September 23, 2025 • 26 mins
A growing number of state lawmakers are calling for the immediate resignation of Fayette County Public Schools' Superintendent Demetrus Liggins and Board Chair Tyler Murphy, a high-ranking Kentucky lawmaker is proposing to make handgun "conversion devices" illegal at the state level, and more cases of West Nile virus are now confirmed in Central Kentucky.
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>> PRESSURE MOUNTS AGAINST
LEADERS OF KENTUCKY'S
SECOND-LARGEST SCHOOL
DISTRICT...
WITH LAWMAKERS NOW CALLING FOR A
CHANGE.
>> THIS IS NOT NEW GUN CONTROL
IT DOES NOT PUT A NEW
RESTRICTION ON OUR PEOPLE.
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IT DOES NOT.
>> A KENTUCKY LAWMAKER WANTS TO
INTRODUCE A BILL RELATED TO
HANDGUN DESIZES SOME SAY IT IS
COMMON SENSE LEGISLATION BUT NOT
EVERYONE AGREES.
>> THE MOST TERRIFYING PART OF A
LOT OF THESE EMERGENCIES IS THE
UNKNOWN.
YOU NEVER THINK IT WILL HAPPEN
TO YOU.
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>> HOW TO PREPARE YOURSELF...
AND YOUR FAMILY...
FOR DISASTER.
>> WE ALL HAVE A ROLE THAT WE
CAN PLAY IN ADDRESSING THIS
PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE.
AND A NEW REPORT DELIVERS SOME
SOBERING NEWS ON SUICIDE RATES
IN THE STATE'S LARGEST COUNTY...
INCLUDING WHO IS MOST AT RISK.
>> 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 MONDAY,
SEPTEMBER 22ND.
I'M RENEE SHAW.
THANKS FOR JOINING US.
TONIGHT A GROWING NUMBER OF
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STATE LAWMAKERS ARE CALLING FOR
THE IMMEDIATE RESIGNATION OF
FAYETTE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS'
TOP LEADERS.
REPRESENTATIVE MATT LOCKETT WAS
THE FIRST TO ISSUE A STATEMENT
TODAY SAYING IT'S TIME FOR
SUPERINTENDENT DEMETRUS LIGGINS
AND BOARD CHAIR TYLER MURPHY TO
STEP ASIDE.
THE NICHOLASVILLE REPUBLICAN'S
DISTRICT COVERS PART OF FAYETTE
COUNTY.
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HE BLAMES LIGGINS AND MURPHY FOR
MISMANAGING THE DISTRICT'S
FINANCES...
CREATING A HOSTILE
ADMINISTRATIVE CULTURE...
AND LACKING TRANSPARENCY.
IN A STATEMENT...
HE CALLS THE DISTRICT, QUOTE, "A
CASE STUDY IN DYSFUNCTION,
CONTROVERSY, AND COLLAPSING
CONFIDENCE," END QUOTE.
TWO STATE SENATORS HAVE NOW
JOINED LOCKETT IN CALLING FOR
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RESIGNATIONS -- SENATORS DONALD
DOUGLAS AND CHRIS MCDANIEL,
CHAIR OF THE SENATE
APPROPRIATIONS AND REVENUE
COMMITTEE.
IN A LETTER,
SENATOR MCDANIEL SAYS, QUOTE,
"FAYETTE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
RECEIVES ROUGHLY 274 MILLION
DOLLARS EACH YEAR IN STATE
SUPPORT.
WITH THAT LEVEL OF INVESTMENT
COMES A DUTY TO BE OPEN,
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CAREFUL, AND ACCOUNTABLE.
INSTEAD, THE PUBLIC HAS SEEN
LAVISH TRAVEL SPENDING,
MISLEADING BUDGET NUMBERS, AND
EVEN AN UNLAWFUL TAX-INCREASE
ATTEMPT.
TAXPAYERS, PARENTS, AND TEACHERS
DESERVE BETTER."
THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN UNDER
SCRUTINY FOR MONTHS AFTER
ANNOUNCING A 16-MILLION DOLLAR
BUDGET SHORTFALL EARLIER THIS
YEAR.
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BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL
INVESTIGATIONS INTO HOW THE
MONEY WAS MISMANAGED ARE
ONGOING.
JUST LAST WEEK,
SUPERINTENDENT LIGGINS TESTIFIED
IN FRANKFORT ABOUT THE
DISTRICT'S FINANCIAL MISSTEPS.
TODAY HE IS PUSHING BACK HE SAID
QUOTE I HAVE AGREED THAT MUCH OF
THE CRITICISM SURROUNDING
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FAYETTE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
BUDGET PROCESS HAS TAKEN
RESPONSIBILITY FOR RESTORING
TRUST.
I HAVE NO TIME FOR BULLIES.
END QUOTE.
WE TALK ABOUT K-12 EDUCATION ON
"KENTUCKY TONIGHT" AND WE TALK
ABOUT CALLS FOR LIGGINS
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RESIGNATION AND CALLS TO SPEND
$700 MILLION ON KENTUCKY SCHOOLS
AND A CASE PENDING BEFORE THE
STATE'S HIGHEST COURT.
TOES ISSUES WILL BE DISCUSSED AT
8:00 P.M. HERE ON KET.
A HIGH RANKING KENTUCKY LAWMAKER
IS PROPOSING TO MAKE HANDGUN
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CONVERSION DEVICES ILLEGAL THEY
TURN HANDGUNS INTO AUTOMATIC
WEAPONS ALREADY LEGAL ON THE
FEDERAL LEVEL BUT A LOUISVILLE
REPUBLICAN SAYS KENTUCKY NEEDS
THE STATE AUTHORITY TO ACT.
>> HANDGUN CONVERSION DEVICES
TURN A SEMIAUTOMATIC WEAPON INTO
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A FULLY AUTOMATIC DEVICE.
THAT MAINES THE GUN CONTINUOUSLY
FIRES BULLETS UNTIL THE TRIGGER
IS RELEASED OR THE AMMUNITION
RUNS OUT.
THESE DEVICES ARE ILLEGAL ON THE
FEDERAL LEVEL BUT NOT PROHIBITED
BY KENTUCKY'S STATE LAW.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THAT
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NEEDS TO CHANGE TO GIVE LAW
ENFORCEMENT THE AUTHORITY TO
SEIZE THE WEAPONS AND CHARGE
THOSE IN POSSESSION.
>> WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT?
PAUSE RIGHT NOW WE ARE NOT
ALLOWED TO ENFORCE FEDERAL LAW.
>> THE POLICE CHIEF SAYS
CURRENTLY STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT
ONLY HAS THE ABILITY TO SEIZE
THE CONVERTED WEAPON IF THEY ARE
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CHARGING THE OWNER FOR A GUN
RELATED CRIME OTHERWISE THEY CAN
ONLY REPORT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENTS WHO PAY OR MAY NOT DECIDE
TO PURSUE THE CASE.
>> THE ONLY HOPE WE HAVE OF
ENFORCEMENT OF THIS TYPE OF
WEAPON IS TO BE DEPENDENT ON THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THE A.T.F.
TO PICK UP THE CASE AND
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PROSECUTE.
>> THE A.T.F. IS THE BUREAU OF
ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND
EXPLOSIVES.
OFTENTIMES THE FEDERAL AGENCY IS
SHORTHANDED AND CANNOT PROSECUTE
EVERY CASE.
ONE REPRESENTATIVE WAS CRITICAL
OF THE PROPOSAL SAYING HE DIDN'T
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SEE THE NEED FOR A LAW THAT
EXISTS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.
>> THIS IS ILLEGAL AT THE
FEDERAL LEVEL.
AND FURTHER WE HAVE FAILED TO
PROTECT THE SECOND AMENDMENT
RIGHTS OF KENTUCKIANS.
OUR ENERGY IS BETTER SPENT
ACTUALLY EXPANDING THE RIGHT TO
SELF-DEFENSE RATHER THAN
IMPOSING FURTHER RESTRICTIONS
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THAT ARE ILLEGAL AT THE FEDERAL
LEVEL.
>> THE REPRESENTATIVE COUNTERED
THE CRITICISM AND EXPLAINED HIS
REASONING FOR THE PROPOSAL.
>> I WOULD DISAGREE THAT
KENTUCKY HASN'T PROTECTED THE
SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHT.
I BOUGHT TWO GUNS IN THE LAST 60
DAYS AND IT TOOK ME 10 MINUTES
TO BUY.
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KEY OF WE SHOULD KEEP THEM FROM
THE MENTAL HEALTHLY ILL AND KEEP
GUNS FROM FELONS AND PEOPLE WITH
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR THINGS OF
THAT NATURE.
WE NEED TO STRONGLY ENFORCE THE
LAW WE HAVE ON THE BOOKS WITH
BACKGROUND CHECKS AND SO FORTH.
WE DISAGREE WHETHER WE HAVE TO
HAVE BACKGROUND CHECKS BUT WE
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HAVE THOSE LAWS WE NEED TO
ENFORCE THOSE LAWS AND WHEN
SOMEBODY USES A FIREARM IN THE
COMMISSION OF A CRIME WE NEED TO
TAKE THAT VERY SERIOUSLY.
