[♪♪] >> WANT THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE OUR FIRST CONFIRMED CASE OF MEASLES IN LOUISVILLE JEFFERSON COUNTY.

>> Renee: ANOTHER MEASLES CASE IN KENTUCKY WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WHO IS MOST PRONE TO GET IT.

>> WE WANT TO KNOW THE TAXPAYER DOLLARS ARE BEING WELL SPENT, STUDENT DOLLARS ARE BEING WELL SPENT.

>> Renee: LAWMAKERS HEAR FROM UNIVERSITIES HOW THEY ARE COMPLYING WITH ANTI-D.E.I.

LEGISLATION.

>> A GREAT TIME TO SHARE OUR MISSION AND VISION OF JCPS AND GET EVERYBODY ON THE SAME PAGE.

>> Renee: AND WHY JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS COACHES ARE BACK IN CLASS BEFORE THEIR STUDENTS.

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

[♪♪] >> Renee: GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO "KENTUCKY EDITION" ON THIS TUESDAY, JULY THE 15TH I'M RENEE SHAW AND WE THANK YOU FOR SPENDING SOME OF YOUR TUESDAY NIGHT WITH US.

>>> KENTUCKY HAS ANOTHER CONFIRMED CASE OF THE MEASLES BRINGING THE STATE TOTAL TO 13.

AND IT'S THE FIRST CASE IN KENTUCKY'S LARGEST CITY.

LOUISVILLE MAYOR CRAIG GREENBERG MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT THIS MORNING.

>> WE WANT THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW AT THAT TIME WE HAVE OUR FIRST CONFIRMED CASE OF MEASLES IN LOUISVILLE JEFFERSON COUNTY.

IT IS A PEDIATRIC CASE.

THIS INDIVIDUAL RECENTLY TRAVELED INTERNATIONAL HAD INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL WITH HIS FAMILY TO A COUNTRY THAT IS KNOWN TO HAVE AN OUTBREAK OF MEASLES.

AND PUBLIC HEALTH IS IN THE PROCESS OF DOING CONTACT TRACING TO ADVISE PEOPLE WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THIS INDIVIDUAL.

PUBLIC HEALTH WILL TELL THOSE THAT THEY CONNECT WITH THROUGH THE CONTACT TRACING WHAT TO DO.

BUT THERE IS A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO WE WILL BE ASKING TO ISOLATE.

AND THE REASON FOR THAT, IS THAT MEASLES IS AN INCREDIBLY, HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS VIRUS.

>> Renee: LAST WEEK DURING GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR'S NEWS CONFERENCE WE HEARD FROM Dr. STEVEN STACK THE SECRETARY FOR THE KENTUCKY CABINET OF HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES WHO IS LEAST LIKELY AND MOST LIKELY TO GET THE MEASLES.

>> THE ROUGH NUMBERS I USE IF YOU ARE 70 OR OLDER YOU ARE CONSIDERED IMMUNE BECAUSE MEASLES WAS CIRCULATING BACK THEN.

THE YEAR IS 1957 IF YOU WERE BORN IN 1957 OR BEFORE YOU ARE GOOD.

IF YOU'VE HAD TWO DOSES OF THE VACCINE, YOU ARE GOOD.

70 OR OLDER, TWO DOSES OF VACCINE YOU ARE GOOD.

THERE'S OTHERS IF YOU'VE HAD MEASLES AND LABORATORY CONFIRMATION OF MEASLES, THEN YOU ARE ALSO IMMUNE.

FOR MOST OF THE PUBLIC YOU ARE GOOD.

THE PUBLIC IS THE YOUNGER KIDS THESE DAYS THERE IS A GROWING NUMBER WHO ARE NOT GETTING IMMUNIZED THEY GET THE SICKEST.

AND WHEN WE HAVE THESE OUTBREAKS, AS MANY AS ONE IN FIVE CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE CAN END UP IN THE HOSPITAL.

NO PARENT WANTS THEIR KID TO FEEL BAD.

THE BEST WAY TO PROTECT THAT IS GET TWO DOSES OF VACCINE 97% EFFECTIVE OF GETTING THE DISEASE.

