[♪♪] >> WHO IS THOMAS MASSIE FIGHTING FOR?

>> Renee: ANOTHER AD TARGETS A KENTUCKY CONGRESSMAN AT ODDS WITH PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP.

>> THE EXTRA HELP TO GET THE SCHOOL SUPPLIES HELPS THEM MAYBE TO PURCHASE FOOD OR CLOTHES OR ITEMS THEIR STUDENT MIGHT NEED.

>> Renee: CHECK OUT A PROGRAM EASING THE PURCHASED OF BACK TO SCHOOL COSTS.

>> I LIKE FOR KIDS TO BE ABLE TO TOUCH A BEE AND WORK THROUGH THAT BEE SHYNESS.

>> Renee: AND WHY IT'S GOOD FOR KIDS TO LEARN THE ABC'S OF BEES.

>> PRODUCTION OF "KENTUCKY EDITION" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE KET MILLENNIUM FUND.

[♪♪] >> GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO KENTUCKY EDITION FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST FIFTH.

I'M RENEE SHAW.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

THERE'S ACTION TODAY IN THE JEFFREY EPSTEIN CASE... AND A KENTUCKY CONGRESSMAN IS A PART OF THAT ACTION.

THE HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE HAS NOW SUBPOENAED THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR FILES INTO THE SEX TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATION INTO EPSTEIN.

THE COMMITTEE ISSUED SUBPOENAS FOR DEPOSITIONS WITH FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON AND OFFICIALS OF THE CLINTON, OBAMA, AND TRUMP ADMINISTRATIONS.

CONGRESSMAN JAMES COMER, A REPUBLICAN FROM KENTUCKY'S FIRST DISTRICT, IS CHAIR OF THAT COMMITTEE.

COMER HAS POSTPONED A PLANNED DEPOSITION WITH GHISLAINE MAXWELL, A CO-CONSPIRATOR OF JEFFREY EPSTEIN.

COMER PLANNED TO HEAD TO FLORIDA NEXT WEEK TO INTERVIEW MAXWELL.

THE LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER REPORTS COMER HAS DELAYED THOSE PLANS AFTER HER LEGAL TEAM FILED A PETITION WITH THE U.S. SUPREME COURT.

THE DEPOSITION IS ON HOLD UNTIL THE COURT DEALS WITH THAT PETITION.

THE SUPREME COURT ISN'T EXPECTED TO TAKE UP MAXWELL'S CASE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 29TH.

MAXWELL IS NO LONGER IN A FLORIDA PRISON.

SHE WAS MOVED TO A MINIMUM SECURITY FACILITY IN TEXAS.

MAXWELL WAS CONVICTED IN 2021.

>> CONGRESSMAN THOMAS MASSIE OF KENTUCKY'S FOURTH DISTRICT HAS BEEN FIGHTING FOR THE RELEASE OF THE EPSTEIN FILES.

A NEW TV AD ATTACKS MASSIE, BUT IT'S NOT ABOUT EPSTEIN.

IT'S ABOUT MASSIE'S OPPOSITION TO PRESIDENT TRUMP'S TAX AND BUDGET BILL.

>> WHO'S THOMAS MASSIE FIGHTING FOR?

NOT THE SINGLE MOMS OR THE POLICE OFFICERS WHO NO LONGER PAY TAXES ON OVERTIME.

>> AD GOES ON TO SAY VOTERS SHOULD "FIRE THOMAS MASSIE."

THE COMMERCIAL IS PAID FOR BY A GROUP CALLED "MAGA KENTUCKY."

MASSIE VOTED AGAINST THE TAX AND BUDGET PLAN BECAUSE HE SAYS IT DOESN'T GO FAR ENOUGH IN CUTTING SPENDING.

PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS BEEN VERY CRITICAL OF MASSIE IN RECENT WEEKS, CALLING HIM A LOSER AND SAYING HE PLANNED TO FIND AND SUPPORT A CHALLENGER TO MASSIE IN THE 2026 REPUBLICAN PRIMARY.

MASSIE HAS SAID HE IS CONFIDENT HE WILL KEEP THE SEAT.

HE HAS THE SUPPORT OF U.S.

