September 29, 2025

Legislative panel hears from Medicaid experts about potential ways for the state to save on Medicaid costs while still getting Kentuckians the healthcare they need, U.S. Senator Rand Paul explains why he opposed both the Republican and Democratic budget plans to avoid government shutdown, and a program that’s getting local nutritious fare into an urban food desert.

Episode Transcript

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[♪♪]
>> I THINK IT'S A STARTING
POINT.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE A STRONG
PRIMARY CARE NETWORK AND THAT
DOESN'T EXIST IN RURAL KENTUCKY.

>> Renee (00:17):
HOW CAN THE STATE
OVERCOME ITS BIGGEST HEALTHCARE
CHALLENGES AND STRENGTHEN THE
MEDICAID PROGRAM.
>> OF THE TOP 10 COUNTIES IN THE
UNITED STATES THAT ARE MOST
IMPACTED BY DISASTERS, FIVE OF
THEM ARE IN KENTUCKY.
AND THE PROBLEM ISN'T
JUST TORNADOES AND FLOODS.
WE'LL TELL YOU ABOUT A SILENT
KILLER THAT IS WORSE IN SOME

(00:38):
PLACES THAN OTHERS.
>> THERE'S ALMOST NOTHING, I
WOULD SAY, THAT FROM A HEALTH
STANDPOINT THAT WALKING OR SOME
FORM OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
DOESN'T ACTUALLY BENEFIT.
THERE'S ALMOST TO REASON TO NOT
GO FOR A WALK.
THESE KENTUCKIANS ARE
IMPROVING THEIR HEALTH BY TAKING

(01:00):
THINGS IN STRIDE.
OUR FOCUS IS TO PROVIDE A HIGH
QUALITY PRODUCT FOR OUR
COMMUNITY.
EFFORTS TO GET LOCAL
NUTRITIOUS FAIR INTO AN URBAN
FOOD DESERT.
>> PRODUCTION OF "KENTUCKY
EDITION" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN
PART BY THE KET MILLENNIUM FUND.
[♪♪]

(01:32):
GOOD EVENING, AND
WELCOME TO "KENTUCKY EDITION"
FOR THIS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH,
START OF A BRAND NEW WEEK I'M
RENEE SHAW AND WE THANK YOU FOR
SPENDING YOUR MONDAY EVENING
WITH US.
MORE THAN A MILLION KENTUCKIANS
ARE ON MEDICAID AT A HEFTY COST
AND THE STATE WANTS TO FIND WAYS
TO SAVE MONEY WHILE MAKING SURE
THOSE WHO NEED HEALTHCARE CAN

(01:53):
GET IT.
LAST WEEK THE KENTUCKY MEDICAID
WORD IN FRANKFORT HEARD FROM
MEDICAID EXPERTS TO LEARN ABOUT
THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
OF NEW DELIVERY MODELS.
OUR EMILY SISK HAS DETAILS IN
TONIGHT'S LEGISLATIVE UPDATE.
>> THE REAL ISSUE THAT WE NEED

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TO ADDRESS IS THE EXCESS COST OF
HEALTHCARE.
>> DENNIS SMITH GAVE MEDICAID
BOARD MEMBERS THAT ADVICE LAST
WEEK.
SMITH HAS SPENT 40 YEARS WORKING
ON MEDICAID THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTRY.
HE SAID IN HIS EXPERIENCE IT
OFTEN TAKES SOME EXTRA RESOURCES
TO CUT DOWN ON WASTEFUL MEDICAID

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SPENDING.
>> IN ORDER TO REDUCE WASTE,
FRAUD AND ABUSE, YOU HAVE TO
ACTUALLY MAKE GREATER
INVESTMENTS TO DO THAT.
>> SENATOR MEREDITH SAID IN HIS
OPINION KENTUCKY'S MEDICAID
PROGRAM DOESN'T NEED MORE MONEY
IT NEEDS TO SPEND CURRENT FUNDS
THE RIGHT WAY.
>> IT'S ALWAYS BEEN MY POSITION
HOPE YOU CAN SUPPORT IT THERE'S

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ENOUGH MONEY IN THE SYSTEM TO
TAKE CARE OF EVERY MAN, WOMAN
AND CHILD IN THE COUNTRY IF WE
SPEND IT THE RIGHT WAY, REDUCING
THE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN.
>> THEY BOTH SAID ONE OF
KENTUCKY'S BIGGEST HEALTHCARE
PROBLEMS IS THE LACK OF RURAL
ACCESS TO DOCTORS AND HOSPITALS.
>> I THINK IT IS A STARTING
POINT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A STRONG

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PRIMARY CARE NETWORK AND IT
DOESN'T EXIST IN RURAL KENTUCKY.
40S OF OUR POPULATION LIVES
THERE AND 14% OF PRIMARY CARE
PHYSICIANS ARE THERE.
I'M NOT SURE THERE'S HOPE FOR
RURAL HEALTHCARE IN KENTUCKY.
>> THE HEALTHCARE EXPERTS SAID
LOOMING FEDERAL CUTS TO MEDICAID
WOBTD'S --
WON'T HELP THAT SITUATION.

