>> Up on my first day as governor, I would dismantle the Department of Education.

Candidate Kelly craft on how she would handle Kentucky schools.

This breaks my heart to think about a family having to pick between keeping their lights on are feeding their family.

>> See how this school is stocking its shelves, but not with books.

All of those that love this car.

Now are bringing along the next 3 to love this car as well.

And just in time for summer travel, a new feature for kids and families at a popular Kentucky attraction.

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♪ ♪ >> Good evening and welcome to Kentucky EDITION for this Tuesday.

April, the TWENTY-FIFTH, I'm Renee Shaw.

Thank you for winding down your Tuesday with OSS.

>> Guns are on many people's minds these days, especially after the Louisville mass shooting.

April 10th, Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton and 2 mothers who lost their children to gun violence today called for the people of Lexington to reject violence this summer.

>> It's almost been a year, but I still wake up in the middle of the Thinking that I'm here her walk up and down the steps or I wake up in.

I'll call her name out, allowing And you know, some actually talking to her.

So I mean, does it this instrument?

I have to do with daily.

>> It's such a permanent solution.

To something that doesn't happen.

That doesn't have to be so permanent.

You don't affect that person when you when you take that person and you settle your score that you think you'd settled?

Yeah, they don't suffer anymore.

The people that are suffering or their families that are left behind.

>> And I would plead in big with the young people in the community say please put the gun to them.

You don't realize how you are affecting other peoples lives.

They will be changed forever.

>> Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton says there has been a decline in the number of gun deaths among young people over the past 2 years.

But she wants to see that number at 0.

Moving on now to politics.

Kentucky's primary election is just 3 weeks from today.

>> And the Republican candidates for governor are trying to seal the deal with party voters by May.

16th.

>> Former United Nations Ambassador Kelly Craft has narrowed the polling gap between her and Attorney General Daniel Cameron in recent weeks.

now by 6 points.

Tonight we've been begin a 3 part series of interviews with Kelly Craft.

First question.

I asked her why she wants to be governor.

>> And we have, you know, systems that are failing us.

Our education system.

Yeah, my mom was a teacher.

I'm very concerned that teachers are being, you know, directed as what they are allowed to teach and that parents are not having the right to be engaged in their child's education.

And what's more important than our kids?

Our kids have the rights to have their parents involved in their education.

Education is important to us, as I'm sure, you know, with with the craft academy and with our engagement with the Leadership for Institute for High School Principals and the University of Kentuckyian and U of L and Alice Tully College.

So it's very that's very important.

Part of our philanthropy education in Kentucky.

And I I see that we need to take control.

We need to make certain up on my first day as governor, I will dismantle the Department of Education and that means I'll take it apart and I'll put it back together.

But I don't mean abolishing.

It's no mean just restructuring it.

And what way do you take it apart and put it back together?

There are really great people.

>> Within the Kentucky Department of Education, they've been silenced and they've been silenced by this woke Commissioner Glass.

And so I think the first step.

I will take U.S., Governor.

Commissioner Glass has not already done the right thing.

On Inauguration Day and resigned.

Then I will do the right thing and I will fire him because we have to make certain that there are 3 parties engaged here that matter.

Our teachers.

Our children and parents.

If we think about some of the recent actions of the General Assembly that date back not even to 23 session.

But before that.

>> Your running mate who at the time was the Senate Education Committee chairman Senator Max Wise sponsor.

What many call the CRT Light measure that require 24 documents and text to be taught, etcetera, that were to get at some of the criticism about CRT.

We notice this year, Senate Bill, one 50, which took a lot of oxygen in the Kentucky General Assembly that many say targeted transgender youth with pronoun guidelines and bathroom policies and not teaching sexual orientation, sexual identity.

All of those actions by your running mate.

Were they coordinated with your campaign was at a part of an overall strategy to pass legislation that would also abide by the line with what your campaign is espousing.