SENATOR RAND PAUL, WHO ALSO VOTED AGAINST THE BUDGET PLAN.

PAUL ARGUED IT WOULD ADD TOO MUCH TO THE NATIONAL DEBT.

MASSIE IS RUNNING HIS OWN COMMERCIAL, WHERE HE TALKS ABOUT HIS SUPPORT FOR CUTTING GOVERNMENT SPENDING.

>> THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY IS CLOSING AN OFFICE IT OPENED LAST YEAR AS IT CLOSED ITS DEI UNIT.

U-K HAD AN OFFICE FOR INSTITUTIONAL DIVERSITY BUT ELIMINATED IT AS STATE LAWMAKERS PASSED BILLS TARGETING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION PROGRAMS.

U-K THEN CREATED THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS IN AUGUST OF 2024.

THE HERALD-LEADER REPORTS U-K IS NOW ELIMINATING THAT OFFICE AS WELL.

UNITS WITHIN THE OFFICE WILL BE REASSIGNED TO OTHER OFFICES.

U-K PRESIDENT ELI CAPILOUTO SAYS THE MOVE IS PART OF A CLOSER REVIEW OF HOW U-K CAN BETTER INTEGRATE SERVICES AND FUNCTIONS ACROSS CAMPUS.

>> LAWMAKERS ARE PRAISING A ROAD CONTRACT THAT WILL MEAN MORE PROGRESS TOWARD WIDENING SIX MILES OF INTERSTATE 75.

THE TRANSPORTATION CABINET ACCEPTED A BID OF 147 MILLION DOLLARS FROM ATS CONSTRUCTION AND KAY AND KAY CONTRACTING TO WIDEN PART OF I-75 IN WHITLEY AND LAUREL COUNTIES.

THE MONEY IS FROM KENTUCKY'S ROAD FUND AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

ONCE THE WORK IS COMPLETE, A PLAN FOR A SIX-LANE CORRIDOR TO THE TENNESSEE BORDER WILL BE JUST 23 MILES AWAY FROM COMPLETION.

"THE CONTRACT AWARD MARKS A MAJOR VICTORY FOR OUR REGION.

IT WILL INCREASE CAPACITY, IMPROVE TRAFFIC SAFETY, AND UNLOCK LONG-TERM ECONOMIC GROWTH ACROSS LAUREL COUNTY, WHITLEY COUNTY, AND THE SURROUNDING AREA."

THIS MORNING THE CITY KUTD THE RIBBON ON THE OFFICES FOR THE COMMUNITY PARAMEDICINE PROGRAM LAUNCHED TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF NONEMERGENCY AND MENTAL HEALTH CALLS TO EMERGENCY RESPONDERS.

IT HAS THREE UNITS MADE UP OF FIREFIGHTERS, PARAMEDICS, POLICE OFFICERS, SOCIAL WORKERS, PEER SUPPORT AND TRAUMA SPECIALISTS.

THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS NOT TO ONLY BE REACTION BUT PRO STIFF AS WELL.

>> COMMUNITY PARAMEDICINE HAS STRENGTH ENDED THE DEPARTMENT'S EFFORTS, IMPROVED PATIENT OUTCOMES AND REDUCED THE BURDEN ON FRONTLINE APPARATUS LIKE EMERGENCY MEDICAL VEHICLES.

AS A MAYOR WHO IS ALSO A REGISTERED NURSE, I HAVE BEEN A BIG SUPPORTER OF COMMUNITY PARAMEDICINE.

I HAVE SEEN WHAT IT CAN DO IN OUR COMMUNITY.

WE'VE GREATLY EXPANDED THE PROGRAM, WHICH BEGAN IN 2018.

IT NOW ADDRESSES THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF THOSE STRUGGLING WITH SUBSTANCE USE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES, OR CHRONIC SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT.

IT DELIVERS CARE THAT'S PROACTIVE NOT JUST REACTIVE.

>> BY EMBRACING THE COMMUNITY PARAMEDICINE MODEL THIS ORGANIZATION AND OUR COMMUNITY HAVE ADDED THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE PROACTIVE SERVICE MEETING COMMUNITY NEEDS BEFORE THEY BECOME EMERGENCIES.

