIES AND EMPLOYERS ARE A
MAJOR ASSET BECAUSE THEY HIRE
MANY GRADUATES.
INTEREST HAS GROWN FROM A
HANDFUL OF STUDENTS TO 80 IN THE
PROGRAM.
INSTRUCTORS SAY OFFERING THESE
COURSES HAVE ALSO SOLVED
BEHAVIORAL ISSUES.
>> IT CHANGES THEM BECAUSE A LOT
(07:55):
OF TIMES IF YOU ASK THEM HOW
MANY WRITE UPS I HAVE OR
PROBLEMS, MOST OF THOSE THAT
THEY CHANGE WHEN THEY GET DOWN
THERE THEY ARE NOT STUCK IN A
CLASSROOM WHERE THEY HAVE TO SIT
DOWN, LOOK AHEAD, WRITE.
YOU CAN'T DO THIS.
AND WITH THIS CLASS, THEY GET TO
GET UP AND START MAKING THE
DECISIONS.
WE DO A LOT OF PROBLEM SOLVING
(08:16):
AND IT ALLOWS THEM TO GET UP AND
THIS BECOMES THEIR PROGRAM.
THE EVENT INCLUDED THE
ANNOUNCEMENT OF A NEW PATHWAY,
BOWLING GREEN SCHOOLS WILL PART
INSURANCE WITH SKY-CTC TO OFFER
AN HVAC PROGRAM IN AUGUST.
>>> THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF
(08:36):
EDUCATION STANDS TO LOSE
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FEDERAL
AID.
LINDA MCMAHON SAYS HER
DEPARTMENT IS PULLING BACK
UNSPENT KOIFERRED RELIEF FUNDS.
THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
ROBBIE FLETCHER SAYS THE
DECISION COULD MEAN A LOSS OF
$34 MILLION FOR 13 SCHOOL
DISTRICTS.
HE SAYS THAT MONEY WAS PRIMARILY
EARMARKED FOR CONSTRUCTION
(08:57):
PROJECTINGS AND SCHOOL BUS
PURCHASES.
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ED HAS
PREVIOUSLY GIVEN STATES AN
EXTENSION TO SPEND DOWN ALL OF
THE COVID RELIEF FUNDS BY THE
END OF MARCH 2026.
THE LETTER RESCINDED THAT
EXTENSION.
IN A LETTER TO THE KENTUCKY
(09:18):
SUPERINTENDENT, DPLECHER IS
ASKING THAT THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT REINSTATE THE
PREVIOUS DEADLINE.
>>> KENTUCKY LAWMAKERS FILED
ALMOST 1100 BILLS AND PASSED
NEARLY 100 OF THEM DURING THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION THAT
ENDED LAST FRIDAY.
SOME DEMOCRATS COMPLAIN THE
PROCESS IS OFTEN TOO FAST AND
(09:38):
BILLS ARE RUSHED THROUGH BEFORE
THE PUBLIC CAN SEE THEM AND
COMMENT.
REPUBLICANS SAY THE PROCESS IS
FAIR.
AND THAT DEMOCRATS USED TO RUSH
THROUGH BILLS THE SAME PROCESS
WHEN THEY CONTROLLED THE TWO
CHAMBERS.
WE HEARD FROM BOTH SIDES MONDAY
NIGHT ON "KENTUCKY TONIGHT".
>> WE CONTINUE TO ONLY AT THE
END OF SESSION WHEN WE THROW
(10:01):
BILLS TOGETHER AND DO
COMMITTEES, THOSE ARE ALL ISSUES
TALKED ABOUT DURING THE SESSION.
ALL ISSUES MANY THAT HAVE PASSED
A COMMITTEE, HEARD ON THE HOUSE
FLOOR OR THE SENATE FLOOR, GONE
TO THE OTHER CHAMBER.
MANY TIMES MOST TIMES THAT IS
WHAT YOU ARE SEEING.
