September 12, 2025

U.S. Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky speaks about the suspect in the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Kentucky's A.I.  taskforce hears from business leaders and a representative of large-scale data center companies about whether Kentucky could be the next data center destination, and regional leaders cut the ribbon on the One NKY Center.

Episode Transcript

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[♪♪]
>> HOW CAN WE THINK OF KENTUCKY
BECOMING THE NEXT DATA CENTER
HOTSPOT OR WILL IT BE?

>> Renee (00:14):
KENTUCKY LAWMAKERS
HEAR WHY OUR STATE SHOULD BECOME
THE NEXT HUB FOR DATA CENTERS.
>> WE ARE PROVING WHEN KENTUCKY
COLLABORATES, KENTUCKY DELIVERS.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN 10
ORGANIZATIONS GET TOGETHER UNDER
ONE ROOF?
>> IT TAKES A COMMUNITY TO RAISE
A CHILD AND IT TAKES A COMMUNITY

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TO KEEP A CHILD SAFE.
AND WHAT ALL OF US CAN
DO TO CREATE A SAFER SCHOOL
ENVIRONMENT.
>> 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"
FOR THIS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER THE
12TH I'M RENEE SHAW AND WE THANK
YOU FOR JUMPING OFF YOUR WEEKEND
WITH US.
>>> NEW TONIGHT, POLICE HAVE
ARRESTED THE MAN ACCUSED OF
KILLING CONSERVATIVE ACTIVIST
CHARLIE KIRK.
THE CONSERVATIVE ACTIVIST WAS
ASSASSINATED ON WEDNESDAY WHILE
SPEAKING TO A LARGE CROWDALITY

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UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY.
22-YEAR-OLD TYLER ROBINSON IS IN
THE UTAH COUNTY JAIL.
POLICE SAY HIS FATHER SAW
SURVEILLANCE PHOTOS AND WORKED
WITH A PASTOR TO ENCOURAGE HIS
SON TO SURRENDER.
SPENCER COX SAYS ROBINSON BECAME

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MORE CAL RECENTLY.
U.S. SENATOR RAND PAUL OF
KENTUCKY SPOKE ABOUT THE SUSPECT
TODAY WHILE HE WAS IN LEXINGTON.
>> I WANT SKWUZ TO BE SERVED AND
WE CANNOT TOLERATE THIS.
AND I THINK HE SHOULD BE
PUNISHED TO THE FULL EXTENT OF
THE LAW DETERMINED BY A JURY IN
UTAH.

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BUT IF GUILTY OUT QUESTION THIS
IS A HORRENDOUS THING AND A
SIGNAL NEEDS TO BE SENT TO
ANYBODY ELSE WHO THINKS THEY
WILL BE A COPYCAT THEY WILL BE
MEETING THE SAME FATE.
THERE ARE NO EASY ANSWERS BETTER
DIALOGUE MAYBE PART OF THE
ANSWER WHEN WE HEAR EACH OTHER
OUT.

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THE REASON I DON'T WANT TO SAY
BETTER DIALOGUE IS THERE'S NEVER
AN EXCUSE FOR SOMEBODY TO SHOOT
SOMEBODY.
BETTER DIALOGUE'S GOOD AND WE
SHOULD TRY TO DO THAT.
BUT THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS.
AND REALLY, I DON'T KNOW HOW WE
STOP SOMETHING LIKE.
BECAUSE THIS IS SOMEONE IF YOU
HAD TO IMAGINE, I DON'T HAVE

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PARTICULAR INSIGHT INTO HIM BUT
LOST THEIR MORALS AND THEY THINK
IT IS OKAY.
YOU SEE PEOPLE ON-LINE WHO ARE
GLORIFYING WHEN CHARLIE KIRK
DIED YOU SAW A HOST OF PEOPLE
RESPONDING ON-LINE, TERRIBLE
IMAGES OF IT, LAUDING IT SAYING
IT IS A GREAT THING.
THOSE PEOPLE SHOULD BE SHUNNED
THAT IS NOT WITH THE LAW BUT

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THOSE PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE
ACCEPTED IN GOOD SOCIETY AND
SHUNNED.
SENATOR PAUL WAS IN
LEXINGTON TO SPEAK AT THE PUBLIC
POLICY LUNCHEON WHERE HE
CRITICIZED TARIFFS AND
STRESSEDDED NEAT TO BALANCE THE
BUDGET.
>> CHAD MEREDITH IS A STEP
FORWARD TO BECOMING A JUDGE.