>> Renee: THE CENTER CENTER REPORTS MORE THAN CENTER CENTER STREETS THIS IS THE WORST IN THE U.S.

IN MORE THAN THREE DECADES.

>>> UNIVERSITY LEADERS WERE ASKED TO TESTIFY HOW THEY ARE COMPLYING WITH THE STATE'S NEW ANTI-D.E.I.

LAW DURING THE 2025 LEGISLATIVE SESSION, LAWMAKERS PASSED HOUSE BILL 4 WHICH ABOLISHED ALL DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION PROGRAMS AND OFFICES AT THE STATE'S PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES.

THE LAW TOOK EFFECT LAST MOMENT OUR EMILY SISK EXPLAINS HOW UNIVERSITIES HAVE TAKEN ACTION IN TONIGHT'S LEGISLATIVE UPDATE.

>> DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION OR D.E.I.

INITIATIVES HAVE COME TO A HALT AT KENTUCKY'S PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES.

DURING TODAY'S BUDGET REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY SHARED THEY DISBANDED THEIR OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL DIVERSITY LAST AUGUST BEFORE HOUSE BILL 4 WAS INTRODUCED.

U.K.'S PROVOST EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED TO THOSE PROGRAMS.

>> PROGRAMS HOUSED IN THE OFFICE WERE DISCONTINUED OR REVISED TO MAKE CLEAR THAT THE SERVICES AND RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES IN WAYS CONSISTENT WITH THE LAW.

>> LEGISLATORS WERE NOT SATISFIED WITH U.K.'S TESTIMONY.

THEY ASKED FOR MORE DETAILS IF THE UNIVERSITY WAS STILL OFFERING DISCRIMINATORY COURSES AND SENATOR STEVEN WEST WANTED MORE INFORMATION HOW MUCH MONEY THE UNIVERSITY IS SAVING.

>> WE WANT TO KNOW THAT THE TAXPAYER DOLLARS ARE BEING WELL SPENT, STUDENT DOLLARS ARE BEING WELL SPENT AND JUST, I GUESS, I WOULD REQUEST A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL.

>> ANOTHER UNIVERSITY WHICH TOOK ACTION BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION, WAS NKU.

THEY DISSOLVED THEIR OFFICE OF INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE LAST AUGUST AND FORMED A NEW INITIATIVE.

>> THE NORTH CENTER WILL BE ON FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS AND COMMUTER STUDENTS SO NKU CAN BE UNIQUE IN THE FACT THAT A LARGE PORTION OF OUR STUDENTS ARE COMMUTER STUDENTS THAT WILL BE ONE OF THE FOCUSES OF THAT CENTER TO FILL A NEED WE THINK THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO FILL.

>> THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE REALIGNED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND SHARED THEIR NEW RESOURCE CENTER.

>> IT WILL INCLUDE THE CENTER FOR 34EU8TARY CONNECTED STUDENTS THE DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER AND CENTERS AIMED AT SUPPORTING SUCCESS FOR ALL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS.

>> KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY IS THE ONLY PUBLICLY FUNDED HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY.

THEY REMOVED THEIR POSITIONS YEARS AGO SAYING THEY DID NOT NEED THEM.

>> KSU WAS FOUNDED IN RESPONSE TO DISCRIMINATION.

WHETHER ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, POLITICAL BELIEF OR SOCIAL BELIEF.

>> MOREHEAD UNIVERSITIES EMPHASIZED THEIR FOCUS HAS BEEN ON LOW INCOME STUDENTS RATHER THAN D.E.I.

PROGRAMS.

THE PRESIDENT SAID THEY NEVER HAD A DIVERSITY OFFICE.

>> AS MANY OF YOU KNOW MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY AS OVER 50% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE LOW INCOME STUDENTS AND THAT'S WHERE WE PLACE THE MAJORITY OF OUR EMPHASIS.

>> WE SERVE VERY HIGH PERCENTAGE OF FIRST GENERATION, LOW INCOME, MARGINALIZED STUDENTS.

SO OUR SUPPORT SERVICES, I BELIEVE, AT MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY ARE SECOND TO NONE AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THOSE STUDENTS.

