♪ >> It's another step towards confidentiality.

Anonymity for survivors of domestic intimate partner, violence >> proposed next steps to protect people escaping violent relationships in Kentucky.

>> I would hope that the truth would spread as quickly as that pulls narrative has because that's just simply not the case.

>> Fayette County school leaders say they want to set the record straight about a bathroom controversy at a local middle school.

>> So many of them say, you know, I never got that opportunity.

I'm going I'm going to do it now.

>> The Kentucky senior games are underway.

Meet some of the athletes going for gold in their golden years.

>> About 75% of women who are diagnosed with breast cancer have no known risk factor.

>> 90's television star says her annual mammogram caught her cancer early.

What you need to know about this preventative test.

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

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

August, the 27th.

I'm Kelsey Starks in for Renee Shaw.

Debate continues over the design of bathroom stalls at a new middle school under construction in Lexington, the role of single restrooms at Mariee Britain.

Middle School was showcased during a committee meeting in Frankfort last week.

State Representative Matt Lockett, who represents part of Fayette County said the district's design goes against Senate Bill.

150, the controversial legislation passed in 2023 and it outlines how boys and girls bathrooms should be separated.

>> Notice there are are no signs of boys or girls restrooms.

And when parents discovered these, they were outraged.

With this new design.

I believe the Fayette County Public Schools is attempting to circumvent the requirement of Senate Bill.

150.

That schools quote.

Not allow students to use restrooms.

Locker rooms or shower rooms that are reserved for students of a different biological sex.

>> The district responded saying the restrooms are not gender neutral, adding they might make the school safer, signing up ticks and bad behavior specifically in bathrooms.

Still, Representative Lockett accused the district of not being transparent with parents.

In a new statement, he said, quote, Fcps officials have clearly indicated the removal of gender specific restrooms in Britain.

Middle school.

However, now that the broader public has been made aware of these efforts, they want us to believe a narrative that is a complete reversal from everything they've said since announcing the new school.

Now this issue came up again last night during a district action meeting with one grandparents speaking out against the design.

>> I do feel that this.

The type of bathroom.

Style provides enough privacy there for the girls or the nines.

And I would be a very awkward.

Situation for a middle school student to be in.

I'm not sure who.

If this was ever even voted on by the board, once again, I'd like to make is going to be a shunt that have been made many, many times that there are no single gender restrooms scheduled to go into Mary Britain, Middle School.

>> There are single restrooms that are divided up that have toilets and each of those rooms.

And that is how the school has been designed.

And that's how the school will be opened.

There is that document that's referred to as ♪ I believe.

This is SCYLLA T programming guidelines.

What that is is an internal document that really looks at all of the things that individuals have committees that of our communities, it said when you're actually constructing a building in the building that takes a look and say you may want to consider this.

You may want to consider that for a variety of things that are really taken in consideration before new building is built.

That doesn't mean that it has to be in that building.

It doesn't mean that when the building of those fully constructed is there, this particular building understand that that the architects build it with the option of possibly single gender.

But it was solidified that it would be single gender.

And once the building was started to be constructed, it was determined that it would be single gender at each of the restroom.

So for all of the the concern and unfortunately the false narratives that there is boys and girls using the same restrooms.

That's just simply not true.

>> According to the district construction of Mariee Britain is now 70% complete.

It's scheduled to open Gus.

>> A lawmaker is applauding a new lawsuit filed by the state auditor against Governor Andy Beshear.

>> State Senator Stephen Meredith sponsored Senate Bill.

48 last year, which moved the Kentucky Ombudsman's office from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to the auditors office Auditor Allison Ball filed suit against the governor this week saying the ombudsman's office still doesn't have full access to a state database that's called.

I twist.

It's a database with information about abuse and neglect cases in Kentuckyian how they're handled.

The new law went into effect July first.

But auditor Ball says that access still hasn't been granted.

The sheer administration says it supports restoring full access to the database, but said the new law as written prevents them from doing so.

State Senator Stephen Meredith, who was behind that legislation originally said, quote, The decision to transition the ombudsman's office from Chf S to the auditors office was driven by the need for greater oversight and accountability free from potential conflicts of interest within the cabinet by denying access to the eye twist system.

The Beshear administration is undermining these efforts and putting at risk the very people the ombudsman is meant to protect.

One in 4 women and one in 5 men in Kentucky will experience domestic violence in their lifetime.

That's according to the Center for Women and Families.

A domestic violence Center in Louisville.

The center also says Kentucky has the hot second highest rate of domestic violence in the country.

But there are encouraging numbers now when it comes to a program that's offering survivors of domestic violence, a level of protection from their abuser.

Our Clayton Dalton has an update on Kentucky's safe at home program.

