July 14, 2025

Reaction to a deadly mass shooting at a Lexington church, President Trump gets high praise from his base in Kentucky, KSU provides lawmakers with an update on its budget shortfalls, Somerset Maya Alan Keck discusses his political future, and Kentucky students work to build a clinic to help patients in Liberia.

Episode Transcript

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>> EVERY WHICH WAY THERE'S NO
GOOD THING THAT CAN BE SAID
ABOUT ANY OF IT.
I CANNOT EVEN BELIEVE IF.
I DON'T THINK ANYONE WOULD BE
ABLE TO WRAP THEIR MIND AROUND
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
I JUST DON'T THINK THEY COULD.
THERE'S NO NEED FOR IT.

>> Renee (00:25):
AS POLICE INVESTIGATE
A DEADLY MASS SHOOTING AT A
CENTRAL KENTUCKY CHURCH WE ARE
HEARING FROM A WOMAN WHO SAYS
SHE WAS THE INTENDED TARGET.
>> I'M NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT
SUPPORTING PRESIDENT TRUMP.
I'M ACTUALLY DOING IT.
NO PROTESTS HERE.
G.O.P. VOTERS CELEBRATE TRUMP
AND HIS KENTUCKY ALLIES.

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>> I WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT CAN
MOVE KENTUCKY FORWARD.
AND A SOUTHERN
KENTUCKY MAYOR TALKS ABOUT HIS
FUTURE POLITICAL ASPIRATIONS.
>> 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 MONDAY JULYED THE 14TH I'M
RENEE SHAW HOPE YOU HAD A GREAT
WEEKEND.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US
TONIGHT.
WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH THE LATEST
ON A DEADLY MASS SHOOTING IN
KENTUCKY.
TWO WOMEN WERE SHOT AND KILLED
AND THREE OTHERS WERE INJURED
YESTERDAY IN LEXINGTON.
IT STARTED WITH A TRAFFIC STOP

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NEAR BLUEGRASS AIRPORT WHERE
POLICE SAY GUY HOUSE SHOT A
KENTUCKY STATE POLICE TROOPER.
WITNESSES STOPPED TO HELP AND
THE TROOPER WAS TAKEN TO THE
HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT AND WHAT
POLICE TODAY DESCRIBED AS QUOTE
VERY SERIOUS INJURIES.
FROM THERE, POLICE SAY THE
GUNMAN CARJACKED SOMEONE ON
BELLEAU DRIVE AND DROVE THROUGH

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RICHMOND ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH.
THAT IS WHERE OFFICERS SAY HOUSE
SHOT AND KILLED 72-YEAR-OLD
BEVERLY GUMM, AND HER DAUGHTER
34-YEAR-OLD CHRISTINA COMBS.
FAMILY MEMBERS SAY BOTH OF THEIR
HUSBANDS JERRY GUMM AND RANDY
COMBS WERE ALSO SHOT.
THE VICTIMS REMAIN IN CRITICAL

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CONDITION.
HOUSE WAS SHOT AND KILLED BY
POLICE AT THE CHURCH.
TODAY, THE MOTHER OF HIS
CHILDREN SAID HE CAME TO THE
CHURCH LOOKING FOR HER BUT
KILLED HER MOTHER AND SISTER
INSTEAD.
>> I HAD REALLY HARD LIFE, YOU
KNOW, WHEN WAS ADDICTED TO DRUGS

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AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
IT WAS A COMBINATION OF MENTAL
ILLNESS AND DRUG ADDICTION.
AND THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN
HIS CHILDHOOD, HE FACED A LOT OF
TRAUMA, TOO.
THAT'S JUST A LOT.
EVERY WHICH WAY.
THERE'S NO GOOD THING THAT CAN
BE SAID ABOUT ANY OF IT.
I CANNOT EVEN BELIEVE IT.
I DON'T THINK ANYONE WOULD BE

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ABLE TO WRAP THEIR MIND AROUND
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
I JUST DON'T THINK THEY COULD.
THERE'S NO NEED FOR THAT.
THERE'S NO NEED FOR IT.
POLICE OFFICERS
PROVIDED AN UPDATE ON THE
SHOOTING THIS AFTERNOON.
KENTUCKY STATE POLICE SAID OTHER
PEOPLE WERE IN THE CAR WHEN
HOUSE SHOT THE TROOPER AT THE

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AIRPORT.
INVESTIGATORS WOULD NOT
ELABORATE WHO THE PEOPLE WERE,
BUT SAID THEY WERE NOT INVOLVED
IN THE SHOOTING ITSELF.
LEXINGTON POLICE CHIEF LAWRENCE
WEATHERS DISCUSSED THE COMMUNITY
RESPONSE TO YESTERDAY'S TRAGEDY.
>> JUST AS OUR COMMUNITY
EXPERIENCES DEVASTATING EVENTS,
WE SAW OUR COMMUNITY COME

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TOGETHER AND NEIGHBORS HELPING
NEIGHBORS.
FROM THE COMMUNITY MEMBER WHO
CALLED TO REPORT A KENTUCKY
STATE TROOPER BEING SHOT, THE
WORK OF OUR OFFICERS AND
EMPLOYEES AND ALL OF THOSE WHO
HAVE STEPPED UP OFFER SUPPORT WE
WANT TO THANK YOU.

