June 16, 2025 • 27 mins
Sen. McConnell questions Sec. Hegseth about Trump's proposed defense budget, Sen. Paul criticizes Trump's planned military parade, Congressman Guthrie pushes for tougher penalties for people selling fentanyl illegally, an old restaurant could become Lexington's first medical marijuana dispensary, and a grand opening for a new public library in Northern Kentucky.
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[♪♪]
>> WHICH SIDE DO YOU WANT TO
WIN?
>> AS WE'VE SAID TIME AND TIME
AGAIN THIS PRESIDENT IS
COMMITTED TO PEACE IN THAT
CONFLICT.
>> Kelsey (00:19):
MITCH 34EU67 HAS
QUESTIONS FOR THE SECRETARY OF
DEFENSE ABOUT UKRAINE BUT IS HE
SATISFIED WITH THE ANSWERS?
>> IF YOU'VE PUT OUT A GOOD
QUALITY SERVICE AND GOOD QUALITY
LIBRARY PEOPLE WILL COME AND USE
IT.
IN ONE NORTHERN
KENTUCKY NEIGHBORHOOD READERS OF
ALL AGES ARE THRILLED TO GET
THEIR VERY OWN LIBRARY.
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[♪♪]
>> NOTHING SAYS SUMMER-LIKE A
DAY AT THE FAIR.
AND THIS FAIR FUN MEANS FUNDS
FOR A GOOD CAUSE.
>> IT'S JUST REALLY NICE TO SEE
THEM HAVING SO MUCH FUN
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LEARNING.
IT'S A BIRD...
IT'S A PLANE...
IT'S A FLYING ROBOT.
>> PRODUCTION OF "KENTUCKY
EDITION" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN
PART BY THE KET MILLENNIUM JUMP
JUMP --
FUND.
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[♪♪]
GOOD EVENING AND
WELCOME TO "KENTUCKY EDITION"
FOR WEDNESDAY JUNE 11TH I'M
KELSEY STARKS IN LOUISVILLE
FILLING IN TONIGHT FOR RENEE
SHAW.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
U.S. SENATOR MITCH McCONNELL A
SUPPORTER OF CONTINUED U.S. AID
TO UKRAINE IN ITS FIGHT AGAINST
RUSSIA ISN'T SATISFIED WITH THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S FINANCIAL
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COMMITMENT TO UKRAINE.
SENATOR McCONNELL CHAIRS THE
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS
SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEFENSE AND
TODAY THAT COMMITTEE DISCUSSED
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S
PROPOSED 2026 DEFENSE BUDGET, A
BUDGET THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE
MONEY TO HELP UKRAINE.
SENATOR McCONNELL TALKED ABOUT
THAT DURING HIS OPENING
STATEMENT AND IN QUESTIONS TO
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SECRETARY OF DEFENSE PETE
HEGSETH.
>> I'D LIKE TO HEAR YOUR VIEWS
ON THIS CONFLICT.
WHO IS THE AGGRESSOR?
WHAT ARE THE STAKES FOR AMERICA
AND THE WEST?
WHAT IS THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT
OF OUR ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE?
I DON'T SEE FUNDING FOR UKRAINE
SECURITY ASSISTANCE IN THIS
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BUDGET REQUEST.
IS THE ADMINISTRATION ADD
SECURITY ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE
WILL MAKE LASTING PEACE MORE OR
LESS LIKELY?
OR LESSENS THE U.S. MILITARY IS
LEARNING FROM THE CONFLICT.
HOW THE DON'T OR INDUSTRY
CONTINUE TO LEARN IF WE CUTOFF
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OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WORLD'S
LEADING BATTLEFIELD INNOVATORS?
WHY WOULD PARTNERS TRUST US IF
WE ABANDON PARTNERS IN EUROPE?
WHAT LESSONS ARE CHINA, IRAN AND
NORTH KOREA LEARNING?
AND HOW MUCH MORE WILL THEY
BENEFIT IF RUSSIA PREVAILS?
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NUMBER ONE, WHO IS THE AGGRESSOR
AND WHO IS THE VICTIM IN THE
CONFLICT?
>> RUSSIA IS THE AGGRESSOR.
>> WHICH SIDE DO YOU WANT TO
WIN?
>> AS WE'VE SAID TIME AND TIME
AGAIN THIS PRESIDENT IS
COMMITTED TO PEACE IN THAT
CONFLICT.
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ULTIMATELY PEACE SERVES OUR
NATIONAL INTERESTS AND THE
INTEREST OF BOTH PARTIES IF THAT
OUTCOME WILL NOT BE PREFERABLE
TO MANY IN THIS ROOM AND MANY IN
OUR COUNTRY.
SENATOR McCONNELL
SAID HE WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH
THE AMOUNT OF DEFENSE SPENDING
REQUESTED BY THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION.
HE SAYS WHEN ADJUSTED FOR
INFLATION THIS BUDGET PROPOSAL
WOULD MEAN LESS SPENDING ON
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DEFENSE THAN SOME RECENT
PRESIDENTS.
>>> U.S. SENATOR RAND PAUL OF
KENTUCKY APPEARS TO BE THE FIRST
REPUBLICAN SENATOR TO CRITICIZE
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S PLANNED
MILITARY PARADE THIS SATURDAY.
HERE IS SENATOR PAUL TALKING TO
REPORTERS YESTERDAY.
>> NEVER BEEN A BIG FAN OF
SOLDIERS AND BIG TANKS AND
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MISSILES ROLLING DOWN THE
STREETS.
IF YOU ASK ME I WOULDN'T HAVE
DONE IT.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE ACTUAL
EXPENSE OF IT IS, WE WERE ALWAYS
DIFFERENT THAN THE IMAGES YOU
SAW IN NORTH KOREA WE ARE PROUD
NOT TO BE THAT.
AND I DON'T --
I'M NOT PROPOSING THAT IS WHAT
WE WANT TO PROJECT BUT I'M
WORRIED THAT IT ISN'T THE BEST
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THING TO SHOW.
IT'S EXPECTED THAT
7,000 SOLDIERS WILL BE A PART OF
THE PARADE SATURDAY IN
WASHINGTON D.C.
THE PARADE HONORS THE 250TH
BIRTHDAY OF THE U.S. MILITARY
AND ALSO PRESIDENT TRUMP'S 79TH
BIRTHDAY.
PROTESTS ARE PLANNED.
PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS ANY
PROTESTS WILL BE MET WITH FORCE.
>>> IT'S FOUR MORE YEARS FOR
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ROBERT BENVENUTI, CHAIR OF THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF KENTUCKY.
THE PARTY SAYS IT REELECTED
ROBERT BENVENUTI SATURDAY DURING
A PARTY ORGANIZATION MEETING AND
REELECTED DEANNA BRANGERS AS THE
VICE-CHAIR.
THE STATE G.O.P. GAVE KAREN
KELLY ANOTHER TERM AS SECRETARY
AND PICKED HUNTER WHITAKER AS
THE NEW YOUTH CHAIR.
>> THERE IS A PUSH ON CAPITOL
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HILL TO MAKE FENTANYL A SCHEDULE
ONE DRUG THE HALT FENTANYL ACT
WOULD ALLOW FOR STRONGER
PENALTIES FOR PEOPLE TELLING IT
ILLEGALLY.
BRETT GUTHRIE OF KENTUCKY'S
SECOND DISTRICT DISCUSSED THE
NEED FOR THE BILL ON THE HOUSE
FLOOR.
>> WE ARE COMMITTED TO ENSURING
THAT PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO
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TREATMENT.
BUT WE ARE EQUALLY COMMITTED TO
ENSURING THAT PEOPLE THAT ARE
PURVEYING THIS POISON ON OUR
COMMUNITIES, OUR CITIES, ACROSS
THE BORDER DESERVE TO HAVE THEIR
DAY IN COURT, DESERVE TO ANSWER
TO JUSTICE AND DESERVE IF IT BE
THE CASE THESE ARE THE PEOPLE
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POISONING OUR CHILDREN THEY
SHOULD BE PUT IN JAIL AND THE
KEY THROWN AWAY.
OUR COMMITTEE WILL NOT APOLOGIZE
FOR THAT.
IT TAKES ALL OF THE ABOVE
APPROACH FOR THIS ISSUE.
AND WE'RE WILLING TO DO ALL THE
ABOVE.
THE BILL HAS ALREADY
BEEN APPROVED BY THE U.S.
SENATE.
>>> KENTUCKY IS LOOKING FOR NEW
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WAYS TO COMBAT THE DRUG
EPIDEMIC.
THE KENTUCKY OPIOID ABATEMENT
ADVISORY COMMISSION VOTED TO
AWARD $5 MILLION GRANT.
IT WILL BE GIVEN TO SOMEONE
FOCUSING ON RESEARCH OR
INNOVATIVE WAYS OF TREATING
OPIOID USE DISORDER.
THE APPLICATION OPENS JULY 1.
THIS YEAR, THE STATE REPORTED A
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MORE THAN 30% DROP IN FATAL DRUG
OVERDOSE DEATHS IN 2024 MARKING
THE THIRD YEAR OF DECLINE.