THIS TEAM HAS BEEN ABLE TO ADAPT TO THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.

THEY ALSO PROVIDE AN INTY CAL LINK TO OUR COMMUNITY'S SUBSTANCE USE RESPONSE AND RECENTLY LAUNCHED A COMMUNITY CRISIS CO-RESPONSE TEAM TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO THOSE SUFFERING FROM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EMERGENCIES.

>> WE GOT THREE TEAMS THAT THEY WORK TOGETHER EVERY SINGLE DAY TO HELP PEOPLE THAT ARE IN NEED, RIGHT?

BECAUSE THE HOSPITAL IS NOT ALWAYS THE PERFECT PLACE TO SOMEBODY.

SOMETIMES WE NEED TO GO AND FIGURE IT OUT AND THAT IS WHAT WE DO GO TO WHERE THEY ARE AND HELP THEM.

>> ACCORDING TO THE CITY LAST YEAR THE PROGRAM'S QUICK RESPONSE TEAM DID MORE THAN 700 OVERDOSE FOLLOW-UPS AND SINCE FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR ITS CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM INTERVENED IN 500 PSYCHIATRIC RELATED CALLS.

>> LINDA GORTON IS SETTING OUT TO BE THE FIRST TO WIN AND AND SERVE A FULL THIRD TERM AS MAYOR.

GORTON SAYS SHE HAS BEEN ASKED ABOUT HER INTENTIONS AND THOUGHT IT BEST TO MAKE IT OFFICIAL.

SHE DROPPED BY OUR STUDIOS TODAY TO TALK ABOUT HER DECISION.

>> I DID MAKE A BIG DECISION TO RUN FOR A THIRD TERM AS MAYOR OF LEXINGTON.

AND I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT IT FOR A LONGTIME.

BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASKING ME AND ASKING ME.

AND I'VE REALLY, THE REASON I CAME TO MY ANSWER OF DOING IT, WAS FOR ONE THING IT IS A GREAT FIT FOR ME.

I REALLY LOVE MY JOB AND WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED SO MUCH.

I HAVE A WONDERFUL TEAM OF SENIOR LEADERS.

I TOLD SOMEBODY WE'RE LIKE A WELL OILED MACHINE.

AND I HAVE A FEW THINGS LEFT I WANT TO FINISH.

>> Renee: YES.

I WANT TO ASK YOU BEFORE YOU TALK ABOUT THAT YOU HAVE BEEN ASKED THIS QUESTION AD NAUSEAM AS YOU'VE SAID BEFORE WE STARTED TAPING WHEN YOU STARTED YOUR SECOND TERM.

>> WELL, THE FIRST PERSON TO ASK ME IF I WAS RUNNING AGAIN ASKED ME THE DAY AFTER THE LAST ELECTION.

>> Renee: ISN'T THAT SOMETHING?

>> YES.

>> Renee: AND YOU SAID WHAT THEN?

>> I SAID GIVE ME A MINUTE.

BECAUSE I WAS STARTING MY SECOND TERM AND WE'D BEEN THROUGH THE PANDEMIC.

AND I HAVE NEVER BEEN A PERSON WHO DECIDED WHAT MY END GOAL WAS.

I'VE NEVER HAD A LIST.

AND SO I ALWAYS THINK VERY INTENTIONALLY EACH TIME ABOUT WHETHER I'M GOING TO RUN AGAIN, WHETHER IT IS A GOOD FIT AND WHETHER I'M ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THINGS.

SO I'VE BEEN ASKED A LOT IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

AND SO IT WAS TIME TO GET OFF THE DIME AND MAKE A DECISION.

>> WHAT ABOUT SHIFTING TO SOMEONE DIFFERENT WHO MAY PRESENT DIFFERENT FRESHER IDEAS?

MAKE THE CASE WHY YOU ARE DESERVING OF A THIRD TERM?

SY.

WELL, I THINK THERE'S A LOT TO BE SAID FOR EXPERIENCE.

AND I HAVE TALK ABOUT FRESH IDEAS, I HAVE STARTED UP FROM NOTHING SEVERAL THINGS LIKE THE BLUEGRASS AG CORP AND THOSE THINGS THAT WERE NEVER DONE HERE.