(03:40):
THE FOUNDATION FOR A HEALTHY
KENTUCKY SHARED IDEAS FOR NEW
HEALTHCARE DELIVERRY MODELS THAT
LOOK TO BRIDGE THE GAP OF SOCIAL
SERVICES AND PHYSICAL HEALTH.
>> THESE MODELS EMBED
ACCOUNTABILITY DIRECTLY INTO HOW
CARE IS DELIVERED HOW
COMMUNITIES INVEST IF AND
IMPROVE HEALTH.
>> THE SENATOR DOUGLAS IS A
PHYSICIAN IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY HE

(04:01):
WAS CRITICAL OF THE PROPOSED
HEALTHCARE MODELS SAYING
PATIENTS NEED TO BE HELD
ACCOUNTABLE MORE THAN THE
COMMUNITY.
>> I'M LOOKING AT THE MODELS AND
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHICH OF
THESE CREATES PATIENT
EXPECTATIONS, TRACKS PATIENT
PARTICIPATION AND ADJUSTS
BENEFITS BASED ON PATIENT'S
APPLIANCE.
>> ALLISON SAID IN HER MODELS

(04:23):
THERE IS MORE FOCUS ON IF THE
COMMUNITY HAS THE RESOURCES
NEEDED TO MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES.
SENATOR DOUGLAS STILL WAS NOT
SATISFIED.
>> I'M TRYING TO FIND OUT WHICH
SYSTEM SETS UP AN
ACCOUNTABILITY, NOT OPPORTUNITY,
I PUSHBACK A LOT AGAINST THAT
WORD OPPORTUNITY.

(04:44):
BECAUSE WE CAN HAVE ALL THE
OPPORTUNITY IN THE WORLD BUT IF
WE DON'T GET OUT OF BED IT
DOESN'T MATTER.
IT DOESN'T MATTER.
I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHICH
ONE OF THESE ASK FOR MORE
ACCOUNTABILITY FROM THOSE PEOPLE
WHO ARE RECEIVING CARE WITHIN
THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.
>> NEITHER.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU.
>> ADAMS RESPONDED SAYING IN
ORDER TO BUILD A HEALTHIER

(05:05):
KENTUCKY, LEADERS WILL HAVE TO
CONSIDER PATIENTS' SOCIAL NEEDS
LIKE TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING.
FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M EMILY
SISK.
THANK YOU, EMILY.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE KEN FLEMING
A CO-CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE SAID
THE GROUP IS WEIGHING ALL
OPTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO
MEDICAID DELIVERY MODELS THE

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COMMITTEE'S ROLE IS TO HEADACHE
DISCUSSIONS TO THE GENERAL STEM
R ASSEMBLY HOW TO PROCEED WITH
THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.
>>> THE U.S. COULD BE TWO DAYS
AWAY FROM A PARTIAL SHUT DOWN OF
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS THEY
ARE STILL NO AGREEMENT ON A
BUDGET PLAN.
U.S. SENATOR RAND PAUL APPEARED
ON FACE THE NATION YESTERDAY TO
EXPLAIN WHY HE OPPOSED BOTH THE

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REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC PLANS.
>> THE REPUBLICAN PROPOSAL ADDS
$2 TRILLION IN DEBT OVER THE
NEXT YEAR IT WILL BE SHORT $2
TRILLION.
I OPPOSED THE PLAN BECAUSE IT
ADDS DEBT.
THE DEMOCRAT PLAN WOULD ADD $3
TRILLION IN DEBT.
BOTH PLANS ARE LADEN WITH
DEFICIT SPENDING AND THAT IS THE

(06:08):
BIGGEST PROBLEM OUR COUNTRY
FACES.
I'VE PROPOSED A PLAN WHICH WOULD
CUT A LITTLE BIT ACROSS THE
BOARD AND BALANCE OVER FIVE
YEARS.
WOO GOT A VOTE ON MINE AND 36
REPUBLICANS SUPPORTED IT AND 16
DIDN'T AND NO DEMOCRATS DID.
MY PLAN DID NOT PASS.