ALL WHILE PROTECTING THE
LAW-ABIDING GUN OWNER THIS
DOESN'T CHANGE THAT.
IT IS ILLEGAL TO HAVE THIS
DEVICE AND IT WILL BE JUST AS
ILLEGAL IF WE PASS THIS BILL.
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>> ANOTHER REPUBLICAN LAWMAKER
EXPLAINS WHY SHE DISAGREES.
>> IT IS CREATING A NEW
REGULATION, MORE GUN CONTROL ON
OUR SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS IF
WE WERE TO PASS THIS INTO
KENTUCKY'S LAW.
I VIEW IT AS NEW AND ADDITIONAL
GUN CONTROL AND I HAVE ISSUES
WITH IT.
I AM OPPOSED TO IT.
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>> IT DOES NOT AFFECT PUT A NEW
RESTRICTION AND 0 OUR PEOPLE.
IT DOES NOT.
TO HAVE ONE OF THESE AUTO
SERIES.
IT IS ILLEGAL TODAY.
THIS DOESN'T CHANGE THAT.
TO SAY IT PUTS A RESTRICTION
THAT IS INCORRECT.
>> THE PROPOSAL RECEIVED
CRITICISM IT GOT SUPPORT FROM
LEGISLATORS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE
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AISLE.
>> WE DON'T WANT TO SEE OUR
POLICE OFFICERS, THEY HAVE TO
DEAL WITH THIS AND IT HAS
NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SECOND
AMENDMENT.
>> I DO NOT THINK AT THAT TIME
ANY STRETCH OF THE IMAGINATION
THAT WE CAN CONSIDER THIS A
VIOLATION OF SECOND AMENDMENT
RIGHTS AT ALL.
THIS IS COMMON SENSE
LEGISLATION.
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>> FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M
EMILY SISK.
>> Renee (08:15):
MANY THANKS.
REPRESENTATIVE KNEE MISS WILL
MODIFY THE BILL IN PREPARATION
ARE NOT 2026 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
THAT BEGINS IN JANUARY.
28 STATES HAVE PASSED SIMILAR
LEGISLATION INCLUDING TENNESSEE
AND ALABAMA.
>> TURNING TO WASHINGTON...
WHERE TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO
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AVOID A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.
LAWMAKERS HAVE UNTIL SEPTEMBER
30TH TO REACH A DEAL.
ON FRIDAY, THE SENATE REJECTED A
HOUSE-PASSED PLAN TO FUND THE
GOVERNMENT THROUGH NOVEMBER.
SENATOR RAND PAUL OF KENTUCKY
WAS ONE OF TWO REPUBLICAN
SENATORS TO VOTE AGAINST IT.
SPEAKING ON NBC'S MEET THE PRESS
YESTERDAY, SENATOR PAUL
CRITICIZED BOTH PARTIES FOR
BEING FINANCIALLY IRRESPONSIBLE.
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>> DO YOU THINK THE GOVERNMENT
IS HEADING TOWARDS A SHUT DOWN?
>> I HOPE NOT AND I THINK IT IS
A DISRUPTIVE TO CLOSE THE
GOVERNMENT DOWN.
THE REPUBLICAN PLAN WOULD ADD $2
TRILLION TO THE DEFICIT.
THE DEMOCRAT PLAN WAS GOING TO
ADD $3 TRILLION TO THE DEFICIT.
BOTH PARTIES ARE TERRIBLE AT
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ADDRESSING OUR DEFICIT WE HAVE A
$37 TRILLION DEBT, A TRILLION IN
INTEREST BECAUSE BOTH PARTIES
ARE TERRIBLE.
I WILL NOT VOTE FOR THE
REPUBLICAN OR THE DEMOCRAT PLAN.
TYPICALLY THE COMPROMISE IS TO
MAKE THINGS WORSE.
THE COMPROMISE THROUGH THE YEARS
IS THE RIGHT GETS MORE MILITARY
SPENDING AND THE LEFT GETS PORE
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WELFARE SPENDING AND THE DEBT
CONTINUES TO EXPLODE.
OUR DEBT HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED
THERE IS UNREST AND I DO BELIEVE
THAT WE FACE PROBLEMS AS A
COUNTRY IF WE DON'T START WILL
BAAING OUR BUDGET.
>> SENATOR PAUL WAS ASKED ABOUT
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THE GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE AFTER
>> SENATOR PAUL WAS ALSO ASKED
ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE
FOLLOWING ABC'S DECISION TO
SUSPEND LATE-NIGHT TALK SHOW
HOST JIMMY KIMMEL FOR HIS
COMMENTS FOLLOWING THE
ASSASSINATION OF CONSERVATIVE
ACTIVIST CHARLIE KIRK.
>> HOURS AFTER BREN SAID THIS.
>> WE CAN DO THIS THE EASY WAY
OR THE HARD WAY.
THE AND CANS WITH FIND WAYS TO
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CHANGE CONDUCT AND TAKE ACTION
FRANKLY ON KIMMEL OR THERE'S
GOING TO BE WORK FOR THE F.C.C.
AHEAD.
>> SENATOR, DO YOU BELIEVE THAT
BRENDAN CARR'S COMMENTS WERE
APPROPRIATE?
>> ABSOLUTELY INAPPROPRIATE.
BRENDAN CARR HAS NO BUSINESS
WEIGHING IN ON THIS.
BUT PEOPLE HAVE TO REALIZE THAT
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DESPICABLE COMMENTS YOU HAVE THE
RIGHT TO SAY THEM BUT YOU DON'T
HAVE THE RIGHT TO EMPLOYMENT.
EVERYBODY EMPLOYED INCLUDING
YOURSELF HAS A CODE OF CONDUCT
IN YOUR CONTRACT.
NFL PLAYERS HAVE IT, MAJOR
LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS HAVE IT
IF YOU SAY THINGS AT THAT TIME
GLORIFY SOMEONE'S DEATH OR MAKE
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FUN OF IT, YEAH, YOU CAN BE
FIRED.
THE F.C.C. SHOULD HAVE NOTHING
TO DO WITH IT.
BUT I DO THINK THAT A COUPLE OF
THE NETWORKS PULLED OUT SINCLAIR
PULLED OUT THEY WERE DISGUSTED
BY THE COMMENTS.
THAT IS THEIR RIGHT.
YOU CAN GET FIRED FOR NOT BEING
POPULAR.
THIS IS TELEVISION YOU HAVE TO
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SELL COMMERCIALS AND IF YOU ARE
LOSING MONEY YOU CAN BE FIRED
BUT THE GOVERNMENT HAS NO
BUSINESS IN IT AND THE F.C.C.
WAS WRONG TO WEIGH-IN AND I WILL
FIGHT ANY ATTEMPT OF THE
GOVERNMENT TO GET INVOLVED I
WILL FIGHT
TODAY, ABC ANNOUNCED JIMMY
KIMMEL'S LATE-NIGHT SHOW WILL
RETURN, BEGINNING TOMORROW.
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>> CONGRESSMAN ANDY BARR IS
TAKING LEGAL ACTION AGAINST A
GROUP THAT DOESN'T WANT HIM TO
BECOME KENTUCKY'S NEXT U.S.
SENATOR.
BARR'S SENATE CAMPAIGN SENT A
CEASE AND DESIST LETTER TO WIN
IT BACK -- A SUPER PAC THAT'S
RUN ADS AGAINST HIM.
THE MOST RECENT AD ACCUSES
KENTUCKY'S SIXTH DISTRICT
CONGRESSMAN OF VOTING IN FAVOR
OF SENDING FEDERAL DOLLARS TO
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HOSPITALS THAT PERFORMED SEX
CHANGES ON CHILDREN.
BARR'S CAMPAIGN CALLED THE AD,
QUOTE, "PATENTLY FALSE,
DEROGATORY, AND DEFAMATORY."
THEIR LETTER ALSO POINTS OUT
THAT BARR CO-SPONSORED A 2023
BILL CALLED THE END OF TAXPAYER
FUNDING OF GENDER
EXPERIMENTATION ACT.
THOUGH THAT BILL HAS NOT BEEN
PASSED INTO LAW.
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EARLIER THIS MONTH...
WIN IT BACK SAID IT WAS
INVESTING TWO MILLION DOLLARS IN
AN AD CAMPAIGN TARGETING
CONGRESSMAN BARR.
HE'S ONE OF SEVERAL REPUBLICANS
LOOKING TO REPLACE RETIRING U.S.
SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL NEXT
YEAR.
>> MORE FEDERAL MONEY COULD BE
HEADING TO WESTERN KENTUCKY TO
SUPPORT SOME MAJOR PROJECTS IN
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THE REGION.
THAT WAS ONE OF THE TOPICS
DISCUSSED FRIDAY NIGHT, ON KET'S
COMMENT ON KENTUCKY.
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>> BUSY WEEK YOU HAD THE FLY IN
TRIP THE PADUCAH CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE.
WHAT WERE THE GOALS ON THAT
TRIP?
>> 10,000 FOOT VIEW SO EVERYONE
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IS AWARE THE PADUCAH CHAMBER
GOES FOR THE FLY IN AND THIS
YEAR A RECORD NUMBER 80 PEOPLE
OF ELECTED OFFICIALS BUSINESS
OWNERS AND OTHERS AND THEY HAVE
A LIST OF FEDERAL PRIORITIES.
