♪ >> Your student success starts today.

Thousands of new students descend on the University of Kentucky's campus for moving Day.

>> Social media plays a lot into the mental health of our on a lot of kids struggle with things.

>> What's on the minds of staff and students have a new school year.

Plus efforts to lessen the sting of the transition to high school.

>> And amazing option for people that want to get sober and just be 100% drug free.

>> It's a way to fight opioids without drugs.

Hear from someone who's used to.

>> Production of Kentucky Edition is made possible in part by the KET Millennium Fund.

♪ ♪ >> Good Evening and welcome to Kentucky EDITION on this Monday.

August 19th.

I'm Casey Parker Bell filling in for Renee Shaw.

We begin tonight with a disturbing story in Hardin County.

Police say family was targeted in a deadly shooting happened just before 9 this morning in Elizabeth Town.

Police say Christopher Elder shot and killed Erica Riley and he was dating her.

71 year-old mother and injured a 3rd person.

Police Chief Jeremy Thompson says the victims were found in a parking lot across from the courthouse.

He said the shooting happened moments after the Riley family left a court hearing dealing with some type of domestic issue.

Elder then led police on a chase that ended in Christian County where police say he shot himself during a standoff.

He was flown to a hospital in Nashville in critical condition.

On social media.

Governor Andy Beshear asked for prayers for those involved calling it quote, a senseless act of violence.

State Senator Matt to mean from Elizabeth Town also issued a statement saying, quote, I extend my deepest prayers to the surviving family members of the victims.

I sincerely thank our law enforcement professionals for the responsiveness and dedication to handling this emerging situation.

Kentucky legislative Committee is exploring what Val, you're there might be in breaking up.

Jefferson County Public schools into smaller districts today, a non-partisan education commission created by Congress told the Kentucky Committee that bring smaller districts under one umbrella can reduce costs but breaking up a district mean splitting up buildings and other resources.

The committee is made of Kentucky lawmakers in Jefferson County community members.

>> You talked about geographic models for separation.

What other models exist in?

How would they be equitable?

There seems to be no way.

When it comes to influence or when it comes to racial equity that we would be able to make those.

So what other kind of models exist besides geographic for splitting up?

Districts of the sites.

>> And the time we briefly looked at this topic and we're happy to read more information.

But most of the examples that we very quickly saw before were examples more wealthy area had decided to leave a larger area and so air questions of equity.

So still economically were raised in those examples.

But when we look into it more, we're happy to provide more information.

See if there are other examples that address that to you.

Concern.

>> JCPS students and parents will have the chance to speak at 2 upcoming meetings in Louisville.

The school District governor's task force meet at Central High School on August.

27th and male high school on September 10th.

We have Kentucky reaction to Friday's U.S. Supreme Court decision rejecting the Biden administration's request to move ahead with new interpretations of title 9 of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

The administration wanted protections based on gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy status.

The lower court blocked the interpretation and Friday, the Supreme Court voted 5 to 4 to KET that block in place.

More than 2 dozen Republican attorneys general sued over the rule saying it fails, protect sex, separated programs and spaces such as locker rooms.

Kentucky Attorney General Russel Coleman was among them.

Here's reaction from state Senator Robby Mills, a Republican from Henderson, the sponsor 2022 Senate Bill 83, the so-called Save Women's Sports Act.

It says, quote, Today common sense and Kentucky values prevailed.

The Supreme Court left the injunction in place from the Eastern District of Kentucky protecting girls rights in the education setting, including sport participation.

This procedural ruling directly condemns the woke ideology promoted by the U.S. Department of Education and the Biden-harris administration.

I think Attorney General Russel Coleman for successfully defending Kentucky's DeWayne acted law wokeism in gender ideology must never Trump Kentucky values and the U.S. constitution unquote.

School's back in session.

And that's not just for K through 12 students.

The University of Kentucky welcome thousands of students to campus today.

And we caught up with students, parents, volunteers and even the university president to see what makes today.

So special.