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IN LIGHT OF
YESTERDAY'S SHOOTING, WE SAT
DOWN WITH THE FAYETTE COUNTY
ATTORNEY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE
INCIDENT.
THE SUSPECT WAS SCHEDULED FOR A
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HEARING THAT
WAS SUPPOSED TO TAKE PLACE THIS
MORNING.
THE COUNTY ATTORNEY SHARED ABOUT
THE GUNMAN'S CRIMINAL HISTORY
AND DISCUSSED WHAT NEEDS TO
CHANGE FOR THE FUTURE.

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>> WE'VE SINCE LEARNED HE DOES
HAVE AN EXTENSIVE CRIMINAL
HISTORY IT DOES GO BACK TO AT
LEAST 10 YEARS OR SO.
SO HE WAS INVOLVED IN THE COURT
SYSTEM.
HE DID HAVE FELONY CONVICTIONS
HE HAD MISDEMEANOR CONVICTIONS
SOME OF THE FELONIES WERE A
FELON IN POSSESSION OF A
FIREARM.

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AND IT DOES APPEAR HE
SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE HIS
PROBATION WHEN YOU HAVE A
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORDER YOU ARE
NOT TO OWN FIREARMS.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING KENTUCKY HAS
DECIDED AND ACKNOWLEDGED THAT
THAT IS ABSOLUTELY NOT SUPPOSED
TO HAPPEN.

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BUT, YET, WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE
PEOPLE WHO CONTINUE TO OBTAIN
THEM AND THAT IS THE FRUSTRATING
AND SCARY THING NOT JUST AS WE
SEE HERE NOT JUST FOR THE PERSON
WHO WAS THE VICTIM OF DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE FOR AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY
IF YOU HAVE SOMEONE WHO IS SET
ON BEING VIOLENT, YOU KNOW, THE

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ORDER ISN'T NECESSARILY GOING TO
STOP TESTIMONY.
SO --
THEM.
SO WE NEED TO TEACH PEOPLE ABOUT
THE HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS.
WE DO NEED TO GET INVOLVED AS A
SOCIETY.
WE NEED MORE SHELTERS FOR PEOPLE
TO GO TO.
THAT IS A BIG REASON WHY PEOPLE
TEND TO STAY IN THE

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RELATIONSHIPS.
THERE MIGHT BE CHILDREN.
THEY 0 MIGHT NOT HAVE OPERATION
TO GO NOT SOMETHING THAT THE
COURT SYSTEM OR THE POLICE
OFFICER CAN FIX.
THIS TRULY IS A REFLECTION OF
OUR SOCIETY AND WHERE WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS AND
HOW WE INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER.
THE FAYETTE COUNTY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE PROSECUTED

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NEARLY 1,000 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
CASES LAST YEAR THAT NUMBER WAS
UP BY MORE THAN 100 FROM THE
YEAR PRIOR.
>>> TODAY WE LEARNED ONE OF THE
WOMEN KILLED WAS WORKING TO
BECOME A NURSE.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE BLUEGRASS
COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE
SAYS CHRISTINA COMBS WAS A

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NURSING STUDENT.
Dr. GREG FEENEY SAYS COMBS WAS
A MOTHER OF FIVE.
QUOTE HER PASSION FOR HELPING
OTHERS WAS EVIDENTS IN EVERY
ASPECT OF HER LIFE AND HER
STRENGTH PERSEVERANCE AND
COMPASSION INSPIRED EVERYONE WHO
HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF KNOWING HER
END QUOTE.
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR COMMENTED
ON THE SHOOTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA
HE SAID QUOTE VIOLENCE LIKE THIS

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HAS NO PLACE IN OUR COMMONWEALTH
OR COUNTRY.
HE ADDED QUOTE LET'S STAND
STRONG TOGETHER AND SUPPORT OUR
LEXINGTON NEIGHBORS DURING THIS
DIFFICULT TIME.
>>> AND KENTUCKY ATTORNEY
GENERAL RUSSELL COLEMAN IS
REACTING TO THE NEWS.
IN A STATEMENT HE SAID IN PART
QUOTE VIOLENCE INVADED THE
LORD'S HOUSE WE ARE GRATEFUL TO

