>> We are people that want to do things.

We want to action mobile items and there was not a lot we could do so for us.

Yes, this was very much a spirit of hope.

>> How first responders in the Louisville area are honoring Officer Nicholas Wilt.

Was is a lawyer shortage in Kentucky causing disorder and the court.

There really was something special about and >> I don't know that we'll ever see a horse like that.

>> And we'll take you inside the newest exhibit at the Kentucky Derby Museum.

All about America's wars.

>> Production of Kentucky Edition is made possible in part by the KET Endowment for Kentucky Productions.

The owner Press Endowment for Public Affairs and the KET Millennium Fund.

♪ ♪ >> Good evening and welcome to Kentucky Edition.

It's Friday, April, the 21st, I'm Renee Shaw.

Thank you.

Starting off your weekend with us.

>> A wounded Louisville police officer has been moved more on our continuing coverage of the April 10th mass shooting at Louisville's Old National Bank that left 5 dead Officer Nicholas Wilt has been in critical condition since he was shot in the head.

He has also now developed pneumonia.

The Courier Journal reports he was moved from U of L Hospital to Jewish Hospital yesterday to receive care from a specialist.

When officer Wilt responded to the shooting at Old National Bank, it was only his 4th shift as a police officer.

Before that, he worked as an emergency medical technician in LaGrange suburb of Louisville yesterday, EMT's and medical professionals at his old post took part in a blood drive honoring Wilkes Dedication to public service.

>> Yeah, I do feel that donating blood can help with that.

That feeling hopeless is to make you feel again like you.

Country dinner just helped out.

I mean, like of those good to get blood known that might help somebody who's been affected by gun violence.

>> The blood supply when someone has been shot is extremely crucial.

Depending on the amount of blood loss, a person on average can lose.

You lose about a leader and a half to 2 liters of blood.

And we can treat them with IV fluids and a lot of those cases in there.

They're basically glorified gator aid to go through be it gives the of the remaining blood, the volume to move around what they lack is the ability to carry oxygen.

And that's what these people really need.

So once you get above that one and a half to 2 leaders of loss, we have to have those red blood cells in there.

We have to have those clotting factors that you have that on hand is absolutely crucial.

3rd going to be so much more blood than some of the other injuries, but support a good one because it touches so many people in the You know, one of 4 people are going to blood transfusion at some point or life time.

It touches everyone.

And if if you're wondering why you should donate blood, it's it's it's it's to give back to people that you love.

And, you know.

>> We know that need is going to pop up at some point.

And the most important thing in our industry in order for us to save lives and serve patients specifically here in Kentucky, the blood has to be on the show from the need arises.

You know, we can't predict when when or where you're going to need it.

We just know it's going to happen.

So important thing is to have the blood there and ready to serve local patients.

>> This is not the first time donating blood.

I've done it many times, but this one's a little bit more special just the officer Officer Nicholas Wilt, you know, being an EMT and all that the shooting, I just want to be able to help in any way.

Could I KET Nick was going to be a special.

He is especially young man.

I KET he was going to change to a police department.

I KET he was going to be a great officer as a family.

We're doing whatever we can to support him.

>> also.

When we look back a week and a half ago, and you know, we went 270 units of blood, as I understand it.

That one came from somewhere.

And now it's our turn to give back.

I think as a whole are, people are always wanted to get back to the community in any way they can.

And this is one way to do that.

One way to honor Mic in the other.

The reality is this could happen to any of us at any time or someone that we love.

If you want to do something that makes a huge impact on the community that has a real difference.

It's going to save other lives.

>> Giving blood.

I can't think of a better way of doing that at this party for the first time to come out and donate.

Blood is going to be more need for to KET coming back.

>> Heroes helping heroes, according to Johns Hopkins, a gunshot victim is 5 times more likely to require a blood transfusion and they require 10 times more blood than people injured in car accidents.

Well, Earth Day is tomorrow.

A day recognized to raise awareness of the need to protect Earth's natural resources for future generations.

Lux.

And Tony and Jim Embry, who's been called a sacred Earth activist, has committed a lifetime to the sustainability and slow food movement.

He says a new movement that can create a better biodiversity.

Starts from what's put in the ground and that seeds during the height of COVID.

Embree says seeds were in short supply.

He's creating a network of state farmers to not just grow food, to eat, but to harvest the seats.