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MERED DEBIT IS A FORMER KENTUCKY
SOLICITOR GENERAL DURING
GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN'S
ADMINISTRATION NOMINATED TO BE
DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE EASTERN
DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY.
HE WAS A GUEST ON "KENTUCKY
TONIGHT" BACK IN 2024.
MEREDITH STILL NEEDS THE
APPROVAL OF THE FULL U.S.
SENATE.

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>>> ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE HOW
MUCH IS IT AFFECTING BUSINESS IN
KENTUCKY, INCLUDING RETAIL AND
HEALTHCARE?
KENTUCKY'S A.I. TASK FORCE HEARD
FROM BUSINESS LEADERS FROM THIS
WEEK AND FROM A REPRESENTATIVE
OF A LARGE SCALE DATA CENTER AND
THOSE COMPANIES ABOUT WHETHER
KENTUCKY COULD BE THE NEXT DATA
CENTER DESTINATION.
OUR MACKENZIE SPINK HAS MORE IN

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OUR LEGISLATIVE UPDATE.
>> DATA CENTERS ARE LARGE
BUILDINGS THAT HOUSE THE
COMPUTERS REQUIRED TO POWER
EVERYTHING FROM THE APPS ON YOUR
PHONE TO A.I. POWERED TOOLS LIKE
CHATGPT.
AS THE DEMAND FOR A.I. CONTINUES
TO GROW SO DOES THE NEED TO
BUILD MORE DATA CENTERS.

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LAWMAKERS ON THE ANCIENT TASK
FORCE HEARD FROM BAR LET WHO
REPRESENTS LARGE SCALE DATA
CENTER COMPANIES.
AND WHY THE STATE SHOULD WANT
DATA CENTERS BUILT IN KENTUCKY.
HE SAYS WITH THE NEW TAX REVENUE
FROM THE DATA CENTERS THE JOBS
WOULD BE A BOOST FOR THE
ECONOMY.
>> THINK ABOUT THE FOLKS WALKING
AROUND INSIDE THAT AREA, WHO ARE

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WORKING ON THE COMPUTERS.
ABOUT 100 NEW POSITIONS.
THESE POSITIONS PAY SIX FIGURES.
AND THESE ARE FOR HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS.
OR PEOPLE WITH HIGH SCHOOL
DIPLOMAS OR IF YOU'VE HAD
TRAINED SCHOOL.
AS YOU CAN IMAGINE IN A RURAL
AREA A SIX-FIGURE JOB MEANS AND
YOU GET TO BE HOME EVERY NIGHT,

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YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT STANDARD OF
LIVING THAN MAYBE MOST OF THE
FOLKS WHO LIVE AROUND YOU.
AND YOU GET TO STAY IN YOUR
HOMETOWN.
>> DATA CENTERS REQUIRE LARGE
AMOUNTS OF ENERGY TO FUNCTION.
ACCORDING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
ENERGY, IN 2023, DATA CENTERS
CONSUMED 4.4% OF THE ELECTRICITY
IN THE U.S.
AND THAT NUMBER COULD TRIPLE BY

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2028.
LARGE DATA CENTERS ALSO REQUIRE
LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER TO KEEP
THE COMPUTERS COOL.
BUT THE TASK FORCE WAS CONCERNED
ABOUT THE STATE'S CURRENT
ABILITY TO SUPPLY THE NECESSARY
ENERGY.
>> WATER IS NOT A PROBLEM FOR
KENTUCKY.
WE GOT MORE MILES OF WATER THAN
ANY OTHER STATE BUT ALASKA.
WATER IS GREAT.
BUT POWER, I THINK, THE

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ENTHUSIASM HERE IS THAT WE WANT
TO SCALE UP FOR THE POWER AND WE
JUST NEED TO KNOW HOW TO DO IT.
>> WE HAVE A FINITE AMOUNT OF
GENERATIVE CAPACITY IN KENTUCKY
WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN DONE TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE'VE GOT ENOUGH POWER
TO FUEL THE DEMAND ON THE DATA

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CENTERS AND ALSO MAKE SURE WE
HAVE ENOUGH ENERGY FOR OTHER
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
OPPORTUNITIES WHETHER IT'S
MANUFACTURING OR TECH SERVICES
OR WHATEVER.
>> IT SEEMS TO ME THERE IS A
WHOLE LOT THAT CAN BE DONE,
SHOULD BE DONE ON HOW QUICKLY
NEW PRODUCTIVITY, PRODUCTION OF