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THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE AND
LEXINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT WHO
RAN TOWARD DANGER TO PROTECT
THIS COMMUNITY.
THIS IS ANOTHER REMINDER OF THE
GRAVE DANGER WE ASK LAW
ENFORCEMENT TO FACE EVERY SINGLE
DAY.
END QUOTE.
>>> IN OTHER NEWS, PRESIDENT
DONALD TRUMP IS GETTING HIGH
PRAISE FROM HIS BASE IN
KENTUCKY.
LAST FRIDAY, REPUBLICAN VOTERS

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GATHERED FOR FOOD AND
FUNDRAISING IN MADISON COUNTY
WHERE TRUMP WON 64% OF THE VOTE.
OUR JUNE LEFFLER TALKED TO SOME
OF KENTUCKY'S TOP REPUBLICANS AT
THE EVENTSDZ AND HAS THIS
REPORT.
>> AT MADISON COUNTY'S
FAIRGROUNDS LAST FRIDAY,
REPUBLICAN VOTERS SHOW OUT.
ALONG WITH TWO KENTUCKY

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CONGRESSMEN WHO ARE CELEBRATING
THE PASSAGE OF THE BIG,
BEAUTIFUL BILL.
>> YOU HAVE TOUGHEST BORDER
SECURITY LEGISLATION IN HISTORY
WHICH SURGES RESOURCES TO BORDER
PATROL AGENTS, I.C.E. AGENTS AND
IT LOWERED TAXES IT ADDRESSED
ENERGY POLICY.
IT TRIED TO DO THINGS GET A
HANDLE ON THE AMOUNT OF STUDENT
LOAN DEBT.
>> WITH THE BILL'S MEDICAID CUTS

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SET TO ROLL OUT IN 2027,
CONGRESSMAN JAMES COOMER SAYS
NOW IS THE TIME TO GET MORE
PEOPLE WORKING.
>> OUR GOAL IN KENTUCKY SHOULD
BE TO SEEK MEN WHO ARE
ABLE-BODIED WHO ARE ON MEDICAID
AND HELP THEM GET A GOOD-PAYING
JOB THAT PROVIDES HEALTHCARE.
>> HOWEVER, MOST ADULT

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KENTUCKIANS ON MEDICAID ALREADY
WORK.
COOMER SAYS THAT IS ANOTHER
PROBLEM.
>> THERE ARE BIG COMPANIES IN
KENTUCKY THAT ONLY HIRE PEOPLE
PART-TIME SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO
PAY FOR HEALTHCARE.
AND THEY HELP THEM HE GET ON
MEDICAID AND THAT'S LIKE THE
TAXPAYERS SUBSIDIZING BIG

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PROFITABLE COMPANIES, BIG
HOUSEHOLD NAME COMPANIES FOR THE
HEALTHCARE FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES.
I DON'T THINK THAT IS FAIR AND
THAT IS SOMETHING WE WILL HAVE
TO ADDRESS IN KENTUCKY OVER THE
NEXT THREE YEARS.
>> AT THE G.O.P. LADYS' PICNIC
THE CANDIDATES VIE FOR MITCH
McCONNELL'S SEAT AND THEIR
LOYALTY TO PRESIDENT TRUMP AND

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HIS POLICY GOALS ARE THE WINNING
CAMPAIGN STRATEGY.
>> MY TRACK RECORD SPEAKS FOR
ITSELF IN 2023 I WAS THE ONLY
STATE-WIDE OFFICE HOLDER ELECTED
OFFERINGS HOLDER WILLING TO
ENDORSE PRESIDENT TRUMP THOUGH
THERE WAS THE RAID IN MAR-A-LAGO
AND I SPOKE ON HIS BEHALF AT THE
TWENTSD RNC CONVENTION.
I'VE SUPPORTED HIS AGENDA

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BECAUSE THOSE ARE CORE
CONVICTIONS FOR ME IN MY DAY JOB
I'M FIGHTING D.E.I.
>> I'M NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT
SUPPORTING PRESIDENT TRUMP.
I'M ACTUALLY DOING IT.
I'M HELPING HIM DELIVER ON THIS
AMERICA FIRST AGENDA PASSING AND
HELPING WITH THE VOTES AND
PASSING THE ONE BIG, BEAUTIFUL
BILL.
WORKING WITH HIS CABINET.