>> The foundation of food security.

And food, sovereignty.

Our you don't have scenes.

You can have food security, but also we have already networks of all kind of wonderful work being done at colleges.

TCU's land grant colleges around trying to better quality food and our communities access trying to honor him, people of color.

People called traditions around food.

It's already there and come away.

And we're just saying that's an does seed component where you are growing great food.

To deal with questions of, you apartheid in a neighborhood, you know, and and come food, desert, food, apartheid.

Addresses those but also gives us greater resilience.

>> There's more of my interview with sustainability activists, Jim Embry that you can check out online on Demand K E T DOT Org.

Slash connections.

The May 16th primary is less than 4 weeks away.

Join us Monday for the first in our series of candid conversations.

We'll talk to some of the candidates running for state, treasurer and AG Commissioner Monday night at 8 Eastern 7 central right here on KET.

>> Time now for and we could wrap up of the major political developments in Kentucky, especially when it comes to the governor's race.

And we have those 2 former state officials elected officials in Kentucky, Trey Grayson, who you see often former Kentucky secretary of state and a new face will not so new to Cay Bahamas.

The addition Jonathan Miller, who is a former state treasurer and also former secretary of the finance administration cabinet.

So it's good to see both of you can see a lot to talk about in just a 7 minutes or so.

So let's get it and know your thoughts about where the race is right now.

How the candidates are trying to get some daylight between them on issues and their main messages.

>> Well, we're only a few weeks out made a couple interesting data points that emerge for us to put up a cut on.

No one was the campaign finance reports.

The other was this survey that was the first public survey and several months and respects kind of confirmed that the money chase and absurd, both kind of confirmed that Cameron's probably still in the lead on the Republican side and the craft appears to gain ground because he's right there.

You know, if you think we're coming up on the derby and corals is kind of, you know, running that turn and you can see him making a run.

There's a pathway for him.

And then a couple of other we've seen like Mike Harmon and Alan Keck been a lot of debates really far down in both money and and surveys.

And so it looks like it's those those of our big 3.

>> Yeah.

And so what does a governor Andy Beshear take away right now?

And he got some good news as far as his popularity, not just as a Democratic governor, but overall he's like the 5th most popular governor.

So that's good news, right?

Yeah, the it was a good week for a governor.

Beshear 63% favor ability in a in a red >> He's doing something right.

And and, you know, it's certainly far far from a slam dunk it in an election, but it really puts him in a great place.

But additionally, watching these negative ads really start from from both it's to the advantage of of the incumbent to the more that Cameron and craft blow each other up and who knows whether corals gets into this mix that the weaker it makes them as a general election candidate.

But they're also going after the governor right or PACs are going after the governor already talking about.

>> His position on SB One 50, the sweeping anti trans measure.

And all of those kind of woke philosophies.

So I mean, they're already going after him.

>> Sure.

I mean, some of this is that's one thing Republicans can agree on.

at some point, you know I think most people believe that that survey because it's consistent, we KET seeing him around 60%.

59 60 63.

So the governor's pretty popular in the hope is that in a red state and some of the Kentucky's pretty much a red state.

Now that you can bring those numbers down when he actually engaged in the The risk also shot the points out of the primaries, too divisive that you need to when you're running in some popular coming, you need to unite as a party.

Whoever wins the Republican ticket through a running mate selection.

If it's if it's right or Daniel had to have not committed to that messaging and bring people together to try to go against a pretty popular incumbent.

Yeah, yeah, I don't.

>> Yeah.

You know, negative ads do and I don't want to diminish that.

If you spend millions of dollars against Bashir, it's going to hurt him.

But I don't see that significant it's been 4 years.

We all know, Andy, he's so well known.

He's been out in the in in rural areas which are traditionally Republican these days and getting so much good attention for his work in with all these tragedies.

And I call on the exodus governor, because it did.

He's going through the 10 plagues that Moses impose to.

And and I think that that kind the kind of personal attacks are seen on a could have that much effect.

What would his challenges that he's got a D after his name it that we're such a tribal culture, the states they're just so many Kentuckians that are just not going to to poll a Democratic lever.

They're going to pull the straight Republican ticket.

So that's what his biggest yet.

He worries about the I like you.

But >> you know, I like him, but he's a Democrat.

you know, now Republican voter and this last survey didn't appear to ask any questions about head to head in the fall.