So just to go back, I don't believe that it's targeting.

I believe it's protecting is protecting our children from being exposed.

I don't think it's children as much as is as adults.

Telling children what to think.

What to think about themselves.

I did not speak with Max Wise concerning this piece of legislation or anyone for that matter in in our General Assembly.

>> What I think it's important to remember that we care about the mental help of all young adults.

We want to make certain that that children are not having.

Surgeries that are reversible in or not, you know, participating in any hormone therapy that is irreversible.

We're protecting children.

These are our children.

And I've been traveling with Riley Gaines and you know her She was an NCAA swimmer at the University of Kentucky.

And to hear a young woman's story.

In her locker room NCAA Tournament.

You know, girls are very vulnerable anyway, changing into in.

She described the swimsuit the size of a top of a of an infant SI's swimsuit that you're pouring your body into and everyone is all the girls and women are.

They are together changing and all the sudden in walks a 6, 5, male.

Who proceeds to look at them and then he proceeds to UNCLOS and everything is exposed.

They have not been forewarned.

They have not been ask for their opinion on this and to hear her story.

I know that are legislate or to make the right decision.

His I have 12 grandkids, 9 granddaughters.

I can't imagine.

The ones that are under age being in their girls restroom in school and having a junior high male walk and we have to protect our children.

>> There are many Ambassador Craft to say that in the K through 12 public education system in Kentucky, CRT is not being taught.

Do you have examples to the contrary?

I do have examples.

There is.

I'm a mother at the Audubon Elementary School in Louisville.

>> Who has sent me a coloring book that her 5th, KET Prater brought home and then matter of fact, today, early this morning before I arrived here, a parent called me and said that she had been given this by her daughter.

4 year-old.

This was something at school.

She was reading it to her daughter.

And it is questioning identity.

This book is for 3 to 7 year-olds.

This is happening and our elementary school in Lexington.

We have to make certain that our children.

Our Tom, what is going to help them reach their full potential?

>> We'll have more of my conversation with Kelly Craft tomorrow.

We talk about Wokeism and you can also see interviews I conducted earlier this year with Republican governor hopefuls Daniel Cameron and Ryan corals on our website at KET Dot Org slash Kentucky edition.

You'll see several Republican governor hopefuls including Kraft Cameron Ryan, Coral, Somerset Mayor Alan CAC and Eric Deters next Monday on Kentucky tonight and we'll take your questions and comments by phone.

We know you'll have lots of them by tweet and by e-mail as well.

That's Monday night at 8 Eastern 7 Central right here on KET.

Last night we heard from 3 candidates for Kentucky state treasurer and 2 candidates for commissioner of agriculture.

You can see that full show online on-demand.

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Slash K why tonight?

One more head community has turned pain into hope after Kasey Monet Chambers lost her battle with addiction.

Her friend sought to bring healing to her family and ended up bringing it to a whole community.

>> I have never seen a celebration of treatment and recovery like we're seeing here today that would not have happened without Cassady.

She was a lot to me.

She had a heart of gold in love, deeply.

Although this is a bittersweet day.

Her family is honored to be here.

Casey would be some humbled.

>> It first actually started with just financial assistance.

They raise money off of donations and then of course, donated money themselves.

So people within the recovery community could just apply for financial assistance and then it kind of blossomed into what we have here today.

>> Raven cares was founded with the goal of creating a re recovery ecosystem.

That wraps individuals and substance use disorder with services, support, education and career opportunities.

It was created to shed light on a better way of living outside of jails institutions.

>> Many years ago, you know, it was frowned upon to have a recovery center in your community and it was frowned upon really pushed back up on today.

We see Kentucky leading the nation.

And really recovery from addiction.

I'm really proud of that.

I don't know that, you >> if it's your first time, second time, 3rd time 4th and 5th time, 6th and 7th time in 8.

It doesn't matter if you are trying to get better.

We are proud of you, right?

We're very proud of it.