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>> ONE KENTUCKY REPUBLICAN NOT
FOLLOWING TRUMP CONGRESSMAN
THOMAS MASSIE.
THE PRESIDENT CALLED FOR SOMEONE
TO PRIMARY MASSIE.
COMER WOULD LIKE THE TWO TO
MAKEUP.
>> I WOULDN'T WISH A PRIMARY ON
ANYONE.
I HOPE THAT IT ALL WORKS OUT.
I WOULD NEVER UNDERESTIMATE
THOMAS.
I THINK HE HAS A BIG FOLLOWING
OUT THERE.
AND I HOPE THAT HE'SABILITY TO

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KIND OF RECONCILE SOME OF THIS
DIFFERENCES WITH PRESIDENT
TRUMP.
>> COMER SAYS IF MASSIE SUFFERS
A PRIMARY DEFEAT IT COULD HURT
REPUBLICANS' SLIM MAJORITY IN
THE HOUSE.
FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M JUNE
LEFFLER.
THANK YOU.
TURNING TO FRANKFORT IN 2022 THE
KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY
REQUIRED THE KENTUCKY COUNCIL ON

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POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION TO
CREATE A MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT
UPDATE PLAN FOR KENTUCKY STATE
UNIVERSITY AS A RESULT OF
MISMANAGED FUNDS.
THE LEGISLATURE PROVIDED $23
MILLION TO THE SCHOOL TO OFFSET
SHORTFALLS AND KEEP THE SCHOOL
OPEN.
TODAY THE JOINTSD COMMITTEE ON
JOINTS EDUCATION GOT AN UPDATE.

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OUR MACKENZIE SPINK EXPLAINS IN
TONIGHT'S LEGISLATIVE UPDATE.
>> THE IMPROVEMENT PLAN CREATED
BY THE COUNCIL ON POST-SECONDARY
EDUCATION OR CPE INCLUDED 143
OBJECTIVES FOR KENTUCKY STATE
UNIVERSITY.
THESE OBJECTIVES REQUIRED
IMPROVEMENT IN AREAS LIKE
STUDENT SUCCESS AND FINANCE.
AS OF APRIL, THE SCHOOL HAS

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COMPLETED 95 OF THESE
OBJECTIVES.
SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE
MOVING UNIVERSITY STAFF ON TO
THE STATE HEALTHCARE PLAN AND
CUTTING LOW-PERFORMING PROGRAMS.
BUT THE BULK OF THE WORK LIES IN
THE SCHOOL'S FINANCES.
>> IT'S THE BASIC STUFF THAT YOU
NEED TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE DOING
EACH MONTH TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU

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UNDERSTAND YOUR CASH POSITION,
YOUR FORECASTING YOUR CASH
POSITION, YOU'RE MONITORING YOUR
BUDGET AND YOU ARE ABLE TO
PRESENT THAT INFORMATION TO THE
BOARD AND IT'S ACCURATE.
THAT'S PROBABLY THE MAJORITY OF
WHAT IS LEFT TO GET COMPLETED.
>> LAST YEAR, KSU ASKED THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO FUND A NEW

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NURSING CENTER.
THE CANS WAS DECLINED BUT KSU'S
PRESIDENT SAYS THEY EXPECT TO
MAKE ANOTHER REQUEST IN 2026.
COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR SENATOR
STEVEN WEST SAID HARD QUESTIONS
NEED TO BE ASKED BEFORE THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY CAN GET TO THAT
POINT.
>> I ASKED THIS QUESTION IN A
POSITIVE LIGHT TO TRY TO HELP.

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I WANT TO SEE KSU SUCCEED.
I WANT YOU ALL TO GET TO THE
RIGHT PLACE.
WE'VE HEARD SO FAR THAT THERE IS
A PROBLEM WITH THE CASH ON HAND.
CPE TESTIFIED THAT WE'RE JUST
NOW IN YEAR FOUR STARTING TO
INSTITUTE LOW LEVEL FINANCIAL
CONTROLS.
WITH ALL THESE WHAT I WOULD CALL

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EXTREME HEADWINDS, WHY SHOULD WE
AS A LEGISLATURE SEE THESE
THINGS AND STILL STRIKE THAT
CHECK FOR $50 MILLION OUTLAY FOR
A NEW PROGRAM?
>> KSU PRESIDENT Dr. CAPO
FEELS EVIDENCE ABOUT THE --
CONFIDENCE OF CONFIDENT ABOUT
THE SCHOOL'S ABILITY TO SUCCEED

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HE JUST DOESN'T HAVE THE
MANPOWER.
>> I'M SEARCHING FOR MY FOURTH
BUDGET DIRECTOR IN TWO YEARS.
WE ARE SEARCHING FOR THE THIRD
C.F.O. IN TWO YEARS.
I HAVE BEEN GETTING ON THE PHONE
CALLING PEOPLE CAN YOU COME WORK
FOR ME PEOPLE WHO WORKED FOR ME
IN THE PAST.
THEY SAY YOU NEED TO CONVINCE ME
THAT KSU WILL BE HERE A YEAR

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FROM TODAY.
IT HAS NOT BEEN EASY UNTIL
LATELY.
WHEN I PUSH FOR THE C.F.O.
POSITION I GOT STRONG
APPLICANTS.
SO I'M CONFIDENT THIS WEEK I
WILL MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR
C.F.O.
PEOPLE ARE BEGINNING TO HAVE
CONFIDENCE THAT THE SCHOOL IS IN
THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
SO MR. CHAIRMAN, I'M HERE TO