YOU ARE NOT SEEING THINGS WE'VE
PULLED OUT OF THE AIR AND NO ONE
DISCUSSED OR TALKED ABOUT AND
(10:21):
THROWN IT INTO BILLS.
I THINK ALSO WHAT YOU SEE IT
MAKES IT MORE TRANSPARENT
BECAUSE WE TAKE ISSUES THIS
LEADERSHIP TEAM, MAJORITY, TAKE
ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE DISCUSSED
AND GET FURTHERMORE INFORMATION
AS WE GO ALONG IN THE PROCESS.
WE ALLOW IT TO SIT OUT THERE TO
GET INPUT AND HAVE PEOPLE
(10:42):
UNDERSTAND IT AND THEN WHEN WE
COME IN THE LAST FEW DAYS TO
PASS IT.
WE'RE MAKING SURE WE HAVE ALL
THE INFORMATION AND EVERYTHING
IS ACCURATE BEFORE WE PUT IT
INTO A BILL.
DO YOU AGREE?
>> NOPE.
WE SOMETIMES FAST TRACK BILLS IN
COMMITTEE AND TWO HOURS LATER
THEY ARE ON THE FLOOR FOR A
VOTE.
A LOT OF TIMES THERE ARE
(11:03):
SUBSTITUTES FROM A THREE-PAGE
BILL TO 80-PAGE SUBSTITUTE AND
NO ONE CAN GO THROUGHTH THAT
QUICKLY.
SOMETIME IT IS COMES THROUGH
LATE AT NIGHT.
THIS I KNOW...
THE PUBLIC, THE PEOPLE WE SERVE
DON'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
READ IT AND ABSORB IT AND COME
TO FRANKFORT AND SAY I AGREE OR
DISAGREE.
(11:23):
WE USED TO HAVE A VERY
TRANSPARENT PROCESS.
THREE DAYS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED.
TWO DAYS --
WE HAD RULES AND THEY WERE
DESIGNED SO THE PUBLIC CAN KNOW
WHAT THE GOVERNMENT IS DOING.
BUT THE RULES WERE
OFTEN SUSPENDED UNDER DEMOCRATS
WHEN THEY CONTROLLED THE HOUSE?
>> DEMOCRATS OR REPUBLICANS I'M
JUST SAYING THAT WHOEVER DID IT,
THE PUBLIC HAS A RIGHT TO KNOW
(11:45):
WHAT IS IN THE BILLS.
YOU CAN HEAR MORE
ABOUT THAT TOPIC AND THE BILLS
PASSED BY THE KENTUCKY GENERAL
ASSEMBLY ON "KENTUCKY TONIGHT"
ON-LINE ON DEMAND AT
KET.ORG/KYTONIGHT.
[♪♪]
(12:06):
>> I'M LAURA ROGERS CHECK IN
WITH NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO'S
RYLAND BART TON TO BREAKDOWN
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS AND LET'S
BEGIN WITH BRETT GUTHRIE WHO
REPUBLICANS KENTUCKY'S SECOND
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT AND
PUBLISHED ARTICLE THEY HAD LIGHT
(12:29):
TO GET THE HIGH PROFILE
APPOINTMENTS.
TELL US MORE ABOUT THIS.
>> THIS ARTICLE IS FROM A FORMER
LONG TIME POLITICAL REPORTER AT
THE COURIER JOURNAL.
HE NOTICED THIS REPORT THAT
SHOWED THAT SECOND DISTRICT
CONGRESSMAN BRETT GUTHRIE IS ONE
OF THE MOST PROLIFIC FUNDRAISER
(12:52):
FOR REPUBLICANS AND THERE IS A
PROCESS WHICH YOU WANT A
POWERFUL COMMITTEE CHAIRMANSHIP
YOU NEED TO BE ONE OF THE TOP
FUNDRAISERS DONATING FROM YOUR
CAMPAIGN TO THAT.
REALLY THE LARGER POT THAT GOES
TO ELECTING CONGRESSIONAL
REPUBLICANS.
