The state is warning hunters after a deer's death in western Kentucky and a new statue honors a former governor.

Our Toby Gibbs explains in tonight's look at the headlines around Kentucky.

The Paducah Sun reports.

Wildlife officials announced last week that a deer in western Kentucky tested positive for a fatal neurological disease.

They can get the first deer to be infected in the state.

The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife said the deer had chronic wasting disease.

It was killed by a hunter in Ballard County.

The department is encouraging hunters to get harvested deer tested for S.W.A.T.

through a no cost deer sample collection program.

Deer hunting season continues through January 15th.

The trade association for Kentucky's health insurance industry has given a $50,000 grant to an organization helping to restore homes in eastern Kentucky destroyed by the 2021 and 2022 floods.

The Kentucky Lantern reports that officials with the Saint Vincent Mission and Floyd County said the funds from the Kentucky Association of Health will go toward building a warehouse.

An official with the group tells a Kentucky Lantern.

The extra storage space will allow them to keep more materials and fix 15 more houses every year.

The Richmond Register reports the Madison County Tenants Union has opened the county's first union hall in Berea.

Organizer Margaret Seitz tells the newspaper Madison County has reached a new record for eviction filings and that the housing situation needs more action and attention.

She said the field office will serve as a hub where the organization can host events, conduct its outreach efforts, and give neighbors the opportunity to connect and share their experiences with housing around the county.

A statue of Edward Ned Breathin was dedicated last week in Christian County.

The Hopkinsville native served as Kentucky's 51st governor.

The Hop Town Chronicle reports the late governor's daughter was on hand for the dedication of her father's bronze statue in front of the Christian County courthouse.

Breath Bradford Sun, who is a sculptor, created the life sized statue with headlines around Kentucky.

I'm Toby Giddens.