AND I THINK IT'S EASY FOR A CANDIDATE TO SAY WE NEED FRESH IDEAS.

I THINK WHAT OUR COMMUNITY LIKES IS STABILITY.

AND PEOPLE TELL ME ALL THE TIME THEY LIKE THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCE, THAT I KNOW HOW TO WORK WITH PEOPLE AND GET PARTNERS IN.

I HAVE HAD GREAT SUCCESS FROM THE VERY BEGINNING WITH OUR PARTNERS AROUND FAYETTE COUNTY.

AND I'M A PROVEN ENTITY.

AND WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT OF GOOD THINGS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

>> Renee: I'LL HAVE MORE WITH MAYOR GORTON WHAT SHE HOPES TO ACCOMPLISH IN A THIRD TERM.

KENTUCKY'S LARGEST CITY IS SEEING A DECREASE IN VIOLENT CRIME.

MAYOR CRAIG GREENBERG SAYS SHOOTINGS AND HOMICIDES ARE DOWN MORE THAN 30 PERCENT IN LOUISVILLE THIS YEAR.

HE CREDITS COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL PARTNERS FOR CRACKING DOWN ON CRIME.

MAYOR GREENBERG SAYS THE CITY IS ALSO INVESTING IN DOWNTOWN BY WORKING ON A NUMBER OF REVITALIZATION PROJECTS.

THAT INCLUDES A REIMAGINED BELVEDERE, A PUBLIC SPACE OVERLOOKING THE OHIO RIVER.

IT'S A 125-MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT.

DURING A NEWS CONFERENCE THE MAYOR WAS ASKED ABOUT THE STEEP PRICE TAG.

>> THE BELVIDERE IS A 50-YEAR-OLD PROPERTY THAT IS CRUMBLING CONCRETE.

I INVITE ANYONE TO CHECK IT OUT TODAY AND YOU WILL SEE THAT IS WHAT IT IS.

FIRST AND FOREMOST WE HAVE A SAFETY ISSUE.

WE HAVE A 50-YEAR-OLD STRUCTURE THAT SPANS AN INTERSTATE WHERE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CARS DRIVE BY OVER A LARGE PARKING GARAGE THAT SERVES SO MUCH OF OUR DOWNTOWN.

REGARDLESS OF WHAT WE DO, WE NEED TO FIX THIS PROPERTY ENSURE THAT IT IS SAFE FOR EVERYONE THAT ENJOYS THE BELVIDERE FOR THE NEXT 50 YEARS AND EVERYONE UNDER THE BELVIDERE THAT PARKS UNDER THE BELVIDERE.

MUCH OF THE WORK IS STRUCTURAL WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAPPENS.

WHILE WE'RE DOING THIS WORK WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A WORLD CLASS DESTINATION TO BRING US TOGETHER RIGHT IN THE HEART OF OUR CITY AND DOWNTOWN TO BE A CATALYST FOR MORE DOWNTOWN ACTIVITY.

>> Renee: YOU CAN LEARN MORE INCLUDING AN INTERVIEW WITH LAYLA GEORGE ON "INSIDE LOUISVILLE" THAT YOU CAN WATCH ON-LINE AT KET.ORG.

[♪♪] >> KENTUCKY'S TWO U.S.

SENATORS, A KENTUCKY CONGRESSMAN, AND KENTUCKY'S GOVERNOR WERE ALL IN WESTERN KENTUCKY TODAY TO CELEBRATE AN ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENT.

GENERAL MATTER IS INVESTING ONE-AND-A-HALF BILLION DOLLARS INTO AN AMERICAN URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY IN MCCRACKEN COUNTY.

SENATORS MITCH MCCONNELL AND RAND PAUL, ALONG WITH CONGRESSMAN JAMES COMER AND GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR, TOOK PART IN TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT.

GENERAL MATTER JUST SIGNED A LEASE WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FOR WHAT THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE SAYS WILL BE THE LARGEST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN WESTERN KENTUCKY'S HISTORY.

IT'S EXPECTED TO CREATE 140 JOBS.