HE RAISED OVER TWO YEARS, $2.5
MILLION WHICH IS FAR AND ABOVE
THE NEXT HIGHEST FUNDRAISER
(13:14):
WHICH IS ABOUT A LITTLE LESS
THAN $1.5 MILLION.
AND THIS TIME AROUND CONGRESSMAN
GUTHRIE LANDED THE CHAIRMANSHIP
OF THE COMMERCE COMMITTEE TASKED
FINDING $800 MILLION TO CUT IN
PROGRAMS TO MEET REPUBLICANS'
GOAL OF GETTING $2 TRILLION FROM
THE BUDGET GOING FORWARDS TO
(13:35):
PRESERVE THE TAX CUTS.
THE ARTICLE IS SHOWING HOW THERE
IS A PROCESS WHERE IF YOU WANT
TO HAVE ONE OF THOSE POWERFUL
COMMITTEE CHAIRMANSHIPS YOU NEED
TO BE ONE OF THE MOST PROLIFIC
FUNDRAISERS AND HE HAS BEEN A
GREAT FUNDRAISER FOR A LONGTIME.
BUT IT WORKED OUT THAT
REPUBLICANS ARE IN POWER IN THE
HOUSE AND ALSO HE IS AT THIS
PARTICULAR POINT IN SENIORITY
(13:55):
WHERE THAT IS GOING TO WORK FOR
HIM.
IT MENTIONS THE THOMAS MASSIE IS
ONE OF THE LARGEST CRITICS OF
THIS PROCESS.
HE SAID HE WAS TOLD IN THE
BEGINNING DURING ORIENTATION IF
YOU WANT ONE OF THE HIGH PROFILE
COMMITTEES YOU HAVE TO RAISE THE
MONEY FOR IT.
AND MASSIE REFUSED AND HE IS
NEVER GOING TO BE APPOINTED TO
(14:16):
ONE OF THE SO-CALLED A-LIST
COMMITTEES AND WHEN REACHED OUT
FOR COMMENT HE SAID HE STILL
CALLS IT EXTORTION AND SAID IT
SHOULD BE ILLEGAL.
>> AND TO THE U.S. SENATE WHERE
MITCH McCONNELL'S SEAT WILL BE
OPEN WHEN HIS TERM ENDS.
AND DEMOCRAT PAMELA STEVENSON
WHO HAS WE KNEW SHE WAS DIPPING
(14:38):
HER TOE IN THE WATERS OF RUNNING
FOR THAT SEAT BUT IT'S NOW
OFFICIAL.
TELL US WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE AS
THE RACE IS SHAPING UP?
>> RIGHT.
SO MITCH McCONNELL'S SEAT WILL
BE UP FOR REELECTION IN 2026.
SHE IS THE ONE DEMOCRAT WHO
TOSSED THEIR HAT INTO THE RING
SO FAR.
WE HEARD EARLIER THIS YEAR
SEVERAL REPUBLICANS ARE MAYBE
(14:59):
LINING UP FORMER ATTORNEY
GENERAL DANIEL CAMERON BEING THE
ONE REPUBLICAN WHO IS ALREADY
GOING TO BE RUNNING AND U.S.
CONGRESSMAN ANDY BARR POSSIBLY.
LEXINGTON NATE MORRIS.
PAMELA STEVENSON IS THE TOP
DEMOCRAT IN THE HOUSE IN THE
KENTUCKY HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.
SHE IS FROM LOUISVILLE.
SHE IS KNOWN FOR HER FIERY
SPEECHES.
SHE HAS BEEN IN THE MINORITY
(15:21):
PARTY THE WHOLE TIME DURING HER
TIME IN THE LEGISLATURE, BECAUSE
DEMOCRATS FELL OUT OF THE
MAJORITY BACK IN 2016.
SHE RAN FOR STATE-WIDE OFFICE
LAST TIME AROUND IN 2023.
THE ONLY DEMOCRAT TO WIN
STATE-WIDE ELECTION THAT TIME
WAS ANDY BESHEAR SHE LOST BY
SIGNIFICANT MARGIN TO CURRENT
(15:42):
ATTORNEY GENERAL RUSSELL
COLEMAN.