>> THE PROVOST FORMATTED A COMMITTEE TO EVAL LATE COURSES AND ENSURE IT INCLUDES A MULTITUDE OF PERSPECTIVES.

>> TO ENSURE THAT ALTERNATE VIEWPOINTS ARE PRESENTED ALONG WITH PERSPECTIVES THAT COURSE MATERIAL REFLECTS A RANGE OF IDEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES AND ASSESSMENTS DO NOT REQUIRE ADOPTION OF VIEWPOINTS.

>> EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY SHARE THEY HAVE ADOPTED NEUTRALITY POLICIES.

THEY WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW AS THE NEW ACADEMIC YEAR BEGINS.

FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M EMILY SISK.

>> Renee: THANKS, EMILY.

YOU CAN SEE THAT FULL HEARING ON-LINE AT KET.ORG.

>>> IT'S ANOTHER STEP FORWARD FOR KENTUCKY'S MEDICAL CANNABIS PROGRAM.

ARMORY KENTUCKY LLC OF GRAVES COUNTY BEGAN CULTIVATION FRIDAY, A FIRST IN KENTUCKY THAT IS AFTER AN INSPECTION BY THE KENTUCKY OFFICE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS.

SO FAR, KENTUCKY HAS LICENSED 81 BUSINESSES AND REGISTERED MORE THAN 400 MEDICAL CANNABIS PRACTITIONERS AND 11,000 PEOPLE HAVE APPLIED FOR AND RECEIVED A MEDICAL CANNABIS CARD.

GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAYS THE STATE IS GETTING CLOSER TO BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE QUALIFYING PATIENTS WITH RELIEF THROUGH MEDICAL CANNABIS.

>> KENTUCKY IS JOINING MORE THAN 20 STATES IN SUING PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S ADMINISTRATION OVER BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN EDUCATION GRANTSES THAT HAVE BEEN FROZEN.

AT THAT TIME INCLUDES MORE THAN 87 MILLION DOLLARS FOR KENTUCKY.

PROGRAMS FOR MORE THAN ONE MILLION STUDENTS ARE AT RISK BECAUSE OF THE FREEZE.

CONGRESS SET ASIDE MONEY FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS, THE YMCA AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE ACADEMIC SUPPORT, ENRICHMENT AND CHILDCARE.

BUT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WANTS TO MAKE SURE THE PROGRAM AS LINE WITH THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT'S PRIORITIES.

IN A STATEMENT ANDY BESHEAR SAID QUOTE THIS IS NOT ABOUT DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN THESE FUNDS WERE APPROPRIATED BY CONGRESS FOR THE EDUCATION OF KENTUCKY'S CHILDREN AND IT'S MY JOB TO ENSURE WE GET THEM.

OUR KIDS AND OUR FUTURE DEPEND ON I ASTRONG EDUCATION AND THESE FUNDS ARE ESSENTIAL TO MAKING SURE OUR KIDS SUCCEED.

END QUOTE.

>>> A TRANSGENDER KENTUCKY INMATE IS SUING THE STATE'S DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR DENYING HER HORMONE THERAPY THAT IS NOW BANNED UNDER STATE LAW.

MADDILYN MARCUM IS SERVING A 40-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE FOR A 2013 MURDER.

SHE SAYS SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH GENDER DYSPHORIA IN 2009 AND HAS BEEN RECEIVING TREATMENT SINCE 2016.

BUT SENATE BILL 2 PASSED DWURG THE 2025 KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROHIBITS GENDER AFFIRMING CARE FOR INMATES.

MARCUM'S LAWSUIT WAS FILED BY THE A.C.L.U.

AND CLAIMS SB2 VIOLATES THE U.S. CONSTITUTION 8TH AMENDMENT AND THE 14TH AMENDMENT GUARANTEEING EQUAL PROTECTIONS.

AT LEAST ONE STATE LAWMAKER IS CRITICIZING THE LAWSUIT.

ON SOCIAL MEDIA, REPUBLICAN STATE REPRESENTATIVE T.J. ROBERTS SAID HE WAS HONORED TO VOTE FOR SENATE BILL 2.

HE ADDED QUOTE I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR.