But the last public survey, the Mason Dixon.

>> So we showed a little pathway how that could happen in about a 60% approval rating.

But he only got about 50 head to head against.

Daniel up to 40 camera and so be sure was up 10 but already 10% of the people or 10% of voters said they like him, but they were ready to commit to voting Yeah.

So there's a pathway to victory is that I like him, but I'm not going to vote for him.

So in >> The debates are the joint appearances that have been had so far with the major candidates.

And by the way, we should point out that where Kelly Kraft is, Daniel Cameron is not wise.

Yeah, but we think that they'll be here on May first.

Yes, So the strategy behind that and did anybody make a major gaffe or leave an opening for an opponent to go after them?

>> Strategy, if you're in the lead, most people, if you're in the lead, you kind of believe that the war only bad things can happen in a debate because especially animal to We have multiple probably trying to go after you.

So it does make sense.

The cameras not attending all of these debates.

And Kraft is the first time candidate she still learning how to do all that.

She's probably she's gotten good at retail.

Clearly, but she still hasn't done a whole lot of these forms sense of makes sense, though, she might want to skip a few here or there and then culminating, I think with you on the first we're all looking for to seeing that with our all be together and the race will be about 2 weeks out.

So as far as the gas in the debates, you know, I don't know that you could say that maybe Cameron lost the case started because he wasn't to debates matter that much.

Generally it's a it's a negative thing.

If you've done something really stupid debate hurt you.

>> You don't really think?

Well, that guy won the election because of because of his or her debate I think in this kind of race through this, still a lot of undecided.

Still a lot of soft to vote said that.

I think it could be a turning point.

And I last won.

A good example is as is CAC who pulled really poorly.

Basically, you know, nonexistent even had a funny joke about it where he had to dumb and dumber.

So you're saying I got a chance.

The best we did a campaign.

Yeah, no doubt Tech has impressed in debates and he has impressed in Canada for its people have liked them.

The problem is that not a lot of people watch the debates or go to Canada forms and or are those who do already have decided.

So that just aren't a lot of of a pool that are out there and he didn't have the resources to you know, educate voters about 2 years and paid me to just get so.

So, yeah, I think what the 2 weeks out because early voting will start and that's about 10 days after after the KET debates.

That will be the pivotal moment in the campaigns will try to peek at that point.

Yeah.

>> Well, thank you, gentleman.

That's always good to get your insight.

Appreciate it.

We'll be talking soon.

Thanks.

Thanks for having us.

♪ >> Kentucky's legal deserts are growing research by the Kentucky Bar Associations Rule Practice Task force found 28 counties in Kentucky have 10 or fewer practicing attorneys and 8 counties have 5 or fewer.

Adding to the concern.

Many of those practicing attorneys are nearing retirement age it's a problem.

The task force is working to fix.

>> We used to see more lawyers coming out of law school and going back to their home areas.

And you just don't say that like he needs to.

>> While schools are generating a record number of lawyers now.

>> But he wants to stay in the big cities and that's going to be a big problem.

I've seen a lot over the last 26 years, even in areas with a your population recently speed, one or 200 lawyers.

>> Now they just aren't there.

So it has definitely become more acute over the past 10 years that we draw a young people.

And that's kind of the million dollar question for.

For any place.

One issue that concerns me is just >> the decline in population over time.

I know that all 3 of the counties that comprise the circuit the as far as I know the population is slowly shrinking and getting older from a business standpoint, that's not good.

You know, the longer you're here, the fewer people are going to be walking in the door.

So that's something to KET in mind.

>> It's hard to assure that you're going to have the kind of income stream that will let you pay your rent, pay your legal assistant to, you know, pay all your bills.

Your vendors.

And provide quality legal services and feed your family one way we'd like to help address.

The problem is for these attorneys who are nearing retirement we would like to find lawyers who are interested in coming in taking over their practices.

It would help ensure some continuity of representation for clients and it helps the newer long.

You're I'm sure that they're going to have a financially feasible practice when they come to a rural area.

It's hard to really appreciate.

>> A career in a small town if you don't otherwise have something already laid out.

I didn't want to go with this pushing.

Go out.

So we came back and went to work with another lawyer and we shared a partnership until I ran for office.

We are in the setting up a survey to reach out to our lawyers to figure out some of the issues, what the barriers they are.

You know.