WE'LL SEE IF ANY OTHER DEMOCRATS
GET IN THE RACE.
THIS IS A LITTLE BIT EARLY AT
THIS POINT.
ANOTHER CONTENDER HAS BEEN
MENTIONED IS POSSIBLY ROCKY
ATKINS.
I READ IN AN ARTICLE THAT HE WAS
SPOKESPERSON REACHED OUT TO FOR
COMMENT AND HE SAID HE IS
WEIGHING OPTIONS.
IT CAN BE AN OPEN FIELD AND SEE
(16:02):
WHO ELSE LINES UP FOR THIS
POSSIBLE ADMINISTRATION.
>> AND THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
IS CONTINUING ITS ROUND OF
MAKING CUTS TO SEVERAL FEDERAL
AGENCIES WANTING TO SHRINK THE
FEDERAL BUDGET AND THIS WILL
MEAN A LOSS IN SOME MONEY WHEN
IT COMES TO HEALTH GRANTS FOR
KENTUCKY.
GRANTS THAT CAME IN FROM
(16:25):
COVID-19 RECOVERY.
TELL US WHAT THAT IMPACT COULD
BE?
>> THE NEW U.S. HEALTH SECRETARY
UNDER TRUMP, ROBERT F. KENNEDY
ANNOUNCED HE IS SUSPENDING
GRANTS FOR COVID HEALTHCARE.
BUT THESE GRANTS HAVE ALSO SINCE
THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC GONE ON
TO FUND OTHER THINGS.
KENTUCKY STANDS TO LOSE $150
MILLION IN FUNDING FOR THESE
(16:46):
GRANTS.
THIS IS MONEY THAT GOES TO LOCAL
HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, THE BESHEAR
ADMINISTRATION AIS SOUNDINGED
ALARM SAYING IT'S GOING TO
AFFECT VACCINE OUTREACH,
EDUCATION AND SERVICE PROGRAMS,
MOBILE VACCINATION SERVICES IN
RURAL AREAS THIS IS ONE OF MANY
CUTS THAT KENTUCKY AND OTHER
STATES ARE STANDING TO LOSE THE
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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PLAYS A HUGE
ROLE AND THIS IS WHERE A LOT OF
THAT FEDERAL MONEY SPILLS OUT AT
THE LOCAL LEVEL AND GETS SPENT
ON PROGRAMS NOT ONLY PUTTING
PEOPLE TO WORK BUT PROVIDING
IMPORTANT SERVICES.
I WANT TO POINT OUT ANOTHER ONE
ANOTHER ARTICLE THAT POINTED
THIS OUT ON THE NATIONAL
INSTITUTION OF OCCUPATIONAL
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SAFETY AND HEALTH HAS BEEN GOING
THROUGH LAYOFFS AND IT AFFECTS
RESEARCH THAT MONITORS THE
HEALTH OF COAL MINERS AND
CREATES SAFER OCCUPATIONAL
STANDARDS FOR PEOPLE IN THE COAL
INDUSTRY AND BEYOND AND ALREADY
WE'VE SEEN THAT THIS GROUP IS
GOING THROUGH LAYOFFS ABOUT 400
FOLK WHO ACTUALLY CONDUCT
(17:49):
RESEARCH ON MININGS.
WE ARE JUST SEEING THE
BEGINNING.
SOME OF THE DECISIONS HAVE BEEN
LOCKED UP IN THE COURTS.
AT THIS POINT THIS IS THE LATEST
NEWS WHAT WE'VE HEARD ON THE
HEALTH FRONT AND HOW IT'S
SPILLING OUT IN THE LOCAL LEVEL.
>> IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE
IF WORKERS ARE REINSTATED OR
GRANT MONEY IS RETURNED.
BUT BASED ON ONCE THEY SEE HEY
(18:12):
WE MISS THIS THIS WAS EFFECTIVE
THERE IS THE OPTION OF IT COMING
BACK?
>> YES.