♪ >> At the University of Kentucky, I can say that.

>> Your student success starts today.

It starts with you.

>> In terms of the commitment we're going to make.

To you to grow academically emotionally, intellectually, but it doesn't end with you.

This is a time for new to develop.

Those skills, soft skills residential experience provides.

This is a volunteer after today.

We have 400 people from our facility skirt.

We have 600 volunteers from student groups and student organizations.

>> So everybody's coming out to be your partner and your success.

>> I think we are a little unique at the University of Kentuckyian that we do assist students with move in and we basically volunteered to come in and help.

Honestly, it's a privilege to do.

The campus is much more vibrant with the students here.

So we really enjoy it too.

>> I'm so excited for move in day, but we're really brought me.

The UK was all of the genuine girls that I met when I first toward here and how safe the campus about and how everyone was just so welcoming things.

The campus was so nice and clean.

>> I'm excited for her to finally figure out that she's going to be on her and that she's going to get a full experience of I have to do our laundry have to go to a car, kept the car out.

The.

>> You know, just do the simple things of that day to day life that she's going to have to learn or experience.

>> So I have 3 kids are that are in college now.

And so 3 completely different experiences.

This has been the smoothest, the fast-moving process that we've experienced so far from the communication aspect of it, too.

The volunteers that are helping.

I mean, it's just been it's been smooth amazing and such an easy experience which takes away the stress of moving her and we have enough staff is leaving a baby girl behind this has made it a lot easier.

>> A cool down.

Learn to manage your time.

Don't get behind.

>> As a parent would like me to say, KET your room clean and make your bed.

Coleman right of every once in a while.

But step out of your comfort zone.

I get to meet people who have a different story.

That's what's great around about the University of Kentucky.

We have students from all 120 counties, all 50 states in 100 countries.

So you get to see the world right here from LAX.

>> It's great to see those shining faces as they start a new chapter classes started UK next Monday over the next 2 years.

UK will receive almost 359 million dollars from the state UK President Eli Capilouto explain where some of that money will go.

>> We are pleased that this year the Legislature through their appropriations was able to support our education through a performance funding at an inflation adjustment model that they used and also some capital projects that are essential.

You can see that we're able to.

Renovate our largest classroom facility.

We're building a health education building were for colleges.

We'll be able to teach their students together.

So I'm really pleased with I love the support that the Legislature and the governor's office made available.

They trust us and we want to return that trust by accelerating what we do.

Advancing Kentuckyian everyone we can.

We have a promise to Kentucky that we wanted to be a healthier, wealthier and wiser, Kentucky tomorrow than it is today.

>> Even with the state money, UK has increases tuition by 2% each year for the past 4 years that something can says he expects will continue in the future.

As the new school year gets underway.

We're learning more about what that looks like in the classroom.

Metcalf County is a small rural area in South Central Kentucky enrollment at its high school is about 460 students.

Were Rodgers has more on how they're helping the new freshman class make the move to high school and tackling areas of concern.

>> I was a freshman once and I was so scared to come school.

Addison Morgan is now going into her junior year.

It's family a big job in my maturity level.

As a student ambassadors.

She's helping the new freshman as prepare for the high school experience.

Sarah, more comfortable with kids close to their age.

They feel like they can relate more and they're not as nervous to ask a question starting high school often brings anxiety for teenagers.

So still.

>> Always a little bit of that figure.

You know, it's something new now.

>> Here we have a lot of students who struggle from social anxiety just being in the classroom.

Guidance counselor at Randy Morgan believes the pandemic had something to do with that.

And it's been hard for some teens to get accustomed to the classroom setting.

We have a mental health counselor in our building as well.

We are able to, you know, meet with students who are anxious, whether it's anxious just coming into the building or maybe they have some things going on at home social media and too much screen time may also be to blame for teens struggling with mental health and to feel like it's too much.

If you follow a teenager rail most the day, they've got their phone emits, right?

They are, you know, whether they're on Snapchat or Instagram.