THE OPIOID ABATEMENT ADVISORY
COMMISSION WAS CREATED IN 2022.
THE GROUP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
DISTRIBUTING THE STATE'S SHARE
OF MORE THAN $900 MILLION OF
SETTLEMENT FUNDS FROM LAWSUITS
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AGAINST MANUFACTURERS AND
DISTRIBUTORS OF OPIOIDS.
>>> AN OLD FRISCH'S BIG BOY
COULD BE SERVING SOMETHING ELSE
VERY SOON.
THE LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER
REPORTS A FORMER FRISCH'S
RESTAURANT IN LEXINGTON COULD
BECOME A MEDICAL MARIJUANA
DISPENSARY.
IT IS THE OLD FRISCH'S IN
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HAMBURG SHOPPING CENTER TWO
BUSINESSMEN ARE BEHIND THE
PROJECT THEY STARTED DARK HORSE
CANNABIS IN 2021 AFTER KENTUCKY
STARTED A MEDICAL MARIJUANA
PROJECT EARLIER THIS YEAR.
WORK IS ALREADY UNDERWAY INSIDE
THE BUILDING AND THE
RESTAURANT'S DRIVE-THRU WILL
REMAIN.
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>> I'M LAURA ROGERS CATCHING UP
WITH NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO'S
RYLAND BARTON.
AND WE WILL BEGIN TODAY WITH
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DANIEL
GROSSBURG THE SUBJECT OF AN
ETHICS INVESTIGATION HE WAS
OFFERED AN AGREEMENT.
BUT IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S NOT GOING
TO BE TAKING THAT AGREEMENT.
AND WHAT WILL THAT MEAN FOR HOW
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THIS INVESTIGATION WILL RESULT?
>> YES, THIS DATES BACK TO
ALLEGATIONS FIRST BY THE
LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER THAT
GROSSBURG SEXUALLY HARASSED
WOMEN IN THE STATE HOUSE THROUGH
TEXTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA MESSAGES
AND CROSSED BOUNDARIES WHEN HE
PURCHASED A CAR FROM A
LOUISVILLE BUSINESSMAN.
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HE AND HIS LAWYERS DENY
ALLEGATIONS.
THEY FILED AN ETHICS COMPLAINT
AGAINST HIM LAST YEAR AND KICKED
HIM OUT OF THE HOUSE DEMOCRATIC
CAUCUS.
THIS IS THE RESULT OF THAT
ETHICS COMPLAINT.
ACCORDING TO THE COURIER JOURNAL
THE ETHICS COMMISSION OFFERED
HIM A DEAL TO PAY A $4,000 FINE
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TO BE PUBLICLY REPRIMANDED FOR
HAVING AN INAPPROPRIATE MEETING
IN THIS LEGISLATIVE OFFICE AFTER
BUSINESS HOURS.
AND SENDING THESE PRIVATE SOCIAL
MEDIA REQUESTS TO LEGISLATIVE
EMPLOYEES.
NOW, GROSSBURG DOES ADMIT TO THE
CIRCUMSTANCES AROUND THE
ALLEGATIONS THAT HE HAD THIS
MEETING AND SENT THESE SOCIAL
MEDIA REQUESTS.
BUT HIS LAWYER SAYS IT'S BEING
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PORTRAYED IN A FAULTS LIGHT SO
HE WILL NOT SIGN THE DEAL.
THERE IS A HEARING ON THIS LATER
THIS MONTH WHERE IT WILL MOVE
FORWARD.
MEANWHILE THERE'S TWO DEMOCRATIC
CHALLENGERS TO GROSSBURG.
HE RAN UNOPPOSED THIS YEAR AND
WAS SO REELECTED.
BUT HE IS STILL NOT CAUCUSING
WITH THE DEMOCRATS.
>> AND ANOTHER STORY GETTING
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ATTENTION CONCERNS A YOUNG MAN
WHO GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL IN
BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY HE HAS
BEEN DETAINED BY I.C.E. THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS RAMPING
UP EFFORTS TO ARREST THOSE WHO
ARE IN THE COUNTRY ILLEGALLY.
HOWEVER, HIS FAMILY AND
SUPPORTERS SAY HE IS HERE
LEGALLY.
AND HE DOES HAVE LEGAL
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DOCUMENTATION TO BE HERE IN THE
COUNTRY.
SO TELL US MORE ABOUT THIS STORY
AND WHERE HIS DOCUMENTATION
STANDS RIGHT NOW.
>> .
>> THE HALED LEADER HAD THIS
STORY.
HE JUST GRADUATED FROM HIGH
SCHOOL A NATIVE OF GUATEMALA BUT
HAS LEGAL STATUS SPECIAL STATUS
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AS A KID WHO SURVIVED
ABANDONMENT, NEGLECT AND ABUSE
AND A DACA RECIPIENT THAT
PROTECTS HIM UNTIL 2029.
FEDERAL AGENTS RAIDED HIS
APARTMENT LAST WEEK HE AND HIS
FATHER WERE DETAINED THEY WERE
NOT LOOKING FOR THEM ACCORDING
TO THE GROUP THAT IS WORKING ON
HIS CASE.
THEY HAD BEEN SCRAMBLING TO FIND
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HIM WITHIN THE IMMIGRATION
SYSTEM.
HE MOVED THREE TIMES NOW IN A
FACILITY IN MONROE, LOUISIANA.
THIS ALL COMES AS PRESIDENT
TRUMP RAMPED UP EFFORTS TO
ARREST PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY
ILLEGALLY.
BUT WE'VE HEARD SO MANY CASES
LIKE THIS WHERE PEOPLE WHO HAVE
LEGAL STATUS ARE GETTING WRAPPED
UP IN IT, TOO.
BOWLING GREEN IS A LONGTIME
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REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT AREA OVER
THE LAST 40 YEARS, IT'S WELCOMED
MORE THAN 10,000 REFUGEES.
AND IT IS AN EXAMPLE OF KENTUCKY
IS A STATE THAT HAS BEEN WELCOME
PLACE FOR REFUGEES.
AND ALSO HAS RELIED ON THEY ARE
AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR
COMMUNITY AND OUR ECONOMY AS
WELL IN KENTUCKY.
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>> SOMETHING ELSE INTERESTING
ABOUT THE STORY A "GOFUNDME"
PAGE HAS BEEN SETUP FOR HIM AND
IT'S RAISED 20790.
>> AND THEN SOMETHING ELSE I
THINK IS INTERESTING SECRETARY
OF STATE MICHAEL ADAMS RELEASING
DATA THAT CONCERNS VOTER
REGISTRATION IN KENTUCKY.
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AND HE IS POINTING OUT THAT A
LOT OF NEW VOTERS ARE
REGISTERING AS INDEPENDENTS THEY
ARE NOT AFILL CRATING THEMSELVES
WITH THE REPUBLICAN OR THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THAT?
>> IT'S THE THIRD STRAIGHT MONTH
THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE PEOPLE
HAVE REGISTERED INDEPENDENT OR
LIBERTARIAN THAN REPUBLICAN OR
DEMOCRAT.
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THAT DOES MEAN THEY CAN'T VOTE
IN PRIMARY ELECTIONS IN KENTUCKY
BECAUSE WE ARE A CLOSED PRIMARY
STATE.
SO REPUBLICANS INCREASED BY .07,
DEMOCRATS INCREASED BY .06.
AND THAT THIRD PARTY INCREASED
BY .38, DOUBLE THE NUMBER OR FAR
MORE THAN DOUBLED THE NUMBER OF
REPUBLICANS.
SO SECRETARY OF STATE MICHAEL
(12:23):
ADAMS SAYS THIS SHOWS THAT
KENTUCKY IS POLITICAL CENTER IS
GROWING AND THAT CANDIDATES NEED
TO PAY ATTENTION TO THIS.
WHEN ELECTIONS COME AROUND AND
TRY TO GO AFTER THIS BLOCK OF
VOTERS.
HE POINTS TO THE EXAMPLE
KENTUCKY HAS A DEMOCRATIC
GOVERNOR AND THE SLATE OF
REPUBLICAN STATE-WIDE OFFICERS.
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AND HE SAYS THAT HE AND BESHEAR
ARE SOME OF THE POLITICIANS THAT
ARE MOVING TOWARDS THE CENTER
SEEKING OUT THE CENTER OF THOSE
VOTERS.
IT'S ALSO INTERESTING A LOT OF
THE STATE-WIDE REPUBLICANS ARE
DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT WHICH
IS MOVING MUCH FARTHER TO THE
RIGHT.
AND THEY ARE HAVING A LOT OF
POLITICAL SUCCESS DOING THAT AS
WELL.
(13:04):
I THINK THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF
EYES ON WHAT SECRETARY ADAMS
MIGHT DO NEXT.
HE HINTED AT FURTHER RUNS FOR
OFFICE WHETHER THAT BE ATTORNEY
GENERAL HE IS A LAWYER OR
GOVERNOR.
HE HASN'T SAID ANYTHING OFFICIAL
YET.
>> AND WITH GOVERNOR BESHEAR
BEING TERM LIMITED IT WILL OPEN
THE FIELD FOR MORE REPUBLICANS
TO RUN FOR THAT SEAT.