THERE IS NOTHING COME PASSIONATE ABOUT FORCING THE PEOPLE OF KENTUCKY TO PAY FOR TRANSGENDER DRUGS FOR A CONVICTED MURDERER OR FOR ANYONE FOR THAT MATTER.

RATHER FORCING THE TAXPAYER TO FRONT THE COST OF AFFIRMING THE MENTAL ILLNESS OF A MURDERER IS CRUEL AND UNUSUAL TREATMENT OF THE PEOPLE OF KENTUCKY.

END QUOTE.

>>> THERE ARE TWO WORDS THAT CAN STRIKE HOPE OR FEAR WHEN THEY ARE PAIRED TOGETHER.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

MOST OFTEN SHORTHANDEDLY REFERRED TO AS A.I.

JOSH BRAY CO-CHAIRS THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TASK FORCE IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND SAYS IT'S EASY TO SEE HOW BOTH FOLKS CAN HOLD BOTH REACTIONS TO THE TECHNOLOGY AT THE SAME TIME.

BUT HE BELIEVES THAT WHAT CAN COME FROM IT, HOLDS GREAT PROMISE IN STATE GOVERNMENT, EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE AND MORE.

I TALKED TO HIM LAST YEAR AT THE CENTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT ABOUT THE WORK STATE LAWMAKERS ARE PUTTING IN NOW TO KEEP PACE WITH THIS EVER EVOLVING INTELLIGENCE.

>> IT WILL BE LIKE ANOTHER INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION.

LAST YEAR WE HAD THE FIRST ITERATION OF THE A.I.

TASK FORCE WHICH CENTER BLEDSOE AND I WERE CHAIRMEN OF.

AND WE STARTED THERE.

WHAT IS A.I.?

HOW CAN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY UTILIZE A.I.

TO BETTER SERVE OUR TAXPAYERS TO FIND EFFICIENCIES IN GOVERNMENT THAT WE CAN UTILIZE TO SAVE MONEY TO MAKE THE USER EXPERIENCE BETTER.

I MEAN JUST FOR INSTANCE FILING FOR UNEMPLOYMENT.

HOW MANY I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE CONTACTED ME WITH FRUSTRATIONS I'VE SENT IN THIS FORM OR THEY CAME BACK AND SAID I DIDN'T HAVE SOMETHING FILLED OUT.

A.I.

HAS USES WITHIN GOVERNMENT.

SO WE HAD PASSED A BILL SENATE BILL 4 LAST SESSION THAT KIND OF STARTED TO ADDRESS THAT.

IT PUT IN PLACE A PERMISSION STRUCTURE FOR STATE GOVERNMENT TO UTILIZE THAT AS WELL IT PUT A TRANSPARENCY PIECE IN SO THAT THE PUBLIC WILL KNOW HOW A.I.

'S BEING USED TO WITHIN THE GOVERNMENT.

BUT THIS YEAR, WE'RE GETTING TO SOME REALLY COOL STUFF THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE TIME FOR LAST SESSION.

THE LAST TASK FORCE OVER THE INTERIM WE'RE LOOKING AT EDUCATION, WHAT ROLE IS A.I.

GOING TO HAVE WITHIN THE K-12 AND SECONDARY EDUCATION IN KENTUCKY.

ENERGY POLICY.

BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALLY LOOK AT A.I.

AND ENERGY POLICY TOGETHER BUT THEY GO HAND IN HAND BECAUSE IT TAKES THESE DATA CENTERS TO RUN A.I.

AND THEY USE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF ENERGY AND SO THERE IS AN ENERGY POLICY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

HOW DOES A.I.

PLAY IN WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT?

BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS KENTUCKY IS FORTUNATE IN WE HAVE AN EXCESS ENERGY CAPACITY.

THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES US ATTRACTIVE FOR OUT OF STATE COMPANIES WHENEVER THEY LOOK AT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT BECAUSE WE HAVE WATER, WE HAVE AN ABUNDANCE OF ELECTRICITY.

SO IT MAKES US ATTRACTIVE AS A STATE.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE POLICIES WE HAVE AROUND A.I.

DON'T HURT OTHER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT KENTUCKY'S GOT GOOD POLICIES IN PLACE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN SEE A BOOM TO OUR LOCAL ECONOMIES.