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TELL YOU, WE ARE GOING TO FIX IT
AND IT'S GOING TO BE BETTER AND
GREATER THAN WE HAVE BEEN.
>> BY NOVEMBER FIRST, CPE WILL
SUBMIT A THREE-YEAR PERFORMANCE
REVIEW OF THE PROGRESS.
THE BILL THAT CREATED THIS PLAN
INCLUDED $15 MILLION IN
INCENTIVE FUNDING THAT THE
SCHOOL COULD RECEIVE IF IT HITS

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CERTAIN BENCHMARKS.
FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M
MACKENZIE SPINK.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
KSU IS KENTUCKY'S ONLY PUBLIC
FUNDED HISTORICALLY BLACK
COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY OR HBCU,
THE JOINTS COMMITTEE ON
EDUCATION MET WITH THE STATE'S
TWO NEW UNIVERSITY
PRESIDENTINGS, Dr. JERRY GUMM

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OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
AND Dr. RON PATTERSON ONLY ON
HIS 15TH DAY ON THE JOB.
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LAST WEEK WE BROUGHT YOU MORE
THAN A DOZEN STORIES FROM
SOMERSET AND LAKE CUMBERLAND

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AREA AND THAT INCLUDED A PART OF
AN INTERVIEW WITH SOMERSET MAYOR
ALAN KECK WHO YOU MAY RECALL RAN
IN THE G.O.P. PRIMARY FOR
GOVERNOR IN 2023.
HE ONLY GARNERED 2% OF THE VOTES
IN THAT RACE.
I ASKED THE TWO-TERM MAYOR ABOUT
HIS FUTURE POLITICAL ASPIRATIONS
AND IF WE MIGHT SEE HIM ON THE

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STATE STAGE AGAIN.
HERE IS WHAT HE HAD TO SAY AS WE
CONTINUE OUR ON THE ROAD
COVERAGE FROM SOMERSET.
>> WELL, IT'S ALWAYS HUMBLING
AND FLATTERING WHEN FOLKS ASK.
I THINK IN SPITE OF WHAT I FELT
LIKE WAS A DISAPPOINTMENT AT THE
BALLOT BOX PEOPLE WOULD
COMPLIMENT MY DEBATES AND

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INTERVIEWS AND THE MESSAGING AND
HECK I WAS GOOD AT ALL THE STUFF
EXCEPT GETTING THE VOTES.
I WAS CRUMMY IN THAT PART.
I THINK THE DISCUSSION GOT MORE
SUBSTANTIVE.
AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS
IMPORTANT TO ME, BECAUSE
KENTUCKY STILL HAS A LOT OF
PROBLEMS.
YOU KNOW WE HAVE A SENATE RACE
THAT EVERYBODY IS TALKING ABOUT
RIGHT NOW.
AND RIGHT NOW, I THINK THE FOCUS

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IS ON WHO LIKES SENATOR
McCONNELL THE LEAST AND
PRESIDENT TRUMP THE MOST.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT CAN
MOVE KENTUCKY FORWARD.
I RECOGNIZE THAT IDENTITY
POLITICS AND WE HAVE TO DO
CERTAIN THINGS THAT ARE
IMPORTANT IN THE MOMENT BUT
WHATEVER I DO NEXT IS GOING TO
BE BUILT ON SUBSTANCE.
IT'S GOING TO BE FOCUSED ON

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EVENTS AND LIVELIHOODS LIKE WE
HAVE HERE.
WHAT RACE THAT WILL BE I DON'T
KNOW.
I DO INTEND TO SEEK HIGHER
OFFICE SOME DAY.
IT MIGHT BE AFTER A BREAK INTO
THE PRIVATE SECTOR.
I'M STILL A BUSINESSMAN AT
HEART.
I DON'T NEED TO BE IN
GOVERNMENT.
FOR ME, IT WAS GENUINE PUBLIC
SERVICE I GAVE UP A LOT TO DO
THIS.
I DON'T FEEL SPECIAL FOR THAT

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BUT IT'S BEEN A SACRIFICE FOR ME
AND MY FAMILY.
TIFFANY AND I ARE PRAYING WHAT
IS NEXT WHERE THE NEXT
OPPORTUNITY WOULD BE TO SERVE.
IF THAT IS IN FRANKFORT, WE'LL
TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
IF IT'S IN WASHINGTON WE'LL LOOK
AT THAT.
WE KNOW THAT
CONGRESSMAN ROGERS IN THE
23rd TERM HE IS RUNNING FOR
REELECTION BUT HE IS ALSO

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THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE AS HE
ADVANCES IN AGE.
WOULD THAT CONGRESSIONAL
POSITION BE APPETIZING TO YOU?
>> IT WOULD BE.
FOR A LONGTIME I SAID I DON'T
WANT TO SPEND MY LIFE IN
WASHINGTON AND I HAD DISCUSSIONS
WITH FRIENDS AND THEY SAID
DON'T.