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ELECTRICITY CAN COME ON-LINE.
AND IT SEEMS TO BE A LARGE
PROBLEM AND THAT IS A NATIONAL
AND STATE ISSUE.
BUT I THINK THERE SHOULD BE NO
SPEED WASTED IN FRYING TO
ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES.
>> FEW CLEARANCES CAME FROM THE
DISCUSSION BUT THE CENTERS ARE
BECOMING MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT
AND WILL REQUIRE LESS AND LESS

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ELECTRICITY AS TIME GOES ON.
AND THAT THE ENERGY USED BY DATA
CENTERS RUNNING A.I. IS
COMPARABLE TO OUR ELECTRICITY
USE ALREADY.
>> THIS WAS RELEASED BY GOOGLE
JUST A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.
ONE A.I. QUERY USES THE SAME
ELECTRICITY AS ABOUT NINE

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SECONDS OF WATCHING TELEVISION.
NINE SECONDS.
THINK OF SUNDAY FOOTBALL YOU
WATCH A COUPLE GAMES THAT A LOT
OF SEARCHES THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN
COVERED.
>> THE STATE TAX'S ENVIRONMENTS
AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS TECH
INVESTMENTS WERE GOOD SIGNS THE
STATE TO BE A SITE FOR DATA

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CENTERS.
ONCE A COMPANY DECIDES TO START
BUILDING A DATA CENTER IT TAKES
FIVE YEARS TO COME ON-LINE.
FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M
MACKENZIE SPINK.
THANK YOU, MACKENZIE.
A DATA CENTER WAS PROPOSED IN
OLDHAM COUNTY BUT IN JULY THE
APPLICATION WAS WITHDRAWN DUE TO
PUBLIC OPPOSITION AROUND

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ENVIRONMENTAL AND FINANCIAL
CONCERNS.
THERE IS CURRENTLY A MORATORIUM
ON DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT IN
OLDHAM COUNTY WHILE NEW
REGULATIONS ARE DEVELOPED.
>>> KENTUCKY HAS A HOUSING
CRISIS, LIKE THE REST OF THE
NATION BUT THE STATE NEEDS MORE
THAN 200,000 MORE HOUSING UNITS.
AND THAT NUMBER IS EXPECTED TO
INCREASE IN THE COMING YEARS.
WE TALKED ABOUT HOUSING LAST

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MONDAY NIGHT ON "KENTUCKY
TONIGHT".
IN ADDITION TO THE HOUSING
SHORTAGE SOME KENTUCKIANS HAVE
TROUBLE RENTING AN APARTMENT OR
HOME.
AND THERE'S LEGISLATION IN THE
WORKS TO HELP FIX THAT.
>> AND OFTENTIMES WE THINK ABOUT
HOUSING, WE THINK ABOUT PEOPLE
WHO OWN.
BUT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT OUR

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RENTERS FOR JUST A MOMENT.
WE HAVE FOLKS WHO ARE BEING KEPT
AWAY FROM HOUSING DUE TO
EVICTIONS AND SUCH.
AND I KNOW THAT REP WITTEN AND
OTHERS ARE WORKING ON AND WE DID
THINGS ON THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE
ABOUT EXPUNGEMENT AND THAT IS A
REALLY IMPORTANT THING.
EXPLAIN THIS WHY IS

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EXPUNGEMENT IMPORTANT?
>> EXPUNGEMENT IS IMPORTANT IN A
LOT OF WAYS.
BUT THERE ARE SEGMENTS OF THE
POPULATION IF YOU GET AN
EVICTION ON YOUR RECORD AND GO
TO APPLY FOR ANOTHER HOUSING
UNIT OR SUCH, A LOT OF LANDLORDS
WON'T TAKE YOU IF YOU HAVE THAT
EVICTION.
IF THAT EVICTION LET'S SAY YOU
WERE A CHILD AND WAS ON A LEASE

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WE SAY THAT SHOULDN'T IMPACT
YOUR ABILITY TO GET HOUSING WHEN
YOU ARE NOW AN ADULT.
OR IF YOU'VE WORKED OUT IF THE
CASE WAS DISMISSED THAT
SHOULDN'T STILL BE ON YOUR
RECORD THAT EVICTION SHOULD BE
EXPUNGED AND YOU SHOULD BE ABLE
TO GET THAT HOUSING.
WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT FOR
KENTUCKIANS TO HAVE SECURE
HOUSING?
BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE A SECURE

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HOUSE, YOU HAVE A SECURE FUTURE.
[♪♪]
>> WHEN WE'RE TALKING SO MUCH OF
THE SOLUTIONS AND RIGHTLY SO,
WE'RE FOCUSING ON THE SUPPLY
SIDE.
WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH HOUSING
UNITS.
BUT THERE ARE OTHER THINGS AND
TO JOSH'S POINT, WHEN WE ARE
UNFAIRLY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM

