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Fentanyl plaguing south central Kentucky
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - An 18-year-old dies, and a juvenile is hospitalized after what is presumed by the Warren County Sheriff’s Office to be a fentanyl overdose in Bowling Green. WCSO and local drug task forces have raised concerns over fentanyl-related overdoses, incidents and deaths in the area,...
A year out from legal medical marijuana, legislature makes final updates
By Sarah Michels Bluegrass Live Kentucky is a year closer to legalized medical marijuana, and the state legislature is making its final preparations. In 2023, the General Assembly voted to legalize medical cannabis. However, the legislature pushed the start date to Jan. 1, 2025, to give the Cabinet for Health and Family Services time to […] The post A year out from legal medical marijuana, legislature makes final updates appeared first on The Advocate-Messenger.
What are the invasive species that are of most concern for the Tri-State?
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – According to the U.S. Geological Survey, an invasive species is an introduced, nonnative organism, such as a disease, parasite, plant or animal, that begins to spread or expand its range from the site of its original introduction and that has the potential to cause harm to the environment, the economy or […]
Kentucky transportation officials seek public input to improve 7-mile stretch of Preston Highway
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Major changes could be coming to a busy section of Preston Highway as state leaders conduct a study to evaluate potential improvements. Dubbed the Preston Transportation Plan, the study by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will identify short- and long-term highway safety and mobility enhancements for the heavily traveled thoroughfare, according to a news release Wednesday. But state leaders want your feedback before the project gets started.
Wednesday’s Child: Teen gives raw look at growing up in foster care
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Dom, 16, has been in Kentucky’s foster care system since he was a toddler. After years of moving in and out of homes, he isn’t sugarcoating his experience. “It’s been awful,” said Dom. “They don’t help us, they throw us in random places, and...
Will the DEA reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III drug? What change means for Kentucky.
As Kentucky heads toward the legalization of medicinal marijuana at the beginning of 2025 and the possible legalization of recreational marijuana at a later date, the U.S. Drug and Enforcement Administration is debating reclassifying weed as a less dangerous substance. USA Today reported that marijuana could be reclassified under the...
Kentucky State Police troopers conducting traffic safety checkpoints ahead of Oaks, Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Kentucky State Police troopers are starting the month of May with conducting periodic traffic safety checkpoints. This is according to a release from KSP Post 4, which includes Jefferson, Bullitt, Nelson, Meade, Breckinridge, LaRue and Grayson counties. Troopers are making sure drivers are sober and have...
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