PRIORITIES IN ASKING FOR SUPPORT
FINANCIALLY AND OTHERWISE FOR
INITIATIVES.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST MOST
IMPORTANT MEETINGS WITH
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LAWMAKERS AND THE ENTITIES FROM
THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY IS THE
PADUCAH SITE AND THE POTENTIAL
THERE.
REMEMBER, THAT RIGHT NOW THERE
ARE PLANS AND STUDIES FOR
REINDUSTRIALIZATION OF THAT SITE
THE FORMER PADUCAH GAS DIFFUSION
PLANT AND THOSE PLANS INCLUDE
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, DATA
CENTER, THE PLANS INCLUDE AN
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FACILITY
THAT WILL COST $40 MILLION AND
THE POTENTIAL FOR NUCLEAR
ENERGY.
SO THOSE ARE THE BIG TALKING
POINTS DURING ONE OF THE DAYS
THAT WE WERE THERE IN WASHINGTON
D.C.
DO YOU THINK THE
LEADERS HEARD WHAT THEY HOPED TO
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FROM PEOPLE LIKE MITCH
McCONNELL AND JAMES COMER?
>> THEY DID.
AND THIS IS A YEAR'S LONG EFFORT
IT'S PAVING THE ROAD OF FIVE
YEARS AGO AND LOOKING FIVE YEARS
AHEAD.
AND THE LAWMAKERS THEMSELVES
HAVE SAID AND I BELIEVE IT TO BE
GENUINE, THE PADUCAH CHAMBER
WHEN THEY SHOW UP IT'S BIGGER
THAN LEXINGTON AND LOUISVILLE IN
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TERMS OF REPRESENTATION N
WASHINGTON D.C. THEY KNOW WHAT
WE'RE ASKING FOR.
CONGRESSMAN COMER CALLED THE
DIRECTOR OF THE CHAMBER A
SQUEAKY WHEEL AND THEY GET THE
OIL.
SO THEY ARE OPEN TO THOSE
CONVERSATIONS AND THOSE FERS
CANS ARE WHAT HAS A LOT OF THE
CONTINUED FUNDING FEDERAL
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FUNDING FOR DOE CLEAN UP AND
OTHER PROJECTS.
>> WE DO SEE INDICATIONS THAT
KENTUCKY WILL EMBRACE NUCLEAR
ENERGY AT SOME POINT THE
LEGISLATURE HAS DIRECTED THE
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION TO
STUDY IT AND THEY ARING TO THAT.
IS WESTERN KENTUCKY PARTICULARLY
WELL POSITIONED GIVEN ITS TRACK
RECORD FOR THAT?
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>> THEY ARE WELL POSITIONED AND
I WILL TELL YOU WHY.
THEY HAVE BEEN DOING THE RIGHT
KIND OF WORK IN THE STATE
LEGISLATURE TO PREPARE.
THEY HAVE BEEN PREPARING AT THE
FEDERAL LEVEL TO REMEMBER
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, IS BEING
TALKED ABOUT AT THE FEDERAL
LEVEL FOR ITS ABILITY TO HAVE
THIS MASSIVE CAMPUS FOR LACK OF
A BETTER TERM AND INFRASTRUCTURE
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FOR COMPANIES TO COME IN,
INVEST, BUILD, AND TALK ABOUT
NUCLEAR ENERGY.
SOMETHING THAT I HEARD FROM
LAWMAKERS, SENATOR PAUL,
McCONNELL, REPRESENTATIVE
COMER IN WASHINGTON.
BUT THE GROUND WORK HAS BEEN
LAID.
SO NOW IT'S HURRY UP AND WAIT
AND GET THE COMPANIES TO COME
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IN.
>> IS IT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
DATA CENTER A DONE DEAL FOR
WESTERN KENTUCKY?
>> NOTHING IS A DONE DEAL UNTIL
WE SEE IT BUILT AND OPERATIONAL.
BUT IT'S ON THAT WAY.
BECAUSE PADUCAH, KENTUCKY WAS
ONLY FOUR LOCATIONS IN THE
UNITED STATES.
ONE OF FOUR TO BE SELECTED.
SO I THINK THAT SAYS A LOT ABOUT
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WHAT COULD BE CREATED HERE IN
PADUCAH AND THE ENERGY BEHIND
THIS GROWING BEHEMOTH THAT IS
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
>> YOU CAN HEAR THE REST OF THE
DISCUSSION AND GET CAUGHT UP ON
WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING IN LOCAL
AND STATE POLITICS BY STREAMING
COMMENT ONLINE
AT KET DOT ORG.
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>> MORE CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS
ARE NOW CONFIRMED IN CENTRAL
KENTUCKY.
THAT BEGINS TONIGHT'S MEDICAL
NEWS.
THE LEXINGTON FAYETTE COUNTY
HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THERE ARE
NOW THREE CASES IN THE CITY.
THAT'S UP FROM ONE JUST LAST
WEEK.
AS A RESULT...
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL
CONTINUE SPRAYING FOR MOSQUITOES
WHICH CAN TRANSMIT THE VIRUS.
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WEST NILE CAN CAUSE FLU-LIKE
SYMPTOMS IN ADDITION TO A STIFF
NECK, TREMORS, AND VISION LOSS.
SYMPTOMS CAN TAKE UP TO 14 DAYS
TO DEVELOP.
MILD CASES CAN IMPROVE ON THEIR
OWN.
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS ALL
THREE PATIENTS IN LEXINGTON
REQUIRED HOSPITALIZATION.
TO REDUCE YOUR RISK,
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EXPERTS SUGGEST
MOSQUITO-PROOFING YOUR YARD AND
HOME AND TO USE MOSQUITO
REPELLANTS WHEN SPENDING TIME
OUTDOORS.
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>> SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL
PREPAREDNESS MONTH AND ACCORDING
TO A 2023 SURVEY BY THE FEDERAL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY....
OR FEMA...
AROUND 51-PERCENT OF AMERICANS
SAY THEY'RE PREPARED FOR AN
EMERGENCY OR NATURAL DISASTER.
BUT THEY MAY NOT BE AS READY AS
THEY THINK.
WE SPOKE TO THE DIRECTOR OF
LEXINGTON EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES TO BE
PREPARED.
>> PART OF FEMA'S READY CAMPAIGN
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THEY HAVE DONE IT SINCE 2004 AND
WE TAKE PART BECAUSE IT'S GREAT
FOR PEOPLE TO REMEMBER TO BE
READY.
ONE IS A FAMILY EMERGENCY PLAN,
WHOEVER IS IN YOUR HOUSE OR
WORRIED ABOUT IN YOUR AREA, YOUR
GRANDMOTHER OR A NEIGHBOR, THE
PLAN IF YOU LOSE POWER FOR 72
HOURS, IF YOU CAN'T GET YOUR
MEDICATIONS AND DOGS, OF THE YOU
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NEED TO LEAVE YOUR HOUSE FOR 72
HOURS IN A TUB OR A BAG THAT YOU
CAN GRAB AND GO IF NEED BE.
FIRE EXTINGUISHER, CANNED FOOD,
WATER, GALLON PER PERSON PER DAY
AND SAME FOR PETS AND IF YOU
HAVE SMALL CHILDREN DIAPERS AND
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BOTTLES.
ONE THING IS HAVING A SPARE SET
OF GLASSES.
AND HAVING CASH IN CASE POWER
GOES OUT AND CREDIT CARD
MACHINES DON'T WORK.
HAVE A CONTACT PLAN FOR YOUR
FAMILY.
A MEETING PLATES FOR YOU TO GET
IN TOUCH WITH YOUR FAMILY.
HOW THEY CAN FIND YOU WHERE YOU
WILL GO IN AN EMERGENCY.
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18 YEARS OLD AND MOVING TO
COLLEGE AND YOUR DORM IS HIT BY
A TORNADO, YOUR PARENTS THOUGH
YOU WILL GO TO THIS LOCATION ON
CAMPUS AND THIS IS THE NUMBER
THEY CAN REACH YOU.
A WAY FOR YOUR FAMILY TO GET IN
CONTACT WITH YOU, THE MOST
TERRIFYING PART IS THE UNKNOWN.
YOU NEVER THINK IT WILL HAPPEN
TO YOU YOU THINK OF FLORIDA AND
THE HURRICANES AND CALIFORNIA
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AND THE WILDFIRES.
BUT WHEN IT DOES IT'S TERRIFYING
HAVING A PLAN AND KIT AND BEING
PREPARED MAKES IT EASIER TO GET
LIEU AT THAT TIME TIME.
>> GOOD ADVICE.
>> TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HOW TO
PREPARE FOR AN EMERGENCY OR
DISASTER...
GO TO READY-DOT-GOV.
THERE YOU WILL FIND A
STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE ON ACTIONS
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YOU CAN TAKE TO BE PREPARED.
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>> WE WANT TO WARN YOU...
THIS NEXT STORY DISCUSSES
SUICIDE.
