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Indiana and Kentucky’s Tiniest Snake Looks More Like a Worm Than a Serpent
106.1 KISS FM - Indiana
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August 29, 2025
Snakes Are Not So Scary I have plenty of friends who are afraid of snakes, and while I get being scared of something (I have a phobia of cockroaches called Katsaridaphobia), I just don’t get snakes. Yes, some snakes are dangerous and can bite, but...
COVID-19 emergency visits spiking in Jefferson County and Kentucky. What to know
Courier-Journal - Kentucky
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Emergency department visits for COVID-19 are spiking in Jefferson County, public health officials said, and wastewater monitoring indicates high levels of the virus in the Louisville area. In August, emergency departments in Jefferson County saw...
Carbonxt (ASX: CG1) Delivers Higher Revenue and Improved Margins with Kentucky Facility Milestone in FY25
Kalkine Media
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August 29, 2025
Highlights Carbonxt’s Group revenue increased 7.1% to AUD 16.2 million in FY25. Gross margin improved to 52%, up from 38% in FY24. PAC sales were boosted by ReWorld Waste contracts and new U.S. EPA PFAS standards. The company increased its stake...
Kentucky’s largest sportsbook opens in Franklin
WKYT - Kentucky
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August 20, 2025
FRANKLIN, Ky. (WBKO) - The Mint Gaming Hall in Franklin officially unveiled their newest addition: A state-of-the-art sports booking facility by Las Vegas-based betting company Circa Sports. With only eight other Circa locations in the U.S., this...
Cleantech Acquires 970 Acres Of Mineral Rights Nearby Hicks Dome Rare Earth And Fluorspar Project In The Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District
MENAFN
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August 29, 2025
(MENAFN- Newsfile Corp) Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 29, 2025) - CleanTech Vanadium Mining Corp. (TSXV: CTV) (OTCQB: CTVFF) ("CleanTech" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that, through its 100%-owned subsidiary, it...
Radioactive Shrimp Recall Expanded to Walmart in Kentucky
WGBF - Indiana
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August 28, 2025
Shoppers in Kentucky are being urged to check their freezers after a nationwide recall of frozen shrimp was expanded this week to include products sold at select Walmart locations across the Commonwealth. What Products Are Included in the Recall...
“Plastics crisis” endangers humanity and all aspects of the environment, concludes <em>Lancet</em> study
World Socialist Web Site
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August 28, 2025
“The world is in a plastics crisis” declares a review published August 3 by The Lancet medical journal. “Countdown on health and plastics” is a study co-authored by Professor Philip J. Landrigan, a paediatrician and epidemiologist, in...
Broadbent Wildlife Sanctuary releases statement after 22 fawns euthanized
Wave 3 - Kentucky
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August 28, 2025
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Officials at Broadbent Wildlife Sanctuary released a statement after Kentucky Fish and Wildlife euthanized 22 fawns due to a threat of Chronic Wasting Disease. Now, officials with the wildlife sanctuary say that they...
Tim Cook Defends iPhone Air Battery, Reveals $600B US Investments
WebProNews
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September 13, 2025
In a rare glimpse into Apple’s post-launch strategy, CEO Tim Cook recently addressed one of the most pressing concerns surrounding the newly unveiled iPhone Air: its battery life. During a visit to Corning’s glass manufacturing facility in...
How Kristie Powe is still helping displaced flood victims in Frankfort
Courier-Journal - Kentucky
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Months after flooding displaced residents of subsidized housing in Frankfort, many remain in temporary accommodations at the Capital Plaza Hotel. Kristie Powe brings snacks for kids at the hotel every week. She acts as a liaison between the...
Kentucky House Majority Caucus: Legislative Update
Hancock Clarion - Kentucky
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August 20, 2025
By Representative Scott Lewis Week in Review: Lawmakers hold statutory committee meetings Many of my legislative updates are based on the work we do in our interim joint committees. In these meetings, we discuss topics that will likely become...
Seasonal virus killing Kentucky white-tailed deer at significantly increased rate from 2024
Lex 18 - Kentucky
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August 27, 2025
FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — There have been 200 reports so far this year of hemorrhagic disease in white-tailed deer. In 2024, there were seven reports, which Fish & Wildlife officials say is a dramatic increase. State wildlife veterinarian Dr....
Booker Noe honored as Rural Kentuckian
The Pioneer News - Kentucky
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (August 26, 2024) – Kentucky Electric Cooperatives recognized Fred Noe, the James B. Beam Distilling Company’s 7th Generation Master Distiller, as its 2025 Distinguished Rural Kentuckian during the co-op association’s 79th Annual...
3 ag-tech startups get Bluegrass AgTech Challenge Grants during event at Alltech
The Lane Report - Kentucky
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September 12, 2025
Jacob Ball, executive director of Bluegrass AgTech Development Corp celebrated this year’s Challenge Grant winners alongside and board members Laura Stephenson, vice president for land-grant engagement and dean of the Martin-Gatton College of...
Kentucky fire departments receive $10,000 Grant from State Farm and the National Volunteer Fire Council
WBKO - Kentucky
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August 18, 2025
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WBKO) - August 18 is Volunteer Firefighters Recognition Day, and State Farm® and the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) have teamed up to support volunteer fire departments with funding to secure much-needed equipment. Through...
SEC Implements Dragon Seats Climate-controlled Benches for 2025 Football Season
WPDE 15 - South Carolina
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference (SEC) announced today that Dragon Seats, a climate-controlled sideline bench system, will be installed in all 16 SEC football stadiums beginning with the 2025 season. Each SEC school will feature...
LG&E says $3B expansion will protect Kentucky ratepayers from data center costs, others are doubtful
WFPL - Kentucky
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August 28, 2025
Many states are seeing higher energy bills as a result of new energy-guzzling “hyperscale” data centers — the massive buildings storing computer equipment that use hundreds of megawatts of power to process services like artificial intelligence....
Studded Tires Are Illegal In These US States
Jalopnik
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September 13, 2025
One of the unbreakable rules of winter driving is changing your ride's shoes when the cold is coming. And if you've ever tried to stop on black ice and felt your antilock brakes go into a full-blown panic attack, studded tires make perfect sense....
Woman pummels 5ft alligator with bare hands to save her puppy from being eaten alive
Daily Star
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September 13, 2025
A Florida woman rescued her 4-month-old puppy from the jaws of a 5-foot alligator by repeatedly striking the reptile in the eye. Danie Wright, who has lived in Land O'Lakes - a rural community roughly 20 miles north of Tampa - for two decades,...
Jay Bilas explains what made Mark Pope a ‘home run’ at Kentucky: “(It’s) a pleasure to watch him work.”
On3
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August 28, 2025
The Kentucky Wildcats celebrated 500 days of Mark Pope this week, the BYU head coach making his move to Lexington on Friday, April 12, 2024. That means it’s been 501 days since fans lost their minds and rivals danced on the program’s grave for...