WE HAVE MORE ENERGY NEWS AND WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF A FEDERAL PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES HEAT FOR LOW INCOME AMERICANS INCLUDING THOUSANDS IN KENTUCKY?

TOBY GIBBS TELLS US IN THIS LOOK AT HEADLINES AROUND KENTUCKY.

>> A >> A URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY IS HEADED TO PADUCAH.

THE PADUCAH SUN REPORTS GLOBAL LASER ENRICHMENT PLANS TO BUILD A PLANT NEXT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S PADUCAH SITE.

THE GOAL IS TO PRODUCE COMMERCIAL NUCLEAR ENERGY BY THE YEAR 2030.

FOR THIS TO HAPPEN, THE COMPANY HAS TO OBTAIN A LICENSE THROUGH THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION.

ALSO IN WESTERN KENTUCKY: A NEW SOLAR ELECTRIC-GENERATING PLANT COULD BE ON THE WAY.

ACCORDING TO KENTUCKY TODAY, THE KENTUCKY STATE BOARD ON ELECTRIC GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION SITING HAS CONDITIONALLY APPROVED AN APPLICATION FROM LOST CITY RENEWABLES.

LOST CITY WANTS TO BUILD A 250-MEGAWATT GROUND-MOUNTED SOLAR FACILITY COVERING MORE THAN 1,400 ACRES IN MUHLENBERG COUNTY.

>> LIHEAP - THE LOW INCOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - IS STILL GETTING FUNDING.

THE FLOYD COUNTY CHRONICLE SAYS STATE LAWMAKERS RECEIVED A BRIEFING JULY 24TH.

LIHEAP WASN'T CUT IN PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S "BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL."

BUT LAWMAKERS WERE ALSO TOLD CUTS COULD BE PROPOSED IN THE PRESIDENT'S NEXT BUDGET PLAN.

IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, WHICH ENDS OCTOBER FIRST, LIHEAP HAS PROVIDED 43 MILLION DOLLARS IN HEATING HELP TO LOW-INCOME KENTUCKIANS.

TYLER CHILDERS PERFORMED AT DINOSAUR WORLD IN CAVE CITY IT WAS A POP-UP SHOW WITH A LOCATION KEPT SECRET UNTIL THE DAY OF THE PERFORMANCE.

HE SIGNED AUTOGRAPHS AND TOSSED DINOSAURS TO THE CROWD.

WITH HEADLINES AROUND KENTUCKY I'M TOBY GIBBS.

[♪♪] >> A NEW PROGRAM THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY IS BRINGING IN REINFORCEMENTS TO COMBAT VETERAN SUICIDE.

THE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC AT THE U-K COLLEGE OF EDUCATION IS OFFERING FREE VETERAN SUICIDE PREVENTION WORKSHOPS TO THE COMMUNITY.

THE WORKSHOPS ARE DESIGNED TO EQUIP THOSE CLOSEST TO VETERANS WITH THE TOOLS TO RECOGNIZE WARNING SIGNS OF SUICIDE, RESPOND EFFECTIVELY, AND CONNECT THEM TO CRITICAL RESOURCES.

>> FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS I'VE BEEN RUNNINGED COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC HERE TO TRAIN FUTURE PSYCHOLOGISTS AND WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO BETTER SERVE THE COMMUNITY AROUND US, TO BE A COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

WHAT WE SEE IN THE PSYCHOLOGICAL LITERATURE ABOUT VETERANS RISK IS THAT AT TIMES SOME STUDIES SHOW THEY ARE TWICE AS LIKELY TO DIE BY SUICIDE.

MAYBE LESS LIKELY TO ACCESS SUPPORT.

THAT COULD BE BECAUSE OF MILITARY CULTURE, IT COULD BE BECAUSE OF STIGMA.

BUT WE KNOW WHEN VETERANS ACCESS SERVICES AND THE COMMUNITIES ARE EMPOWERED TO UNDERSTAND THE RISK FACTORS WE CAN BRING ABOUT A REDUCTION IN VETERAN SUICIDE AND HAVE OUR VETERANS LIVE WITH BETTER MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES.

THEIR FAMILIES BENEFIT, OUR COMMUNITIES BENEFIT.