>> How many people are expecting to retire in the next 10 years to get a better handle tangibly on the problem.

the same time we're talking to law students to see what it might take for them to come to rural areas.

And then after that, we're going to come up with some recommendations, hopefully find some ways to establish some scholarships to start filling the holes that we can identify.

>> There's a lot of diminishing returns are practicing in a big city.

Where is the more rural areas are wide for folks to come to.

Some could have a beautiful A small.

>> Community news have to approach it differently than I think than you would.

If you want a large firm.

>> You can't really come to the Syrian specialize which you could in a big city.

You know, you can be a divorce attorney or personal injury.

Attorney real estate attorney in Kentucky.

I mean, and I will practice.

You got a little bit of everything.

So and again, that makes a little exciting.

It doesn't get stale.

>> Every student will tell you I'm not come back.

When you're older and life settles in a little bit, sometimes big city can be very lonely.

It's where you getting.

Why are you?

Are you a part of your community?

Are you part of your full and fair pay?

Do you feel like you're raising your kids and the community that you would have?

I like?

>> Being here, I wouldn't want to do this job.

Louisville, Lexington, even a place like Bowling I don't think good as much.

Enjoyment out of it.

I was wanted to come back practice, you know, get back to the family.

Get back to A slower pace.

big cities.

Little bit too fast for me.

I guess it's just always a privilege to come bacteria that European and unable to make a living.

>> There's so much I think quality get out of a small town practices.

You actually see the people, you know, the people that you can help, you can the needs and and see people that really care to make a >> The is considering a loan forgiveness program to attract new lawyers to rule areas.

Maybe a be coverage says it would apply to lawyers who stay in a rural area for 8 years after graduation.

And speaking of graduation, while many college students may want mental health support, not everyone needs professional counseling for some students.

Confiding in Piers is easier than speaking with an adult.

A Georgetown college students can get the best of both worlds to the new peer counseling program.

>> The peer counseling program was developed out of this understanding that students on campus were needing extra mental health, support.

The stats and the number of students who we saw in 2015 are very different than the number of students who have seen them.

Even the semester.

We have a solid group of professional counselors in our counseling center.

But sometimes there's not space for those counselors to see all those students, the purpose of peer counseling is to provide a resource for students whose needs are at the level that requires mental health support, but not professional counseling.

A lot of students are just very overwhelmed.

And I think a lot of students really struggle with navigating social situations that they've never encountered before.

And so we talk a lot about healthy boundary setting.

>> How to respectfully enforce those boundaries, how to balance work time how to navigate new relationships.

It's a really nice middle zone.

I'm But the training for the peer counselors entails several things.

One being primary counseling skills, eye, contact, active, nearing.

We also want to make sure that the student is aware of language that would allude to this person may be experiencing suicidal thoughts are suicidal ideation and also making sure that the peer counselors are knowledgeable about the support resources on campus.

I am on recive staff, you know, so we do lots of training about crisis management.

>> What resources to call and when how to go about approaching a conversation with somebody might think is in distress and then actually trainings, we're going to be implementing with the incoming peer counselors as well because I found him so beneficial.

>> It's actually insane.

I would absolutely support other institutions doing similar things.

It's one of the ways that we can deal with the rising a mental health.

>> Needs of college students that as the council, I'm always trying to understand what are these barriers that are preventing people from coming to counseling.

>> In some of the research that we have looked at when it comes to peer counseling.

Some of those barriers are removed.

Sometimes people are nervous about going to a professional counselor and it feels easier to talk to appear.

It's nice to have here who is only there to listen to you.

They're only there to support you and they're not going to expect you, too.

Then comfort them.

I think that's just a wonderful service to be able to provide.

And so really grateful to have the opportunity to do that.

>> Jennifer Price says they've received several applications from students wanting to be peer counselors next year.

Those applications are currently being reviews.

♪ Kentuckians are getting Derby fever.

And here's a fix for you until the run for the Roses.

A new exhibit at Louisville's Kentucky Derby Museum celebrates the life of Triple Crown phenomenon.

Secretary it.

>> This year marks 50 years since the historic win Kentucky additions Kelsey Starks takes us there.

♪ >> He is still considered the greatest racehorse to have ever lived.

And this year, the Kentucky Derby celebrates 50 years since Secretariat's historic Kentucky Derby win and Triple Crown Sweep.