>> Raven cares was the recipient of a half million dollar grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission.

In addition to its 20 bed facility operates a 24 7 helpline.

Laurel County gets an upgrade that's expected to save lives in a disaster, a Davis County venue could lose funding over its choice of entertainment and some grant county students take the trip of a lifetime.

More in our weekly look at what's happening around the Commonwealth.

♪ >> Western Kentucky Public Media's reporting that Riverpark Center of performing Arts venue in Owensboro could lose funding because it added monthly drag shows for adults.

Only audiences.

The Riverpark Center received more than $12,000 from the Davis County Fiscal Court last year.

But the 2023, 24 budget eliminates funding for the entertainment venue.

According to WKU Public Media Davis County's judge executive said the drag shows were divisive to the community and were a big part of why he wants the center's funding eliminated.

The Davis County commissioner, however, urged county government to KET river parks funding, saying the venue generate money for the county Davis County Fiscal court will vote on the proposed budget on May.

4th.

Laurel County is getting its first major upgrade to its emergency system in almost 30 years.

The Sentinel Echo newspaper reports the $925,000 Project included new Repeaters on 5 towers spread around the county and new handheld radios for the Laurel County Sheriff's Department and all 10 volunteer fire departments.

Previously, the emergency services relied on only one radio tower on Raccoon Mountain, which provided spotty coverage in fringe areas of the county.

Officials say having agencies a different frequency says created problems during large-scale emergencies, including the tornado that hit Eastburn stat in 2012.

We County Judge Executive David Westerfield tells the scent Nowak o quote, with the enhanced radio system, it's going to make our people in the county and city so much safer.

There shouldn't be anywhere in the county where first responders don't have service so they can talk to each other and quote.

The Kentucky new ERA reports Stanley Black and Decker unveiled the first privately funded 100% renewable energy sources, solar power project at its facility in Hopkinsville, the 15 acre solar farm is said to be the state's largest privately-funded on-site solar project.

Stanley Black and Decker partnered with Castillo, engineering and RPG energy on the project.

The Carter County Times reports Kentucky's secretary of state Michael Adams spoke to the Grayson Area Chamber of Commerce last week where he discussed expanded voting access during and after the pandemic.

The newspaper said Adams pointed out that Kentuckians originally had 4 days to vote, but that was dialed back to a single day in the 18 50's.

He said the legislature always had the power to add the days back, but joked that it, quote, just took us 170 years to do it on, quote, the Carter County Times reports.

Adams also said what it will really take to expand voter access is having more people willing to become poll workers.

The Winchester Sun said dozen showed up to the Winchester Cemetery over the weekend for the dedication of a grave marker honoring Revolutionary War veteran of Egypt.

Brooks Brooks was born in 17 59 and served in the continental Army.

He died in 18 14 and was buried in a family graveyard near Winchester.

These 5th graders also paid tribute to those who served the Grant County news reports.

This group from Williamstown and depended Elmentary visited Washington, D.C., last week and participated in a formal wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.

The newspaper said the 4 were chosen by a committee of local veterans and other officials based on essays.

They wrote about why they felt this would be a significant opportunity.

With headlines around Kentucky.

I'm Toby Good.

♪ >> Patrice Garrett is the Youth Service Center coordinator at JB Big, Not Middle School in Montgomery County.

She had a dream of setting up a pantry in the school for families in need with the help of her principle.

That dream became a reality.

>> My first year I had students that would come to me and say that they didn't have food at home.

And so we would always be scrounging around trying to get them some food so that they would have food for the evening or for the night.

And so finally, I was like, you know, I've always wanted to do this store.

I think it's really needed here.

This is my 21st year in Montgomery County and I have been at the elementary school and the middle school.

>> And I have seen over the course of the last 21 years.

The needs to be greater than ever before.

It seems like each year than AIDS kind of grow and food and security has become something that he's just really then a huge barrier for our students, especially post COVID.