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RENTING JUST BECAUSE THEY HAD A
PRIOR EVICTION, EVEN THOUGH THEY
WERE PAID UP, THEY DON'T OWE ANY
MONEY, THEN THAT'S UNFAIR AND
THAT PREVENTS THEM FROM GETTING
A HOME.
SO WE'RE --
I'M EXCITED ABOUT PUSHING THAT
BILL THIS YEAR.
I THINK WE'RE GOING TO GET IT

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HEARD IN JUDICIARY IN THE NEXT
MONTH OR TWO IN THE INTERIM.
HOPEFULLY IT WILL GET TEED UP
AND IT CAN BE AN EARLY WIN FOR
THE HOUSING TASK FORCE.
YOU CAN SEE MORE OF
OUR HOUR-LONG CONVERSATION ABOUT
KENTUCKY'S HOUSING CRISIS
ON-LINE ON DEMAND AT KET.ORG/KY

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TONIGHT.
>>> IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY,
REGIONAL LEADERS CUT THE RIBBON
ON THE ONE NKY CENTER TODAY.
THE 47,000 SQUARE-FOOT BUILDING
IS HOME TO 10 DIFFERENT
ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING A LIFE
SCIENCES LAB.
OUR EMILY SISK WAS THERE FOR THE
GRAND OPENING AND HAS THE
LATEST.
>> HUNDREDS OF NORTHERN

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KENTUCKIANS GATHERED IN
COVINGTON TODAY FOR THE GRAND
OPENING OF THIS BUILDING BEHIND
ME IT'S CALLED THE ONE NKY
CENTER.
THE 26 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT IS
THE NEW HOME FOR ORGANIZATIONS
LIKE LIFE-SCI KY, A NONPROFIT
LIFE SCIENCES INCUBATOR.
CHRIS McDANIEL IS CHAIR OF THE

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SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
SAID THE NEW DEVELOPMENT WILL
OPEN DOORS FOR NORTHERN KENTUCKY
AND FOR THE STATE.
>> NORTHERN KENTUCKY, HAS A LOT
OF CITIES LITERALLY DOZENS AND
DOZENS OF CITIES ACROSS THREE
COUNTIES TO HAVE A UNIFIED GROUP
THAT INVOLVED THE CITIES AND THE
COUNTIES SERVICE AGENCIES,
INDUSTRY IT'S JUST INCREDIBLE.
>> THIS BUILDING REPRESENTS THE

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WONDERFUL ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE
DOING BETTER WORK THAN THEY HAVE
DONE IN HISTORY BEING TOGETHER
UNDER ONE ROOF.
IT IS A SYMBOL OF REGIONAL
COOPERATION AND A NEW WELCOME TO
NORTHERN KENTUCKY.
>> OUR LOY SCIENCE COMPANIES ARE
DEVELOPING BREAKTHROUGH CANCER
TREATMENTS.
PIONEERING DIAGNOSTICS AND
ADVANCING NEXT GENERATION
THERAPIES.

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THIS LAB PROVIDES THE SPACE, THE
TOOLS AND THE COLLABORATION
NEEDED FOR THOSE INNOVATIONS TO
HAPPEN.
>> LIFE-SCI KY IS MORE THAN A
LAB.
IT IS A LAUNCH PAD FOR LIFE
SCIENCES INDUSTRIES ACROSS THE
COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY.
WE ARE PROVING THAT WHEN
KENTUCKY COLLABORATES, KENTUCKY
DELIVERS.

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>> THE SHORT-TERM IS THERE WILL
BE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF
RESEARCH THAT OCCURS RIGHT HERE
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY.
CUTTING EDGE, ENTRY LEVEL
RESEARCH THAT WILL BE HAPPENING
HERE.
THE SECONDARY BENEFIT IS THERE
WILL BE JOBS AND ECONOMIC
INVESTMENT THERE WILL BE
REGIONAL GROWTH.
AND THE FINAL BENEFIT IS AS THE
PRODUCTS COME ON-LINE, THAT ARE

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CURES THAT ARE FOUND, THE
PRODUCTS INVENTEDDED, THE
DEVELOPMENTS THAT OCCUR IT WILL
IMPROVE THE LENGTH AND THE
QUALITY OF LIFE FOR KENTUCKIANS.
THIS IS A WIN FROM TODAY THROUGH
DECADES FROM NOW.
>> THE IDEA FOR A PLIES LIKE THE
ONE NKY CENTER HAD BEEN AROUND
SINCE THE 80s.
NOW IT'S COMPLETE.
LEADERS SAID IT'S UP TO THE