Morgan says it's important for parents to KET the lines of communication open, talking to their teens about what's going on in their life.

Yes, they're not little anymore, but they're not grow neighbor and they need some guidance along the way, just check in and to make sure that they're OK and having those conversations go here in Macon County, high schools to prepare them for life after they leave here.

They're doing that by offering dual credit courses from college and career classes to vocational school.

>> They're graduating with a year year and a half of college credit.

And I want them to be ready for whatever they are going to go into after that.

Leave here.

>> And it all begins here as freshman laying the foundation for the next 3 years and the opportunities that arise that freshman year.

>> Making them aware of all those things that are available is very vital in helping them with decisions for later on another key factor in their success.

Good attendance, chronic absenteeism was shown to be on the rise in Kentucky.

We have a student.

He's missed several days in a row.

We're going to make parent phone calls home to check to see if they're Are they sick because there's something going on.

She and the administration make it a team effort to learn what barriers are keeping that student from school and what can be done to relieve those issues.

It's a short 4 years, really.

>> And to get the most out of it, you've got to put a lot into it for Kentucky edition.

>> I'm Laura Rogers, top.

>> Metcalf County's first day of school is next Monday.

August 26th opening Day for staff will be this Thursday.

You won't see Kentucky tonight this evening because on KET there will be PBS coverage of the Democrat National Convention which runs through Thursday.

Governor Andy Beshear appeared on face the Nation on CBS yesterday to discuss the campaign.

He praised Vice President Kamala Harris's plan to stop price gouging of food.

He says it's not an attempt to price fixing and a similar laws that already exist on the state level.

>> On the hearse economic plan that you mentioned, there was also this federal ban on price gouging on food and penalties for companies that exploit crises President Obama's top economist Jason Farm and was critical saying the good case scenario is price gouging is a message, not a reality.

And the bad case scenario is that this is a real proposal will end up with bigger shortages, less supply ultimately rests higher prices and worst outcomes for consumers.

Do you know how this would work?

>> I do because not been an attorney general, just like the vice president not pursued price gouging statute and their violations when it comes to the price of gas in Kentucky and we want and ultimately return millions of dollars to our people.

This isn't about trying to pry specs.

It's just making sure that the economy is operating the way it should that this is really supply and demand, which we all respect.

It's no different than what Teddy Roosevelt did in breaking up monopolies.

It's just making sure we have the right regulations and tools in place to make sure everybody's playing the game fairly by the rules.

>> So it sounds like you're just talking about antitrust policy, but which is something JD Vance actually supports.

But Republicans, as you know, are accusing Harris of advocating for price controls like in communist countries where the government sent surprise rather than a marketplace.

You just said it's not price controls.

But can you explain then how you define what an excessive prices if you don't have a benchmark?

>> What will first?

These are types of statutes that exist in state law.

The Texas attorney general has prosecuted price gouging violations.

And I don't think anyone is going to claim that that he is into price fixing and neither is the vice president.

This has to be evidence based.

Ultimately you bring in action and you have to prove it in court.

So you have to have the evidence that this is beyond supply and demand that this is people taking advantage of us.

Certainly we've seen it after natural disasters in red states and blue states is just making sure that coming out of the pandemic.

Laurent difficult times that people are increasing the price of food just to make a bigger profit.

All it is is making sure the capitalism stays within the guardrails and it's not new.

We've been doing this in the states for a long time.

>> Governor Beshear slated to speak tonight to the convention in Chicago.

Does expect speaking time hasn't been announced, but it will be in the 10:00PM hour Eastern Time and he will be introduced by had lead of all the young woman who appeared in a campaign ad for the governor's reelection last year criticizing a Kentucky law that does not allow abortion in cases of rape and incest.

PBS coverage of the DNC begins at 8 Eastern 7 central during yesterday's face.

The nation interview.

The governor also said that the Hardin County, Ford Blue Oval SK plant will not be unionized when it opens.