There is just some inadequacies there that needed to be met.

And so through this McNabb Mart were able to do that.

>> This country ski place, We try to make it almost like that.

They were really at a grocery store.

So what would they need at a grocery store?

So we do.

We have canned food items.

We have all kinds of non-perishable items and then we also have a freezer which has meets in it.

So we have things like hamburger or hot dogs.

Frozen pizza.

Chicken tenders.

Pa just stuff like that.

The kids typically like to eat and then we have household supplies such as cleaning supplies, paper towels and toilet paper.

We have hygiene supplies such as toothpaste, toothbrushes.

So rents and then a pet food drive.

So we have food and items for animals as well.

In our store.

We ask students.

So what do you like to eat?

And they told us we like for the Pebbles, are we like couple pass.

So we like.

Ramen noodles.

So we try to get all of those items as to go in there.

I think that it's such a great place for it to be because if the students need something, it's right there.

The families are constantly in and out.

So this is just kind of a uniform location.

>> Where it's a safe space for everybody.

We try to make it as discreet as possible.

So when they leave from out of the store and they have their items in the backpack.

>> And they go back to class kids.

Don't know what's in there because it's just a regular backpack.

>> This is an opportunity for us to intervene and to help kids see that it doesn't matter what type of family that you come from.

But sometimes everybody needs just a little bit of help.

And so we want them to go out and be servant leaders as well.

And so we're hoping by modeling this for them that some day they will give back as well.

I wish that every school had something similar to what we have.

>> It's a great need.

It really is.

We don't judge, if you tell us that you need food, then that's what we're here for.

And that's truly what our goal is to make sure that all of our kids are fed and no child is hungry.

>> A good service there.

You may notice that some of the essentials were missing from that.

Not Mart.

Kroger gift cards are given to parents to buy perishables like milk, bread and eggs.

♪ We're getting an exclusive first look at an addition opening soon at the National Corvette Museum as Laura Rogers tells us, the McMichael Family Education Gallery looks to spark interest among engineers, designers and sports car enthusiasts.

>> Often times kids are very fascinated by the good looks of a car, but they don't necessarily get behind the scenes and understand what drives the car.

That's all about to change with the opening of the McMichael Family Education Gallery at the National Corvette Museum, his museum, because it's in our mission to be education, focused on all things Corvette, both its past, its present and its potential future that had to be here for the next generation.

The gallery offers interesting facts and photos and hands-on activities geared toward kids in 3rd through 8th grade.

Most museums.

It's a do not touch environment.

And here it is.

Absolutely touch.

You want to have that opportunity.

But through technology and actual physical touch items for owner says she hopes young people will be inspired by what their future could hold.

We want kids to understand that inspiration comes from many places.

The famed designer at General Motors, Bill Mitchell took his inspiration from the Deep Sea, hence the sting Ray Corvette.

>> Inside the gallery, you'll also find the sting right?

That swims.

>> 2 of them.

And then we have car a vet.

Our shark.

All of these things have played a role in Corvette history.

>> The gallery takes inspiration from the General Motors Technology Center in Detroit, Michigan.

It even has its very own Studio X Bill Mitchell.

Again, the person who fashioned many things after the sting Ray and the man to and this chart.

>> He also had this room at GM.

It was a secret rent.

It was a place where he would retreat to be able to work on future ideas.

Let his imagination run wild.

And so this rain is dedicated to that history.

Rauner says she hopes youth who visit will envision a future in which they could be the next generation building.

Designing and driving America's sports car.

>> They might think about designing in fashion.

Well, it's the same thing when it comes to cars.

So there are those components.

Then you have engineering and then you have technology.

She says the next step will be developing curriculum standards and stem steam and stream education for teachers to use in the classroom.

If you have a love for this car and you want to be around it, there are many ways, many, many ways that you can interface with Corvette from all of your life.

And not just from afar.