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GO FOR A COUPLE TERMS AND COME
BACK HOME.
I THINK WE HAVE THE TENDENCY TO
ASSUME SOMEBODY GETS IN OFFICE
THEY WILL STAY THERE FOREVER.
AND SENATOR PAUL IS IN HIS THIRD
TERM AND CONTEMPLATING A FOURTH.
ORIGINALLY TWO TERMS AND NOW
WE'RE TALKING A QUARTER CENTURY
IN THE SENATE PERHAPS.
THAT IS SOMETHING I WON'T DO.

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I MADE THIS PLEDGE TO SERVE AND
SERVE WELL AND NOT MAKE A LIFE
OF IT IN ONE PARTICULAR OFFICE.
I WILL HONOR THAT IN SOMERSET
THAT IS MY INTENTIONS AND IF I
WERE TO LOOK AT A HIGHER OFFICE
I WOULD KEEP THAT SAME PLEDGE.
CONGRESS IT WOULD BE JUST A FEW
TERMS SAME THING IF I WERE TO
CONSIDER A RUN FOR THE U.S.

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SENATE TWO-TERM PLEDGE AND GET
BACK TO KENTUCKY AND MAKE A
DIFFERENCE HERE AT HOME.
YOU CAN SEE MORE OF MY
INTERVIEW WITH MAYOR ALAN KECK
ON-LINE AT KET.ORG.
NEARBY CUMBERLAND COUNTY IS
TAKING A UNIQUE APPROACH TO
ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE TO STAY
IN THEIR COMMUNITY ALONG SIDE AN

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INTERNSHIP PROGRAM THE CIVICS
CLUB IS A FULLY STAFFED FISCAL
COURT FORMED BY THE STUDENTS
FROM THE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL.
AS YOU ARE ABOUT TO SEE ITS
MEMBERS TAKE PART IN A VARIETY
OF PUBLIC SERVICE PROJECTS TO
HELP SHAPE THE COMMUNITY.
WE CONTINUE OUR ON THE ROAD
COVERAGE WITH A TRIP TO
BURKESVILLE.
>> WE'VE NOTICED FOR A WHILE

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SEVERAL DECADES IN CUMBERLAND
COUNTY LIKE A LOT OF RURAL
KENTUCKY WE ARE LOSING OUR YOUTH
OUR BEST AND BRIGHTEST.
AND YOU CAN BLAME THAT ON A
NUMBER OF THINGS ONE OF THE
THINGS WE FOUND IS PRIMARY
PROBLEM IS THEY DIDN'T HAVE A
VOICE.
THEY DIDN'T HAVE A SEAT AT THE
TABLE.
HERE IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY OUR
FISCAL COURT GAVE THE YOUTH OF

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OUR COUNTY NOT JUST ONE SEAT AT
THE TABLE BUT MUTUAL TELL SEATS
AT THE TABLE.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY CIVICS CLUB
AND INTERNS ARE INVOLVED WITH A
WIDE VARIETY OF THINGS IN OUR
COUNTY.
THEY'VE HELPED WITH USDA FOOD
DISTRIBUTIONS AND HELPED WITH
THE GIVEAWAY A TOY DAY WE GAVE
AWAY TOYS.

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THEY HELPED WITH OUR CHRISTMAS
PARADES, HOSTEDDED THE TRIVIA
NIGHTS HERE IN CUMBERLAND
COUNTY.
THEY HAVE PAINTED THE COURTROOM.
THEY PUT UP A WALL OF
REMEMBRANCE AND A WALL OF
RECOGNITION.
THEY'VE CUT TOWN TREES THEY HAVE
TRIMMED ROSE BUSHES THEY DRAFT
PRESS RELEASES.
THEY DO IT ALL.

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>> WE ARE A SMALL COUNTY AND
THERE'S OTHER COUNTIES AND MORE
STUDENTS WE HAVE YOUNG BRIGHT
MINDS IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY AND
I'M THANKFUL THEY HAVE WORKED
HARD TO MAKE THE CIVICS CLUB
WHAT IT IS AND WE'RE GETTING ALL
THIS ATTENTION.
AND IT'S BUILDING AND BUILDING
AS MORE SCHOOLS AND COUNTIES
HEAR ABOUT IT AND IT'S EXCITING

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TO SEE ALL THE YOUTH IN KENTUCKY
WANTING TO SEE LEADERSHIP IN
GOVERNMENT AND CREATING PROGRAMS
TO STOP THE BRAIN DRAIN IT'S
IMPORTANT TO KEEP A RELATIONSHIP
WITH OLDER MEMBERS IN THE YOUTH,
BUT TO BUILD THAT RELATIONSHIP
TO MOVE IT FORWARD IF YOU DID
NOT HAVE THAT RELATIONSHIP IT