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>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> RYLAND BARTON WITH NATIONAL
PUBLIC RADIO WE APPRECIATE YOUR
TIME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH AS ALWAYS.
>> THANKS, LAURA.
KENTUCKY'S FIRST LAWS
REGARDING FERTILIZERS DATE BACK
TO THE 1880s AND A PROGRAM AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY HAS
BEEN HELPING ENFORCE THOSE AND
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OTHER LAWS.
WHILE THE DEPARTMENT FOR
REGULATORY SERVICES MAINTAINS
HAVE A QUIET PRESENCE, THEIR
INFLUENCE IN THE COMMONWEALTH
RUNS FAR AND WIDE.
OUR BLAKE VICKERS EXPLAINS.
>> WE'VE BEEN WITHIN THE COLLEGE
OF AGRICULTURE SINCE THE
1890s.
SO WE STARTED A LONG, LONG TIME
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AGO.
>> THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY'S
DIVISION OF REGULATORY SERVICES
OR DRS, HAS BEEN KEEPING WATCH
OVER PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS
WITHIN THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY
FOR OVER 100 YEARS.
DRS' SERVICES ARE RENDERED
THROUGH FOUR STATE REGULATION
LAWS.
>> OUR CURRENT MANDATED PROGRAMS
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ARE FEED, SEED, FERTILIZER AND
MILK.
>> WHILE ENSURING FAIR
CONDITIONS FOR AG PRODUCERS IS
AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE
MISSION, MCMURRY SAYS PROTECTING
CONSUMERS IS THEIR TOP PRIORITY.
>> WE ARE A CONSUMER PROTECTION
AGENCY.
SO WE HAVE AN INSPECTION STAFF
OF NINE EMPLOYEES.
AND THEY OBTAIN FEED, SEED,
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FERTILIZERS MILK SAMPLES AND
THEY COME TO OUR LABORATORY AND
WE RUN ANALYSES ON THOSE.
IT'S MAKING SURE THAT THE
CONSUMER KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE
PURCHASING.
THEY HAVE CONFIDENCE IN WHAT
THEY ARE BUYING.
SO THAT'S CONFIDENCE IN THEIR
PET FOODS THAT THEY ARE
PURCHASING.
FERTILIZERS, SEEDS, THAT IN MY
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MIND IS THAT'S WHAT MAKES US GO.
>> WHILE THE LAB OPERATES ON THE
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY'S CAMPUS,
THE DRS MAINTAINS A PRESENCE
FROM PADUCAH TO PIKEVILLE.
>> WE HAVE NINE EMPLOYEES THERE
AND THEY ARE LOCATED FROM
WESTERN KENTUCKY ALL THE WAY TO
THE EASTERN KENTUCKY.
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SO THEY ARE THE ONES THAT THEY
OBTAIN ALL THE SAMPLES THAT WE
TEST HERE FOR FEED, SEED,
FERTILIZER AND MILK.
>> THE DRS BUILT RELATIONSHIPS
WITH AGRICULTURE PRODUCERS OF
ALL SIZES SERVING SMALL FARMS,
FRANCHISE BOX STORES AND FORT
IN-BETWEEN.
>> WE GO INTO A FEED MILL EVERY
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TWO MONTHS, AND YOU ARE DOING
THAT FOR FIVE, 10 YEARS, YOU GET
TO KNOW ALL THESE PEOPLE.
PRETTY PERSONALLY.
WE SEE THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS
OF ALL THOSE PRODUCTS, FEED,
SEED, FERTILIZER AND WE GET TO
WHEN WE DO OBTAIN SAMPLES THAT
GO INTO A FARMER WE SEND THOSE
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RESULTS BACK TO THEM FARMER THAT
PRODUCER.
SO THEY SEE THE RESULTS OF
WHATEVER THEY ARE PURCHASING.
>> SALES OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS CAN
BE HALTED, MCMURRY SAYS
EDUCATING PRODUCERS IS AN
IMPORTANT PART OF THE WORK.
A LOT OF OUR WORK IS
EDUCATIONAL.
FEED MANUFACTURING AND YOU NEED
TO DO SOME SEQUENCING OF FEEDS
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AS MAKE THEM, WE TRY TO EDUCATE
THOSE FACILITIES SO THEY CAN DO
THAT SO THEY ARE PROPERLY MIXING
THE FEEDS IN ORDER TO WHERE YOU
DON'T GET CONTAMINATION.
THAT IS THE HARD PART OF THE JOB
IS TO NOTIFY SOMEBODY THAT FOR
SEED IF THE GERM NATION IS UNDER
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THE PARAMETERS WE HAVE
SET FOR THAT STOP SALES ARE
ISSUED ON THOSE.
AND SOME INSTANCES THEY CANNOT
BE RESOLD.
AND IN SOME INSTANCES IT IS A
MATTER OF RELABELING THAT SEED
TO WHERE IT CAN BE SOLD.
IF THE PRODUCT IS WRONG IT'S
MORE OUR FIRST LINE OF
COMMUNICATION WITH THEM IS CAN
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WE RELABEL IT?
BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO JUST
SEND SOMETHING TO A LANDFILL IF
WE DON'T HAVE TO.
LET'S RELABEL IT TO MAKE SURE
THE CONSUMER KNOWS.
THAT'S OUR --
THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO DO IF WE
CAN.
THAT'S WHERE WE WANT TO STRIVE
FOR.
>> FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" BLAKE
VICKERS.
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THE DEPARTMENT OF
REGULATORY SERVICES HAS ALSO
BEEN STUDYING HEMP FOR THE
KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE.
[♪♪]
AN UNLIKELY BUSINESS OPENED ITS
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DOORS IN A NORTHERN KENTUCKY
SHOPPING CENTER.
A PUBLIC LIBRARY.
YESTERDAY WAS THE GRAND OPENING
FOR THE NEW KENTON COUNTY PUBLIC
LIBRARY BRANCH.
OUR EMILY SISK HAS MORE ON THE
NEW RESOURCE AND ITS
SIGNIFICANCE FOR THIS COMMUNITY.
[CHEERING].
>> WELCOME LATONIA!
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[APPLAUSE]
>> THESE WERE THE SIGHTS AND
SOUNDS FROM THE GRAND OPENING OF
THE NEWEST KENTON COUNTY PUBLIC
LIBRARY BRANCH.
THE NEW LOCATION IS IN LATONIA A
NEIGHBORHOOD OF 20,000 PEOPLE
JUST SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN
COVINGTON.
DAVE, THE DIRECTOR OF THE
LIBRARY DISCUSSED HOW THE
DEVELOPMENT LANDED IN LATONIA.
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>> WHEN WE PICKED A COMMUNITY WE
WANTED ONE THAT HAD A LOT OF
KIDS WHERE WE COULD MAKE THE
BIGGEST IMPACT.
EVERYTHING KEPT POINTING TO
LATONIA AS A NEIGHBORHOOD AWAY
FROM OUR OTHER BRANCHES.
THERE'S FIVE SCHOOLS IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD TWO SENIOR
FACILITIES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THERE IS A COUPLE OF PARKS.
AND THERE'S LARGE EMPLOYERS IN
THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO EVERYTHING KEPT POINTING BACK
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TO LATONIA.
>> THE LIBRARY HAS A CENTURY OLD
HISTORY OF SERVING THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
BUT NEVER THROUGH A BRICK AND
MORTAR BUILDING THAT HAS BEEN
THE GOAL, HOWEVER, SINCE THE
EARLY 1900'S.
>> AS FAR BACK AS THE HISTORY OF
THE LIBRARY IN COVINGTON IS GONE
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT EXPANDING
ACCESS TO THE LATONIA AND WE ARE
DELIVERING ON THAT PROMISE TO
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BRING LIBRARY SERVICES DIRECTLY
INTO THE COMMUNITY.
>> THE NEW LOCATION MARKS THE
FOURTH LIBRARY BRANCH ACROSS
KENTON COUNTY IT IS EXCITING FOR
FAMILIES WHO LIVE JUST MINUTES
AWAY.
>> MY WIFE AND I HAVE AN
EIGHT-YEAR-OLD AND A FIVE WEEK
OLD.
THE EIGHT-YEAR-OLD IS EXCITED
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BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO GO
TO THE COVINGTON BRANCH EVEN
THOUGH IT'S CLOSE.
THIS IS CLOSER BECAUSE WE ARE A
COUPLE BLOCKS AWAY.
>> EIGHT-YEAR-OLD SOPHIA SHARED
HER IMPRESSION OF THE NEW SPACE.
>> I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY COOL
BECAUSE, BECAUSE THE PEOPLE HAVE
THEIR OWN SECTIONS AND LIKE IT'S
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ALL SO PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO BE
STARTING LOOKING ALL OVER.
I THINK I'M GOING TO BRING MY
BABY SISTER AND WE CAN START
READING BOOKS TOGETHER.
>> SHE LOVES IT.
SHE WANTS TO COME BACK SHE WILL
PROBABLY BE HERE EVERYDAY WITH
HER MOM.
>> ONE OF THE KEY FEATURES OF
THE LIBRARY IS THE CHILDREN'S
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AREA.