(06:28):
MY PLAN I SUPPORT REDUCES
SPENDING AND REDUCES DEFICIT
SPENDING.
>> SENATOR PAUL TALKED ABOUT
DONALD TRUMP'S PLAN TO SEND
TROOPS TO PORTLAND, OREGON PAUL
SAID HE WOULD PREFER NOT TO SEND
TROOPS INTO AMERICAN CITIES BUT
THE PRESIDENT HAS THE LEGAL
AUTHORITY TO DO SO.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS TO
ACT IF LOCAL AUTHORITIES WON'T

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ACT TO STOP CRIME.
>>> KENTUCKY WILL GET ALMOST $18
MILLION FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE
CHARGING STATIONS.
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FROZE
THE MONEY WHICH HAD BEEN
APPROVED.
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR JOINED A
LAWSUIT IN AUGUST TO GET THAT
MONEY BACK.
KENTUCKY HAS FIVE EV CHARGING
STATIONS NOW WITH THREE MORE

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UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND PLANS FOR
A TOTE WILL AOF 46.
>> GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAS
CHANGED HOW YOUNG OFFENDERS CAN
BE RESTRICTED OR ISOLATED WHILE
IN A JUVENILE FACILITY.
THE NEW REGULATIONS WILL MEAN
MORE MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH
EVALUATIONS.
THE GOVERNOR TALKED ABOUT IT
DURING HIS NEWS CONFERENCE LAST

(07:29):
THURSDAY.
>> TODAY, I SIGNED TWO EMERGENCY
REGULATIONS TO UPDATE ISOLATION
REGULATION.
THIS STEP REQUIRES LEADERSHIP
REVIEW, AND IT REQUIRES
LEADERSHIP TO APPROVE TIME
LIMITS.
IT WILL ALSO MANDATE ALL STAFF
ARE TRAINED ON THIS NEW POLICY
AND ISOLATION ISN'T EXCESSIVELY

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USED ONLY IN THE MOST
APPROPRIATE CIRCUMSTANCES AND
SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY.
THE GOVERNOR'S
REACTING AFTER A MAN CRASHED HIS
VEHICLE INTO A CHURCH YESTERDAY
IN MICHIGAN AND BEGAN SHOOTING
PEOPLE.
FOUR PEOPLE DIED SEVERAL MORE
WERE HURT.
THE GUNMAN WAS KILLED THIS IS

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WHAT GOVERNOR BESHEAR HAD TO SAY
QUOTE AMERICANS SHOULD ALWAYS BE
SAFE AND FEEL SAFE ESPECIALLY IN
THEIR HOUSES OF WORSHIP.
MY HEARTBREAKS FOR THE CHURCH IN
MICHIGAN VIOLENCE SENSE BUILDING
ACTS MUST END.
MY PRAYERS ARE WITH THE FAITH
COMMUNITY AND ALL THOSE
AFFECTED.
END QUOTE.

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>>> TOURISTS SPENT ABOUT $73
MILLION WHILE VISITING MAMMOTH
CAVE NATIONAL PARK IN 2024
ACCORDING TO NUMBERS BY THE
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.
IT HAD 747,000 VISITORS LAST
YEAR.
SUPERINTENDENT BARCLAY TRIMBLE
SAYS PEOPLE ARE STAYING LONGER
AND SPENDING MORE MONEY AND

(08:53):
HELPING TO SUPPORT THE
BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE
REGION.
>>> IN TONIGHT'S MEDICAL NEWS,
POWER PLANT EMISSIONS HURT
KENTUCKIANS MORE THAN PEOPLE IN
OTHER STATES ACCORDING TO THE
COMMONWEALTH FUNDS STATE
SCORECARD ON CLIMATE AND HEALTH.
THE STUDY LOOKED AT THE HEALTH
IMPACT OF EMISSIONS FROM
ELECTRICAL PLANTS, GREENHOUSE

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GASES, THE FLOOD RISK TO
HEALTHCARE FACILITIES AND MORE.
THE STUDY SAID AIR POLLUTION IN
KENTUCKY CONTRIBUTES TO ASTHMA
ATTACKS, LUNG CANCER AND
PREMATURE DEATH.
KENTUCKY WAS SECOND TO LAST
AMONG THE 50 STATES AND THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
ONLY WEST VIRGINIA WAS WORSE.
>>> FALL IS NOW HERE BUT IN THE

(09:36):
AFTERNOONS IT STILL FEELS LIKE
SUMMER.
HEAT IS MORE DEADLY THAN YOU
MIGHT THINK ESPECIALLY IN URBAN
AREAS AND THAT INCLUDES URBAN
PARTS OF KENTUCKY.
THAT'S THE TOPIC OF THIS
SUNDAY'S KENTUCKY'S HEALTH WITH
KET'S Dr. WAYNE TUCKSON.
HE SPOKE TO AN EXPERT ABOUT
URBAN HEAT A SILENT KILLER.