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WOULDN'T BE AS PRODUCTIVE.
>> NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD GO
TO GOVERNMENT MEETINGS SCHOOL
BOARD MEETINGS, FISCAL COURT
MEETINGS AND LEARN WHAT WAS
GOING ON.
WITH OUR CIVICS CLUB HERE NOW IN
THE LAST YEAR, WE'VE BEEN ABLE
TO ELEVATE THAT EVERY SINGLE
PEER IN OUR HIGH SCHOOL KNOWS IF

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THEY WANT THEY CAN HELP US OR
THEY CAN DO THEIR OWN CIVIC
ENGAGEMENT PROJECT THEY CAN GO
TO FISCAL COURT MEETINGS AND
LEARN HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
AND GET INVOLVED AND THAT IS
SOMETHING AMAZING FOR US TO
HAVE.
BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT HAD THAT
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT BEFORE.
>> ADDITIONALLY THEIR

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INVOLVEMENT CAN HIGHLIGHT CAREER
PATHWAYS, CONNECTING STUDENTS
WITH BUSINESSES, INDUSTRIES,
CIVIC LEADERS AND I THINK THAT
WOULD ALLOW THE COMMUNITY TO
SHOWCASE THE VIABLE CAREER
OPPORTUNITIES AND THE
ENTREPRENEURIAL POTENTIAL THAT
IS AVAILABLE HERE IN THE COUNTY
THAT WOULD MAKE THEM EITHER STAY
HERE OR RETURN HERE ONCE THEY

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ARE DONE WITH COLLEGE.
>> LET THE YOUTH OF CUMBERLAND
COUNTY TODAY DESIGN WHAT
CUMBERLAND COUNTY LOOKS LIKE 10,
20 YEARS OR FIVE YEARS DOWN THE
ROAD SO THAT THEN THEY'VE GOT
INVESTED INTEREST.
AND I THINK WITH THE GROUPS WE
GOT AND THE GROUP THEY WILL HAVE
I THINK WE'RE SETTING OURSELVES

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UP IN A GOOD POSITION.
AND WE TAKE "KENTUCKY
TONIGHT" ON THE ROAD.
JOIN US FOR A SPECIAL EPISODE
FROM SOMERSET.
WE DISCUSS THE PROGRESS AND
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE LAKE
CUMBERLAND REGION THAT'S TONIGHT
AT 8:00 P.M., 7:00 P.M. CENTRAL
HERE ON KET.
>>> HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN
WESTERN KENTUCKY ARE WORKING ON

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A PROJECT WITH GLOBAL IMPACT.
FOR THE SECOND TIME, THEY ARE
BUILDING A CONTAINER CLINK THAT
WILL PROVIDE MEDICAL SERVICES IN
LIBERIA.
OUR LAURA ROGERS JOINED THEM
ON-SITE WHERE THEY ARE USING
SOME OF THEIR SUMMER BREAK TO
GET THE JOB DONE.
MORE ABOUT THAT IN TONIGHT'S
MEDICAL NEWS.

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>> THIS IS WHERE THE PEOPLE ARE
GOING TO BE WALKING INTO PEOPLE
GETTING VACCINES.
>> IT MAY LOOK LIKE A SHIPPING
CONTAINER.
>> PEOPLE DELIVERING BABIES AND
MEDICAL ISSUES THEY HAVE
INJURIES, THAT IS GOING TO
HAPPEN IN THIS ROOM.
>> THIS WILL BECOME A MEDICAL
CLINIC FOR A REMOTE AREA OF THE

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IMPOVERISHED WEST AFRICAN
COUNTRY OF LIBERIA.
>> IT'S HUMBLING FOR MYSELF AND
OUR STUDENTS THE GOAL IS TO LET
THE OPPORTUNITY OF CHANGING THE
WORLD HAPPEN.
>> BRIAN WELCH ADVICES THE FFA
CHAPTER AT MADISONVILLE NORTH
HOPKINS HIGH SCHOOL THEY WERE
AWARDED A $10,000 GRANT FROM

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HARBOR FREIGHT TOOLS FOR THE
SCHOOLS.
>> HELP SOMEBODY ON A GLOBAL
SCALE.
>> THE STUDENTS TOOK ON THE
FREIGHT BOX CHALLENGE.
>> WE WENT TO WORK AND GOT IT
DESIGNED, FRAME TO DO OUT, DID
THE ELECTRICAL AND THE PLUMBING.
>> YOU HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER.
>> MORE THAN 400 STUDENTS
PARTICIPANTED WELCH'S GOAL IS
FOR HALF THE STUDENT BODY TO

