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The public radio service of Western Kentucky, Southern Illinois and Northwest Tennessee. Our mission is to inform. Retweets aren't endorsements. wkms.org Murray, KY Joined October 2008-
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I can officially confirm that Murray State is hiring Creighton assistant coach Ryan Miller. An official announcement from the school is expected in the near future.
Meteorologists at 27 local TV news stations are facing uncertainty about their jobs after Allen Media Group announced a new local weather initiative with The Weather Channel. wkms.org/npr-news/2025-…
Hours before leaving office, Joe Biden said he was issuing pardons to retired Gen. Mark Milley, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the members of Congress and staff who served on the Jan. 6 committee and police officers who testified before that committee. wkms.org/npr-news/2025-…
President-elect Donald Trump is expected to kick off a slew of executive actions related to immigration after his inauguration ceremony on Monday. wkms.org/npr-news/2025-…
President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration comes at a pivotal time in American history. Insulated from controversy, Trump will enter the White House more prepared than when he first won in 2016. wkms.org/npr-news/2025-…
After more than 15 months of fighting, Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire and hostage deal, raising hopes for families that their loved ones could soon return home. wkms.org/npr-news/2025-…
TikTok is no longer accessible to users in the U.S., the result of a controversial law forcing the popular platform offline unless it splits away from its China-based owner, ByteDance. wkms.org/npr-news/2025-…
When the Tennessee House re-elected Cameron Sexton as House Speaker on Tuesday, members of the public gallery booed the decision. Now, he will have the power to ban vocal observers from the House. @WPLN wkms.org/government-pol…
The Air Quality Index, commonly used to track air pollution levels, provides a rough sense of the pollution floating in the skies. But it doesn't capture some other potentially health-damaging materials in the air that get released during fires. wkms.org/npr-news/2025-…
Presidential inaugurations are by definition historic acts, but when we think of past Inauguration Days there is clearly a hierarchy of historical pop. wkms.org/npr-news/2025-…
Gov. Bill Lee will call a special legislative session to focus on passing an expansion to his school voucher program. The announcement Wednesday morning comes less than 24 hours after lawmakers began this year’s regular session. @WPLN wkms.org/government-pol…
A panel of appeals judges has ruled that Tennessee can begin enforcing a law that requires pornographic websites to verify their visitors’ age as the First Amendment debate rises to the U.S. Supreme Court for oral arguments over a similar Texas law. wkms.org/government-pol…
Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement on a multiphase ceasefire that commits them to end the war in Gaza. wkms.org/npr-news/2025-…
Fiber artist “Sunshine” Joe Mallard grew up watching his great-great-grandmother quilt. Now, a quilt of his own is part of the permanent collection at the Obama Presidential Center Museum. wkms.org/arts-culture/2…
South Korea's impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol was apprehended for questioning over insurrection charges, a month and a half after he briefly imposed martial law. wkms.org/npr-news/2025-…
A group of students associated with the Kentucky Student Voice Team has filed a lawsuit arguing the state has failed its constitutional obligation to provide an “adequate and equitable” education. wkms.org/2025-01-14/ken…
Kentucky’s asset forfeiture law gives law enforcement agencies broad authority to take and keep cash and property if they suspect it’s tied to drug trafficking. But 25% of them failed to submit reports detailing what they took last fiscal year. wkms.org/criminal-justi…
Kentucky’s Hospital Rate Improvement Program for hospital inpatient and outpatient services has not only helped to keep hospitals open, but has also improved patient outcomes, according to the leader of the Kentucky Hospital Association. wkms.org/health/2025-01…
NPR has tracked the prices of dozens of items at the same superstore in Georgia, including eggs, T-shirts, snacks and paper towels. Here's what got cheaper over the past year, and more expensive. wkms.org/npr-news/2025-…
A group of news organizations, led by The New York Times, is taking ChatGPT maker OpenAI to federal court on Tuesday in a hearing that could determine whether the tech company has to face the publishers in a high-profile copyright infringement trial. wkms.org/npr-news/2025-…
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