(09:56):
>> WE HEAR THE TERM URBAN HEAT
ISLANDS WHAT ARE THEY AND WHAT
CAN WE DO TO MITIGATE THESE
THINGS?
>> SO A LOT OF TIMES WHEN PEOPLE
THINK ABOUT EXTREME WEATHER,
YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT TORNADOES
AND HURRICANES.
THERE'S ACTUALLY A STUDY THAT
SHOWED THAT OFF THE TOP 10

(10:17):
COUNTIES IN THE UNITED STATES
THAT ARE MOST IMPACTED BY
DISASTERS, FIVE OF THEM ARE IN
KENTUCKY.
AND I DON'T THINK THAT WOULD
SURPRISE ANYBODY HEARING THIS
BASED ON OUR COMMUNITY'S
EXPERIENCE OF THE STORMS AND
WEATHER AND FLOODING.
HOWEVER, SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE
DON'T SEE, BUT IS EQUALLY LETHAL

(10:38):
IS URBAN HEAT.
AND IT'S A SILENT KILLER BECAUSE
A LOT OF TIMES HEAT STRESS AND
URBAN AREAS TEND TO BE SEVERAL
DEGREES WARMER THAN RURAL AREAS
SOMETIMES BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF
URBAN CANOPY AND USE OF
MATERIALS LIKE CONCRETE AND
ASPHALT THAT HOLD HEAT AND THAT
IS WHERE THE TERM COMES FROM.

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AND AS HEAT INCREASES, HEAT
STRESS CAN HAVE OTHER IMPACTS
LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, IT CAN
INCREASE THE INCIDENCES OF
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE.
A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE WILL
ATTRIBUTE IF THERE'S A DEATH OR
AN ILLNESS THAT IS A RESULT OF
HEAT, IT'S OFTEN ATTRIBUTED TO

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CARDIOVASCULAR ILLNESS EVEN
THOUGH THE HEAT MAY HAVE BEEN
WHAT ULTIMATELY EXACERBATED THAT
CONDITION.
SO URBAN HEAT IS A SERIOUS
PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT.
ESPECIALLY IMPACTS VULNERABLE
PEOPLE LIKE THE ELDERLY OR YOUNG
CHILDREN OR THE HOUSELESS.
AND IT HAS A LOT OF IMPACTS ON
INFRASTRUCTURE AND HEALTH AND

(11:44):
LOUISVILLE HAS ACTUALLY BEEN
SEEN TO BE ONE OF THE FASTEST
WARMING URBAN HEAT ISLANDS BASED
ON A STUDY DONE A FEW YEARS AGO.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE
COMMUNITY ESPECIALLY THE
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY IS
FOCUSED ON.
AND THE MAIN WAYS TO MITIGATE
WOULD BE ADDING MORE GREEN SPACE
AND BECAUSE VEGETATION AND TREES

(12:06):
HELP BRING DOWN TEMPERATURES AND
ALSO TO THINK THROUGH MORE
REFLECTIVE MATERIALS WHETHER
IT'S A COOL ROOF OR SOMETHING
THAT REFLECTS HEAT OFF AND KEEPS
YOUR BUILDING COOLER.
IT HELPS WITH ENERGY BILLS AS
WELL AND MAKES WALKING OUTSIDE
MORE PLEASANT BUT IT ALSO HAS A
DIRECT HEALTH IMPACT.

(12:26):
YOU CAN SEE MORE OF
THE DISCUSSION THIS WEEKEND WHEN
A NEW SEASON OF KENTUCKY HEALTH
PREMIERS.
YOU CAN CATCH IT SUNDAYS AT 1:30
EVEN, 12:30 CENTRAL HERE ON KET.
>>> TONIGHT ON KET LEARN ABOUT
THE BENEFITS OF EXERCISE AND
GOOD NUTRITION THINGS YOU NEED A
REFRESHER ON ON THE WELLNESS

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SHIFT A KET FORUM.