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REGION TO KEEP THE BUILDING'S
SUCCESS.
IN COVINGTON FOR "KENTUCKY
EDITION" I'M EMILY SISK.
THANK YOU, EMILY.
NEXT WEEK WE WILL BRING YOU MORE
STORIES ABOUT SOME OF THE
ORGANIZATIONS INSIDE THAT CENTER
INCLUDING LIFE-SCI KY.
[♪♪]

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THE CITY OF MARION IN CRITTENDEN
COUNTY DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH WATER
BUT JOHNSON IS PREPARING FOR THE
TIME WHEN IT HAS TOO MUCH.
TOBY GIBBS TELLS US MORE IN
HEADLINES AROUND KENTUCKY.
[♪♪]
>> JOHNSON COUNTY IS GETTING A

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NEW FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM THE
PAINTSVILLE HERALD SAYS THE
SYSTEM THROUGH THE U.S. ARMY
CORPS OF ENGINEERS WILL INCLUDE
MONITORS ON 23 STEAMS IF STREAMS
START RISING DATA GOES TO AN
EMERGENCY OFFICE ALLOWING THE
COUNTY TO PUT OUT A WARNING AND
SIRENS WILL BE INSTALLED IN THE
COUNTY.

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>>> PEOPLE IN MARION AREN'T
HAPPY ABOUT CONTINUING WATER
PROBLEMS.
THE CITY ISSUED A STAGE 3 WATER
CONSERVATION ORDER AUGUST 11TH
AS LAKE GEORGE REACHED AN
ALL-TIME LOW AND THE PADUCAH SUN
REPORTS MANGANESE LEVELS WERE AT
A HIGH.
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TOLD TO AVOID
FILLING SWIMMING POOLS, TAKE

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SHORTER SHOWERS AND TURN OFF THE
FAUCET WHILE BRUSHING THEIR
TEETH.
THE ONGOING WATER PROBLEMS ARE A
NIGHTMARE FOR PEOPLE.
>>> RUSSELLVILLE HAS THE FIRST
SAFE HAVEN BABY BOX AT THE
RUSSELLVILLE CITY FIRE
DEPARTMENT A PLACE WHERE PARENTS
CAN SURRENDER A BABY RATHER THAN
ABANDON IT.

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THIS IS KENTUCKY'S 57TH SAFE
HAVEN BABY BOX.
>>> LITTLE SILVER CHARM OLD
FRIENDS FARM'S OFFICIAL SPOKES
HORSE WAS PUT DOWN ON AUGUST
30TH.
LITTLE SILVER CHARM WAS A
MINIATURE HORSE AND A FAN
FAVORITE AMONG VISITORS TO THE
FARM ACCORDING TO THE GEORGETOWN
NEWS GRAPHIC.

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THE FARM RECEIVED 2,000 MESSAGES
SINCE LITTLE SILVER CHARM'S
DEATH.
>>> WITH HEADLINES AROUND
KENTUCKY, I'M TOBY GIBBS.
[♪♪]
47, THAT'S THE NUMBER
OF SCHOOL SHOOTINGS IN THE U.S.

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SO FAR THIS YEAR AS OF SEPTEMBER
THE 10TH.
24 WERE ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES AND
23 WERE ON K-12 SCHOOL GROUNDS
THAT IS ACCORDING TO ANALYSIS BY
"CNN".
IN A WEEK WHERE GUN DEATHS
DOMINATED THE HEADLINES KENTUCKY
HAD DECLARED THIS WEEK TO BE
SAFE SCHOOLS WEEK.

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LEADERS OF THE CENTER FOR SCHOOL
SAFETY SHARED THEIR REACTIONS TO
THE SHOOTING DEATH OF CHARLIE
KIRK TWO DAYS AGO AND WE PICK UP
THE REST OF OUR CONVERSATION
WITH JOHN ACRES EXPLAINING
ALTHOUGH THE NEWS OF SCHOOL
SHOOTINGS SEEM FREQUENT,
STATISTICALLY THEY ARE RARE.
>> EVEN THOUGH YOU HEAR ABOUT
THEM QUITE A BIT WHEN YOU LOOK
AT 200,000 SCHOOLS IN THE