>> .

>> Renee: DO YOU THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME EFFORT FROM SOMEWHERE TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ON IT?

YOU UNDERSTAND IT AND YOU AND AMANDA MAYS BLEDSOE GREATER THAN MOST PEOPLE AND SOME PEOPLE ARE FEARFUL ABOUT WHAT IT COULD MEAN, JOB REPLACEMENT ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU KNOW ARE DISCUSSED.

HOW DO YOU ALLAY THOSE FEARS?

>> I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU CAN.

EXCEPT, A LITTLE BIT OF EDUCATION LIKE WHAT YOU SAID.

I LISTEN A LOT OF PEOPLE'S CONCERNS I SHARE THEM TOO, RIGHT.

JUST THINKING SEEING HOW JUST TAKE LIKE CHATGPT OR GROK.

HOW IT'S EVOLVED IN THE PAST TWO YEARS OR SINCE THE LAST TASK FORCE.

GOOGLE GEMINI.

SOME OF THE VIDEOS YOU SEE ON SOCIAL MEDIA THEY ARE INDISTINGUISHABLE FOR IS THIS FAKE?

IS THIS REAL?

THIS IS JUST OVER TWO YEARS WHAT IS IT GOING TO LOOK LIKE IN 20 YEARS.

FOR YEARS WE'VE WORRIED ABOUT JOB REPLACEMENT AUTOMATION WITHIN THE BLUE-COLLAR SECTOR, IT WILL BE WHITE-COLLAR AFFECTED THE MOST.

BUT THERE'S ALSO TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF OPPORTUNITY THERE.

I LOOK AT LIKE RURAL HEALTHCARE.

WE'VE GOT A SHORTAGE OF DOCTORS.

A SHORTAGE OF SPECIALISTS.

WELL, IN THE NEXT 10, 20 YEARS, THIS THE TECHNOLOGY SHOULD BE INTEGRATED THROUGH THAT PROFESSION TO WHERE IT FREES UP A HUMAN DOCTOR'S TIME TO SEE MORE PATIENTS OR IT CAN TAKE SOME OF THE BURDEN OFF PARTICULARLY WITH THE BUREAUCRACY.

>> .

>> Renee: THE ADMINISTRATIVE STUFF.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> Renee: THE A.I.

TASK FORCE MET TODAY IN FRANKFORT AND WE'LL BRING YOU HIGHLIGHTS THAT HEARING TOMORROW NIGHT ON "KENTUCKY EDITION."

[♪♪] >> Renee: NOT EVERYONE IN LOGAN COUNTY LIKES A PROPERTY TAX HIKE OK'd BY THE SCHOOL BOARD.

WHAT DO THEY PLAN TO DO ABOUT IT?

TOBY GIBBS HAS DETAILS IN THE LOOK AT HEADLINES AROUND KENTUCKY.

[♪♪] >> SOME PEOPLE IN LOGAN COUNTY WANT TO VOTE ON A NICKEL PROPERTY TAX HIKE APPROVED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD.

THE TAX MEANS PEOPLE WILL PAY 5.9 CENTS FOR EVERY $100 OF ASSESSED VALUE.

THE MONEY WILL GO TO SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS AND ADDRESS SCHOOL OVERCROWDING.

TAX OPPONENTS ARE GETTING NAMES ON A PETITION ASKING FOR THE TAX TO GO ON THE BALLOT.

ORGANIZERS HAVE UNTIL JULY 21 TO GET 1043 SIGNATURES, 10% OF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO VOTED IN THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

>>> A GROUP CALLED HUMANE WORLD FOR ANIMALS IS PUSHING FOR THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO PASS A BILL REQUIRING ANIMALS OWNERS TO PAY FOR THEIR CARE IF THEY ARE SEIZED DURING A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION.

THE TIMES LEADER SAYS THE BILL IS KNOWN AS THE COST OF CARE BILL, SIMILAR LAWS ALREADY EXIST IN ALL BUT FIVE STATES.

WITHOUT THE LAW, TAXPAYERS PAY FOR THE CARE OF ANIMALS SEIZED DURING INVESTIGATIONS.

>>> FOR KENTUCKIANS WHO ENTER COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ARE STAYING ENROLLED.