EQUIPPED WITH A MINI MUSEUM TO
SPARK CURIOSITY.
>> THE CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT IS
BUILT AROUND THE OPEN AREA FOR
INTERACTIVE PLAY.
RIGHT NOW KIDS CAN EXPERIMENT
WITH OLD TECHNOLOGY AND
HOPEFULLY TO INVITE FAMILIES TO
COME IN AND TALK ABOUT THIS.
BECAUSE IT'S THINGS THEIR
GRANDPARENTS USED OR PARENTS
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USED THAT THE KIDS ARE
EXPERIENCING FOR THE FIRST TIME
AND SEE HOW THINGS WORK AND
SPARK THAT CURIOSITY.
>> THE GRAND OPENING WAS
ATTENDED BY NOT ONLY LATONIA
RESIDENTS BUT PEOPLE FROM ALL
PARTS OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY WHO
WANTED TO CELEBRATE THE
COMMUNITY'S NEW RESOURCE.
>> THE WHOLE TOWN HAS BEEN SO
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HAPPY GETTING A LIBRARY.
AND THAT IS A GOOD FEELING
BECAUSE WE NEED GOOD STUFF IN
OUR LIFE.
>> THE LATONIA BRANCH HAS MORE
THAN 18,000 MATERIALS.
WHICH SCHROEDER SAID ARE WAITING
TO BE READ.
>> IF YOU'VE PUT OUT A GOOD
QUALITY SERVICE AND GOOD QUALITY
LIBRARY PEOPLE WILL COME OUT AND
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USE IT.
AND THE CROWD TODAY MAKES THAT
ALL THE CLEARER.
>> FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION", I'M
EMILY SISK.
MORE THAN 1600 PEOPLE
VISITED THE LATONIA LIBRARY ON
OPENING DAY.
THE BRANCH WILL NOW BEGIN
REGULAR OPERATING HOURS AND ITS
SUMMER READING PROGRAM.
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>>> IT MAYBE SUMMER BREAK BUT
KIDS ARE STILL LEARNING.
WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT HOSTED ITS
ROBOT ROYALE SUMMER EDITION.
KIDS IN 7TH, EIGHTH AND 9TH
GRADES HAVE BEEN LEARNING HOW TO
CODE, PROGRAM AND TEST
TECHNOLOGIES.
IT INCLUDED ACTIVITIES WITH LEGO
SPIKE PRIME ROBOTS, DRONES AND
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XRP ROBOTS.
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS THEY
HOPE TO ENCOURAGE MORE STUDENTS
TO TAKE COMPUTER SCIENCE CLASSES
OFFERED AT ALL FOUR WARREN WITH
COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOLS FOR HIGH
SCHOOL CREDIT.
>> COMPUTER SCIENCE IS IMPORTANT
BECAUSE IT ADDRESSES THE 21ST
CENTURY SKILLS WHICH THEY
COLLABORATE THEY ARE CRITICAL
THINKERS THEY COMMUNICATE WITH
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THEIR PEERS AND THERE ARE SO
MANY OPPORTUNITIES KIDS THAT
HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE IN COMPUTER
SCIENCE FROM AGRICULTURE TO ANY
OF THE INDUSTRIES.
SO WE JUST FEEL LIKE IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT TO GET THE KIDS
INTRODUCED AND COMFORTABLE SO
THEY CAN CHOOSE THIS AS A CAREER
PATH.
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A WARREN COUNTY
GRADUATE NOW STUDYING COMPUTER
SCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
KENTUCKY IS HOME FOR THE SUMMER
TO INTERN WITH THE TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT.
HER INTEREST BEGAN IN MIDDLE
SCHOOL WITH GIRLS WHO CODE AND
INSPIRED HER COLLEGE MAJOR.
>> IT JUST GIVES ME A CHALLENGE
AND I'VE ALWAYS REALLY LIKED
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PUZZLES AND TRYING TO FIGURE
THINGS OUT.
AND SO I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO
SOMETHING IN ENGINEERING OR LIKE
RELATING TO ENGINEERING.
SO COMPUTER SCIENCE I LIKED THE
MOST OUT OF ALL THE OPTIONS.
THE WORLD IS DEFINITELY
CHANGING.
TECHNOLOGY IS STARTING TO EVOLVE
MORE.
AND I JUST FEEL LIKE THIS
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YOUNGER GENERATION, THEY ARE
SUCH BRIGHT KIDS AND FOR THEM TO
LIKE LEARN THESE THINGS IT WILL
HELP SO MUCH MORE LIKE THE
FUTURE.
FUTURE IS BRIGHT.
MYRA HOPES TO BE A SOFTWARE
ENGINEER ONE DAY.
WARREN WITH COUNTY PUBLIC
SCHOOLS SAYS OFFERING A COMPUTER
SCIENCE PATHWAY BRINGS MORE
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INDUSTRY TO THE AREA AS WELL.
[♪♪]
THE BLUEGRASS FAIR IN
LEXINGTON IS MORE THAN JUST A
GOOD TIME.
IT RAISES MONEY EVERY YEAR FOR
MULTIPLE CHARITIES.
(24:30):
THIS YEAR IT STARTED ON JUNE
FIFTH AND WILL RUN UNTIL THIS
SUNDAY.
AT MASTERSON STATION PARK.
WE WENT THERE TO SEE ALL ABOUT
THE FUN AND HEAR ABOUT WHO
BENEFITS MORE IN TONIGHT'S ARTS
AND CULTURE SEGMENT THAT WE CALL
TAPESTRY.
(24:50):
>> IT STARTED IN 1961 IN
DOWNTOWN LEXINGTON AND WE CAME
OUT HERE IN THE 80s WAY BEFORE
MY TIME BUT THEY CAME HERE AND
MADE THE SWEET DEAL WITH THE
CITY AND WE BUILT BUILDINGS AND
IT'S OURS DURING THE FAIR.
BUT ANYBODY ELSE IS WELCOME TO
IT.
I'VE BEEN THE CHAIRMAN SIX
YEARS.
THIS IS OUR WAY TO GIVE BACK TO
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THE COMMUNITY.
EVERY PENNY WE MAKE GOES BACK IN
TO SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS.
THAT WE GIVE TO EVERY YEAR.
WHAT WE'VE GIVEN AWAY IN THE
BALL PARK OF $250,000 EACH YEAR.
PEOPLE DEPEND ON THAT.
ORGANIZATIONS NEED THAT MONEY
AND WE TRY OUR BEST TO MAKE OUR
FAIR BIGGER AND BETTER EVERY
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YEAR.
>> OUR PILLARS OF SERVICE ARE
VISUAL IMPAIRMENT, HEARING,
CHILD HUNGER, PEDIATRIC CANCER
AND DIABETES.
THERE ARE MORE CHARITIES THAT WE
ALSO HELP TO FUND BUT THOSE ARE
OUR FIVE FOCUS AREAS.
>> I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW
ABOUT THE BLUEGRASS FAIR BUT
MIGHT NOT REALIZE THERE IS A
(25:54):
VOLUNTEER GROUP BEHIND IT THAT
MAKES SURE ALL OF THE LITTLE
TASKS GET DONE.
ANYTIME YOU SEE SOMEONE WEARING
THEIR GOLD VEST THEY ARE A LION.
WE HAVE SOME LIONS THAT
VOLUNTEER FOR ALL 11 DAYS THEY
COME OUT AND HELP TO SELL
TICKETS.
TICKET SELLERS, TICKET TAKERS,
GREETERS, PEOPLE TO HELP WITH
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PARKING.
>> THIS IS DURING THE YEAR WHY
IT'S SO IMPORTANT WE GET ALL THE
PEOPLE WE CAN.
AND WE HAVE ENTERTAINMENT
INCLUDED WITH THE GENERAL
ADMISSION.
WE HAVE BEAUTY PAGEANTS WE ARE A
GIANT COUNTY FAIR.
RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF LEXINGTON
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WELL, TODAY IS BUY
ONE GET ONE FREE DAY AT THE
FAIR.
BUY ONE WRISTBAND AND GET
ANOTHER ONE FOR FREE.
THE FAIR RUNS FROM 5:00
P.M.-10:00 P.M. EVERYDAY.
>> HE HAS CRITICIZED PRESIDENT
TRUMP OVER TARIFFS, THE DEBT AND
SPENDING AND NOW SATURDAY'S
MILITARY PARADE.
"KENTUCKY EDITION" TALKS TO U.S.
(26:59):
SENATOR RAND PAUL TOMORROW ABOUT
SOME OF THOSE BIG NATIONAL
STORIES AT THAT TIME ARE MAKING
THE NEWS AND YOU WILL HEAR HIS
RESPONSES HERE TOMORROW NIGHT
AND WE HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US
TOMORROW NIGHT AT 6:30 EASTERN
5:30 CENTRAL FOR "KENTUCKY
EDITION" WHERE WE INFORM,
CONNECT AND INSPIRE.
YOU CAN SUBJECT VIBE TO OUR
(27:20):
NEWSLETTERS AND WATCH CLIPS AT
KET.ORG YOU CAN FIND US ON THE
PBS VIDEO APP ON YOUR MOBILE
DEVICE AND SMART TV.
THANK YOU FOR SPENDING THE
EVENING HERE WITH US.