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COUNTRY, AND THE NUMBER OF
SHOOTINGS YOU ARE TALKING LESS
THAN 1-10TH OF A PERCENT.
BUT THE BOTTOM LINE HERE IS THAT
WE WANT TO BE SHOULD BE WE SET
AN ENVIRONMENT THAT'S SAFE FOR
ALL THE KIDS.
WE HAVE FIVE BULLYING INCIDENTS
THAT OCCUR EVERY MINUTE IN OUR

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SCHOOLS THE ONES WE KNOW ABOUT.
THOSE ARE ISSUES THAT COME INTO
PLAY WHEN IT COMES TO TRYING TO
MAKE THAT ENVIRONMENT THE WAY IT
SHOULD BE.
THIS IS SAFE SCHOOLS
WEEK IN KENTUCKY.
AND PERHAPS THIS ACKNOWLEDGED
NATIONWIDE.
HOW ARE YOU TRYING TO FRAME THIS
CONVERSATION AT THIS PARTICULAR
TIME ABOUT KEEPING STUDENTS AND
STAFF AND VISITORS SAFE?

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>> WELL, YOU KNOW, WITH OUR
AGENCY, TRISH HEADED UP THE
CAMPAIGN THAT WE'RE HAVING
FOCUSED ON SCHOOL SAFETY AND
WE'RE TRYING TO GET COMMUNITY
FOLKS WE'RE TALKING OUR BUSINESS
PEOPLE, TALKING FAITH COMMUNITY,
TO JOIN THOSE IN THE SCHOOLS TO
TAKE A PLEDGE TO BE KINDER, TO

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BE SOMEBODY MORE TOLERABLE,
SOMEBODY WILLING TO IF YOU SEE
SOMETHING SAY SOMETHING T TAKES
A COMMUNITY TO RAISE A CHILD AND
IT TAKES A COMMUNITY TO KEEP A
CHILD SAFE.
WE ARE LOOKING AT THOSE FACTORS.
I WOULD LIKE TO DEFER TO TRISH
THIS IS HER CAMPAIGN AND LET HER
TAKE IT FROM THERE.
YOU ARE THE CREATOR
Dr. GREER, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.

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>> WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS WE WANT
TO SHINE A LIGHT ON
CONVERSATIONS THAT CAN HAPPEN IN
YOUR SCHOOL AND IN YOUR HOMES
THAT CAN HIGHLIGHT SAFETY,
SCHOOL SAFETY.
AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE IS JUST LIKE
JOHN SAID, IF YOU SEE SOMETHING
OR HEAR SOMETHING SAY SOMETHING.

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WE WANT TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT THE TIP LINE ACROSS THE
STATE OF KENTUCKY SO COMMUNITY
MEMBERS UNDERSTAND THAT TIP LINE
IS AVAILABLE TO CALL IN CONCERNS
THEY HAVE, CONCERNS CAN BE ABOUT
THREATS OF VIOLENCE OR CAN BE
ABOUT SELF THREATS LIKE SELF
HARM THREATS THAT THEY MAYBE

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WORRIED ABOUT ONE OF THEIR
PEERS.
IT'S IMPORTANT THEY GIVE AS MUCH
INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE.
ANOTHER THING WE WANT TO TALK
ABOUT IS LOOKING AT FOR
KINDNESS, SEE GOOD ACTS THAT WE
SEE ACROSS OUR SCHOOLS.
WE WANT TO TEACH PEOPLE TO HAVE
THOSE BEHAVIORS THAT ARE NOT

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DIVISIVE BUT THAT BRING PEOPLE
TOGETHER.
OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE
CONVERSATIONS.
WE WANT A CULTURE WHERE WE TALK
ABOUT SAFETY PRACTICES.
WE WANT A CULTURE OF REPORTING.
THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
WE DON'T WANT A CULTURE WHERE
PEOPLE CANNOT LET US KNOW IF
SOMEONE IS IN DANGER OR
MISTREATED AT SCHOOL OR HOME.

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AND SOME PEOPLE ARE
AFRAID BYSTANDERS DON'T WANT TO
GET INVOLVED OR AFRAID THEY
MIGHT MISJUDGE A SITUATION THAT
COULD LEAD TO PUNISHMENT FOR
SOMEONE.
ALL OF THOSE THINGS ENTER INTO
ONE'S MIND WHEN THEY THINK
SOMETHING MIGHT BE OFF BUT
AFRAID TO REPORT INTEREST WE
WOULD LIKE TO GET EVERYTHING AND