WE'VE SEEING WHAT THE REAL
IMPLICATIONS OF WHAT THIS IS.
HOW WELL GOVERNMENT CAN FUNCTION
WITHOUT THE FUNDING AND WITHOUT
SOME OF THESE POSITIONS IN PLACE
GOING FORWARD.
>> RYLAND BART TON WITH PUBLIC
(18:33):
RADIO.
>> THANKS, LAURA.
[♪♪]
NEW ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY
IS GIVING DOCTORS THE ABILITY TO
BETTER RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF
PATIENTS UNDERGOING SHOULDER
REPLACEMENTS.
A KENTUCKY SURGEON WAS ONE OF
THE FIRST IN THE COUNTRY TO
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PERFORM THE GROUNDBREAKING
ROBOTIC ASSISTED SURGERY.
MORE ON THE TECHNOLOGY, HOW IT'S
IMPROVED RESULTS AND RECOVERY
TIMES IN TODAY'S MEDICAL NEWS.
>> I THINK FOR ME THE BIGGEST
THING THIS GIVES ME A CHANCE TO
GIVE MY PATIENTS SOMETHING WE
HAVE NOT HAD A LEVEL OF
ACCURACY.
RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T HAVE GODS
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AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE LOOK AT THE AND BASE IT OFF
OUR 3D SCANS AND TRY TO MATCH
THE SCANS.
THAT BRINGS IN A LOT OF HUMAN
ERROR ON MY PART.
WHEREAS WITH THE ROBOT NOW I
TAKE THAT OUT OF THE EQUATION.
I MAKE MY SCAN.
(19:36):
I'M WITHIN .1 MILLIMETRES OF
ACCURACY AND THAT IS SOMETHING
WE NEVER HAD BEFORE.
THAT GIVES ME WAYS TO GIVE YOU A
LITTLE BIT MORE.
INSTEAD OF TRYING TO MAKE
SOMETHING THAT KIND OF WORKS I
CAN MOVE THINGS MILLIMETER BY
MILLIMETER TO GIVE YOU THE MOST
OPTIMAL FUNCTION AND SPEED UP
YOUR RECOVERY.
(19:57):
FOR PATIENTS THE THING IS FASTER
RECOVERY AND HOPEFULLY MORE
FUNCTION.
AND HOPEFULLY MORE FUNCTION IS
WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT.
WITH THAT, NOW THE THINGS THAT
WE THEORIZED WE CAN DO, WE CAN
PUT TO THE TEST.
OUR GOAL IS THAT WE TAKE THESE
THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN THINKING
ABOUT FOR 10, 15 YEARS, AND
APPLY THEM AND TRY TO SEE HOW
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MUCH BETTER WE CAN MAKE YOU.
WHEN WE STARTED WITH REVERSE
SHOULDER REPLACEMENT WE WILL
TOLD YOU WILL NEVER GET YOUR ARM
ABOVE YOUR SHOULDER.
HERE WE ARE PEOPLE ARE GETTING
THEIR ARM UP AND BENCH PRESSING
AND CAN THEY GET BETTER?
FOR OUR PATIENTS THAT IS THE
REASON WE ARE HERE.
THE LAST THING I WANT IS FOR ME
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TO DO SOMETHING KNOWING I'M
COMFORTABLE WITH IT KNOWING
SOMETHING IS OUT THERE TO HELP
YOU RECOVER FASTER AND GET YOU
BACK TO THE LIFE YOU WANT.
GOOD NEWS.
DR. GIVENS PERFORMED MORE THAN
150 ATHEROPLASTY SURGERIES AND
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ANTICIPATES PERFORMING MORE THAN
200 THIS YEAR.
[♪♪]
>>> IT'S THE TALK OF MAJOR
LEAGUE BASEBALL.
TORNADO BATS AND THEY ARE MADE
RIGHT HERE IN KENTUCKY.
THE STRIKINGLY DIFFERENT SHAPED
BATS WERE USED BY THE NEW YORK
YANKEES ON SATURDAY WHEN THEY
HIT A TEAM-RECORD NINE HOME RUNS
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IN THE 20-9 ROUT ST MILWAUKEE
BREWERS.