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TAKE PART.
>> WE BELIEVE WE ARE THE ONLY
ONES IN THE NATION DOING THE
WORK LIKE THIS.
>> HE WAS INSPIRED BY A ALABAMA
SCHOOL TURNING CONTAINERS INTO
CLASSROOMS FOR CHILDREN IN
HONDURAS.
>> WE TELL STUDENTS THEY CAN
CHANGE THE WORLD BUT RARELY THEY
GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO.
>> THE STUDENTS ARE LEARNING

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CONSTRUCTION SKILLS.
>> WE PULLED THAT INSULATION
THROUGH THE CEILING AND PUT UP
CEILING PANELS.
WE HAVE THE ELECTRICAL FOR THE
LIGHTS AND OUTLETS.
>> A NEW APPRECIATION FOR THE
THINGS WE TAKE FOR GRANTED LIKE
UTILITIES.
>> WE ARE ABLE TO TURN ON A
WATER TAP AND WATER COMES OUT.
THE FOLKS ARE LIVING IN

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COMMUNITIES WHERE RUNNING WATER
THAT IS ALMOST A LUXURY ITEM IN
PLACES.
AND THERE ARE MOTHERS IN LIBERIA
THAT RIDE TWO TO THREE MILES ON
BIKE IN LABOR TO THE NEAREST
FACILITY TO HAVE THEIR CHILDREN
OR ON THE FLOOR OF THEIR HOME.
>> THIS WILL EASE THOSE
CHALLENGE IT IS COMINGS WITH

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SUPPORT FROM BUSINESSES WHO
DONATED SUPPLIES AND SOS WHO
HELPED WITH GETTING THE CLINIC
WHERE IT NEEDS TO GO.
>> WE MET A FRIEND FROM LIBERIA,
HARRY AND HE WORKS FOR U.P.S.
AND HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE TIES
TO GET THE FREIGHT PAID FOR TO
SHIP THIS.
>> IT TAKES A LOT OF
COORDINATION FOR THE PROJECT TO

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COME TOGETHER BUT IT BEGINS WITH
SWEAT EQUITY RIGHT HERE ON
SCHOOL GROUNDS.
>> AND IT'S REALLY A FULL
COMMUNITY PROJECT FOR ANOTHER
COMMUNITY IS WHAT I LIKE TO SAY.
>> ALL IN THE HOPES OF SAVING
THE LIVES OF PEOPLE THOUSANDS OF
MILINGS AND AN OCEANA WAY.
FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M LAURA
ROGERS.

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THANK YOU.
THE OFFICIAL STATE BLUEGRASS
SONG IS NAMED AND KENTUCKY'S
OLDEST RADIO STATION SIGNS ON
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
OUR TOBY GIBBS HAS ALL OF THAT
AND MORE IN THIS WEEK IN
KENTUCKY HISTORY.
[♪♪]
>> 10 KENTUCKIANS DIED IN ONE

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DAY, JULY 16TH, 1950 WHILE
FIGHTING IN THE KOREAN WAR.
GOVERNOR ALBERT BENJAMIN
CHANDLER WAS BORN JULY 14TH,
1898.
HE WAS GOVERNOR TWICE IN THE
1930s AND THE 1950s.
HE WAS ALSO A U.S. SENATOR AND
BASEBALL COMMISSIONER.
HIS LAST DAY AS BASEBALL

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COMMISSIONER WAS JULY 15TH,
1951.
THE SONG BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY
AS PERFORMED BY BILL MONROE
BECAME KENTUCKY'S OFFICIAL
BLUEGRASS SONG ON JULY 15TH,
1988.
THE TULIP POPULAR BECAME
KENTUCKY'S OFFICIAL STATE TREE

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ON JULY 15TH, 1994.
JULY 19TH, 1865, LOUISVILLE
HOSTED WHAT IS BELIEVED TO BE
THE FIRST BASEBALL GAME WEST OF
THE ALLEGHENIES PLAYED UNDER
STANDARD RULES.
THE LOUISVILLE GRAYS BIT THE
NASHVILLE CUMBERLANDS.
KENTUCKY'S FIRST RADIO STATION

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WHAS IN LOUISVILLE WENT ON THE
AIR ON JULY 18TH, 1922.
SOME CLAIMED THE STATION'S CALL
LETTERS STAND FOR WE HAVE A
SIGNAL.
AND THAT IS A LOOK BACK AT THIS
WEEK IN KENTUCKY HISTORY I'M
TOBY GIBBS.
THANK YOU AS ALWAYS
TOBY GIBBS WE ALWAYS LEARN
SOMETHING AND YOU CAN LEARN MORE

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ABOUT KENTUCKY TOMORROW NIGHT ON
"KENTUCKY EDITION" AT 6:30, 5:30
CENTRAL WHERE WE INFORM, CONNECT
AND INSPIRE.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
AND WE'LL SEE YOU ON A SPECIAL
AND WE'LL SEE YOU ON A SPECIAL
EDITION OF "KENTUCKY TONIGHT".
TAKE GOOD CARE.