He says that's because of an agreement between Ford and the United Auto workers that allowed raises and better benefits for 10,000 UAW workers into other Ford plants in Kentucky.

♪ ♪ >> In July, the FDA approve something called a net device.

It stands for Neuro Electric Therapy.

>> It delivers electrical stimulation and is used to treat opioid disorders without medicine.

It's also available in Kentucky at Isaiah House, we sat down with Rebecca much to discuss her experience using the net device and the benefits of it for the drug addiction.

That's more in tonight's look at medical news.

>> Everybody in the world when they wake up in the morning has the choice of whether or not they're going to use drugs, somebody that is in the throes of addiction doesn't really have that choice any more because they're both mentally and physically dependent on it.

And what the devices them for people.

It's for a story that 20 students given the opportunity to it.

>> Actually have that option again.

I came in November 2021, I came because my life at that point was pretty much in shambles.

My mom had told me about a bunch of different treatment options over the years.

And she actually told me about them that device.

And at the time that she had first told me about it was only available overseas and then she ended up coming back to me and saying that they're doing in Kentucky.

I was in California at the time and and she she said, if I can get you there where you go.

And I had to take a serious look at my current situation.

What I said was not good at all.

And and in that moment, I just said, yeah, I'll go.

>> I definitely was not necessarily hesitant to try it, but I didn't believe that it was actually going to work and actually asked them before.

I was like saw be able to get the box and when this doesn't work, right, and they're like you're going to need it.

They had put the device on me and what they do is they load it with a program that is specific to whatever drugs in your system.

So they had loaded it with the program.

They had taped electrodes behind my ears and then had me turn the device on.

And it was within the first hour I started feeling relief.

You know, all of my withdrawal symptoms were not completely gone at all.

There is still there's still progress to be made.

But my back stop treating it as much.

My lake stop shaking as much.

And I wasn't sweating nearly as much.

It.

The eye was starting to feel better.

And that really buy like a 3.

It was at it wasn't noticeable difference, which was completely different than any other time that I had gone through detox.

I think a lot of people here know electric and they think it's some type of like electric shock there for you.

And it's definitely not.

It's controlled by a 9 volt battery.

And it's just a very, very mild sensation behind your ears and and you are in control of it completely.

So it's kind of like it has a like a volume k*** on it.

And so if it feels like it's too much, you can just turn it down.

You wear it for 24 hours a day and it's up to 7 days and it kind of depends on what drugs you're using, how long you've been using them.

So typically treatment is like between 3 to 5 days, but it can be up to 7 days once it's done.

It is that when I came into rehab before.

So much time was spent on that detox process and so much time was spent on getting through all of that haziness and that and just feeling awful and not really being able to jump into any of the other things that we have has to offer.

And you're really you're only in rehab for a short amount of time.

So if you're spending, you know, multiple weeks just on the withdrawal process and you're not going to be able to get everything else out of it immediately afterwards.

It was.

It really brings you to a clarity of mind that I had not had in years.

And so it really gave me the opportunity to like get into the healing process and I needed to get into which was the treatment that I got from Isaiah House getting into the class is getting counseling, socializing.

I think the biggest issue that people run into or that we've seen people that aren't exactly ready to be 100% drug free.

So box and has been spock's in a methadone have really been the only options for people to come off of opiates for so long.

That's still something that people just mentally struggle with.

That just kind of them are used to putting something in them to make them feel better.

So really the net devices and amazing option for people that want to get sober and just be 100% drug free.

>> Much now works at Isaiah House and helps clients with them.

That device.

She says that after using the device and realizing the positive impact, it can have ships to spread awareness about it and get more people to use it in the future.

♪ >> While the Kentucky State Fair turns 120 this year, the Commonwealth's branch of 4 H is celebrating its 100 15th birthday for the 177,000 young Kentuckians that participated in 4 H last year.

The state fair's a chance to show off their work and take home some ribbons.

Kentucky edition went to the 4 H's Clover Ville section of the state.

Fair to take a closer look.