>> During the 2024 legislative session, state lawmakers unanimously passed Senate Bill 79 which expands the safe at home program.

Originally the program only shielded participants addresses from publicly accessible voter rolls so that they can register to vote without fear that their abuser could find a new address.

But Secretary of state Michael Adams said the program needed updates.

>> We took a look and we thought it was deficient.

We found that only about 22 people read that and it and the whole state.

There are 3 main problems with the with the Pride Program.

One is it was a reciprocal with other states and unfortunately survivor sometimes have to move between states.

Number 2 is required to order from a judge to be eligible to join the program and not everyone gets a protective order.

Someone may not want to hire an attorney and do with the costs.

Are both of the legal process or her face her abuser, the courtroom.

So that was a problem.

The 3rd problem was the program was limited to our voter rolls, but it exposed the survivors addressed to the rest of the world or other public records, state records and local public records.

So those are 3 problems that we I saw.

Last year.

We approach the legislature and we got a law passed unanimously.

All ad 2 addressed each of those 3 issues.

>> Now the safe at home program allows participants to use the secretary of state's office address on public records instead of their own.

Their mail become potentially 40 to their new address, even more participants can use a personal statement in lieu of a restraining order to join the program.

It's another step towards confidentiality.

Anonymity.

>> For survivors of domestic intimate partner, violence in any step that the government, the elected officials can take towards helping to protect survivors.

Another step towards keeping people alive.

What we know is that perpetrators will do whatever they can to find their victims.

And so this is another way to KET their where they're located their identity, anything that would identify them and locate them to KET it private.

>> Martin says confidentiality is a step toward normalcy for people who have experienced domestic violence.

One of the things that we often see especially in shelter is that one survivors come to us.

They often flee with nothing.

And so they leave other documents.

Pot, their birth certificates or driver's license or Social Security cards.

Insurance, medical insurance cards, all the important things that we have to take to get our basic needs met.

And so they often go online.

They apply for that.

And then they come here.

But if they again, if they're suspicious of their address, being locator found just my finding them.

And that's gonna play a big part in how they get those documents and you can't get a job without those documents.

Can't get housing and you can't.

There's a lot of things you can enroll.

Can you enroll your kids in school?

That's another big factor.

And so being able to hide that address is essential for again, not only the adult survivor, but also children.

>> The origin of this program was a way to let people who are nervous about going out in public going to the polls and voting where their abuser, their soccer can find them giving in an option to vote by absentee ballot with the different addresses, their public-facing address on the voter rolls.

That was the the aegis of all of this.

I just go into so much more.

>> For Kentucky edition.

I'm Clayton Dalton.

>> And just this year, the Safe at Home Program has seen its numbers increase by 460%.

State lawmaker is arrested in Jefferson County for driving under the influence.

>> For a second time, the Herald leader reports State Representative Beverly Chester Burton was arrested at around one this morning in the city of Shively and charged with a DUI and reckless driving.

This is the second DUI charge for Chester Burton, who is a Democrat from the Jefferson County city of Shively.

The first was in 2020 after she crashed her car in the parking lot of a White castle after falling asleep at the wheel.

According to the Herald later, Chester Burton was the mayor of Shively at the time she has served in the General Assembly since 2022.

Representing Kentucky's 44th district.

A Kentucky man who was among the first to enter the U.S. Capitol during a mob's attack on the building has been sentenced to more than 4 years in prison.

Michael Sparks of Hardin County was sentenced today by U.S. District judge, a police officer who tried to subdue sparks with pepper spray described him as a catalyst for the January 6th attack before learning his sentencing Sparks told the judge he still believes the 2020 presidential election was marred by fraud and quote, completely taken from the American public.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Hundreds of new jobs are coming to Kentucky today.

The Beshear administration announced.

>> Philip Morris is spending 232 million dollars to expand its Swedish match Factory and Allen's bureau adding 450 jobs.

It's the 5th largest investment project in the state this year.

The expansion will help boost production of Zen nicotine pouches, which is a brand of the fastest growing segment of the tobacco industry.

Philip Morris executives said, quote, Smoking cigarettes is the most harmful way to consume nicotine.

We are accelerating our mission toward a smoke-free future to move adults away from cigarettes and other traditional tobacco products by providing better alternatives.

Construction is already underway at the Owensboro facility.

It's expected to be complete by the 2nd quarter of 2025.

Kentucky's attorney general is trying to block in the eastern Kentucky city from collecting a restaurant tax, only 50 of the state's 400 plus cities collect a restaurant tax.

That's because of a reclassification of cities in 2015, excluding cities like hazard with populations under 8,000 people to Levy a restaurant tax.

The city of Hazzard said that was discrimination and sued a Franklin Circuit court agreed ruling the city could collect the tax attorney General.