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LET US SIFT THROUGH.
WE KEEP TIP AS NON-MUST.
WE DON'T WANT THE KIDS TO FEEL
THAT RETRIBUTION IS GOING TO
HAPPEN.
THEY MIGHT BE SAVING A LIFE.
AND LIKE TRISH WAS SAYING IT MAY
NOT BE SHOOTING BUT A SELF HARM
ISSUE.
WHEN WE FIRST STARTED OUR TIP
LINE, THE FIRST TWO HITS WE HAD

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WERE SELF HARM ISSUES.
SO I WILL SAY 30-40% OF THOSE
TIPS MENTAL HEALTH AREA.
AND WE KNOW THAT
SEPTEMBER IS SUICIDE PREVENTION
MONTH ALL OF THIS REALLY IS
CONNECTED.
AND THE TIME WE HAVE REMAINING
QUICKLY, JOHN, AS WE LOOK TO THE
UP COMING LEGISLATIVE SESSION A
BUDGET PLANNING PERIOD FOR STATE

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LAWMAKERS, IS THERE ONE
PARTICULAR OR A COUPLE POLICIES
YOU WILL BE ADVOCATING FOR IN
THE UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE
SESSION?
>> THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN
KIND TO US AND OUR CENTER OVER
THE YEARS.
I'M NOT ASKING FOR ANY MONEY FOR
US WHICH I'M SURE THEY WILL BE
HAPPY TO HEAR THAT.
THAT'S RIGHT.
>> BUT WE DO HAVE A GROUP OF
PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT, I THINK,

(20:41):
I LIKE TO CALL ATTENTION TO AND
THOSE ARE OUR SCHOOL RESOURCE
OFFICERS AND THE GENERAL
TESTIMONY AND THE GOVERNOR HAVE
COME TOGETHER AND PROVIDED A
$20,000 REIMBURSEMENT FOR POLICE
OFFICERS THAT ARE IN THE SCHOOLS
TRAINED SRO'S.
THAT DOESN'T PAY FOR THEIR
SALARY BUT IT IS A GOOD DOWN
PAYMENT WE WILL BE ASKING FOR

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THAT TO CONTINUE.
WE WENT FROM 150 TO 900 NOW IN
OUR STATE.
AND SO WE HAVE 1300 AND SOME ODD
SCHOOLS WE WANT AN SRO IN EVERY
SCHOOL.
THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY THING
THAT I WOULD GO TO THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY WITH AND SAY, HEY
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE
REMEMBER OUR SRO'S.

(21:23):
ARE THERE ENOUGH
SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS OR MENTAL
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ON IN THE
DISTRICTS TO HELP MITIGATE SOME
OF THESE CONCERNS THAT WE'VE
TALKED ABOUT WHEN IT COMES TO
SELF HARM OR DISTRESS THAT
STUDENTS MAY FEEL.
>> .
>> I THINK THAT IS A MIXED BAG.
SOME DISTRICTS ARE ABLE TO
PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES.

(21:44):
AND SOME THAT HAVE POOR REVENUES
COMING IN DOWN THERE, THEY HAVE
TO MAKE CUTS AND SO IT'S A
PATCHWORK QUILT BUT WE'RE
CERTAINLY BELIEVE THAT THE
HARDWARE SIDE OF THIS THING IS
JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE
HARDWARE.
AND WE'VE HEARD YOU
SAY THAT BEFORE AND IF WE CAN
FRAME IT THAT WAY.

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HARDWARE VERSUS HEART WEAR AND
IT REQUIRES BOTH TO REALLY HELP
MAKE THE SOCIETY SAFER.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.
AND CONTINUE SUCCESS AND
GRATITUDE FOR ALL YOU DO.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
[♪♪]

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BEFORE YOU MAKE YOUR
WEEKEND PLANS OUR TOBY GIBBS
REVIEWS YOUR ENTERTAINMENT
OPTIONS IN THIS LOOK AT WHAT'S
HAPPENING AROUND THE
COMMONWEALTH.
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>> KENTUCKY NATIVES TYLER
CHILDERS AND CHRIS STAPLETON
WILL SHARE HEADLINING AT THIS

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YEAR'S MUSIC FESTIVAL THURSDAY
IN ASHLAND.
THE THREE-DAY EVENT IS THE
NATION'S LARGEST RECOVERY BASED
FESTIVAL WITH PROCEEDS GOING
TOWARD PREVENTION, RECOVERY AND
SUPPORT THOSE AFFECTED BY SEXUAL
ABUSE.
BREAK OUT YOUR LEDERHOSEN IT'S
TIME FOR OKTOBERFEST HONORING