A NEW REPORT RELEASED BY THE
LOUISVILLE METRO DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC HEALTH SHOWS MEN LIVING
IN JEFFERSON COUNTY ARE THREE
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TIMES MORE LIKELY TO COMMIT
SUICIDE THAN WOMEN.
IT'S ONE OF THE KEY FINDINGS IN
THE REPORT THAT HIGHLIGHTS
CRITICAL TRENDS AND RISK FACTORS
IN SUICIDE DEATHS IN THE COUNTY.
THE AUTHORS OF THE REPORT CALL
THE FINDINGS, QUOTE, "SOBERING."
WE HEAR FROM TWO OF THEM NOW.
>> JEFFERSON COUNTY EXPERIENCED
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A 24% INCREASE IN SUICIDE DEATHS
FROM 2019 TO 2022.
FINDINGS ON TRACK WITH NATIONAL
TRENDS, WE LOST MORE MEN TO
SUICIDE WITH THE PROPORTION OF
MEN INCREASING FROM 67% TO 79%
OF THE TOTAL LIVES LOST BY 2023.
THE MAJORITY OF DEATHS WERE
OVERWHELMINGLY AMONG
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NON-HISPANIC WHITE INDIVIDUALS
YET IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE
THAT THE NUMBER OF LIVES LOST
AMONG BLACK OR AFRICAN-AMERICAN
INDIVIDUALS AND HISPANIC LATIN X
DOUBLED.
FIREARM USE WAS THE MOST
FREQUENT CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG
MEN AND INTERPERSONAL DISCORD,
ARGUMENTS, FIGHTS, SEPARATION,
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DIVORCE, WITH ROMANTIC PARTNERS
OR FAMILY, FRIENDS THABS THAT
WAS THE MOST COMMON MENTIONED
LEADING UP TO A DEATH OCCURRING
IN A THIRD OF ALL DEATHS.
A FEW FINDINGS THAT ARE
ESPECIALLY UNIQUE TO OUR
COMMUNITY THOSE IN THE
CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION
FIELD, TRANSPORTATION FIELDS AND
PRODUCTION FIELDS LOST THE
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HIGHEST NUMBER OF LIVES TO
SUICIDE.
ONE ITEM THAT SURPRISED US WAS A
THIRD OF DEATHS INVOLVED CASES
WHERE SOMEONE WAS A WITNESS AT
THE TIME OF DEATH OR IMMEDIATELY
PRECEDING THE LOSS OF LIFE THAT
INDICATES A NEED FOR INCREASED
PREVENTION EFFORTS TO PROVIDE
SUPPORT FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS.
SUICIDE IS A PUBLIC HEALTH
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ISSUE.
AND IT IS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE
HAT IMPACTS ALL OF US WHETHER WE
REALIZE IT OR NOT.
THERE ARE SO MANY LIVES LOST TO
SUICIDE EVERY YEAR.
BUT THE BEAUTY IS THERE'S SO
MANY THINGS THAT EACH OF US CAN
DO IN ORDER TO MAKE A POSITIVE
IMPACT AND REDUCE THAT RATE.
AND WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY
(22:16):
RAISING THE LEVEL OF AWARENESS
HELPING PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT
BOULEVARDTH OF THE ISSUE OF
SUICIDE IS THE FIRST STEP WE CAN
TAKE.
AND THE NEXT STEP I WOULD
HIGHLIGHT ANYONE CAN TAKE IS TO
BE ABLE TO BE COMFORTABLE
ADDRESSING SUICIDE AS A TOPIC.
THERE'S SO MUCH STIGMA THAT
STILL EXISTS IN OUR SOCIETY
(22:38):
AROUND THE TOPIC OF MENTAL
HEALTH OR SUICIDE.
PEOPLE WILL TELL YOU ANYTHING AT
ALL ABOUT THEM BUT THEY WON'T
TELL YOU IF THEY ARE HAVING
THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE.
SOME OF THE WARNING SIGNS WE ASK
PEOPLE BE AWARE OF THE BIGGEST
IS A CHANGE IN BEHAVIOR THAT
DOESN'T SEEM TO MAKE SENSE.
SO IF YOU HAVE A PERSON FOR
EXAMPLE, WHO IS NORMALLY
(22:59):
OUTGOING AND IS SOCIALLY
CONNECTED, BEGINS TO WITHDRAW.
THEY ARE NO LODGER PARTICIPATING
IN ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS THAT
THEY ONCE WERE VERY MUCH A PART
OF.
IF PEOPLE ARE SPENDING TOO MUCH
TIME ALONE AND THEY ARE NOT
WANTING TO CONNECT WITH OTHER
FOLKS.
I WOULD LOVE FOR PEOPLE TO
(23:19):
TAKEAWAY THAT SUICIDE IS
PREVENTIBLE WEIGH ALL HAVE A
ROLE TO PLAY IN ADDRESSING THIS
PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE AND THERE IS
HOPE OUT THERE AND HELP AND YOU
ARE NOT ALONE.
WHETHER YOU ARE EXPERIENCING THE
CRISIS OR THE CRISIS IS
EXPERIENCE OF SOMEONE YOU CARE
FOR, WE'RE HERE WE WANT TO HELP
AND HELP IS A PHONE CALL AWAY.
(23:40):
THE RESEARCHERS SAY THEY WANT TO
LOOK CLOSER AT THE FACTORS THAT
LEAD TO SUICIDE AND WAYS TO
IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR
PREVENTION...
AND INTERVENTION...
IN THE FUTURE.
AND IF YOU ARE IN CRISIS AND
NEED SOMEONE TO TALK TO...
OR BELIEVE SOMEONE YOU KNOW MAY
BE IN CRISIS, YOU CAN CALL OR
TEXT "988"...
TO REACH THE SUICIDE AND CRISIS
LIFELINE.
IT'S A FREE RESOURCE THAT
(24:02):
OPERATES 24-7 AND WILL CONNECT
YOU WITH A CRISIS COUNSELOR.
[♪♪]
>> DANIEL BOONE....
BILL MONROE....
AND THE FIRST WOMAN TO HOLD
STATEWIDE OFFICE IN KENTUCKY.
THEY'RE AMONG THE INTERESTING
PEOPLE YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT, AS OUR
(24:22):
TOBY GIBBS LOOKS BACK AT 'THIS
WEEK IN KENTUCKY HISTORY.'
[♪♪]
>> DANIEL BOONE DIED AT THE AGE
OF 85 HE IS ASSOCIATED WITH
KENTUCKY HE MOVED TO MISSOURI IN
1999 AND DIED THERE.
(24:43):
HIS BODY WAS MOVED TO FRANKFORT
CEMETERY TO A SPOT OVERLOOKING
THE KENTUCKY RIVER.
>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THOMAS HUNT
MORGAN BORN SEPTEMBER 25, IN
LEXINGTON.
MORGAN WAS A ZOOLOGIST WHO
RECEIVED THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR
MEDICINE IN 1933.
(25:04):
>>> EMMA CROMWELL WAS BORN
SEPTEMBER 28, 1865.
CROMWELL WOULD BECOME THE FIRST
WOMAN TO HOLD STATE-WIDE OFFICE
IN KENTUCKY WHEN THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY ELECTED HER STATE
LIBRARIAN IN 1896 SHE WOULD BE
ELECTED STATE TREASURER AND
SECRETARY OF STATE.
(25:24):
>>> BLUEGRASS MUSIC LEGENDS BILL
MONROE AND THE BLUEGRASS BOYS
RELEASED BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY
ON SEPTEMBER 23, THIRTEEN 47.
IT BECAME ONE OF BLUEGRASS
MUSIC'S SIGNATURE SONGS AND WAS
NAMED KENTUCKY'S OFFICIAL
BLUEGRASS SONG IN 1988.
>>> A DOZEN MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
(25:45):
120 REPORTERS AND OFFICIALS FROM
THE MINT AND TREASURY
DEPARTMENTS TOURED THE FORT KNOX
VAULT ON SEPTEMBER 23, 1974.
>>> KENTUCKY EDUCATIONAL
TELEVISION WENT ON THE AIR ON
SEPTEMBER 23, 1968.
AND THAT'S A LOOK BACK AT THIS
(26:05):
WEEK IN KENTUCKY HISTORY I'M
TOBY GIBBS.
>> THANK YOU.
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US.
>> WE HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US AGAIN
MONDAY NIGHT AT 6:30 EASTERN,
5:30 CENTRAL FOR "KENTUCKY
EDITION" WHERE WE INFORM,
CONNECT AND INSPIRE.
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR KENTUCKY
EDITION EMAIL NEWSLETTERS AND
WATCH FULL EPISODES AND CLIPS AT
KET.ORG.
YOU CAN ALSO FIND KENTUCKY
EDITION ON THE P-B-S VIDEO APP
ON YOUR MOBILE DEVICE AND SMART
TV.
(26:27):
I'M RENEE SHAW TAKE GOOD CARE
AND I'LL SEE YOU REALLY SOON.
[♪♪]
>> PRESSURE MOUNTS AGAINST
LEADERS OF KENTUCKY'S
SECOND-LARGEST SCHOOL
DISTRICT...
WITH LAWMAKERS NOW CALLING FOR A
CHANGE.
>> THIS IS NOT NEW GUN CONTROL
IT DOES NOT PUT A NEW
RESTRICTION ON OUR PEOPLE.