>> I really just solidifies what we do every day for these kids to get to see the smile on their face, to get to say their excitement when they walk out of the judging rent that they did it.

This is one of the big event for us.

Yes, we showcase our project for our Kentucky for Easter.

Uncover bill and throughout the Kentucky State Fair.

We have 7 core program areas ranging from science engineering technology, Agriculture, Natural Resources, family, consumer science, communication, and expressive arts has something for every young person.

If they're interested in participating with us.

This is our cumulative event for for a project work.

Our hope is that young people will identify projects that they're interested in and a master, a skill that then they are able to showcase their work here.

Whether and textiles or Leadership, civic engagement, community service.

>> And where are instilling those 3 things more than anything.

So what we're doing is we're building a workforce for the future.

>> And I think if you can find that the night got future employees, we have future laters Kentucky for each focuses on meeting young people where they are and ensuring they have their needs.

Met one important way of doing that is the partnership that we create in our local community to meet those needs.

So as you are talking about, the shortage of farmers and young people going into agriculture, our 4 H extension agents across the the counties of Kentucky are focusing on hands-on programming where young people can learn more about agriculture and how they can interact with agriculture in the classroom in clubs and community programs to make it more tangible option for young people to pursue.

So every young person can be impacted by Kentucky for 8, whether they live in an urban area or rural area and the economic impact of Kentucky for ages brought in all 120 counties because the you could have come through Kentucky for HR now thriving in their communities, whether it be a governor and our state.

>> I represent him in a state legislator as CEO of a bank all the way to a farmer to a doctor to an attorney and all those people are giving back to their communities.

So we have a huge impact on our economy and in Kentucky.

>> Last year, over 14,000 adults and teens fallen tear to help conduct Kentucky's 4 H programs.

When you vote poll workers give you an I voted sticker.

But those stickers are about to get an upgrade.

The Kentucky secretary of state's office is sponsoring a statewide contest to pick a new I voted sticker students submitted designs.

Secretary of state Michael Adams just pick to the 9 finalists.

3 from high school students, 3 for middle school students and 3 from the elementary school level.

Kentuckians can vote for their favorite is I'm at the secretary of state's booth at the Kentucky State.

Fair.

The winning sticker will be printed and handed out by county clerks and participating counties during the November election.

Bart's towns have been Hill is the best whiskey maker in the United States.

Those are the results from the San Francisco world spirits competition.

Forbes magazine reports that Heaven Hill took home.

29 medals for 13 of its labels and Heaven Hill subsidiary us one another.

35 medals.

♪ >> We have a pair of interesting birthdays.

One in politics.

One in show business and some interesting facts about a revolutionary war battle in Kentucky are Toby gives explains in this.

Look back at this week in Kentucky history.

♪ 72 Kentuckians died during the battle of Blue Lakes in present day.

Robertson County on August 1970, to 82.

>> It's considered the last major battle of the Revolutionary War and was a victory for the British.

President.

Harry S Truman presented the Congressional Medal of Honor, the U.S. Marine Corps Colonel William Earl Barber.

>> A native of Morgan County on August 2019.

52 Barber as a captain, let a company of 220 men who held up more than 1400 Chinese soldiers during 6 days of my name.

>> A couple of balls up in the Niagara.

The sound came and took the state park on August.

21st 1931.

>> Happy birthday to Jackie Chan and born in Callaway County.

August.

21st 1941.

She best known as the singer of the hit song.

What the World needs now is love and put a little love in your heart.

John Sherman Cooper was morning Somerset on August.

23rd 19.

0, 1, The service Republican U.S. senator from Kentucky in the 1950's 60's and 70's.

It was U.S. ambassador to India in the 1950's and East Germany in the 1970's.

>> Belle of Louisville riverboat partially sank on August 24th 1997 police say a former employee opened and now the water into the boat.

And that's a look back at this week in Kentucky I'm told, begins.

>> We hope you'll join us again tomorrow night at 6.30, Eastern 5.30, central for Kentucky Edition.

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