THE TORNADO BATS ARE MADE BY
"THE HILL" WHICH OWNS AND
OPERATES THE HILLERICH AND
BRADSBY COMPANY FACULTY.
MORE WOOD IS MAKING CONTACT WITH
THE BALL INCREASING THE HITTING
DISTANCE.
(21:43):
HERE IS BOBBY HILLERICH THE
COMPANY'S VICE-PRESIDENT OF
MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCT
DEVELOPMENT.
>> THERE'S PROBABLY 11 DIFFERENT
VERSIONS OF THE TORNADO BAT
ALREADY OUT THERE.
THE DIAMETERS ARE SIMILAR BUT TO
KEEP THE WEIGHTS AND THE
BALANCES THE SAME AND GET THE
HANDLE THOSE HAVE TO BE
MODIFIED.
(22:03):
TRANSFERRING THE ENERGY TO THE
BALL HAS TO DO SOMETHING AND IF
WE'VE MOVE IT DOWN WHERE THE
HITTER IS HITTING IF YOU CAN
MOVE THAT SWEET SPOT ABOUT THE
SIZE OF A SILVER DOLLAR IT'S
GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR
THE PERFORMANCE.
AT LEAST FOUR TEAMS
REQUESTED THE TORNADO STYLE BATS
AND THEY ARE ALLOWED UNDER MAJOR
(22:25):
LEAGUE BASEBALL'S RULES TO THE
DISCONTENTS OF SOME FANS
INCLUDING KET'S TOBY GIBBS.
YOU CAN STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF
THE LOUISVILLE SLUGGER WITH
KELSEY STARKS WHO GOES INSIDE
THE MUSEUM FOR "INSIDE
LOUISVILLE" NOW STREAMING
ON-LINE AND ON DEMAND AT
(22:46):
KET.ORG.
>>> SPEAKING OF BASEBALL'S
HISTORY OUR FRIENDS AT KENTUCKY
LIFE HAVE A STORY ABOUT THE
TOBACCO LEAGUE.
A SMALL TOWN COMMUNITY BASEBALL
LEAGUE THAT EXISTED IN THE EARLY
1950s.
THANKS TO A FORMER PLAYER AND
HIS CAMERA, MEMORIES OF THE ERA
ARE BEING PRESERVED BY HIS SON.
(23:06):
[♪♪]
>> SO THE TOBACCO LEAGUE EMERGES
BETWEEN THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND
THE KOREAN WAR AND IT INCLUDED
TEAMS FROM THE CITIES OF
LEXINGTON, RICHMOND COMPETING
AGAINST TEAMS FROM VERY SMALL
COMMUNITIES LIKE WILLDY, WACO,
(23:28):
RA VENNA, BEAR WALLA,
KIRKSVILLE.
THIS WAS NOT TRIPLE A LEVEL
BASEBALL.
IT WAS HIGHLY ORGANIZED AND YOU
HAD A LOT OF GOOD BASEBALL
PLAYERS.
BUT IN MANY CASES THEY WERE
PLAYING ON SOMEWHAT PRIMITIVE
FIELDS.
>> .
>> THE FIELD ITSELF WAS A COW
(23:50):
PASTURE.
IT WAS A RATHER LARGE FIELD.
THE CENTER FIELD PART OF IT WAS
DRY.
THE AREAS IN THE LEFT FIELD SIDE
WHEN IT CAME A LARGE RAIN WATER
STOOD THERE AND IT WAS PLAY BALL
LIKE IT WASN'T THERE.
RIGHT FIELD FELL OFF AT A SLOPE.
AND IT WAS WET AND MUDDY IN THAT
AREA.
>> I REALLY FELT HONORED TO BE A
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PART OF THE TEAM.
BECAUSE IT MEANT SO MUCH TO THE
COMMUNITY.
I DIDN'T GET TO PLAY MUCH AT THE
START I WAS 13 OR 14.