THE GREYSON COUNTY NEWS QUOTES THE NATIONAL STUDENT CLEARINGHOUSE WHICH SAYS THE PERCENTAGE OF UNDERGRADUATES STAYING IN SCHOOL WENT UP ALMOST 10% IN TWOO AND 8% IN 2024.

THE STUDY SAYS THE NUMBERS INDICATE A SIGNIFICANT REBOUND FROM THE YEARS COVID WAS AT ITS WORST.

>>> A NEW TECHNICAL BUILDING IS HEADED TO SOMERSET COMMUNITY COLLEGE'S LAUREL COUNTY CAMPUS.

THE 30 MILLION DOLLAR FACILITY WILL GO UP ON LAND NEXT TO THE LAUREL COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY.

THE GROUNDBREAKING IS EXPECTED IN THE SPRING OF 2026.

>>> WITH HEADLINES AROUND KENTUCKY I'M TOBY GIBBS.

[♪♪] >> Renee: JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS COACHES ARE GETTING GEARED UP FOR THE FALL SPORTS SEASON.

THE DISTRICT HELD A CLINIC LAST WEEK.

AROUND 300 COACHES INCLUDING 75 NEW ONES WERE IN ATTENDANCE.

THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR JCPS SAYS THE FOCUS WAS ON THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF STUDENT ATHLETES AND DISCUSSED SENATE BILL 181 A NEW LAW MANDATING THAT ALL ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION BETWEEN STUDENTS AND SCHOOL STAFF BE CONDUCTED THROUGH DESIGNATED TRACEABLE PLATFORMS.

>> THEY ARE LEARN BEING EQUITY, THEY ARE LEARNING ABOUT OUR SPECIAL OLYMPICS SPORTS DIVISION AND GETTING CPR TRAINING IT IS A GREAT TIME TO SHARE OUR MISSION AND VISION OF JCPS ATHLETICS AND GET EVERYBODY ON THE SAME PAGE.

AND WE TALKED ABOUT SENATE BILL 181 MAKING SURE THEY ARE COMMUNICATING WITH STUDENTS AS WELL.

WE WANT TO KEEP IT GOING BECAUSE IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO NETWORK AND PROVIDE THEM THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO BE AN EFFECTIVE COACH.

AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE INVESTED IN THE WHOLE CHILD AND PREPARING KIDS FOR LEARNING THE GAME AND ALSO BEING A GOOD ATHLETE, A GOOD STUDENT, STUDENT FIRST, ATHLETE SECOND AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE CHECKING IN ON THEM AND GRADES AND ENCOURAGING THEM IN JCPS.

COMMUNICATION IS A BIG ONE.

SAFETY, WE'RE GOING OVER OUR SAFETY NORMS OUR EMERGENCY ACTION PLANS HOW TO KEEP STUDENTS SAFE WITH THE HIGH HEAT.

AND COACHING THEM TO SUCCESS AND MAKING SURE THEY ARE A GREAT ATHLETE AND THE BEST LEADER THEY CAN BE ON AND OFF THE FIELDS.

>> Renee: THE COACHES ALSO RECEIVED TRAINING ON FIRST AID AND THE USE OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS OR AED'S.

HEADING TO NORTHERN KENTUCKY, THE COVINGTON CENTRAL RIVERFRONT IS A 23-ACRE SITE FORMERLY HOME TO THE I.R.S.

THE CITY IS TRANSFORMING THE AREA INTO A NEW COMMUNITY.

OFFICIALS TOOK RESIDENTSES ON A QUOTE HARDHAT TOUR OF THE SITE LAST WEEK.

OUR EMILY SISK WAS THERE AND SHE HAS THE LATEST.

>> WE'RE NOT REFERRING TO IT AS A PROJECT OR A DEVELOPMENT.

INSTEAD WE ARE BRINGING BACK A NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> IN THE 1960s, THAT NEIGHBORHOOD COMPLETELY CHANGED WHEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S I.R.S.

BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED.

THE I.R.S.

WAS ONCE THE LARGEST EMPLOYER IN THE CITY.

BUT AFTER CONSOLIDATING OFFICES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, IT CLOSED THE COVINGTON BRANCH IN 2019.