AMONG THE TOPICS (12:49):
WALKING.
THERE IS A MOVEMENT TO GET
PEOPLE ON THEIR FEET AND HITTING
THE PAVEMENT OR TREADMILL ON A
REGULAR BASIS.
KELSEY STARKS FOUND PEOPLE IN
LOUISVILLE ON THE PATH TO GOOD
HEALTH.
>> SOMETIMES GETTING HEALTHY CAN
BE AS SIMPLE AS TAKING ONE STEP
AT A TIME.
>> YOU HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE.

(13:11):
I MEAN EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT
WALKING AT ALL, GET UP AND START
WALKING BACK AND FORTH FROM YOUR
KITCHEN TO YOUR LIVING ROOM AND
THAT IS LIKE 10, 20 STEPS, 50
STEPS YOU HAVE TO START
SOMEWHERE.
>> THE GOAL OF THE LOUISVILLE
CHAPTER OF WALK WITH A DOC SOME
20-60 WALKERS GATHER ONCE A
MONTH TO DO A SIMPLE WALK WITH A

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DOCTOR.
>> SO OUR LOCAL CHAPTER STARTED
IN MARCH OF 2023.
SO WE'VE BEEN GOING STRONG TWO
PLUS YEARS FOR THIS CHAPTER IN
PARTICULAR.
THE ORGANIZATION, ITSELF, HAS
BEEN AROUND FOR 20 PLUS YEARS IT
WAS STARTED BY A CARDIOLOGIST IN
COLUMBUS, OHIO.
>> HIS GOAL WAS TO GET PATIENTS

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MORE ACTIVE AS HE KNEW THAT
BEING PHYSICALLY ACTIVE WAS A
GREAT WAY TO PREVENTED CHRONIC
DISEASE.
SO HE INVITED PATIENTS TO GO FOR
A WALK ON THE WEEKEND HE WOULD
WALK WITH HIS FAMILY ON
SATURDAYS HE INVITED PATIENTS,
HEY I'M GOING FOR A WALK ON
SATURDAY AND WHY DON'T YOU JOIN

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ME.
>> IT MEETS THE SECOND SATURDAY
AT WATERFRONT PARK TO WALK THE
BRIDGE IT'S ONE OF 500 CHAPTERS
OF THE ORGANIZATION ACROSS THE
COUNTRY AND THE WORLD.
>> THERE ARE PEOPLE WALKING IN
BRAZIL, THE PHILIPPINES, PUERTO
RICO.
ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
SO IT'S A PRETTY AMAZING
ORGANIZATION THAT DOES THIS
REGULARLY.

(14:35):
>> NOW, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD ARE
TAKING A FEW EXTRA STEPS TO
IMPROVING THEIR HEALTH.
STUDIES SHOW WHEN YOU INCREASE
YOUR STEP COUNT BY A THOUSAND
STEPS YOU CAN LOWER YOUR RISK OF
DYING FROM ALL CAUSES BY 10-20%.
>> THERE IS A CARDIOVASCULAR
BENEFIT EVEN IF YOU WALK 500
MORE STEPS A DAY YOU HAVE A

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CARDIOVASCULAR RISK REDUCTION,
CANCER RISK REDUCTION, DIABETES
RISK REDUCTION, DEMENTIA RISK
REDUCTION.
THERE'S ALMOST NOTHING I WOULD
SAY FROM A HEALTH STANDPOINT
THAT WALKING OR SOME FORM OF
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY DOESN'T
ACTUALLY BENEFIT BUT THERE'S NO
REASON TO NOT GO FOR A WALK.
>> WHILE LOWERING YOUR RISK FOR

(15:18):
I ACHRONIC DISEASE IS A STEP IN
THE RIGHT DIRECTION THE WALKER
ARE GETTING MORE BENEFITS.
>> WALKING WITH MY DAUGHTER,
LEARNING HEALTHIER WAYS OF
LIVING, HEALTHY TIDBITS THE
LIFE, MEETING WONDERFUL PEOPLE,
INTERESTING PEOPLE.
AND OUT IN THE OPEN AIR.