MAKE IT A GREAT NIGHT.
[♪♪]
>> WHICH SIDE DO YOU WANT TO
WIN?
>> AS WE'VE SAID TIME AND TIME
AGAIN THIS PRESIDENT IS
COMMITTED TO PEACE IN THAT
CONFLICT.
>> Kelsey (00:19):
MITCH 34EU67 HAS
QUESTIONS FOR THE SECRETARY OF
DEFENSE ABOUT UKRAINE BUT IS HE
SATISFIED WITH THE ANSWERS?
>> IF YOU'VE PUT OUT A GOOD
QUALITY SERVICE AND GOOD QUALITY
LIBRARY PEOPLE WILL COME AND USE
IT.
IN ONE NORTHERN
KENTUCKY NEIGHBORHOOD READERS OF
ALL AGES ARE THRILLED TO GET
THEIR VERY OWN LIBRARY.
(00:43):
[♪♪]
>> NOTHING SAYS SUMMER-LIKE A
DAY AT THE FAIR.
AND THIS FAIR FUN MEANS FUNDS
FOR A GOOD CAUSE.
>> IT'S JUST REALLY NICE TO SEE
THEM HAVING SO MUCH FUN
(01:04):
LEARNING.
IT'S A BIRD...
IT'S A PLANE...
IT'S A FLYING ROBOT.
>> PRODUCTION OF "KENTUCKY
EDITION" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN
PART BY THE KET MILLENNIUM JUMP
JUMP --
FUND.
(01:24):
[♪♪]
GOOD EVENING AND
WELCOME TO "KENTUCKY EDITION"
FOR WEDNESDAY JUNE 11TH I'M
KELSEY STARKS IN LOUISVILLE
FILLING IN TONIGHT FOR RENEE
SHAW.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
U.S. SENATOR MITCH McCONNELL A
SUPPORTER OF CONTINUED U.S. AID
TO UKRAINE IN ITS FIGHT AGAINST
RUSSIA ISN'T SATISFIED WITH THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S FINANCIAL
(01:46):
COMMITMENT TO UKRAINE.
SENATOR McCONNELL CHAIRS THE
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS
SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEFENSE AND
TODAY THAT COMMITTEE DISCUSSED
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S
PROPOSED 2026 DEFENSE BUDGET, A
BUDGET THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE
MONEY TO HELP UKRAINE.
SENATOR McCONNELL TALKED ABOUT
THAT DURING HIS OPENING
STATEMENT AND IN QUESTIONS TO
(02:06):
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE PETE
HEGSETH.
>> I'D LIKE TO HEAR YOUR VIEWS
ON THIS CONFLICT.
WHO IS THE AGGRESSOR?
WHAT ARE THE STAKES FOR AMERICA
AND THE WEST?
WHAT IS THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT
OF OUR ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE?
I DON'T SEE FUNDING FOR UKRAINE
SECURITY ASSISTANCE IN THIS
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BUDGET REQUEST.
IS THE ADMINISTRATION ADD
SECURITY ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE
WILL MAKE LASTING PEACE MORE OR
LESS LIKELY?
OR LESSENS THE U.S. MILITARY IS
LEARNING FROM THE CONFLICT.
HOW THE DON'T OR INDUSTRY
CONTINUE TO LEARN IF WE CUTOFF
(02:49):
OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WORLD'S
LEADING BATTLEFIELD INNOVATORS?
WHY WOULD PARTNERS TRUST US IF
WE ABANDON PARTNERS IN EUROPE?
WHAT LESSONS ARE CHINA, IRAN AND
NORTH KOREA LEARNING?
AND HOW MUCH MORE WILL THEY
BENEFIT IF RUSSIA PREVAILS?
(03:12):
NUMBER ONE, WHO IS THE AGGRESSOR
AND WHO IS THE VICTIM IN THE
CONFLICT?
>> RUSSIA IS THE AGGRESSOR.
>> WHICH SIDE DO YOU WANT TO
WIN?
>> AS WE'VE SAID TIME AND TIME
AGAIN THIS PRESIDENT IS
COMMITTED TO PEACE IN THAT
CONFLICT.
(03:32):
ULTIMATELY PEACE SERVES OUR
NATIONAL INTERESTS AND THE
INTEREST OF BOTH PARTIES IF THAT
OUTCOME WILL NOT BE PREFERABLE
TO MANY IN THIS ROOM AND MANY IN
OUR COUNTRY.
SENATOR McCONNELL
SAID HE WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH
THE AMOUNT OF DEFENSE SPENDING
REQUESTED BY THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION.
HE SAYS WHEN ADJUSTED FOR
INFLATION THIS BUDGET PROPOSAL
WOULD MEAN LESS SPENDING ON
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DEFENSE THAN SOME RECENT
PRESIDENTS.
>>> U.S. SENATOR RAND PAUL OF
KENTUCKY APPEARS TO BE THE FIRST
REPUBLICAN SENATOR TO CRITICIZE
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S PLANNED
MILITARY PARADE THIS SATURDAY.
HERE IS SENATOR PAUL TALKING TO
REPORTERS YESTERDAY.
>> NEVER BEEN A BIG FAN OF
SOLDIERS AND BIG TANKS AND
(04:14):
MISSILES ROLLING DOWN THE
STREETS.
IF YOU ASK ME I WOULDN'T HAVE
DONE IT.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE ACTUAL
EXPENSE OF IT IS, WE WERE ALWAYS
DIFFERENT THAN THE IMAGES YOU
SAW IN NORTH KOREA WE ARE PROUD
NOT TO BE THAT.
AND I DON'T --
I'M NOT PROPOSING THAT IS WHAT
WE WANT TO PROJECT BUT I'M
WORRIED THAT IT ISN'T THE BEST
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THING TO SHOW.
IT'S EXPECTED THAT
7,000 SOLDIERS WILL BE A PART OF
THE PARADE SATURDAY IN
WASHINGTON D.C.
THE PARADE HONORS THE 250TH
BIRTHDAY OF THE U.S. MILITARY
AND ALSO PRESIDENT TRUMP'S 79TH
BIRTHDAY.
PROTESTS ARE PLANNED.
PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS ANY
PROTESTS WILL BE MET WITH FORCE.
>>> IT'S FOUR MORE YEARS FOR
(05:00):
ROBERT BENVENUTI, CHAIR OF THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF KENTUCKY.
THE PARTY SAYS IT REELECTED
ROBERT BENVENUTI SATURDAY DURING
A PARTY ORGANIZATION MEETING AND
REELECTED DEANNA BRANGERS AS THE
VICE-CHAIR.
THE STATE G.O.P. GAVE KAREN
KELLY ANOTHER TERM AS SECRETARY
AND PICKED HUNTER WHITAKER AS
THE NEW YOUTH CHAIR.
>> THERE IS A PUSH ON CAPITOL
(05:23):
HILL TO MAKE FENTANYL A SCHEDULE
ONE DRUG THE HALT FENTANYL ACT
WOULD ALLOW FOR STRONGER
PENALTIES FOR PEOPLE TELLING IT
ILLEGALLY.
BRETT GUTHRIE OF KENTUCKY'S
SECOND DISTRICT DISCUSSED THE
NEED FOR THE BILL ON THE HOUSE
FLOOR.
>> WE ARE COMMITTED TO ENSURING
THAT PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO
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TREATMENT.
BUT WE ARE EQUALLY COMMITTED TO
ENSURING THAT PEOPLE THAT ARE
PURVEYING THIS POISON ON OUR
COMMUNITIES, OUR CITIES, ACROSS
THE BORDER DESERVE TO HAVE THEIR
DAY IN COURT, DESERVE TO ANSWER
TO JUSTICE AND DESERVE IF IT BE
THE CASE THESE ARE THE PEOPLE
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POISONING OUR CHILDREN THEY
SHOULD BE PUT IN JAIL AND THE
KEY THROWN AWAY.
OUR COMMITTEE WILL NOT APOLOGIZE
FOR THAT.
IT TAKES ALL OF THE ABOVE
APPROACH FOR THIS ISSUE.
AND WE'RE WILLING TO DO ALL THE
ABOVE.
THE BILL HAS ALREADY
BEEN APPROVED BY THE U.S.
SENATE.
>>> KENTUCKY IS LOOKING FOR NEW
(06:26):
WAYS TO COMBAT THE DRUG
EPIDEMIC.
THE KENTUCKY OPIOID ABATEMENT
ADVISORY COMMISSION VOTED TO
AWARD $5 MILLION GRANT.
IT WILL BE GIVEN TO SOMEONE
FOCUSING ON RESEARCH OR
INNOVATIVE WAYS OF TREATING
OPIOID USE DISORDER.
THE APPLICATION OPENS JULY 1.
THIS YEAR, THE STATE REPORTED A
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MORE THAN 30% DROP IN FATAL DRUG
OVERDOSE DEATHS IN 2024 MARKING
THE THIRD YEAR OF DECLINE.
THE OPIOID ABATEMENT ADVISORY
COMMISSION WAS CREATED IN 2022.