WE'RE GOING TO OFFER FREE THERAPY FOR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND ALSO COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS TO EMPOWER THE COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF VETERAN SUICIDE RISK SO WE CAN INTERVENE AT A COMMUNITY LEVEL AS WELL.

WE ARE USING A PROGRAM CALLED QUESTION, PERSUADE AND WHICH IS A REDUCTION PROGRAM.

IT IS USED FOR ALL KINDS OF POPULATIONS.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SURPRISES PEOPLE LEARN BEING SUICIDE PREVENTION IS THAT ASKING SOMEONE IF THEY ARE THINKING ABOUT SUICIDE OR AT RISK FOR SUICIDE IT WILL NOT MAKE THINGS WORSE.

ASKING SOMEONE ARE YOU FEELING SUICIDAL IS AN IMPORTANT KEY QUESTION.

THE PEOPLE WHO ARE MOST EQUIPPED TO ASK THE QUESTIONS USE THE RELATIONSHIP AND CONNECT VETERANS WITH SERVICES ARE THE FAMILY MEMBERS THE CHURCH MEMBERS THE PEOPLE ON THE FRONTLINE WITH THESE VETERANS.

IT'S GREAT WHEN A DOCTOR OR A SOCIAL WORKER CAN INTERVENE BUT THAT FRONTLINE OF WHO IS IN YOUR DAILY LIFE, THAT'S WHERE HOPE CAN BE BROUGHT THAT'S WHERE WE CAN START TO MAKE A CHANGE.

SO OFTEN WHEN WE ARE IN THE WORKSHOPS PEOPLE HAVE TO WORK THROUGH THAT FEAR OF BEING ABLE TO SAY THE WORDS.

BUT WHAT WE KNOW IS WHEN YOU ASK, YOU OPEN A DOOR OF HOPE AND YOU ARE NOT GOING TO PLANT AN IDEA IN SOMEONE'S MIND THAT IS A MOMENT WHERE A PERSON WHO IS FEELING AT RISK FOR SUICIDE OR THINKING ABOUT DEATH BY SUICIDE CAN HAVE A MOMENT OKAY SOMEONE MIGHT GET IT AND SOMEONE MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP ME.

THAT IS ONE OF THE SURPRISES WE PRACTICE WITH THEM SO THEY CAN LEARN HOW TO DO IT AND HEAR IT IN THEIR OWN VOICE.

ASKING IN A WAY THAT CONNECTS WITH THE PERSON.

SOMETIMES WE ARE ABLE TO SAY, I'VE NOTICED SOMETHING IS CHANGES, WHAT IS GOING ON ARE YOU OKAY?

AND WE CAN SAY ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT DEATH?

ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT ENDING YOUR LIFE, SUICIDE?

AND THAT CAN BE A MOMENT FOR THEM WITH THE TRUST YOU ALREADY HAVE IN THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM THEY ARE ABLE TO OPEN UP TO YOU THAT IS THE QUESTION PART.

THE PERSUADE AND REFER ARE THE OTHER SKILLS WHEN YOU THEN AS A WORKSHOP PARTICIPANT YOU GET TO LEARN HOW DO I SHARE WITH THIS PERSON HOW MUCH I CARE ABOUT THEM AND PERSUADING AND ENCOURAGING THEM TO GET CONNECTED WITH RESOURCES.

AND THE REFER IS WHERE OUR PARTICIPANTS ARE GOING TO LEARN ABOUT WHAT RESOURCES DO WE BRING PEOPLE TO, OUR COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC OUR PARTICIPANTS WILL BE SETUP TO NOT JUST ASK THE QUESTION AND LISTEN BUT PERSUADE AND CONNECT OUR VETERANS TO THE RESOURCES AT THAT TIME ARE GOING TO SAVE LIVES.

THE WORKSHOPS ARE OFFERED ONLINE AND IN PERSON.

ANYONE INTERESTED IN HOSTING A FREE WORKSHOP OR FINDING OUT MORE ABOUT THE SERVICES OFFERED TO VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES EDUCATION-DOT-U-K-Y-DOT-E-D-U AND CLICK ON "COMMUNITY OUTREACH."

THERE YOU WILL FIND A LINK TO THE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC.