NOW, THE CITY HAS BOUGHT BACK THE PROPERTY AND HAS BIG PLANS FOR THE AREA.

>> THIS IS A VERY IMAGE DEVELOPMENT THEY CALL IT THE BILLION DOLLAR MILE.

>> IT IS IN FACT PART OF THE $5 BILLION MILE WHICH STRETCHES ACROSS KENTON AND CAMPBELL COUNTIES.

THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR SAYS THE RIVERFRONT AREA IS SEPARATED BY BLOCKS WITH MANY DIFFERENT CONTRIBUTING BUILDS.

>> AUTHENTIC NEIGHBORHOOD IN COVINGTON IS NOT DEVELOPED BY ONE DEVELOPER NOT DESIGNED BY ONE ARCHITECT AND NOT BUILT BY ONE BUILDER.

>> THE CITY PLANS TO TURN THE AREA INTO A MIXED-USE BUSINESS DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY WITH SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, HOTELS, APARTMENTS, OFFICE SPACE, A PARK AND MORE.

THEY ARE ALSO HOPING TO BECOME THE NEW HOME FOR TWO GRADUATE SCHOOL PROGRAMS.

>> IT'S BEEN ANNOUNCED THAT THE CHASE LAW SCHOOL AND THE U.K. MED SCHOOL ARE INTERESTED IN LOCATING IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> THE NEIGHBORHOOD WILL HAVE A CONNECTION TO ANOTHER CITY, NEWPORT.

>> THE TOP OF IT WILL FORM A LAND BRIDGE THAT WILL CONNECT THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THE TOP OF THE LEVY.

THAT IS SOMETHING THAT COVINGTON HAS NEVER HAD.

>> BRAY CONSTRUCTION BASED IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY HAS BEEN WORKING ON PHASE ONE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THE LAST YEAR.

THEY'VE LAYED SEWER, GAS, ELECTRIC AND WATERLINES TO ENSURE THE NEXT PHASE CAN GO OFF WITHOUT A HITCH.

>> IT'S GOING TO TRANSFORM THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

YOU WILL THESE INDEPENDENT LOTS START GETTING STRUCTURES IN PLACE, GETTING HOUSES IN, COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS.

REALLY TRANSFORM MORE THAN WHAT IS ALREADY DONE WITH THE 100,000 YARDS WE HAVE MOVED.

AND TONS AND TONS OF CONCRETE AND AS PHENOMENA FAULT PAVED AND POURED.

>> AFTER PLANNING AND PREPARATION, WEST EXPLAINED WHEN BUILDINGS WILL START POPPING UP.

>> SUMMER, EARLY FALL FOLKS WILL SEE BUILDINGS BEING BUILT AND THAT IS GOING TO BRING ANOTHER LEVEL OF EXCITEMENT.

TO HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON A MASTER PLAN FOR SOMETHING SO LARGE AND TRANSFORMATIONAL IN A CITY THAT I DEEPLY LOVE.

AND HAVE LOVED FOR MANY DECADES.

THAT'S A DREAM COME TRUE.

BUT THEN TO BE ABLE TO SEE THAT PLAN BEING IMPLEMENTED, IS THE ULTIMATE.

>> FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M EMILY SISK.

>> Renee: THANK YOU, EMILY.

THE CITY IS INVESTING MORE THAN $100 MILLION IN THE SITE.

THE TOTAL COST IS EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST $300 MILLION.

[♪♪] >>> MORE THAN 100 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM ACROSS KENTUCKY PARTICIPATED IN THE GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL FOR ENTREPRENEURS SUMMER START UP PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY.

THE THREE-WEEK SESSION EMPOWERS STUDENTS WITH AN ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT TO DREAM BIG.

>> I WAS TALKING TO MY FRIEND AND SHE SAID IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE.

AND YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE THE SAME PERSON I WAS LIKE GOODNESS THIS IS THAT TRUE.

AFTER COMING HERE I HAVE UNDERSTOOD THAT IT'S CHANGED MY LIFE FOR THE BETTER.