(15:39):
>> INTRODUCE OUR SPEAKER TODAY.
>> MOST CHAPTERS INCLUDING THE
ONE IN LOUISVILLE INCLUDE A
GUEST SPEAK, USUALLY A DOCTOR OR
HEALTH EXPERT.
THEY PROVIDE EXTRA INSIGHT AND
ONE-ON-ONE SOMETIME THAT YOU
DON'T NORMALLY GET IN A DOCTOR'S
OFFICE.
>> IT'S BEEN GREAT BECAUSE A
THERE ARE A LOT OF RETIRED
DOCTORS THAT JOIN THE WALK IF

(16:00):
THERE IS A TOPIC YOU ARE
INTERESTED IN OR THE SPEAKERS
THEY WALK WITH US YOU CAN GET
MORE INDEPTH QUESTIONS AND
PERSONAL QUESTIONS IF YOU WANT
AND THEY WILL DIRECT YOU TO THE
RIGHT RESOURCES AND SO IT IS AND
JUST THE VARIETY OF TOPICS EVERY
MONTH THERE'S SOMETHING
DIFFERENT AND SO YOU REALLY CAN
GET A GOOD HANDLE ON MANY TOPICS

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AND THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING OF
INTEREST.
BEING MINDFUL OF BEING MORE
ACTIVE AND IT MAYBE ONCE A MONTH
BUT IT REALLY, I THINK IT'S THE
IMPETUS OF CHANGING SORT OF ALL
YOUR BEHAVIORS.
AND THEN HAVING THE HEALTH TALKS
ABOUT DIFFERENT TOPICS, REALLY
KIND OF, AGAIN, HEADACHES YOU
MINDFUL OF THE THINGS YOU NEED

(16:45):
TO DO GETTING OLDER WE HAVE TO
BE MORE CAREFUL WITH WHAT WE EAT
AND HOW MUCH WE EXERCISE.
IT'S GREAT SEEING EVERYBODY IT'S
BEEN A GREAT COMMUNITY.
>> BUILDING A BETTER COMMUNITY
AND BETTER HEALTH OUTCOMES ONE
STEP AT A TIME.
FOR KET, I'M KELSEY STARKS.

>> Renee (17:01):
THANK YOU.
YOU CAN SEE MORE TONIGHT ON THE
WELLNESS SHIFT A KET FORUM THAT
BEGINS AT 8:00 P.M. EASTERN, 7
CENTRAL HERE ON KET.
[♪♪]
AS NOT DRAWS TO A CLOSE SO DOES
SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH A TIME
FOR AWARENESS OF THOSE AFFECTED

(17:22):
BY SUICIDE AND WAYS TO PREVENT
IT.
TOMORROW, WE'LL SHARE MORE OF
THE STORY OF A MOTHER WHOSE
COLLEGE-AGE SON DIED BY SUICIDE
TWO YEARS AGO.
TINA IS CHANNELING HER GRIEF
INTO ADVOCACY HOPING TO
ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO HAVE TOUGH
CONVERSATIONS WITH LOVED ONES.
SUICIDE IS THE SECOND LEADING

(17:42):
CAUSE OF DEATH FOR YOUTH AND
YOUNG ADULTS IN KENTUCKY.
AND IT'S STATISTICS LIKE THOSE
TINAJAS COME TO KNOW TOO WELL.
>> I THINK PART OF THE HEALING
FOR ME IS CAN I BRING GOOD FROM
THIS.
AND IN PARTICULARLY IN THE BLACK
COMMUNITY WHEN I BEGAN TO DO
LIKE THE RESEARCH AND LOOKING
INTO LIKE FOR BLACK MALES

(18:02):
BETWEEN THE AGES OF 15-24,
SUICIDE IS THE SOME RESEARCH
SAYS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF
DEATH AND SOME SAYS THIRD
LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH.
THINKING OF THE GUN VIOLENCE AND
DRUGS AND SUICIDE BEING THE
SECOND OR THIRD LEADING CAUSE OF
DEATH FOR BLACK MALES BETWEEN

(18:23):
15-24, MY SON WAS 21, YOU WANT
TO SOUND THE ALARM TO BLACK
PARENTS AND FAMILY FAMILIES AND
AUNTIES AND GRANDMAS TO BEST
HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS LET'S
NOT LET THE STIGMA KEEP US FROM
TALKING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND
MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES.
RESEARCH SHOWS THAT
EVERY YEAR IN THE U.S. CLOSE TO
1100 COLLEGE STUDENTS BETWEEN

(18:44):
THE AGES OF 18-24 DIE BY
SUICIDE.
AND NEARLY 24,000 ATTEMPT IT.
TINA WILL SHARE HER STORY ABOUT
HER SON AND WHAT SHE WANTS EVERY
PARENT TO KNOW AND ASKTER CHILD.
THAT'S TOMORROW NIGHT ON
"KENTUCKY EDITION."
[♪♪]

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OUR NEXT STORY HAS
BENEFITS THAT ARE TWO FOLD A
COMMUNITY HAS NEARBY ACCESS TO
LOCAL NUTRITIOUS FOODS AND
FARMERS GET THEIR PRODUCTS FROM
FIELD TO THE TABLE NEAR MILES
FROM WHERE IT'S HARVESTED.
OUR LAURA ROGERS EXPLAINS.
THIS IN A REGULAR AGRICULTURE
AND FARM FEATURE WE CALL ROOTED.