THE GROUP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
DISTRIBUTING THE STATE'S SHARE
OF MORE THAN $900 MILLION OF
SETTLEMENT FUNDS FROM LAWSUITS
(07:07):
AGAINST MANUFACTURERS AND
DISTRIBUTORS OF OPIOIDS.
>>> AN OLD FRISCH'S BIG BOY
COULD BE SERVING SOMETHING ELSE
VERY SOON.
THE LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER
REPORTS A FORMER FRISCH'S
RESTAURANT IN LEXINGTON COULD
BECOME A MEDICAL MARIJUANA
DISPENSARY.
IT IS THE OLD FRISCH'S IN
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HAMBURG SHOPPING CENTER TWO
BUSINESSMEN ARE BEHIND THE
PROJECT THEY STARTED DARK HORSE
CANNABIS IN 2021 AFTER KENTUCKY
STARTED A MEDICAL MARIJUANA
PROJECT EARLIER THIS YEAR.
WORK IS ALREADY UNDERWAY INSIDE
THE BUILDING AND THE
RESTAURANT'S DRIVE-THRU WILL
REMAIN.
[♪♪]
(07:50):
>> I'M LAURA ROGERS CATCHING UP
WITH NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO'S
RYLAND BARTON.
AND WE WILL BEGIN TODAY WITH
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DANIEL
GROSSBURG THE SUBJECT OF AN
ETHICS INVESTIGATION HE WAS
OFFERED AN AGREEMENT.
BUT IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S NOT GOING
TO BE TAKING THAT AGREEMENT.
AND WHAT WILL THAT MEAN FOR HOW
(08:11):
THIS INVESTIGATION WILL RESULT?
>> YES, THIS DATES BACK TO
ALLEGATIONS FIRST BY THE
LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER THAT
GROSSBURG SEXUALLY HARASSED
WOMEN IN THE STATE HOUSE THROUGH
TEXTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA MESSAGES
AND CROSSED BOUNDARIES WHEN HE
PURCHASED A CAR FROM A
LOUISVILLE BUSINESSMAN.
(08:31):
HE AND HIS LAWYERS DENY
ALLEGATIONS.
THEY FILED AN ETHICS COMPLAINT
AGAINST HIM LAST YEAR AND KICKED
HIM OUT OF THE HOUSE DEMOCRATIC
CAUCUS.
THIS IS THE RESULT OF THAT
ETHICS COMPLAINT.
ACCORDING TO THE COURIER JOURNAL
THE ETHICS COMMISSION OFFERED
HIM A DEAL TO PAY A $4,000 FINE
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TO BE PUBLICLY REPRIMANDED FOR
HAVING AN INAPPROPRIATE MEETING
IN THIS LEGISLATIVE OFFICE AFTER
BUSINESS HOURS.
AND SENDING THESE PRIVATE SOCIAL
MEDIA REQUESTS TO LEGISLATIVE
EMPLOYEES.
NOW, GROSSBURG DOES ADMIT TO THE
CIRCUMSTANCES AROUND THE
ALLEGATIONS THAT HE HAD THIS
MEETING AND SENT THESE SOCIAL
MEDIA REQUESTS.
BUT HIS LAWYER SAYS IT'S BEING
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PORTRAYED IN A FAULTS LIGHT SO
HE WILL NOT SIGN THE DEAL.
THERE IS A HEARING ON THIS LATER
THIS MONTH WHERE IT WILL MOVE
FORWARD.
MEANWHILE THERE'S TWO DEMOCRATIC
CHALLENGERS TO GROSSBURG.
HE RAN UNOPPOSED THIS YEAR AND
WAS SO REELECTED.
BUT HE IS STILL NOT CAUCUSING
WITH THE DEMOCRATS.
>> AND ANOTHER STORY GETTING
(09:36):
ATTENTION CONCERNS A YOUNG MAN
WHO GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL IN
BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY HE HAS
BEEN DETAINED BY I.C.E. THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS RAMPING
UP EFFORTS TO ARREST THOSE WHO
ARE IN THE COUNTRY ILLEGALLY.
HOWEVER, HIS FAMILY AND
SUPPORTERS SAY HE IS HERE
LEGALLY.
AND HE DOES HAVE LEGAL
(09:57):
DOCUMENTATION TO BE HERE IN THE
COUNTRY.
SO TELL US MORE ABOUT THIS STORY
AND WHERE HIS DOCUMENTATION
STANDS RIGHT NOW.
>> .
>> THE HALED LEADER HAD THIS
STORY.
HE JUST GRADUATED FROM HIGH
SCHOOL A NATIVE OF GUATEMALA BUT
HAS LEGAL STATUS SPECIAL STATUS
(10:18):
AS A KID WHO SURVIVED
ABANDONMENT, NEGLECT AND ABUSE
AND A DACA RECIPIENT THAT
PROTECTS HIM UNTIL 2029.
FEDERAL AGENTS RAIDED HIS
APARTMENT LAST WEEK HE AND HIS
FATHER WERE DETAINED THEY WERE
NOT LOOKING FOR THEM ACCORDING
TO THE GROUP THAT IS WORKING ON
HIS CASE.
THEY HAD BEEN SCRAMBLING TO FIND
(10:38):
HIM WITHIN THE IMMIGRATION
SYSTEM.
HE MOVED THREE TIMES NOW IN A
FACILITY IN MONROE, LOUISIANA.
THIS ALL COMES AS PRESIDENT
TRUMP RAMPED UP EFFORTS TO
ARREST PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY
ILLEGALLY.
BUT WE'VE HEARD SO MANY CASES
LIKE THIS WHERE PEOPLE WHO HAVE
LEGAL STATUS ARE GETTING WRAPPED
UP IN IT, TOO.
BOWLING GREEN IS A LONGTIME
(11:00):
REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT AREA OVER
THE LAST 40 YEARS, IT'S WELCOMED
MORE THAN 10,000 REFUGEES.
AND IT IS AN EXAMPLE OF KENTUCKY
IS A STATE THAT HAS BEEN WELCOME
PLACE FOR REFUGEES.
AND ALSO HAS RELIED ON THEY ARE
AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR
COMMUNITY AND OUR ECONOMY AS
WELL IN KENTUCKY.
(11:20):
>> SOMETHING ELSE INTERESTING
ABOUT THE STORY A "GOFUNDME"
PAGE HAS BEEN SETUP FOR HIM AND
IT'S RAISED 20790.
>> AND THEN SOMETHING ELSE I
THINK IS INTERESTING SECRETARY
OF STATE MICHAEL ADAMS RELEASING
DATA THAT CONCERNS VOTER
REGISTRATION IN KENTUCKY.
(11:41):
AND HE IS POINTING OUT THAT A
LOT OF NEW VOTERS ARE
REGISTERING AS INDEPENDENTS THEY
ARE NOT AFILL CRATING THEMSELVES
WITH THE REPUBLICAN OR THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THAT?
>> IT'S THE THIRD STRAIGHT MONTH
THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE PEOPLE
HAVE REGISTERED INDEPENDENT OR
LIBERTARIAN THAN REPUBLICAN OR
DEMOCRAT.
(12:02):
THAT DOES MEAN THEY CAN'T VOTE
IN PRIMARY ELECTIONS IN KENTUCKY
BECAUSE WE ARE A CLOSED PRIMARY
STATE.
SO REPUBLICANS INCREASED BY .07,
DEMOCRATS INCREASED BY .06.
AND THAT THIRD PARTY INCREASED
BY .38, DOUBLE THE NUMBER OR FAR
MORE THAN DOUBLED THE NUMBER OF
REPUBLICANS.
SO SECRETARY OF STATE MICHAEL
(12:23):
ADAMS SAYS THIS SHOWS THAT
KENTUCKY IS POLITICAL CENTER IS
GROWING AND THAT CANDIDATES NEED
TO PAY ATTENTION TO THIS.
WHEN ELECTIONS COME AROUND AND
TRY TO GO AFTER THIS BLOCK OF
VOTERS.
HE POINTS TO THE EXAMPLE
KENTUCKY HAS A DEMOCRATIC
GOVERNOR AND THE SLATE OF
REPUBLICAN STATE-WIDE OFFICERS.
(12:44):
AND HE SAYS THAT HE AND BESHEAR
ARE SOME OF THE POLITICIANS THAT
ARE MOVING TOWARDS THE CENTER
SEEKING OUT THE CENTER OF THOSE
VOTERS.
IT'S ALSO INTERESTING A LOT OF
THE STATE-WIDE REPUBLICANS ARE
DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT WHICH
IS MOVING MUCH FARTHER TO THE
RIGHT.
AND THEY ARE HAVING A LOT OF
POLITICAL SUCCESS DOING THAT AS
WELL.
(13:04):
I THINK THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF
EYES ON WHAT SECRETARY ADAMS
MIGHT DO NEXT.
HE HINTED AT FURTHER RUNS FOR
OFFICE WHETHER THAT BE ATTORNEY
GENERAL HE IS A LAWYER OR
GOVERNOR.
HE HASN'T SAID ANYTHING OFFICIAL
YET.
>> AND WITH GOVERNOR BESHEAR
BEING TERM LIMITED IT WILL OPEN
THE FIELD FOR MORE REPUBLICANS
TO RUN FOR THAT SEAT.