[♪♪] >> A GROUP OF STUDENTS EXPLORING STEM AND HEALTHCARE CAREERS THROUGH A SUMMER PROGRAM AT KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY TRADED THE CLASSROOM FOR THE HONEYCOMB RECENTLY.

THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, AND COLLEGE STUDENTS TOOK A FIELD TRIP TO THE CAMPUS' WORKING APIARY, WHERE THEY LEARNED HOW VITAL THESE TINY POLLINATORS ARE TO THE SURVIVAL OF OUR PLANET.

>> THESE ARE MY FAVORITE DAYS IN THE FIELD.

>> IT'S CLEAR.

>> THE MORE HOUSE STEM ASSOCIATION IS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO DEVELOP INTEREST IN OBVIOUSLY THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, MATH VOCATIONS.

AND AGRICULTURE.

AND WE'RE PARTICULARLY PROUD OF OUR KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY BENSON FARM WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES FOR THEM.

WE JUST LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT KIDS HAVE A DAY AT THE FARM AND SEE ALL THE THINGS THAT THEY COULD MAYBE BE INTERESTED IN AT SOME POINT IN THEIR FUTURE.

KIDS TEND TO BE SKEPTICAL ABOUT GETTING INTO BEEHIVES BUT THEY LOVE PUTTING ON BEE JACKETS AND VEILS WE WILL HAVE THAT FOR THEM TO PUT ON.

THEN THEY FEEL INVINCIBLE.

AND WE CAN GET INTO THE BEEHIVE.

THEY ARE RIGHT THERE.

>> I THINK ONE THING THAT THEY ARE SURPRISED BY IS OF COURSE I WILL HAVE A SMOKER GOING AND WHAT THEY THINK WILL HAPPEN IS THAT AS SOON AS WE OPEN A HIVE THERE WILL BE TONS OF BEES POURING OUT.

>> I'VE HEARD A STEREOTYPE THAT THE SHOCKER IS BAD FOR THE BEES IT GETS THEM TO CALM DOWN THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS INTERESTING.

>> YOU WILL TRY TO FIND A QUEEN BEE FOR THEM THAT IS THE ONE THING THEY WANT TO SEE.

I LIKE TO LET KIDS HOLD THE MALE BEES WE CALL THOSE DRONES BECAUSE THEY CAN'T STING.

AND I LIKE FOR KIDS TO BE ABLE TO TOUCH A BEE AND WORK THROUGH THAT BEE SHYNESS AND LET THEM SEE NOT EVERY SINGLE HONEYBEE IS OUT THERE TO STING THEM.

AND WE HAVE HONEY FOR THEM TO TRY.

MOST EVERYBODY WHO GETS IN THE DEMO HIVES LOVES TRYING THE HONEY OR SEEING THE QUEEN OR HOLDING A BEE LOOKING AT FLOWERS, UNDERSTANDING A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THE WORLD THEY LIVE IN AND HOW IT IMPACTS THE FOOD THAT THEY EAT.

>> DEFINITELY, THE POLLINATION PROCESS, I THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

ALL THE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ARE POLLENATED FROM THE BEES.

THEY ARE HELPED BY BEES.

SO I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.

>> IF WE CAN CHIP AWAY THAT THOSE FEARS WHICH ARE OFTEN A CHALLENGE WITH BEEKEEPING, IF WE CAN CHIP AWAY JUST A LITTLE BIT AND THEN AT THE SAME TIME, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE A GOOD EXPERIENCE IN THE HIVES THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO TRY DIFFERENT HONEYS AND MAKE A LINK BETWEEN THE POLLINATION AND THE FOOD THEY LIKE WE HAVE SERVED OUR YOUNGER POPULATION WELL.

>> QUITE A BUZZ.

THE MORE IN COMMON STEM AND HEALTH CAREERS SUMMER ACADEMY IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IN GEORGIA.

THE UNIVERSITIES SAY THEY WANT THE STUDENTS TO BE EXPOSED TO A WIDE VARIETY OF OPPORTUNITIES, IN ADDITION TO LEARNING ABOUT CAREERS IN THE HEALTHCARE FIELD.