Russel Coleman is appealing the ruling, calling it an unlawful tax.

The mayor of Hazzard tells the Kentucky Lantern he doesn't understand why the attorney general is appealing the ruling but hopes the situation is temporary and the city can proceed with implementing the tax.

Today marks 18 years since the tragic crash of Comair flight.

51 91 in Lexington.

The crash happened at the Bluegrass Airport after the pilot took off from the wrong runway.

The runway was too short to get the aircraft up safely and the plane crash in a nearby field killing.

49 of the 50 people onboard.

The only survivor was the copilot.

Jim pulling key pulling.

He suffered severe injuries, including brain damage after the crash.

The Bluegrass Airport made a change in short runways, no longer intersect with longer runways, a memorial for the victims stands in their reflections garden at the Arboretum in Lexington.

Well, he may be out of the race, but Robert F Kennedy junior will stay on the ballot in Kentucky.

And a new school is giving more people a chance to learn about music and folk art in Kentucky, those stories and more as our Toby gives gives us a look at headlines around Kentucky.

♪ >> 3rd party presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Junior will appear on Kentucky ballots in the November election despite suspending his campaign last week, according to Republican secretary of State Michael Adams Post on X, Kennedy filed a run in Kentucky Monday afternoon.

The Kentucky Lantern reports Kennedy announced Friday the supporting former Republican President Donald Trump in the election and plan to, quote, remain on the ballot in most states, unquote is the son of former U.S. attorney general and Senator Robert F Kennedy and the nephew of former President John F Kennedy.

♪ A new data storage and processing center will be coming to eastern Kentuckyian will bring more than 50 full-time jobs.

According to the Sentinel Echo officials with a ba Redundant Wet Services.

LLC says it estimates starting salaries will be between 30,080 $1000.

Data center will be in the Elm Hill Regional Industrial Park with Church play Knox and Leslie counties.

It's expected to be completed by July of 2025.

♪ Kentucky will receive sustainable energy resources for consumers.

Grants from the U.S. Department of Energy to weatherize low-income homes.

The Central Kentucky News Journal reports that Kentucky Housing Corporation was awarded more than 3.2 million dollars.

The Khc is responding to recent natural disasters by implementing rooftop solar installations and double pane windows.

These measures aimed to build energy, resilience and houses and reduce energy costs.

♪ Hopkinsville City Council will consider naming a pedestrian bridge after Kentucky Basketball Hall of Fame coach William Falls.

A hop town Chronicle reports that 1400 foot Hopkinsville Greenway is near.

The area were falls in.

One of his players were killed.

A car crash in 1973.

Well, her players nominated falls for the basketball Hall of Fame.

He was inducted in 2019.

Walz was the head basketball coach at Addicks High School from 1935, to 1967.

The team won 2 state titles and advanced 4 times to a national tournament for black schools during segregation.

♪ A Kentucky musician has created a platform to educate and share resources that will help people better understand Kentucky music and folk art WKU reports Brett Ratliff created the Catfish Ali folk school, which he says offers instrument classes, workshops, concerts and square dances and fish.

Allie Folk School is a partnership with the nonprofit, Kentucky Old-time Music Incorporated in Morehead.

With headlines around Kentucky.

I'm told the year.

>> Well, we know staying active is an important component to healthy aging and that is at the heart of the Kentucky senior games taking place at multiple venues across the state through next month.

The Games are comprised of 20 competitive events for people ages 50 and older over the weekend.

More than 100 senior athletes gathered at the North Lexington family YMCA to compete in the pickleball event.

Kentucky Edition was at the competition to find out what's inspire them to go for gold in their golden years.

>> In 80's, the next chapter initiative focused on the issues facing Kentucky's aging population and their loved ♪ >> The Kentucky senior Games is the first major event that we posted here at the outdoor pickleball Center at the North Family YMCA.

>> We host our state games every year, but every other year is a qualifying year for the National Games.

And this is one of those years when we are about 3 quarters of the way through our sports this year.

>> We've had over 130 people come through here, excited about playing the sport of pickleball.

Its been really wonderful.

>> My sister got me into it.

And we had neighbor expanse the tournament.

And so I thought, oh, why not?

Let's just say what is out there.

And I like playing in different pounds.

You know, we've gotten comfortable with ones with exposed of theirs is right.

My rent here.

This is my first time I was a tennis player for years and heard about pickleball and decided I would just give it a track of them planes since last August and fell in and met a lot of fun people and they're playing tournaments and like, go get some tournaments.

Not all this came up and like, OK, I'm over 60, all get in this game.

>> Obviously, it's for health and fitness, but you have a lot of them in their athletes in their 80's.

Who will tell you?

I do it because I'm competitive.