(00:23):
IT DOES NOT.
>> A KENTUCKY LAWMAKER WANTS TO
INTRODUCE A BILL RELATED TO
HANDGUN DESIZES SOME SAY IT IS
COMMON SENSE LEGISLATION BUT NOT
EVERYONE AGREES.
>> THE MOST TERRIFYING PART OF A
LOT OF THESE EMERGENCIES IS THE
UNKNOWN.
YOU NEVER THINK IT WILL HAPPEN
TO YOU.
(00:44):
>> HOW TO PREPARE YOURSELF...
AND YOUR FAMILY...
FOR DISASTER.
>> WE ALL HAVE A ROLE THAT WE
CAN PLAY IN ADDRESSING THIS
PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE.
AND A NEW REPORT DELIVERS SOME
SOBERING NEWS ON SUICIDE RATES
IN THE STATE'S LARGEST COUNTY...
INCLUDING WHO IS MOST AT RISK.
>> PRODUCTION OF "KENTUCKY
EDITION" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN
PART BY THE KET MILLENNIUM FUND.
(01:10):
[♪♪]
>> GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO
KENTUCKY EDITION FOR MONDAY,
SEPTEMBER 22ND.
I'M RENEE SHAW.
THANKS FOR JOINING US.
TONIGHT A GROWING NUMBER OF
(01:30):
STATE LAWMAKERS ARE CALLING FOR
THE IMMEDIATE RESIGNATION OF
FAYETTE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS'
TOP LEADERS.
REPRESENTATIVE MATT LOCKETT WAS
THE FIRST TO ISSUE A STATEMENT
TODAY SAYING IT'S TIME FOR
SUPERINTENDENT DEMETRUS LIGGINS
AND BOARD CHAIR TYLER MURPHY TO
STEP ASIDE.
THE NICHOLASVILLE REPUBLICAN'S
DISTRICT COVERS PART OF FAYETTE
COUNTY.
(01:52):
HE BLAMES LIGGINS AND MURPHY FOR
MISMANAGING THE DISTRICT'S
FINANCES...
CREATING A HOSTILE
ADMINISTRATIVE CULTURE...
AND LACKING TRANSPARENCY.
IN A STATEMENT...
HE CALLS THE DISTRICT, QUOTE, "A
CASE STUDY IN DYSFUNCTION,
CONTROVERSY, AND COLLAPSING
CONFIDENCE," END QUOTE.
TWO STATE SENATORS HAVE NOW
JOINED LOCKETT IN CALLING FOR
(02:13):
RESIGNATIONS -- SENATORS DONALD
DOUGLAS AND CHRIS MCDANIEL,
CHAIR OF THE SENATE
APPROPRIATIONS AND REVENUE
COMMITTEE.
IN A LETTER,
SENATOR MCDANIEL SAYS, QUOTE,
"FAYETTE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
RECEIVES ROUGHLY 274 MILLION
DOLLARS EACH YEAR IN STATE
SUPPORT.
WITH THAT LEVEL OF INVESTMENT
COMES A DUTY TO BE OPEN,
(02:35):
CAREFUL, AND ACCOUNTABLE.
INSTEAD, THE PUBLIC HAS SEEN
LAVISH TRAVEL SPENDING,
MISLEADING BUDGET NUMBERS, AND
EVEN AN UNLAWFUL TAX-INCREASE
ATTEMPT.
TAXPAYERS, PARENTS, AND TEACHERS
DESERVE BETTER."
THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN UNDER
SCRUTINY FOR MONTHS AFTER
ANNOUNCING A 16-MILLION DOLLAR
BUDGET SHORTFALL EARLIER THIS
YEAR.
(02:55):
BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL
INVESTIGATIONS INTO HOW THE
MONEY WAS MISMANAGED ARE
ONGOING.
JUST LAST WEEK,
SUPERINTENDENT LIGGINS TESTIFIED
IN FRANKFORT ABOUT THE
DISTRICT'S FINANCIAL MISSTEPS.
TODAY HE IS PUSHING BACK HE SAID
QUOTE I HAVE AGREED THAT MUCH OF
THE CRITICISM SURROUNDING
(03:16):
FAYETTE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
BUDGET PROCESS HAS TAKEN
RESPONSIBILITY FOR RESTORING
TRUST.
I HAVE NO TIME FOR BULLIES.
END QUOTE.
WE TALK ABOUT K-12 EDUCATION ON
"KENTUCKY TONIGHT" AND WE TALK
ABOUT CALLS FOR LIGGINS
(03:38):
RESIGNATION AND CALLS TO SPEND
$700 MILLION ON KENTUCKY SCHOOLS
AND A CASE PENDING BEFORE THE
STATE'S HIGHEST COURT.
TOES ISSUES WILL BE DISCUSSED AT
8:00 P.M. HERE ON KET.
A HIGH RANKING KENTUCKY LAWMAKER
IS PROPOSING TO MAKE HANDGUN
(04:00):
CONVERSION DEVICES ILLEGAL THEY
TURN HANDGUNS INTO AUTOMATIC
WEAPONS ALREADY LEGAL ON THE
FEDERAL LEVEL BUT A LOUISVILLE
REPUBLICAN SAYS KENTUCKY NEEDS
THE STATE AUTHORITY TO ACT.
>> HANDGUN CONVERSION DEVICES
TURN A SEMIAUTOMATIC WEAPON INTO
(04:21):
A FULLY AUTOMATIC DEVICE.
THAT MAINES THE GUN CONTINUOUSLY
FIRES BULLETS UNTIL THE TRIGGER
IS RELEASED OR THE AMMUNITION
RUNS OUT.
THESE DEVICES ARE ILLEGAL ON THE
FEDERAL LEVEL BUT NOT PROHIBITED
BY KENTUCKY'S STATE LAW.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THAT
(04:42):
NEEDS TO CHANGE TO GIVE LAW
ENFORCEMENT THE AUTHORITY TO
SEIZE THE WEAPONS AND CHARGE
THOSE IN POSSESSION.
>> WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT?
PAUSE RIGHT NOW WE ARE NOT
ALLOWED TO ENFORCE FEDERAL LAW.
>> THE POLICE CHIEF SAYS
CURRENTLY STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT
ONLY HAS THE ABILITY TO SEIZE
THE CONVERTED WEAPON IF THEY ARE
(05:04):
CHARGING THE OWNER FOR A GUN
RELATED CRIME OTHERWISE THEY CAN
ONLY REPORT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENTS WHO PAY OR MAY NOT DECIDE
TO PURSUE THE CASE.
>> THE ONLY HOPE WE HAVE OF
ENFORCEMENT OF THIS TYPE OF
WEAPON IS TO BE DEPENDENT ON THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THE A.T.F.
TO PICK UP THE CASE AND
(05:25):
PROSECUTE.
>> THE A.T.F. IS THE BUREAU OF
ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND
EXPLOSIVES.
OFTENTIMES THE FEDERAL AGENCY IS
SHORTHANDED AND CANNOT PROSECUTE
EVERY CASE.
ONE REPRESENTATIVE WAS CRITICAL
OF THE PROPOSAL SAYING HE DIDN'T
(05:45):
SEE THE NEED FOR A LAW THAT
EXISTS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.
>> THIS IS ILLEGAL AT THE
FEDERAL LEVEL.
AND FURTHER WE HAVE FAILED TO
PROTECT THE SECOND AMENDMENT
RIGHTS OF KENTUCKIANS.
OUR ENERGY IS BETTER SPENT
ACTUALLY EXPANDING THE RIGHT TO
SELF-DEFENSE RATHER THAN
IMPOSING FURTHER RESTRICTIONS
(06:06):
THAT ARE ILLEGAL AT THE FEDERAL
LEVEL.
>> THE REPRESENTATIVE COUNTERED
THE CRITICISM AND EXPLAINED HIS
REASONING FOR THE PROPOSAL.
>> I WOULD DISAGREE THAT
KENTUCKY HASN'T PROTECTED THE
SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHT.
I BOUGHT TWO GUNS IN THE LAST 60
DAYS AND IT TOOK ME 10 MINUTES
TO BUY.
(06:26):
KEY OF WE SHOULD KEEP THEM FROM
THE MENTAL HEALTHLY ILL AND KEEP
GUNS FROM FELONS AND PEOPLE WITH
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR THINGS OF
THAT NATURE.
WE NEED TO STRONGLY ENFORCE THE
LAW WE HAVE ON THE BOOKS WITH
BACKGROUND CHECKS AND SO FORTH.
WE DISAGREE WHETHER WE HAVE TO
HAVE BACKGROUND CHECKS BUT WE
(06:47):
HAVE THOSE LAWS WE NEED TO
ENFORCE THOSE LAWS AND WHEN
SOMEBODY USES A FIREARM IN THE
COMMISSION OF A CRIME WE NEED TO
TAKE THAT VERY SERIOUSLY.
ALL WHILE PROTECTING THE
LAW-ABIDING GUN OWNER THIS
DOESN'T CHANGE THAT.
IT IS ILLEGAL TO HAVE THIS
DEVICE AND IT WILL BE JUST AS
ILLEGAL IF WE PASS THIS BILL.
