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Derek Operle

Reporter · US

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Sep 28, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Derek Operle

    Beshear creates new state office to amplify Kentucky’s musical legacy, entertainment economy (opens the original)

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    Kentucky’s musical heritage has long been one of its proudest exports. Artists like Bill Monroe, the Everly Brothers, the Judds, Nappy Roots, My Morning Jacket, Tyler Childers, Jack Harlow and Slint have all called the Bluegrass State home. To help the commonwealth capitalize on its cultural cachet and fuel the creative economy in the years to come, Gov. Andy Beshear announced the creation of the Governor’s Office of Music Friday during an appearance at Bourbon & Beyond in Louisville, one of the

  2. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Derek Operle

    Global Laser Enrichment to exclusively sell uranium enriched in Paducah to parent company (opens the original)

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    All of the uranium that comes out of Global Laser Enrichment’s planned Paducah enrichment facility will be bought by Cameco, a Canadian corporation that owns a minority stake in GLE. The exclusive offtake agreement was announced earlier this week by Silex Systems, the Australian company that owns 51% of GLE. Silex Systems innovated the process GLE plans to use at the first-of-its-kind, $1.76 billion Paducah Laser Enrichment Facility. GLE CEO Stephen Long said the agreement is a big step forward

  3. Article · Sep 13, 2026 · Derek Operle

    Trump signs bill to allow transfer of Paducah property to Oscar Cross Boys & Girls Club (opens the original)

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    A federal bill signed into law Friday morning by President Donald Trump will allow the Oscar Cross Boys & Girls Club to assume formal ownership of the property it has utilized for years in Paducah. The bill – HR 1276 – was sponsored in April 2025 by Republican Rep. James Comer, who represents Kentucky’s 1st Congressional District, including Paducah. The legislation will allow Paducah officials to transfer the city-owned Park Avenue property to the nonprofit, which was formerly disallowed by Nati

  4. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Derek Operle

    Judge dismisses grooming charge against former Graves County Middle School teacher (opens the original)

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    A former Graves County Middle School teacher who was arrested on accusations of grooming one of her district’s students in August is no longer facing that charge. WPSD Local 6 reports that Graves County District Court Judge Scott Robbins moved to dismiss the charge of grooming a minor filed against 25-year-old Sadie Flores on Wednesday during her preliminary hearing. The outlet said the judge made the decision because he “heard no testimony that any type of sexual behavior or contact has occurre

  5. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · Derek Operle

    Prosecutors seek death penalty for woman indicted in shooting of west Tennessee deputy (opens the original)

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    Prosecutors say that an Ohio woman accused in the fatal shooting of a Weakley County sheriff’s deputy could face the death penalty, if convicted. Khristi Dawn Cunningham is charged in the deadly January shooting of Derrick Bonham, a deputy with nearly two years of service with the Weakley County Sheriff's Office. A post from the Weakley County’s sheriff office said Bonham was attempting to assist officers from the Martin Police Department in responding to a disturbance call, following a report o

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