(19:37):
>> HAILING FROM A FIFTH
GENERATION FAMILY IN WARREN
COUNTY, LED BET COMES FROM
CATTLE FARM ROYALTY.
>> I WATCHED THEM GROW THE
BUSINESS AND TAKING A LEAP AND
THAT IS THAT HAS BEEN IN ME FROM
THE BEGINNING.
>> SHE IS STILL PART OF THE
DAIRY BARN FAMILY OPERATION
BOTTLING AND SELLING HER

(19:58):
FAMILY'S JERSEY MILK.
SHE AND HER HUSBAND HAVE THEIR
OWN AGRICULTURAL PURSUITS ON THE
ALLEN COUNTY FARM WITH THE
CATTLE COMPANY.
>> THE COWS WE HAVE WITH US ARE
A CROSS CATTLE SOME ARE AMERICAN
RED CROSS, HERBERT CROSS WE HAVE
A BLEND OF ANIMALS WE HAVE

(20:19):
BROUGHT TOGETHER OVER THE YEARS
TO BE OUR BASE FOR OUR OUR WAG
YOU GO CATTLE.
>> IT ORIGINATES FROM JAPAN A
BREED THAT THRIVES IN A CALM
ENVIRONMENT WITH SPACE TO ROAM
AND SPECIALIZED CARE.
>> THE IN PRODUCT MASH BELLING
IS SIGNIFICANT.

(20:39):
>> WHILE YOU CAN FIND THE BEEF
AS FAR AS NEW YORK.
>> COOL THING THAT A FARM IN
ALLEN COUNTY KENTUCKY CAN
PROVIDE A PRODUCT THAT MAKES IT
TO NEW YORK.
>> YOU CAN FIND THE WAG YOU GO
BEEF CLOSER TO HOME AS WELL AS
TELEFIELD CO-OP MARKET ON THE

(21:00):
WEST END OF TOWN.
>> WE'RE BRINGING FOOD TO A
DESERT.
IF THE MARKET IS AN OASIS,
EVERYBODY CAN HAVE A DRINK.
>> A NONPROFIT OFFERING SUPPORT
AND RESOURCES FOR CHALLENGES
INCLUDING HOMELESSNESS OPERATES
THE MARKET AND IN THE COMMUNITY
WHERE THEY ARE BASED.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS WE HEARD

(21:20):
FROM NEIGHBORS A NUMBER OF YEARS
AGO THEY MISSED HAVING A LOCAL
SUPERMARKET THAT WAS LOCATED
HERE ACROSS THE STREET FROM THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD AND THEY MISSED
HAVING THAT.
>> THE CO-OP FILLS THAT VOID
WHILE SUPPORTING LOCAL FARMERS
AND KENTUCKY BROWN PRODUCERS AS
VENDORS HAND SELECTED BY GREGORY
BIRD.
>> HE SAW OUR PRODUCT, LIKED OUR

(21:42):
PRODUCT AND THOUGHT IT WOULD BE
A GOOD FIT FOR THEIR MARKET.
>> IT MEANS A LOT TO THE
COMMUNITY JUST TO HAVE ACCESS TO
WHOLE NUTRITIONAL FOODS FROM
LOCAL FARMERS THAT IS HUGE FOR
THE COMMUNITY.
>> IT ALSO PROVIDES A WAY TO
CONNECT WITH NEIGHBORS.
>> IT'S VERY MUCH SORT OF WHAT
YOU USED TO SEE IN NEIGHBORHOODS
ACROSS THE UNITED STATES DECADES

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AND DECADES AGO LIKE YOUR CORNER
STORE PEOPLE KNOW YOUR NAME.
>> AND THEY CAN GET THERE BY
WALKING A SHORT DISTANCE, RIDING
THE BUS OR USING THE DELIVERY
SERVICE.
>> BY INCORPORATING THIS CO-OP
MARKET WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE
FRESH, HEALTHY FRUITS AND
VEGETABLES GROWN IN SEASON.
WE'RE HELPING TO ENCOURAGE AND