(07:09):
>> ANOTHER REPUBLICAN LAWMAKER
EXPLAINS WHY SHE DISAGREES.
>> IT IS CREATING A NEW
REGULATION, MORE GUN CONTROL ON
OUR SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS IF
WE WERE TO PASS THIS INTO
KENTUCKY'S LAW.
I VIEW IT AS NEW AND ADDITIONAL
GUN CONTROL AND I HAVE ISSUES
WITH IT.
I AM OPPOSED TO IT.
(07:30):
>> IT DOES NOT AFFECT PUT A NEW
RESTRICTION AND 0 OUR PEOPLE.
IT DOES NOT.
TO HAVE ONE OF THESE AUTO
SERIES.
IT IS ILLEGAL TODAY.
THIS DOESN'T CHANGE THAT.
TO SAY IT PUTS A RESTRICTION
THAT IS INCORRECT.
>> THE PROPOSAL RECEIVED
CRITICISM IT GOT SUPPORT FROM
LEGISLATORS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE
(07:51):
AISLE.
>> WE DON'T WANT TO SEE OUR
POLICE OFFICERS, THEY HAVE TO
DEAL WITH THIS AND IT HAS
NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SECOND
AMENDMENT.
>> I DO NOT THINK AT THAT TIME
ANY STRETCH OF THE IMAGINATION
THAT WE CAN CONSIDER THIS A
VIOLATION OF SECOND AMENDMENT
RIGHTS AT ALL.
THIS IS COMMON SENSE
LEGISLATION.
(08:11):
>> FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M
EMILY SISK.
>> Renee (08:15):
MANY THANKS.
REPRESENTATIVE KNEE MISS WILL
MODIFY THE BILL IN PREPARATION
ARE NOT 2026 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
THAT BEGINS IN JANUARY.
28 STATES HAVE PASSED SIMILAR
LEGISLATION INCLUDING TENNESSEE
AND ALABAMA.
>> TURNING TO WASHINGTON...
WHERE TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO
(08:36):
AVOID A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.
LAWMAKERS HAVE UNTIL SEPTEMBER
30TH TO REACH A DEAL.
ON FRIDAY, THE SENATE REJECTED A
HOUSE-PASSED PLAN TO FUND THE
GOVERNMENT THROUGH NOVEMBER.
SENATOR RAND PAUL OF KENTUCKY
WAS ONE OF TWO REPUBLICAN
SENATORS TO VOTE AGAINST IT.
SPEAKING ON NBC'S MEET THE PRESS
YESTERDAY, SENATOR PAUL
CRITICIZED BOTH PARTIES FOR
BEING FINANCIALLY IRRESPONSIBLE.
(08:56):
>> DO YOU THINK THE GOVERNMENT
IS HEADING TOWARDS A SHUT DOWN?
>> I HOPE NOT AND I THINK IT IS
A DISRUPTIVE TO CLOSE THE
GOVERNMENT DOWN.
THE REPUBLICAN PLAN WOULD ADD $2
TRILLION TO THE DEFICIT.
THE DEMOCRAT PLAN WAS GOING TO
ADD $3 TRILLION TO THE DEFICIT.
BOTH PARTIES ARE TERRIBLE AT
(09:18):
ADDRESSING OUR DEFICIT WE HAVE A
$37 TRILLION DEBT, A TRILLION IN
INTEREST BECAUSE BOTH PARTIES
ARE TERRIBLE.
I WILL NOT VOTE FOR THE
REPUBLICAN OR THE DEMOCRAT PLAN.
TYPICALLY THE COMPROMISE IS TO
MAKE THINGS WORSE.
THE COMPROMISE THROUGH THE YEARS
IS THE RIGHT GETS MORE MILITARY
SPENDING AND THE LEFT GETS PORE
(09:39):
WELFARE SPENDING AND THE DEBT
CONTINUES TO EXPLODE.
OUR DEBT HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED
THERE IS UNREST AND I DO BELIEVE
THAT WE FACE PROBLEMS AS A
COUNTRY IF WE DON'T START WILL
BAAING OUR BUDGET.
>> SENATOR PAUL WAS ASKED ABOUT
(10:01):
THE GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE AFTER
>> SENATOR PAUL WAS ALSO ASKED
ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE
FOLLOWING ABC'S DECISION TO
SUSPEND LATE-NIGHT TALK SHOW
HOST JIMMY KIMMEL FOR HIS
COMMENTS FOLLOWING THE
ASSASSINATION OF CONSERVATIVE
ACTIVIST CHARLIE KIRK.
>> HOURS AFTER BREN SAID THIS.
>> WE CAN DO THIS THE EASY WAY
OR THE HARD WAY.
THE AND CANS WITH FIND WAYS TO
(10:22):
CHANGE CONDUCT AND TAKE ACTION
FRANKLY ON KIMMEL OR THERE'S
GOING TO BE WORK FOR THE F.C.C.
AHEAD.
>> SENATOR, DO YOU BELIEVE THAT
BRENDAN CARR'S COMMENTS WERE
APPROPRIATE?
>> ABSOLUTELY INAPPROPRIATE.
BRENDAN CARR HAS NO BUSINESS
WEIGHING IN ON THIS.
BUT PEOPLE HAVE TO REALIZE THAT
(10:43):
DESPICABLE COMMENTS YOU HAVE THE
RIGHT TO SAY THEM BUT YOU DON'T
HAVE THE RIGHT TO EMPLOYMENT.
EVERYBODY EMPLOYED INCLUDING
YOURSELF HAS A CODE OF CONDUCT
IN YOUR CONTRACT.
NFL PLAYERS HAVE IT, MAJOR
LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS HAVE IT
IF YOU SAY THINGS AT THAT TIME
GLORIFY SOMEONE'S DEATH OR MAKE
(11:03):
FUN OF IT, YEAH, YOU CAN BE
FIRED.
THE F.C.C. SHOULD HAVE NOTHING
TO DO WITH IT.
BUT I DO THINK THAT A COUPLE OF
THE NETWORKS PULLED OUT SINCLAIR
PULLED OUT THEY WERE DISGUSTED
BY THE COMMENTS.
THAT IS THEIR RIGHT.
YOU CAN GET FIRED FOR NOT BEING
POPULAR.
THIS IS TELEVISION YOU HAVE TO
(11:24):
SELL COMMERCIALS AND IF YOU ARE
LOSING MONEY YOU CAN BE FIRED
BUT THE GOVERNMENT HAS NO
BUSINESS IN IT AND THE F.C.C.
WAS WRONG TO WEIGH-IN AND I WILL
FIGHT ANY ATTEMPT OF THE
GOVERNMENT TO GET INVOLVED I
WILL FIGHT
TODAY, ABC ANNOUNCED JIMMY
KIMMEL'S LATE-NIGHT SHOW WILL
RETURN, BEGINNING TOMORROW.
(11:45):
>> CONGRESSMAN ANDY BARR IS
TAKING LEGAL ACTION AGAINST A
GROUP THAT DOESN'T WANT HIM TO
BECOME KENTUCKY'S NEXT U.S.
SENATOR.
BARR'S SENATE CAMPAIGN SENT A
CEASE AND DESIST LETTER TO WIN
IT BACK -- A SUPER PAC THAT'S
RUN ADS AGAINST HIM.
THE MOST RECENT AD ACCUSES
KENTUCKY'S SIXTH DISTRICT
CONGRESSMAN OF VOTING IN FAVOR
OF SENDING FEDERAL DOLLARS TO
(12:05):
HOSPITALS THAT PERFORMED SEX
CHANGES ON CHILDREN.
BARR'S CAMPAIGN CALLED THE AD,
QUOTE, "PATENTLY FALSE,
DEROGATORY, AND DEFAMATORY."
THEIR LETTER ALSO POINTS OUT
THAT BARR CO-SPONSORED A 2023
BILL CALLED THE END OF TAXPAYER
FUNDING OF GENDER
EXPERIMENTATION ACT.
THOUGH THAT BILL HAS NOT BEEN
PASSED INTO LAW.
(12:25):
EARLIER THIS MONTH...
WIN IT BACK SAID IT WAS
INVESTING TWO MILLION DOLLARS IN
AN AD CAMPAIGN TARGETING
CONGRESSMAN BARR.
HE'S ONE OF SEVERAL REPUBLICANS
LOOKING TO REPLACE RETIRING U.S.
SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL NEXT
YEAR.
>> MORE FEDERAL MONEY COULD BE
HEADING TO WESTERN KENTUCKY TO
SUPPORT SOME MAJOR PROJECTS IN
(12:46):
THE REGION.
THAT WAS ONE OF THE TOPICS
DISCUSSED FRIDAY NIGHT, ON KET'S
COMMENT ON KENTUCKY.
[♪♪]
>> BUSY WEEK YOU HAD THE FLY IN
TRIP THE PADUCAH CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE.
WHAT WERE THE GOALS ON THAT
TRIP?
>> 10,000 FOOT VIEW SO EVERYONE
(13:07):
IS AWARE THE PADUCAH CHAMBER
GOES FOR THE FLY IN AND THIS
YEAR A RECORD NUMBER 80 PEOPLE
OF ELECTED OFFICIALS BUSINESS
OWNERS AND OTHERS AND THEY HAVE
A LIST OF FEDERAL PRIORITIES.