>> They love seeing the same people year after year that they haven't gotten national.

So meet up with them.

There.

But they still life being competitive.

Very competitive.

I had to like placing on to say that everybody is competitive in pickleball.

Everybody that's out here is extremely competitive and they play to win.

But they're having fun while they're doing it and they're all great.

Sportsman and sportswomen.

You have some people that have never stopped competing or at least practicing their sport since high school or college.

And then you have others that are just point a couple years now playing tennis in elementary school and junior high school.

>> And then in college has stopped.

When I got married and I started playing in February of this year then pretty >> Of them playing pick them all between 8 and 9 years.

I really enjoy playing pick them all.

This is basically the exercise and I kid, if I'm 77 years old coach pick a mile in our area, you can put as much effort into pickleball is what you want to.

So a person as a hero can come out.

Molly and play can get just as much enjoyment out of that element.

A mind game.

If you want to enjoy it, you can enjoy it and get a good exercise.

>> We have people who don't start to stall in the 80's.

So many of them say, you know, I never got that opportunity.

I'm going I'm going to do it now.

We have a lot of women who are in their 70 to report it online.

So this may be the first time they have ever gotten to.

And so that's what's special for them.

As you get older.

You know, back in the day I played a lot of tennis tournament.

So I feel like I'm reliving my childhood in the way and getting to enjoy that experience.

Again.

You hear all the time of the news about the loneliness suffering best seniors.

It has that been that the mental health component and it has you stretching your horizons, trying something new meeting, new people and the main claim I hear look lovely.

>> The top 4 athletes and each sport and each age division qualify for the national senior games taking place in Iowa next year.

More than 12,000 athletes from around the country are expected to compete and you can find a variety of aging related topics and other helpful resources at KET Dot Org.

Slash next chapter.

♪ If you remember the hit TV show Boy meets world viewers, use to follow Cory and Topanga through the trials of growing up.

Well recently, Danielle Fishel, the actress who portrayed Topanga went public with her real-life struggle, a stage 0 breast cancer diagnosis.

Official credits the discovery of her cancer to a routine mammogram.

In today's Health News, we learned from an ex or with Norton Women's Services, what stage 0 breast cancer is and why routine mammograms are so important.

>> Mammograms are super important for early detection.

The earlier you detect the breast cancer the earlier stage, it's going to be the more likely that patient is to survive.

And the more likely that their treatment is not as involved.

There are ductile structures all through the breast.

And when the there are cells that line the ductile structure and when those cells turn into cancer, that is the earliest stage of breast cancer.

And that is D C I s stage 0 means that all of the cancer cells are confined within that ductile structure and they have not cross the wall out into the rest of the breast.

And that's a good thing.

I mean, that basically means that the cancer can't have spread anywhere else in the body.

The onset of widespread screening mammography.

It's decrease mortality by 40% for an average risk woman.

We recommend beginning screening mammography at the age of 40 and then you get a mammogram every year for the rest of your life for higher-risk women.

We tend to start mammograms at the age of 30.

And then we also like to do supplemental screening with breast MRI, which is very good at finding breast cancers and high-risk women.

Many, many women, about 75% of women who are diagnosed with breast cancer have no known risk factor.

No family history.

So it's super important for everybody to take ownership of your help and get that screening mammogram.

>> So important, Dr Lambert noted that mammograms should continue until end of life unless directed otherwise by your doctor.

♪ >> She's not old enough to vote.

But won Carlisle County.

Middle schooler is about to make others feel proud that they did.

>> Secretary of State Michael Adams announced the winner of the I voted sticker contest and this is the winning design by Lillian Bunch.

Give Edge.

This was the first year for that contest that invited all Kentucky students in grades K through 12 to create a design for a new I voted sticker.

The winning design will be given to voters during the 2024 general election in participating counties.

A new study has placed Mammoth cave among the most disappointing tourist attractions in the U.S. the study by Jeff that looked at reviews on websites like Google and TripAdvisor.

Apparently nearly 20% of the reviews for Mammoth Cave National Park gave it 3 stars or less with comments like disappointed and did not enjoy.

Now Mammoth Cave is responding to the news and a social media post.

The park posted, quote, while we think the world's longest cave system and over 4,000 years of human history is amazing.

Others find that the cave is very dark and there is nothing cool here to see the park also encourage visitors to come see it for themselves inside of the post with, quote, a world of regret awaits.

You and the hashtag just another cave park.

Country music icon Dolly Parton in the Bluegrass State.

But it's not for a concert.

It's to announce the newest chapter of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Kentucky.

Kentucky edition is there and we'll have details on that big announcement right here tomorrow.

And we do hope you'll join us again tomorrow night at 6.30, Eastern 5.30, central for Kentucky Edition where we inform connect and inspire.