>> He didn't just win the Triple Crown.

He set records and every race that still stand today.

No horse has touched his records.

>> It's the stuff of legends and the Kentucky Derby museum's new state of the Art exhibit explores them all in 1000 square-foot permanent exhibit.

That's more than 7 times the size of the horses tribute on the first floor.

The exhibit explores secretary U.S. life and racing career with curated artifacts from the horses, closest connections.

It also takes you down the red carpet showing how he came to be known as America's horse.

He captured America's heart.

>> And you'll also learn about him as just the specimen of what they physically beautiful and perfect.

He was considered perfect just by the standard of a thoroughbred.

You learn about what made him perfect.

He had a physically.

Incredible heart.

When they did is necropsy.

They learned that it was about 3 times larger than a normal thoroughbreds.

He's weighed over 20 pounds and you'll be able to stand in the exhibit and look at him as his physical specimen and there will be different.

Projections that pop up, including his heart.

And you learn about what made him so amazing.

>> His story is right out of the Disney movie.

In fact, it was just that in 2010, the exhibit includes items in clips from the Disney version of his story, too.

You can learn about his legendary owner.

Penny Chenery and watch his historic races like you're right there at the track.

>> So I think that it's really important to tell these stories and to tell us secretary of story because he is one of the biggest names that excites people still to this day about horse >> for Kentucky edition, I'm Kelsey Starks.

>> Thank you, Kelsey.

The exhibit opened today.

It's on the second floor of the Kentucky Derby Museum adjacent to Churchill Downs in Louisville.

You can see it with a general admission ticket to the museum.

Well, do led some cooler temperatures and rain stop you from enjoying what's happening around the Commonwealth.

Our Toby gives, of course, has a few ideas.

♪ >> Join Rand Adot tomorrow.

A FE in Jenks in Edmonton this weekend for a comedic and proper to happy hour.

Savannah sipping society is a show about escaping the sameness of day-to-day routines.

The importance of finding your enthusiasm for life and the truth.

And it's never too late to make new old friends.

Plant yourself in Calvert City this Saturday for the 3rd annual Earth Day Festival with live folk music upcycled plan, their projects, bird feeder, Kratz tree, sapling giveaways and more.

This event is shorter.

Rock.

Explore the history, culture and ancient wisdom of the indigenous people of the Cumberland Plateau in court.

But this weekend, the American Indian Heritage Weekend will include authentic craft vendors and zahn workshops moccasin making and so much more the first ever white squirrel Arts fest this weekend in Bowling Green, celebrate all things art and South Central Kentucky with art activities for all ages, artists in action, youth talent shows and more.

The annual Wesley Waddle is back and will mark this Saturday.

Rhonda Walker Waddle your way through the town with a 10 K or 5 K route all while helping support refuge for women.

Spray into the season with the Clarkson Community Park.

This Spring Fest this Saturday with crafts balloons, bouncy houses and a diss golf tournament this weekend has something for everyone.

Paddle your way down to London this Saturday for the 2023 Red.

But ride join cycling enthusiasts from all pets alive for a beautiful ride to the country in the cycling capital of Kentucky.

The wildflower nature hike is it can Cave Lake State Park and found that the Saturday explore educated, enjoy all that nature has a lot getting some fresh air and easy exercises.

Army to education during the Dogwood Festival in Shelbyville this weekend.

Enjoy over 130 local crafters food trucks, artists and entertainment.

And this family friendly event.

Experience the cultural heritage of Appalachia during the hillbilly days this weekend in Pike goal.

This nationally known festival features clogging square dancing, a parade of carnival and so much more.

And that's what's happening around the Commonwealth.

I'm too big.

It was.

>> Thank youto be spring means the return of farmers markets.

But getting to the market on the Saturday is sometimes easier said than done.

>> People can jump online.

They can put items in their carts.

There are all kinds of things.

>> There might be beer cheese, hot sauce, tomatoes.

If it's tomato season next month of the strawberry season, strawberries.

>> The strawberries Monday on Kentucky Edition the Franklin County program bringing this business right to your business and we hope to see you Monday night at 6.30, Eastern 5.30, central for Kentucky Edition, we inform connect and inspire.

Connect with us on the ways you see on your screen.

And in the meantime, until we see you Monday night, have a great weekend to calm.

I'm Renee Shaw announcing tonight taking care.

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