(13:25):
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> RYLAND BARTON WITH NATIONAL
PUBLIC RADIO WE APPRECIATE YOUR
TIME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH AS ALWAYS.
>> THANKS, LAURA.
KENTUCKY'S FIRST LAWS
REGARDING FERTILIZERS DATE BACK
TO THE 1880s AND A PROGRAM AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY HAS
BEEN HELPING ENFORCE THOSE AND
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OTHER LAWS.
WHILE THE DEPARTMENT FOR
REGULATORY SERVICES MAINTAINS
HAVE A QUIET PRESENCE, THEIR
INFLUENCE IN THE COMMONWEALTH
RUNS FAR AND WIDE.
OUR BLAKE VICKERS EXPLAINS.
>> WE'VE BEEN WITHIN THE COLLEGE
OF AGRICULTURE SINCE THE
1890s.
SO WE STARTED A LONG, LONG TIME
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AGO.
>> THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY'S
DIVISION OF REGULATORY SERVICES
OR DRS, HAS BEEN KEEPING WATCH
OVER PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS
WITHIN THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY
FOR OVER 100 YEARS.
DRS' SERVICES ARE RENDERED
THROUGH FOUR STATE REGULATION
LAWS.
>> OUR CURRENT MANDATED PROGRAMS
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ARE FEED, SEED, FERTILIZER AND
MILK.
>> WHILE ENSURING FAIR
CONDITIONS FOR AG PRODUCERS IS
AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE
MISSION, MCMURRY SAYS PROTECTING
CONSUMERS IS THEIR TOP PRIORITY.
>> WE ARE A CONSUMER PROTECTION
AGENCY.
SO WE HAVE AN INSPECTION STAFF
OF NINE EMPLOYEES.
AND THEY OBTAIN FEED, SEED,
(14:50):
FERTILIZERS MILK SAMPLES AND
THEY COME TO OUR LABORATORY AND
WE RUN ANALYSES ON THOSE.
IT'S MAKING SURE THAT THE
CONSUMER KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE
PURCHASING.
THEY HAVE CONFIDENCE IN WHAT
THEY ARE BUYING.
SO THAT'S CONFIDENCE IN THEIR
PET FOODS THAT THEY ARE
PURCHASING.
FERTILIZERS, SEEDS, THAT IN MY
(15:14):
MIND IS THAT'S WHAT MAKES US GO.
>> WHILE THE LAB OPERATES ON THE
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY'S CAMPUS,
THE DRS MAINTAINS A PRESENCE
FROM PADUCAH TO PIKEVILLE.
>> WE HAVE NINE EMPLOYEES THERE
AND THEY ARE LOCATED FROM
WESTERN KENTUCKY ALL THE WAY TO
THE EASTERN KENTUCKY.
(15:35):
SO THEY ARE THE ONES THAT THEY
OBTAIN ALL THE SAMPLES THAT WE
TEST HERE FOR FEED, SEED,
FERTILIZER AND MILK.
>> THE DRS BUILT RELATIONSHIPS
WITH AGRICULTURE PRODUCERS OF
ALL SIZES SERVING SMALL FARMS,
FRANCHISE BOX STORES AND FORT
IN-BETWEEN.
>> WE GO INTO A FEED MILL EVERY
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TWO MONTHS, AND YOU ARE DOING
THAT FOR FIVE, 10 YEARS, YOU GET
TO KNOW ALL THESE PEOPLE.
PRETTY PERSONALLY.
WE SEE THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS
OF ALL THOSE PRODUCTS, FEED,
SEED, FERTILIZER AND WE GET TO
WHEN WE DO OBTAIN SAMPLES THAT
GO INTO A FARMER WE SEND THOSE
(16:16):
RESULTS BACK TO THEM FARMER THAT
PRODUCER.
SO THEY SEE THE RESULTS OF
WHATEVER THEY ARE PURCHASING.
>> SALES OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS CAN
BE HALTED, MCMURRY SAYS
EDUCATING PRODUCERS IS AN
IMPORTANT PART OF THE WORK.
A LOT OF OUR WORK IS
EDUCATIONAL.
FEED MANUFACTURING AND YOU NEED
TO DO SOME SEQUENCING OF FEEDS
(16:38):
AS MAKE THEM, WE TRY TO EDUCATE
THOSE FACILITIES SO THEY CAN DO
THAT SO THEY ARE PROPERLY MIXING
THE FEEDS IN ORDER TO WHERE YOU
DON'T GET CONTAMINATION.
THAT IS THE HARD PART OF THE JOB
IS TO NOTIFY SOMEBODY THAT FOR
SEED IF THE GERM NATION IS UNDER
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THE PARAMETERS WE HAVE
SET FOR THAT STOP SALES ARE
ISSUED ON THOSE.
AND SOME INSTANCES THEY CANNOT
BE RESOLD.
AND IN SOME INSTANCES IT IS A
MATTER OF RELABELING THAT SEED
TO WHERE IT CAN BE SOLD.
IF THE PRODUCT IS WRONG IT'S
MORE OUR FIRST LINE OF
COMMUNICATION WITH THEM IS CAN
(17:23):
WE RELABEL IT?
BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO JUST
SEND SOMETHING TO A LANDFILL IF
WE DON'T HAVE TO.
LET'S RELABEL IT TO MAKE SURE
THE CONSUMER KNOWS.
THAT'S OUR --
THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO DO IF WE
CAN.
THAT'S WHERE WE WANT TO STRIVE
FOR.
>> FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" BLAKE
VICKERS.
(17:45):
THE DEPARTMENT OF
REGULATORY SERVICES HAS ALSO
BEEN STUDYING HEMP FOR THE
KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE.
[♪♪]
AN UNLIKELY BUSINESS OPENED ITS
(18:06):
DOORS IN A NORTHERN KENTUCKY
SHOPPING CENTER.
A PUBLIC LIBRARY.
YESTERDAY WAS THE GRAND OPENING
FOR THE NEW KENTON COUNTY PUBLIC
LIBRARY BRANCH.
OUR EMILY SISK HAS MORE ON THE
NEW RESOURCE AND ITS
SIGNIFICANCE FOR THIS COMMUNITY.
[CHEERING].
>> WELCOME LATONIA!
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[APPLAUSE]
>> THESE WERE THE SIGHTS AND
SOUNDS FROM THE GRAND OPENING OF
THE NEWEST KENTON COUNTY PUBLIC
LIBRARY BRANCH.
THE NEW LOCATION IS IN LATONIA A
NEIGHBORHOOD OF 20,000 PEOPLE
JUST SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN
COVINGTON.
DAVE, THE DIRECTOR OF THE
LIBRARY DISCUSSED HOW THE
DEVELOPMENT LANDED IN LATONIA.
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>> WHEN WE PICKED A COMMUNITY WE
WANTED ONE THAT HAD A LOT OF
KIDS WHERE WE COULD MAKE THE
BIGGEST IMPACT.
EVERYTHING KEPT POINTING TO
LATONIA AS A NEIGHBORHOOD AWAY
FROM OUR OTHER BRANCHES.
THERE'S FIVE SCHOOLS IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD TWO SENIOR
FACILITIES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THERE IS A COUPLE OF PARKS.
AND THERE'S LARGE EMPLOYERS IN
THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO EVERYTHING KEPT POINTING BACK
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TO LATONIA.
>> THE LIBRARY HAS A CENTURY OLD
HISTORY OF SERVING THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
BUT NEVER THROUGH A BRICK AND
MORTAR BUILDING THAT HAS BEEN
THE GOAL, HOWEVER, SINCE THE
EARLY 1900'S.
>> AS FAR BACK AS THE HISTORY OF
THE LIBRARY IN COVINGTON IS GONE
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT EXPANDING
ACCESS TO THE LATONIA AND WE ARE
DELIVERING ON THAT PROMISE TO
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BRING LIBRARY SERVICES DIRECTLY
INTO THE COMMUNITY.
>> THE NEW LOCATION MARKS THE
FOURTH LIBRARY BRANCH ACROSS
KENTON COUNTY IT IS EXCITING FOR
FAMILIES WHO LIVE JUST MINUTES
AWAY.
>> MY WIFE AND I HAVE AN
EIGHT-YEAR-OLD AND A FIVE WEEK
OLD.
THE EIGHT-YEAR-OLD IS EXCITED
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BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO GO
TO THE COVINGTON BRANCH EVEN
THOUGH IT'S CLOSE.
THIS IS CLOSER BECAUSE WE ARE A
COUPLE BLOCKS AWAY.
>> EIGHT-YEAR-OLD SOPHIA SHARED
HER IMPRESSION OF THE NEW SPACE.
>> I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY COOL
BECAUSE, BECAUSE THE PEOPLE HAVE
THEIR OWN SECTIONS AND LIKE IT'S
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ALL SO PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO BE
STARTING LOOKING ALL OVER.
I THINK I'M GOING TO BRING MY
BABY SISTER AND WE CAN START
READING BOOKS TOGETHER.
>> SHE LOVES IT.
SHE WANTS TO COME BACK SHE WILL
PROBABLY BE HERE EVERYDAY WITH
HER MOM.