PRIORITIES IN ASKING FOR SUPPORT
FINANCIALLY AND OTHERWISE FOR
INITIATIVES.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST MOST
IMPORTANT MEETINGS WITH
(13:27):
LAWMAKERS AND THE ENTITIES FROM
THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY IS THE
PADUCAH SITE AND THE POTENTIAL
THERE.
REMEMBER, THAT RIGHT NOW THERE
ARE PLANS AND STUDIES FOR
REINDUSTRIALIZATION OF THAT SITE
THE FORMER PADUCAH GAS DIFFUSION
PLANT AND THOSE PLANS INCLUDE
(13:48):
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, DATA
CENTER, THE PLANS INCLUDE AN
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FACILITY
THAT WILL COST $40 MILLION AND
THE POTENTIAL FOR NUCLEAR
ENERGY.
SO THOSE ARE THE BIG TALKING
POINTS DURING ONE OF THE DAYS
THAT WE WERE THERE IN WASHINGTON
D.C.
DO YOU THINK THE
LEADERS HEARD WHAT THEY HOPED TO
(14:09):
FROM PEOPLE LIKE MITCH
McCONNELL AND JAMES COMER?
>> THEY DID.
AND THIS IS A YEAR'S LONG EFFORT
IT'S PAVING THE ROAD OF FIVE
YEARS AGO AND LOOKING FIVE YEARS
AHEAD.
AND THE LAWMAKERS THEMSELVES
HAVE SAID AND I BELIEVE IT TO BE
GENUINE, THE PADUCAH CHAMBER
WHEN THEY SHOW UP IT'S BIGGER
THAN LEXINGTON AND LOUISVILLE IN
(14:29):
TERMS OF REPRESENTATION N
WASHINGTON D.C. THEY KNOW WHAT
WE'RE ASKING FOR.
CONGRESSMAN COMER CALLED THE
DIRECTOR OF THE CHAMBER A
SQUEAKY WHEEL AND THEY GET THE
OIL.
SO THEY ARE OPEN TO THOSE
CONVERSATIONS AND THOSE FERS
CANS ARE WHAT HAS A LOT OF THE
CONTINUED FUNDING FEDERAL
(14:49):
FUNDING FOR DOE CLEAN UP AND
OTHER PROJECTS.
>> WE DO SEE INDICATIONS THAT
KENTUCKY WILL EMBRACE NUCLEAR
ENERGY AT SOME POINT THE
LEGISLATURE HAS DIRECTED THE
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION TO
STUDY IT AND THEY ARING TO THAT.
IS WESTERN KENTUCKY PARTICULARLY
WELL POSITIONED GIVEN ITS TRACK
RECORD FOR THAT?
(15:11):
>> THEY ARE WELL POSITIONED AND
I WILL TELL YOU WHY.
THEY HAVE BEEN DOING THE RIGHT
KIND OF WORK IN THE STATE
LEGISLATURE TO PREPARE.
THEY HAVE BEEN PREPARING AT THE
FEDERAL LEVEL TO REMEMBER
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, IS BEING
TALKED ABOUT AT THE FEDERAL
LEVEL FOR ITS ABILITY TO HAVE
THIS MASSIVE CAMPUS FOR LACK OF
A BETTER TERM AND INFRASTRUCTURE
(15:32):
FOR COMPANIES TO COME IN,
INVEST, BUILD, AND TALK ABOUT
NUCLEAR ENERGY.
SOMETHING THAT I HEARD FROM
LAWMAKERS, SENATOR PAUL,
McCONNELL, REPRESENTATIVE
COMER IN WASHINGTON.
BUT THE GROUND WORK HAS BEEN
LAID.
SO NOW IT'S HURRY UP AND WAIT
AND GET THE COMPANIES TO COME
(15:54):
IN.
>> IS IT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
DATA CENTER A DONE DEAL FOR
WESTERN KENTUCKY?
>> NOTHING IS A DONE DEAL UNTIL
WE SEE IT BUILT AND OPERATIONAL.
BUT IT'S ON THAT WAY.
BECAUSE PADUCAH, KENTUCKY WAS
ONLY FOUR LOCATIONS IN THE
UNITED STATES.
ONE OF FOUR TO BE SELECTED.
SO I THINK THAT SAYS A LOT ABOUT
(16:16):
WHAT COULD BE CREATED HERE IN
PADUCAH AND THE ENERGY BEHIND
THIS GROWING BEHEMOTH THAT IS
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
>> YOU CAN HEAR THE REST OF THE
DISCUSSION AND GET CAUGHT UP ON
WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING IN LOCAL
AND STATE POLITICS BY STREAMING
COMMENT ONLINE
AT KET DOT ORG.
(16:40):
>> MORE CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS
ARE NOW CONFIRMED IN CENTRAL
KENTUCKY.
THAT BEGINS TONIGHT'S MEDICAL
NEWS.
THE LEXINGTON FAYETTE COUNTY
HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THERE ARE
NOW THREE CASES IN THE CITY.
THAT'S UP FROM ONE JUST LAST
WEEK.
AS A RESULT...
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL
CONTINUE SPRAYING FOR MOSQUITOES
WHICH CAN TRANSMIT THE VIRUS.
(17:00):
WEST NILE CAN CAUSE FLU-LIKE
SYMPTOMS IN ADDITION TO A STIFF
NECK, TREMORS, AND VISION LOSS.
SYMPTOMS CAN TAKE UP TO 14 DAYS
TO DEVELOP.
MILD CASES CAN IMPROVE ON THEIR
OWN.
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS ALL
THREE PATIENTS IN LEXINGTON
REQUIRED HOSPITALIZATION.
TO REDUCE YOUR RISK,
(17:21):
EXPERTS SUGGEST
MOSQUITO-PROOFING YOUR YARD AND
HOME AND TO USE MOSQUITO
REPELLANTS WHEN SPENDING TIME
OUTDOORS.
[♪♪]
(17:43):
>> SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL
PREPAREDNESS MONTH AND ACCORDING
TO A 2023 SURVEY BY THE FEDERAL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY....
OR FEMA...
AROUND 51-PERCENT OF AMERICANS
SAY THEY'RE PREPARED FOR AN
EMERGENCY OR NATURAL DISASTER.
BUT THEY MAY NOT BE AS READY AS
THEY THINK.
WE SPOKE TO THE DIRECTOR OF
LEXINGTON EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES TO BE
PREPARED.
>> PART OF FEMA'S READY CAMPAIGN
(18:05):
THEY HAVE DONE IT SINCE 2004 AND
WE TAKE PART BECAUSE IT'S GREAT
FOR PEOPLE TO REMEMBER TO BE
READY.
ONE IS A FAMILY EMERGENCY PLAN,
WHOEVER IS IN YOUR HOUSE OR
WORRIED ABOUT IN YOUR AREA, YOUR
GRANDMOTHER OR A NEIGHBOR, THE
PLAN IF YOU LOSE POWER FOR 72
HOURS, IF YOU CAN'T GET YOUR
MEDICATIONS AND DOGS, OF THE YOU
(18:26):
NEED TO LEAVE YOUR HOUSE FOR 72
HOURS IN A TUB OR A BAG THAT YOU
CAN GRAB AND GO IF NEED BE.
FIRE EXTINGUISHER, CANNED FOOD,
WATER, GALLON PER PERSON PER DAY
AND SAME FOR PETS AND IF YOU
HAVE SMALL CHILDREN DIAPERS AND
(18:47):
BOTTLES.
ONE THING IS HAVING A SPARE SET
OF GLASSES.
AND HAVING CASH IN CASE POWER
GOES OUT AND CREDIT CARD
MACHINES DON'T WORK.
HAVE A CONTACT PLAN FOR YOUR
FAMILY.
A MEETING PLATES FOR YOU TO GET
IN TOUCH WITH YOUR FAMILY.
HOW THEY CAN FIND YOU WHERE YOU
WILL GO IN AN EMERGENCY.
(19:08):
18 YEARS OLD AND MOVING TO
COLLEGE AND YOUR DORM IS HIT BY
A TORNADO, YOUR PARENTS THOUGH
YOU WILL GO TO THIS LOCATION ON
CAMPUS AND THIS IS THE NUMBER
THEY CAN REACH YOU.
A WAY FOR YOUR FAMILY TO GET IN
CONTACT WITH YOU, THE MOST
TERRIFYING PART IS THE UNKNOWN.
YOU NEVER THINK IT WILL HAPPEN
TO YOU YOU THINK OF FLORIDA AND
THE HURRICANES AND CALIFORNIA
(19:28):
AND THE WILDFIRES.
BUT WHEN IT DOES IT'S TERRIFYING
HAVING A PLAN AND KIT AND BEING
PREPARED MAKES IT EASIER TO GET
LIEU AT THAT TIME TIME.
>> GOOD ADVICE.
>> TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HOW TO
PREPARE FOR AN EMERGENCY OR
DISASTER...
GO TO READY-DOT-GOV.
THERE YOU WILL FIND A
STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE ON ACTIONS
(19:49):
YOU CAN TAKE TO BE PREPARED.