>> THE START OF THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR CAN BE EXCITING, BUT NOT FOR FAMILIES WORRIED ABOUT HOW TO AFFORD A LONG LIST OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES.

AN ANNUAL EVENT HELD IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY HAS BEEN EASING THAT BURDEN FOR THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

MORE ON THAT IN TODAY'S EDUCATION MATTERS SEGMENT.

>> WE ARE AT THE NORTH LEXINGTON FAMILY YMCA WE ARE HOSTING FIVE LOCATIONS IN LEXINGTON ONE IN FRANKFORT AND ONE IN JESSAMINE COUNTY.

WE ARE HANDING OUT FULL SIZED BACKPACKS FILLED WITH SUPPLIES TO GET STUDENTS STARTED.

>> TODAY WE LEAVE WITH A BACKPACK AND EVERYTHING SHE NEEDS TO START THE FIFTH GRADE WE LEFT WITH A LOT OF RESOURCES ON DIFFERENT THINGS WE CAN DO AND BUILD WITH THE SCHOOL AND ACTIVITIES.

WE CAME HOME WITH A LOT OF RESOURCES.

>> YOU RECEIVE BACKPACK, CRAYONS, PENCILS, NOTEBOOK PAPER, ERASERS, PENS, PENCILS MARKERS YOU RECEIVE EVERYTHING THAT A CHILD NEEDS ON THE LIST TO START THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

>> WE KNOW THE RISING COST OF EVERYTHING.

AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES ARE ONE OF THOSE THINGS.

AS A PARENT OF A STUDENT AS WELL, JUST THE EXTRA HELP TO GET THOSE SCHOOL SUPPLIES HELPS THEM MAYBE TO PURCHASE FOOD OR CLOTHES OR OTHER ITEMS THEIR STUDENT MIGHT NEED.

>> EVERYTHING HAS DOUBLED OR TRIPLED IN COST THE RALLIES HELP A LOT OF PEOPLE.

>> FINANCIALLY IT IS A REALLY BIG BURDEN OFF MY SHOULDERS.

>> I HAVE THREE CHILDREN MIDDLE SCHOOLERS, SECOND GRADER, AND THEN ONE THAT IS GREATING READY TO BE IN PRE, PRE-K.

I'VE HAD FOUR FOSTER CHILDREN.

FINANCIALLY IT WAS ALMOST LITERALLY WAS OVERWHELMING INTO THE SUMMER I WOULD BE SAVING MONEY I KNOW SCHOOL SUPPLIES ARE COMING BACK AND THE LISTS AND STUFF.

AND SO IT IS A HUGE RELIEF.

YOU SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT PROBABLY COULDN'T AFFORD SOME OF THESE THINGS.

THESE BACKPACKS AND STUFF.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE RELIEF ON THE PARENTS' FACE EVERYONE HAS A BACKPACK AND THE THINGS YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE THE POOR KID AT SCHOOL THAT DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING.

IT TAKES THAT AWAY.

THAT IS COOL.

AND THE KIDS ARE EXCITED AND YOU CAN JUST SEE THE EXCITEMENT INSTEAD OF THE DRUDGERY OF NO, IT GETS YOU EXCITED ABOUT GOING BACK TO SCHOOL.

>> THE YMCA SAYS 3,500 BACKPACKS WERE DISTRIBUTED THIS YEAR, AND MORE THAN 50,000 BACKPACKS HAVE BEEN GIVEN OUT IN THE 20 YEARS THE EVENT HAS BEEN TAKING PLACE.

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.

[CLOSING CAPTION] THE KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT HEARING ARGUMENTS BETWEEN THE STATE'S ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND A WARNING ABOUT A DESIGNER DRUG WHAT STATE LEADERS ARE DOING TO KEEP KENTUCKIANS SAVE THAT IS TOMORROW NIGHT ON "KENTUCKY EDITION."

AND YOU CAN WATCH US ON-LINE ANYTIME YOU WANT AT KET.ORG AND SEND US A STORY IDENTIFY BY E-MAIL TO PUBLIC AFFAIRS AT KET.ORG.

THANKS FOR WATCHING.

I'M RENEE SHAW HAVE A GREAT NIGHT AND I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.