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MAINTAIN OUR LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM.
>> THERE'S THE AFFORDABILITY
FACTOR THE CO-OP ACCEPTS
S.N.A.P. AND DBT AND KENTUCKY
DOUBLE DOLLARS.
>> THAT PROGRAM TAKES $20 TO
$40.
>> NO MATTER WHERE ARE YOU WHAT
INCOME LEVEL YOU ARE IT'S
IMPORTANT TO HAVE A PRODUCT THAT
IS AVAILABLE TO YOU THAT IS OF

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QUALITY THAT IS LOCAL, THEY CAN
ENJOY WITH THEIR FAMILIES AS
WELL.
>> AND SOMETIMES THOSE FOODS ARE
NEW TO THE TASTE BUDS.
>> I CAN INTRODUCE NEW FOODS TO
PEOPLE.
I GOT A CUSTOMER THAT NEVER HAD
A MANGO.
AND WE'RE GIVING SAMPLES OF THE
MELON THAT I'VE NEVER HAD ONE
THAT IS EXCITING BRINGING NEW

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FOODS FOR PEOPLE TO TRY AND
EXPOSING THEM TO DIFFERENT
OPTIONS.
>> WITH THE SAME GOAL OF A
HAPPY, HEALTHY COMMUNITY.
>> IT FEELS LIKE A NOBLE
RESPONSIBILITY.
>> FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M
LAURA ROGERS.
THANK YOU.
WEST END RESIDENTS WHO SHOP THE
THE MARKET RECEIVE FREE
MEMBERSHIP AND A REGULAR
DISCOUNT.
[♪♪]

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A CIVIL WAR GENERAL
WAS SHOT TO DEATH BUT NOT IN
BATTLE AND A SCHOOL IN A RENTED
HOUSE GREW INTO ONE OF
KENTUCKY'S TOP UNIVERSITIES.
OUR TOBY GIBBS EXPLAINS IT ALL
IN THIS LOOK BACK AT THIS WEEK
IN KENTUCKY HISTORY.
[♪♪]
>> A UNION GENERAL KILLED

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ANOTHER UNION GENERAL DURING A
FIGHT AT THE GALT HOUSE IN
LOUISVILLE ON SEPTEMBER 29TH,
1862.
GENERAL WILLIAM NELSON INSULTED
GENERAL JEFFERSON C. DAVIS NO
RELATION TO THE CONFEDERATE
PRESIDENT OVER THE HANDLING OF
THE BATTLE OF RICHMOND.
THE FIGHT ESCALATED AND DAVIS
SHOT AND KILLED NELSON THE

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NAMESAKE FOR KENTUCKY'S CAMP
NELSON.
>>> ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, 1920, THE
CENSUS ANNOUNCED KENTUCKY'S
POPULATION IS 2, 4 MILLION.
LEXINGTON, FRANKFORT AND
LOUISVILLE RECEIVED THEIR FIRST

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POST OFFICES ON OCTOBER FIRST,
1794.
LEXINGTON'S POST OFFICE WAS IN A
LOG CABIN THAT SERVED AS A JAIL.
>>> THE MOREHEAD SCHOOL OPENED
OCTOBER THIRD, 1887 WITH CLASSES
IN A RENTED HOUSE IT WOULD
BECOME MOREHEAD STATE

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UNIVERSITY.
>>> PRESIDENT EISENHOWER
CAMPAIGNED IN LEXINGTON ON
OCTOBER 1, 1956 AS HE SOUGHT A
SECOND TERM.
THE PRESIDENT LANDED AT
BLUEGRASS FIELD, RODE IN A
PARADE AND GAVE A SPEECH AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY'S
COLOSSEUM.
>>> GOLDEN ROD BECAME KENTUCKY'S
OFFICIAL FLOWER ON OCTOBER

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FIRST, 1942.
AND THAT'S WHAT WAS HAPPENING
THIS WEEK IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
I'M TOBY GIBBS.
THANK YOU, TOBY.
WHICH UNIVERSITY IS KNOWN AS THE
TOP TRANSFER LOCATION?
>> WE EDUCATE MORE KENTUCKIANS
THAN ANY OTHER SCHOOL IN THE
STATE PER CAPITA AND OUR
GRADUATES GO BACK TO WORK IN OUR

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KENTUCKY COMMUNITIES A.
WE'LL TELL YOU ABOUT A
PARTNERSHIP THAT IS MAKING IT
EASIER FOR KENTUCKY COMMUNITY
AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE STUDENTS
TO TRANSFER TO ONE UNIVERSITY.
FIND OUT WHICH ONE TOMORROW
NIGHT ON "KENTUCKY EDITION"
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