>> IT IS AN IMMERSIVE SUMMER PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

WE TEACH THEM HOW TO IDENTIFY AND ARTICULATE PROBLEMS, HOW TO DESIGN SOLUTIONS USING THE BUSINESS MODEL CANVAS AS A FRAMEWORK.

AND IT ENDS IN A BIG SHARK TANK STYLE PITCH COMPETITION CALLED PITCH FEST.

>> MY GROUP WE'VE CHANGED OUR IDEAS FROM COMING UP WITH 100 PROBLEMS WE WENT UP TO 200.

SO WE CAME UP WITH THE PROBLEM OF HOW TO DETECT DEHYDRATION AMONGST COLLEGIATE ATHLETES IN FOOTBALL.

I LOVE MY GROUP AND IT'S BEEN SO FUN.

>> THE FIRST WEEK WAS STRESSFUL, AND HARD AND A LOT OF ADJUSTING ALL THE SWEAT AND TEARS I SPENT MAKING MY ONE00 SOLUTIONS LIKE IF I COULD GO BACK I PROBABLY WOULD.

I WAS AGGRAVATED TO DO IT.

WHEN I WAS LAYING IN MY BED, I REALIZED I DID THAT.

>> GSE IS NOT A CLASSROOM AND WE GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUT THEM IN A BRAND NEW ENVIRONMENT THAT IS SO UNLIKE ANYTHING THEY ARE USED TO IN SCHOOL OR AT HOME.

AND THAT CHALLENGES THEM.

BUT THEY LEARN THROUGH THIS PROCESS HOW TO EMBRACE THAT UNCERTAINTY, HOW TO NAVIGATE INDECISION AND HOW TO MAKE THE BEST OUTCOME.

>> IT IS LIFE CHANGING AND IT IS GREAT EXPERIENCE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF.

I WOULD SAY YOU GAIN MORE INDEPENDENCE AND I'D SAY YOU BECOME MORE SOCIAL.

AGAIN, YOU ARE GETTING PREPARED FOR YOUR FUTURE IF YOU DO CHOOSE TO GO TO COLLEGE.

>> I THINK THE PRIMARY SKILLS THAT WE'RE TEACHING HERE ARE HIGH AGENCY.

I THINK FAIL WITHOUT FEAR IS A TAG LINE WE LOVE TO SAY.

AND WHEN I THINK ABOUT WHAT THE WORLD LOOKS LIKE IN THE FUTURE WITH A.I.

ABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTION YOU MIGHT NEED, HOW DO WE TEACH STUDENTS HOW TO THINK CRITICALLY HOW THEY WANT TO SHOW UP IN THE WORLD AND THE IMPACT THEY WANT TO MAKE.

>> ONE OF OUR MAYBE GOALS IS TO BREAK BARRIERS AND BUILD BRIDGES ACROSS THE STATE WHERE THE YOUNG PEOPLE CAN MEET OTHER YOUNG PEOPLE FROM ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF BACKGROUNDS, DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE STATE.

>> I COME FROM A RURAL COMMUNITY A SMALL TOWN.

AND COMING TO GSE AND MEETING PEOPLE FROM HAZARD KENTUCKY, LEITCHFIELD, MADISONVILLE IT'S WONDERFUL LEARNING ABOUT KENTUCKY'S CULTURE THROUGH PEOPLE YOUR AGE AND SEEING WHAT PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES AROUND THE STATE ARE DOING.

GSE IS THE BEGINNING.

IT'S OPENED UP THE DOOR TO ME TO DO SO MUCH STUFF.

>> Renee: WHAT A GREAT PROGRAM.

GSE WILL CONTINUE THE PARTNERSHIP WITH U.K. WHO WILL HOST THE SUMMER PROGRAM THROUGH 2027.

>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT THAT LONG TO SEE YOU TOMORROW NIGHT WE WILL BE BACK 6:30, 5:30 CENTRAL WHERE AND INFORM, CONNECT AND INSPIRE.

CONNECT WITH US ON FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM AND TWITTER AND SEND US A STORY IDEA BY E-MAIL TO PUBLIC AFFAIRS AT KET.ORG.

I'M RENEE SHAW AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU AGAIN TOMORROW NIGHT.

TO SEE YOU AGAIN TOMORROW NIGHT.

TAKE GOOD CARE.

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