[♪♪]
>> WE WANT TO WARN YOU...
THIS NEXT STORY DISCUSSES
SUICIDE.
A NEW REPORT RELEASED BY THE
LOUISVILLE METRO DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC HEALTH SHOWS MEN LIVING
IN JEFFERSON COUNTY ARE THREE
(20:09):
TIMES MORE LIKELY TO COMMIT
SUICIDE THAN WOMEN.
IT'S ONE OF THE KEY FINDINGS IN
THE REPORT THAT HIGHLIGHTS
CRITICAL TRENDS AND RISK FACTORS
IN SUICIDE DEATHS IN THE COUNTY.
THE AUTHORS OF THE REPORT CALL
THE FINDINGS, QUOTE, "SOBERING."
WE HEAR FROM TWO OF THEM NOW.
>> JEFFERSON COUNTY EXPERIENCED
(20:30):
A 24% INCREASE IN SUICIDE DEATHS
FROM 2019 TO 2022.
FINDINGS ON TRACK WITH NATIONAL
TRENDS, WE LOST MORE MEN TO
SUICIDE WITH THE PROPORTION OF
MEN INCREASING FROM 67% TO 79%
OF THE TOTAL LIVES LOST BY 2023.
THE MAJORITY OF DEATHS WERE
OVERWHELMINGLY AMONG
(20:52):
NON-HISPANIC WHITE INDIVIDUALS
YET IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE
THAT THE NUMBER OF LIVES LOST
AMONG BLACK OR AFRICAN-AMERICAN
INDIVIDUALS AND HISPANIC LATIN X
DOUBLED.
FIREARM USE WAS THE MOST
FREQUENT CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG
MEN AND INTERPERSONAL DISCORD,
ARGUMENTS, FIGHTS, SEPARATION,
(21:13):
DIVORCE, WITH ROMANTIC PARTNERS
OR FAMILY, FRIENDS THABS THAT
WAS THE MOST COMMON MENTIONED
LEADING UP TO A DEATH OCCURRING
IN A THIRD OF ALL DEATHS.
A FEW FINDINGS THAT ARE
ESPECIALLY UNIQUE TO OUR
COMMUNITY THOSE IN THE
CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION
FIELD, TRANSPORTATION FIELDS AND
PRODUCTION FIELDS LOST THE
(21:34):
HIGHEST NUMBER OF LIVES TO
SUICIDE.
ONE ITEM THAT SURPRISED US WAS A
THIRD OF DEATHS INVOLVED CASES
WHERE SOMEONE WAS A WITNESS AT
THE TIME OF DEATH OR IMMEDIATELY
PRECEDING THE LOSS OF LIFE THAT
INDICATES A NEED FOR INCREASED
PREVENTION EFFORTS TO PROVIDE
SUPPORT FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS.
SUICIDE IS A PUBLIC HEALTH
(21:55):
ISSUE.
AND IT IS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE
HAT IMPACTS ALL OF US WHETHER WE
REALIZE IT OR NOT.
THERE ARE SO MANY LIVES LOST TO
SUICIDE EVERY YEAR.
BUT THE BEAUTY IS THERE'S SO
MANY THINGS THAT EACH OF US CAN
DO IN ORDER TO MAKE A POSITIVE
IMPACT AND REDUCE THAT RATE.
AND WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY
(22:16):
RAISING THE LEVEL OF AWARENESS
HELPING PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT
BOULEVARDTH OF THE ISSUE OF
SUICIDE IS THE FIRST STEP WE CAN
TAKE.
AND THE NEXT STEP I WOULD
HIGHLIGHT ANYONE CAN TAKE IS TO
BE ABLE TO BE COMFORTABLE
ADDRESSING SUICIDE AS A TOPIC.
THERE'S SO MUCH STIGMA THAT
STILL EXISTS IN OUR SOCIETY
(22:38):
AROUND THE TOPIC OF MENTAL
HEALTH OR SUICIDE.
PEOPLE WILL TELL YOU ANYTHING AT
ALL ABOUT THEM BUT THEY WON'T
TELL YOU IF THEY ARE HAVING
THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE.
SOME OF THE WARNING SIGNS WE ASK
PEOPLE BE AWARE OF THE BIGGEST
IS A CHANGE IN BEHAVIOR THAT
DOESN'T SEEM TO MAKE SENSE.
SO IF YOU HAVE A PERSON FOR
EXAMPLE, WHO IS NORMALLY
(22:59):
OUTGOING AND IS SOCIALLY
CONNECTED, BEGINS TO WITHDRAW.
THEY ARE NO LODGER PARTICIPATING
IN ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS THAT
THEY ONCE WERE VERY MUCH A PART
OF.
IF PEOPLE ARE SPENDING TOO MUCH
TIME ALONE AND THEY ARE NOT
WANTING TO CONNECT WITH OTHER
FOLKS.
I WOULD LOVE FOR PEOPLE TO
(23:19):
TAKEAWAY THAT SUICIDE IS
PREVENTIBLE WEIGH ALL HAVE A
ROLE TO PLAY IN ADDRESSING THIS
PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE AND THERE IS
HOPE OUT THERE AND HELP AND YOU
ARE NOT ALONE.
WHETHER YOU ARE EXPERIENCING THE
CRISIS OR THE CRISIS IS
EXPERIENCE OF SOMEONE YOU CARE
FOR, WE'RE HERE WE WANT TO HELP
AND HELP IS A PHONE CALL AWAY.
(23:40):
THE RESEARCHERS SAY THEY WANT TO
LOOK CLOSER AT THE FACTORS THAT
LEAD TO SUICIDE AND WAYS TO
IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR
PREVENTION...
AND INTERVENTION...
IN THE FUTURE.
AND IF YOU ARE IN CRISIS AND
NEED SOMEONE TO TALK TO...
OR BELIEVE SOMEONE YOU KNOW MAY
BE IN CRISIS, YOU CAN CALL OR
TEXT "988"...
TO REACH THE SUICIDE AND CRISIS
LIFELINE.
IT'S A FREE RESOURCE THAT
(24:02):
OPERATES 24-7 AND WILL CONNECT
YOU WITH A CRISIS COUNSELOR.
[♪♪]
>> DANIEL BOONE....
BILL MONROE....
AND THE FIRST WOMAN TO HOLD
STATEWIDE OFFICE IN KENTUCKY.
THEY'RE AMONG THE INTERESTING
PEOPLE YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT, AS OUR
(24:22):
TOBY GIBBS LOOKS BACK AT 'THIS
WEEK IN KENTUCKY HISTORY.'
[♪♪]
>> DANIEL BOONE DIED AT THE AGE
OF 85 HE IS ASSOCIATED WITH
KENTUCKY HE MOVED TO MISSOURI IN
1999 AND DIED THERE.
(24:43):
HIS BODY WAS MOVED TO FRANKFORT
CEMETERY TO A SPOT OVERLOOKING
THE KENTUCKY RIVER.
>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THOMAS HUNT
MORGAN BORN SEPTEMBER 25, IN
LEXINGTON.
MORGAN WAS A ZOOLOGIST WHO
RECEIVED THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR
MEDICINE IN 1933.
(25:04):
>>> EMMA CROMWELL WAS BORN
SEPTEMBER 28, 1865.
CROMWELL WOULD BECOME THE FIRST
WOMAN TO HOLD STATE-WIDE OFFICE
IN KENTUCKY WHEN THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY ELECTED HER STATE
LIBRARIAN IN 1896 SHE WOULD BE
ELECTED STATE TREASURER AND
SECRETARY OF STATE.
(25:24):
>>> BLUEGRASS MUSIC LEGENDS BILL
MONROE AND THE BLUEGRASS BOYS
RELEASED BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY
ON SEPTEMBER 23, THIRTEEN 47.
IT BECAME ONE OF BLUEGRASS
MUSIC'S SIGNATURE SONGS AND WAS
NAMED KENTUCKY'S OFFICIAL
BLUEGRASS SONG IN 1988.
>>> A DOZEN MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
(25:45):
120 REPORTERS AND OFFICIALS FROM
THE MINT AND TREASURY
DEPARTMENTS TOURED THE FORT KNOX
VAULT ON SEPTEMBER 23, 1974.
>>> KENTUCKY EDUCATIONAL
TELEVISION WENT ON THE AIR ON
SEPTEMBER 23, 1968.
AND THAT'S A LOOK BACK AT THIS
(26:05):
WEEK IN KENTUCKY HISTORY I'M
TOBY GIBBS.
>> THANK YOU.
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US.
>> WE HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US AGAIN
MONDAY NIGHT AT 6:30 EASTERN,
5:30 CENTRAL FOR "KENTUCKY
EDITION" WHERE WE INFORM,
CONNECT AND INSPIRE.
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR KENTUCKY
EDITION EMAIL NEWSLETTERS AND
WATCH FULL EPISODES AND CLIPS AT
KET.ORG.
YOU CAN ALSO FIND KENTUCKY
EDITION ON THE P-B-S VIDEO APP
ON YOUR MOBILE DEVICE AND SMART
TV.
(26:27):
I'M RENEE SHAW TAKE GOOD CARE
AND I'LL SEE YOU REALLY SOON.
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