>> ONE OF THE KEY FEATURES OF
THE LIBRARY IS THE CHILDREN'S
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AREA.
EQUIPPED WITH A MINI MUSEUM TO
SPARK CURIOSITY.
>> THE CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT IS
BUILT AROUND THE OPEN AREA FOR
INTERACTIVE PLAY.
RIGHT NOW KIDS CAN EXPERIMENT
WITH OLD TECHNOLOGY AND
HOPEFULLY TO INVITE FAMILIES TO
COME IN AND TALK ABOUT THIS.
BECAUSE IT'S THINGS THEIR
GRANDPARENTS USED OR PARENTS
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USED THAT THE KIDS ARE
EXPERIENCING FOR THE FIRST TIME
AND SEE HOW THINGS WORK AND
SPARK THAT CURIOSITY.
>> THE GRAND OPENING WAS
ATTENDED BY NOT ONLY LATONIA
RESIDENTS BUT PEOPLE FROM ALL
PARTS OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY WHO
WANTED TO CELEBRATE THE
COMMUNITY'S NEW RESOURCE.
>> THE WHOLE TOWN HAS BEEN SO
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HAPPY GETTING A LIBRARY.
AND THAT IS A GOOD FEELING
BECAUSE WE NEED GOOD STUFF IN
OUR LIFE.
>> THE LATONIA BRANCH HAS MORE
THAN 18,000 MATERIALS.
WHICH SCHROEDER SAID ARE WAITING
TO BE READ.
>> IF YOU'VE PUT OUT A GOOD
QUALITY SERVICE AND GOOD QUALITY
LIBRARY PEOPLE WILL COME OUT AND
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USE IT.
AND THE CROWD TODAY MAKES THAT
ALL THE CLEARER.
>> FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION", I'M
EMILY SISK.
MORE THAN 1600 PEOPLE
VISITED THE LATONIA LIBRARY ON
OPENING DAY.
THE BRANCH WILL NOW BEGIN
REGULAR OPERATING HOURS AND ITS
SUMMER READING PROGRAM.
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>>> IT MAYBE SUMMER BREAK BUT
KIDS ARE STILL LEARNING.
WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT HOSTED ITS
ROBOT ROYALE SUMMER EDITION.
KIDS IN 7TH, EIGHTH AND 9TH
GRADES HAVE BEEN LEARNING HOW TO
CODE, PROGRAM AND TEST
TECHNOLOGIES.
IT INCLUDED ACTIVITIES WITH LEGO
SPIKE PRIME ROBOTS, DRONES AND
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XRP ROBOTS.
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS THEY
HOPE TO ENCOURAGE MORE STUDENTS
TO TAKE COMPUTER SCIENCE CLASSES
OFFERED AT ALL FOUR WARREN WITH
COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOLS FOR HIGH
SCHOOL CREDIT.
>> COMPUTER SCIENCE IS IMPORTANT
BECAUSE IT ADDRESSES THE 21ST
CENTURY SKILLS WHICH THEY
COLLABORATE THEY ARE CRITICAL
THINKERS THEY COMMUNICATE WITH
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THEIR PEERS AND THERE ARE SO
MANY OPPORTUNITIES KIDS THAT
HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE IN COMPUTER
SCIENCE FROM AGRICULTURE TO ANY
OF THE INDUSTRIES.
SO WE JUST FEEL LIKE IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT TO GET THE KIDS
INTRODUCED AND COMFORTABLE SO
THEY CAN CHOOSE THIS AS A CAREER
PATH.
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A WARREN COUNTY
GRADUATE NOW STUDYING COMPUTER
SCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
KENTUCKY IS HOME FOR THE SUMMER
TO INTERN WITH THE TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT.
HER INTEREST BEGAN IN MIDDLE
SCHOOL WITH GIRLS WHO CODE AND
INSPIRED HER COLLEGE MAJOR.
>> IT JUST GIVES ME A CHALLENGE
AND I'VE ALWAYS REALLY LIKED
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PUZZLES AND TRYING TO FIGURE
THINGS OUT.
AND SO I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO
SOMETHING IN ENGINEERING OR LIKE
RELATING TO ENGINEERING.
SO COMPUTER SCIENCE I LIKED THE
MOST OUT OF ALL THE OPTIONS.
THE WORLD IS DEFINITELY
CHANGING.
TECHNOLOGY IS STARTING TO EVOLVE
MORE.
AND I JUST FEEL LIKE THIS
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YOUNGER GENERATION, THEY ARE
SUCH BRIGHT KIDS AND FOR THEM TO
LIKE LEARN THESE THINGS IT WILL
HELP SO MUCH MORE LIKE THE
FUTURE.
FUTURE IS BRIGHT.
MYRA HOPES TO BE A SOFTWARE
ENGINEER ONE DAY.
WARREN WITH COUNTY PUBLIC
SCHOOLS SAYS OFFERING A COMPUTER
SCIENCE PATHWAY BRINGS MORE
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INDUSTRY TO THE AREA AS WELL.
[♪♪]
THE BLUEGRASS FAIR IN
LEXINGTON IS MORE THAN JUST A
GOOD TIME.
IT RAISES MONEY EVERY YEAR FOR
MULTIPLE CHARITIES.
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THIS YEAR IT STARTED ON JUNE
FIFTH AND WILL RUN UNTIL THIS
SUNDAY.
AT MASTERSON STATION PARK.
WE WENT THERE TO SEE ALL ABOUT
THE FUN AND HEAR ABOUT WHO
BENEFITS MORE IN TONIGHT'S ARTS
AND CULTURE SEGMENT THAT WE CALL
TAPESTRY.
(24:50):
>> IT STARTED IN 1961 IN
DOWNTOWN LEXINGTON AND WE CAME
OUT HERE IN THE 80s WAY BEFORE
MY TIME BUT THEY CAME HERE AND
MADE THE SWEET DEAL WITH THE
CITY AND WE BUILT BUILDINGS AND
IT'S OURS DURING THE FAIR.
BUT ANYBODY ELSE IS WELCOME TO
IT.
I'VE BEEN THE CHAIRMAN SIX
YEARS.
THIS IS OUR WAY TO GIVE BACK TO
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THE COMMUNITY.
EVERY PENNY WE MAKE GOES BACK IN
TO SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS.
THAT WE GIVE TO EVERY YEAR.
WHAT WE'VE GIVEN AWAY IN THE
BALL PARK OF $250,000 EACH YEAR.
PEOPLE DEPEND ON THAT.
ORGANIZATIONS NEED THAT MONEY
AND WE TRY OUR BEST TO MAKE OUR
FAIR BIGGER AND BETTER EVERY
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YEAR.
>> OUR PILLARS OF SERVICE ARE
VISUAL IMPAIRMENT, HEARING,
CHILD HUNGER, PEDIATRIC CANCER
AND DIABETES.
THERE ARE MORE CHARITIES THAT WE
ALSO HELP TO FUND BUT THOSE ARE
OUR FIVE FOCUS AREAS.
>> I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW
ABOUT THE BLUEGRASS FAIR BUT
MIGHT NOT REALIZE THERE IS A
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VOLUNTEER GROUP BEHIND IT THAT
MAKES SURE ALL OF THE LITTLE
TASKS GET DONE.
ANYTIME YOU SEE SOMEONE WEARING
THEIR GOLD VEST THEY ARE A LION.
WE HAVE SOME LIONS THAT
VOLUNTEER FOR ALL 11 DAYS THEY
COME OUT AND HELP TO SELL
TICKETS.
TICKET SELLERS, TICKET TAKERS,
GREETERS, PEOPLE TO HELP WITH
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PARKING.
>> THIS IS DURING THE YEAR WHY
IT'S SO IMPORTANT WE GET ALL THE
PEOPLE WE CAN.
AND WE HAVE ENTERTAINMENT
INCLUDED WITH THE GENERAL
ADMISSION.
WE HAVE BEAUTY PAGEANTS WE ARE A
GIANT COUNTY FAIR.
RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF LEXINGTON
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WELL, TODAY IS BUY
ONE GET ONE FREE DAY AT THE
FAIR.
BUY ONE WRISTBAND AND GET
ANOTHER ONE FOR FREE.
THE FAIR RUNS FROM 5:00
P.M.-10:00 P.M. EVERYDAY.
>> HE HAS CRITICIZED PRESIDENT
TRUMP OVER TARIFFS, THE DEBT AND
SPENDING AND NOW SATURDAY'S
MILITARY PARADE.
"KENTUCKY EDITION" TALKS TO U.S.
(26:59):
SENATOR RAND PAUL TOMORROW ABOUT
SOME OF THOSE BIG NATIONAL
STORIES AT THAT TIME ARE MAKING
THE NEWS AND YOU WILL HEAR HIS
RESPONSES HERE TOMORROW NIGHT
AND WE HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US
TOMORROW NIGHT AT 6:30 EASTERN
5:30 CENTRAL FOR "KENTUCKY
EDITION" WHERE WE INFORM,
CONNECT AND INSPIRE.
YOU CAN SUBJECT VIBE TO OUR
(27:20):
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DEVICE AND SMART TV.
THANK YOU FOR SPENDING THE
EVENING HERE WITH US.
MAKE IT A GREAT NIGHT.
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