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THE GERMAN HERITAGE WITH FOOD,
BEER, LIVE MUSIC AND STEIN
HOLDING CONTESTS AND MARKETS AND
FAMILY FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES.
>>> FALL INTO RHYTHM AT THE JAZZ
FESTIVAL KICKING OFF WEDNESDAY
IN LEXINGTON.
THE KENTUCKY THEATER HOSTS THIS
FIVE-DAY CELEBRATION THAT HONORS

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JAZZ MUSIC.
GRAMMY WINNING SAXAPHONIST,
KENNY GARRET AND NATE SMITH AND
BRANDON MEEKS AND SINGER CANDICE
BRINGS ARE AMONG THE ARTISTS.
GET READY TO CHOW DOWN SATURDAY
AT THE KENTUCKY FOOD TRUCK STATE
CHAMPIONSHIP IN RENFRO VALLEY

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THERE WILL BE 40 FOOD TRUCKS
OFFERING UP TREATS AND COMPETING
FOR THE TITLE OF FOOD TRUCK
CHAMPION AND THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE
AWARD.
THE EVENT HAS A BEER AND
WEINGARD EN, LIVE MUSIC AND 30
CRAFT VENDORSISM THE KIND OF
FILM FEST RETURNS TO MEAN WITH A
NEW REEL OF SHORT FILMS FROM

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ACROSS THE GLOBE.
SOME SCARY SOME KIND OF FUNNY
BUT AIR THRALL SPOOKY.
CATCH THE 2025KSFF AWARD WINNERS
AS THEY MAKE THEIR PREMIER AT
THE FREE FILM FESTIVAL THAT
PROVES SPOOKY DOESN'T ALWAYS
MEAN SERIOUS.
>> MORE THAN 100 BANDS WILL BE
PICKING ON POPPY MOUNTAIN AS THE

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BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL RETURNS TO
MOREHEAD.
THIS CELEBRATION IS THE NATION'S
BIGGEST BLUEGRASS MUSIC FESTIVAL
DRAWING 20,000 PEOPLE EACH YEAR
WHO CAMP OUT AND SOAK IN THE
SOUND FROM THE MOUNTAINS.
>>> GET READY FOR GOOD
VIBRATIONS AS THE BEACH BOYS
SURF IN LEXINGTON FOR THE SOUNDS
OF SUMMER TOUR.
THE BAND WILL TAKE THE STAGE AT

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LEXINGTON'S NEWEST OUTDOOR
VENUE, GATTON PARK AND KEEP THE
VIBES ALIVE BY PERFORMING SOME
OF THEIR GREATEST HITS.
>>> HISTORY IN DOWNTOWN FLAVOR
COME TOGETHER AT THE
CONSTITUTION SQUARE FESTIVAL
HAPPENING IN DANVILLE SATURDAY.
STROLL THROUGH STREETS FILLED
WITH ARTISTS AND CRAFT
DEMONSTRATORS WHILE LISTENING TO

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MUSICIANS FOR THE FOODIES THERE
WILL BE A FARMERS MARKET AND
FOOD TRUCKS ON-SITE.
AND LAWRENCEBURG SATURDAY FOR
EATS, BEATS AND STREETS FILLED
WITH ARTS, CRAFTS AND CARS AS
THE CITY HOSTS THE STAY FESTIVAL
IT TAKES PLACE DOWNTOWN AND
INCLUDES ARTS AND CRAFTS, FOOD
TRUCKS AND A CAR SHOW.

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AS THE SUNSETS STAKE OUT A SPOT
IN THE PARK WITH A LAWN CHAIR OR
BLANKET AND GET READY TO HEAR
LIVE MUSIC.
CARROLLTON'S POINT PARK WILL BE
ROCKING THIS WEEKEND AS IT HOSTS
BANDS AND BARBECUE AT THE POINT.
PIT MASTERS FROM ACROSS THE
COUNTRY WILL BE COMPETING FOR
PRIZE MONEY BUT THE FLAVOR

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DOESN'T STOP THERE.
THE AIRSHOW WILL PERFORM WITH
LIVE BANDS AND IT ALL ENDS WITH
A BANG WITH A 0 FIREWORKS SHOW.
AND THAT IS WHAT IS HAPPENING
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH, I'M TO
TOBY GIBBS.
THANK YOU WE HOPE YOU
MAKE IT A GREAT WEEKEND AND JOIN
US MONDAY NIGHT AT 6:30 EASTERN

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5:30 CENTRAL FOR "KENTUCKY
EDITION".
>> I'M RENEE SHAW HAVE A GREAT
WEEKEND AND I'LL SEE YOU MONDAY