SO I KNEW MY TIME WOULD COME.
I WENT TO ALL THE GAMES AND I
PRACTICED AND ONCE IN A WHILE I
GOT PUT IN A GAME IF IT WAS
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ONE-SIDED.
NEXT YEAR I WAS A REGULAR
STARTER ON THE TEAM.
14 YEARS OLD I BECAME A
SHORTSTOP ON THAT BASEBALL TEAM.
>> ON SUNDAYS THE TWO BIGGEST
EVENTS WHEN WE HAD WAS CHURCH
AND THE BALL GAME.
MOST WENT FROM THE CHURCH HOUSE
TO THE BALL FIELD DRESSED UP IN
(24:55):
SUNDAY DRESS.
EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY
ATTENDED THE BALL GAMES.
WE WERE COUNTRY BOYS.
AND WE HAD PLAYED MOSTLY FROM
THE TIME WE WERE FIVE YEARS OLD
IN SCHOOL, EVERY SCHOOL RECESS
WAS A BALL GAME.
SO THAT IS WHERE WE LEARNED THE
GAME.
OUR FIRST TEAM IT WAS MADE OF
PEOPLE FROM MY AGE WHICH WAS 17
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TO AT LEAST 40.
MAYBE MORE THAN 40.
THERE WERE NOT MANY CAMERAS.
NOT MANY PHOTOGRAPHS.
MY BROTHER, BENNY, WAS
INTERESTED IN RECORDING SO HE
TOOK A LOT OF PICTURES.
MY NEPHEW PUT TOGETHER AN
EXHIBIT WITH ALL THE PHOTOS AND
BRINGS BACK A LOT OF GOOD
(25:39):
MEMORIES.
>> MY DAD PURCHASED A MERCURY
TWO CAMERA SOMETIME IN THE LATE
1940s.
HE WAS NOT A PROFESSIONAL
PHOTOGRAPHER.
BUT I THINK THAT AS A
DOCUMENTARIAN AT HEART, I THINK
FIRST AND FOREMOST HE WANTED TO
TELL STORIES ABOUT THIS
COMMUNITY IN WHICH HE HAD
GROWN-UP.
(25:59):
PUTTING THE ARCHIVE TOGETHER
WHAT I SEE IS THIS IS A
COMMUNITY THAT IS REALLY ON THE
CUSP OF TREMENDOUS CHANGE.
AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE PHOTOS IS
THE GROUP OF PLAYERS SITTING ON
A BANK WITH A BASHED WIRE FENCE
AND IT SEEMS ROMANTIC AND
POIGNANT PHOTO OF THIS COMMUNITY
(26:20):
THAT IS STRANDED IN TIME.
BUT REALLY WHAT I SEE IN LOOKING
AT THAT, IS QUITE DIFFERENT.
>> THE FIELD IS NOT THERE.
BUT I DRIVE BY THE PLACE AND I
STOP AND LOOK.
SOMETIMES LIFE THROWS YOU A
CURVE.
AND YOU GOT TO BE READY FOR IT.
THAT LIFE ADVICE,
(26:41):
INDEED.
YOU CAN STREAM THE FULL STORY ON
DEMAND AT KET.ORG/KENTUCKY LIFE.
WE HAVE MORE FOR
TOMORROW INCLUDING FALLOUT FROM
THE GENERAL SESSION AND RESPOND
TO TRUMP'S TARIFF POLICY.
WE WILL HAVE REACTION TOMORROW
AS WELL WHEN YOU JOIN US 6:30
(27:04):
EASTERN 5:30 CENTRAL WHERE YOU
JOIN US FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION."
YOU CAN CONNECT WITH US THROUGH
FACEBOOK, X, AND INSTAGRAM TO
STAY IN THE LOOP AND WE
ENCOURAGE YOU TO SEND US A STORY
IDEA AT PUBLIC AFFAIRS AT
KET.ORG AND LOOK FOR US ON THE
PBS VIDEO APP.
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING.
(27:26):
I'M RENEE SHAW.
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