It all tells a broader story of the Corvettes place in American history is an amazing story to be told here and things to learn from and hopefully be inspired from for Kentucky edition.

I'm Laura Rogers.

>> The new Gallery opens this Friday at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green.

♪ Kentucky Opera Singer is releasing her debut solo album this week.

Kentucky additions Kelsey Starks has your backstage pass.

>> Emily all bring his best known, of course, for her beautiful soprano voice, which the New York Times calls delightful vocally strong and versatile.

Now those are some high notes thanks for being here and we we appreciate it.

This is your first album ever very personal.

What made you want to create something like this?

Well, >> 5 years ago, tragically lost my mom very suddenly.

And I wanted to do something to honor her.

And it was kind of a twofold thing was cheering COVID and I was second home with my 2 young boys and I just wanted to do something that would be creative.

And also that would speak to legacy my mom's legacy and also leaving a legacy for my children.

And I love love in public and singing live music.

And that's what I've always done.

And there's something really magical about that.

But it's also if I'm wrong and some lasting.

And so I just I wanted to do something that would be lasting that I could give to my children, grandchildren that.

>> Thank you.

Performed in front of audiences all around the world.

I'm curious how performing and live is different process of creating.

And now my gosh.

>> Well, creating out and was I mean, such learning experience from top to bottom from the very beginning, I didn't even know the difference between a producer and a sound engineer.

Mike, on the phone through Sarah, not like.

>> So what do you do and how is that different from the sound I do.

I need both of you and then you know, getting obviously getting a pianist thinking about where I would record.

I actually ended up recording at the University of Louisville and then I decided I wanted to I'm like you said, I wanted to focus on stories of women.

>> To honor my And so I decided to commission work.

So I commissioned 2 female composers Nylund on and Renee or sand into male composer.

Steve Rouse and Jake Heggie all of the songs really focus on on telling stories that haven't really been told that much in classical music.

And I've spent my whole career singing classical songs, singing classical music and most of the time, you know, the men get all of this breath of >> emotion and experience and they get to be curious that all kinds of different things and women are like soon about flour and maybe they're a little sad.

>> What you know.

>> Except for the past 50 years, I would say before that, I mean, there was nothing that that women they they weren't allowed to express themselves in public, you >> And really speak their truth.

And so we deal in this album themes of of yes, like you said, modern motherhood all the things that go into modern motherhood, you know, making the list, send backing the lunches and picking up the kids and all of that.

>> And then also body image abuse.

Taking risks.

I'm really trying to.

>> Bring classical music in to the 21st century sand on a recital stage and sing about these things that, you know, just aren't usually some about.

Thank you so much for being here.

We appreciate And Emily outbreaks it newest our band, a force of nature premieres on April.

28 available on all >> thank you.

Kelsey, the program from aired live at the University of Louisville back in March.

The albums live international debut will be in France on July.

20th now another arts and culture news.

The U.S. poet laureate who's from Lexington is staying on the job a while longer.

The Librarian of Congress has appointed at Limon to a second term, meaning she'll be poet laureate until at least the spring of 2025.

Limon is a California native who now lives in Lexington, among other things, Limon is working on a poem that will be engraved on a NASA spacecraft headed to Europa One of Jupiter's moons.

A cool is that we miss identified someone in a story earlier in this program.

The correct name is Kasey Monet.

Cheney.

We regret the error.

We hope you'll join us again tomorrow night at 6.30, Eastern 5.30, central for Kentucky edition where we inform connect and inspire part 2 of my interview with Republican candidate for Governor Kelly Craft.

Don't want to miss it.

>> And we'll talk politics with Ryland Barton of Kentucky Public Radio subscribe to our Kentucky Edition email newsletter and watch full episodes and clips it KET Dot Org and find us on the PBS video app on your mobile device and smart TV and also the ways you can connect with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Thank you so much for watching.

I'm Renee Shaw and I'll see you tomorrow night.

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