[♪♪] >> PROTESTS OUTSIDE A FEDERAL COURTHOUSE AS A FORMER LMPD OFFICER FACING SENTENCING IN THE BREONNA TAYLOR CASE.

>> I HAD SEVERAL ON EACH OPENING DAY AND WHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD DO YOU HAVE A TEAM OF PEOPLE WHOSE ENTIRE JOB IS TO HELP YOU HAVE A GOOD EXPERIENCE.

>> AND MEET THE NEW HEAD OF THE KENTUCKY'S GOVERNOR'S SCHOLARS PROGRAM.

>> I HAVE A GIANT CONCRETE GLUE GUN THAT I'M JUST USING TO MAKE MY SHAPE OF MY HOUSE FOR ME AND FILLING UP THE WALLS INSIDE.

>> LEARN HOW THE STATE'S FIRST 3-D PRINTED HOME COULD PROTECT KENTUCKIANS FROM SEVERE WEATHER.

>> OUR GOAL IS VERY SIMPLE: IT IS THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE PREPARED, THEY ARE EXCITED TO LEARN AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THEY ARE CONFIDENT.

>> AND LEARN ABOUT THE CAMP THAT IS GIVING LITTLE LEARNERS A HEADSTART AT KINDERGARTEN.

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

[♪♪] >> GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO KENTUCKY EDITION FOR JULY 21ST.

I'M CHRISTIE DUTTON, IN FOR RENEE SHAW.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

A FORMER LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DETECTIVE CONVICTED IN CONNECTION TO A BOTCHED RAID THAT LED TO THE DEATH OF BREONNA TAYLOR WILL LEARN HIS SENTENCE IN FEDERAL COURT TODAY.

BRETT HANKISON WAS AMONG A GROUP OF OFFICERS INVOLVED IN THE RAID ON TAYLOR'S APARTMENT IN 2020.

HANKISON WAS THE ONLY OFFICER TO BE CHARGED AS PART OF A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE INCIDENT.

HE WAS FOUND GUILTY OF USING EXCESSIVE FORCE AND VIOLATING TAYLOR'S CIVIL RIGHTS.

THE FEDERAL SENTENCING WAS POSTPONED WHILE THE COURT WAITED FOR A SENTENCING RECOMMENDATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

THE DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDED ONE DAY IN JAIL AND THREE YEARS SUPERVISED PROBATION FOR HANKISON.

HANKISON'S ATTORNEYS WERE ASKING FOR A NEW TRIAL.

ON FRIDAY, A U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE DENIED THE MOTION.

A DIFFERENT PROTEST CONTINUES TO RAISE QUESTIONS THIS WEEK.

IT STARTED THURSDAY IN CINCINNATI WITH A GROUP RALLYING MORE THAN A DOZEN PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED DID DURING A DIFFERENT PROTEST LAST WEEK.

IT STARTED THURSDAY IN CINCINNATI WITH A GROUP RALLYING AGAINST THE ARREST OF A LOCAL CHAPLAIN BY ICE.

PROTESTORS MARCHED ACROSS THE ROEBLING BRIDGE TOWARD COVINGTON AND BLOCKED THE ROAD.

COVINGTON POLICE RESPONDED AND SAID THEY FIRST TRIED TO MOVE PROTESTERS TO THE SIDEWALK.

THOSE WHO REFUSED WERE ARRESTED.

THERE WERE 13 ARRESTS TOTAL.

BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE SHOWS ONE OF THE INDIVIDUALS BEING REPEATEDLY PUNCHED.

DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE ON FRIDAY, COVINGTON'S POLICE CHIEF SAID THE OFFICER THOUGHT THE PERSON WAS TRYING TO REACH FOR A WEAPON.

COVINGTON'S MAYOR ALSO ADDRESSED THE INCIDENT.

>> LET ME BE CLEAR, WE FULLY SUPPORT THE RIGHT TO PEACEFULLY ASSEMBLE.

AT THE SAME TIME, WE SUPPORT OUR POLICE OFFICERS WHO ARE OFTEN PLACED PLACED IN INCREDIBLE, DIFFICULT, FAST-MOVING SITUATIONS.

BUT ANY USE-OF-FORCE MUST BE LAWFUL AND MEASURED.

>> POLICE SAY THE OFFICER SEEN PUNCHING THE INDIVIDUAL HAS BEEN PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE WHILE AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY.

KENTUCKY STATE POLICE HAS RELEASED THE NAMES OF THE OFFICERS INVOLVED IN THE FATAL SHOOTING OUTSIDE A LEXINGTON CHURCH LAST SUNDAY.

THREE LEXINGTON POLICE OFFICERS RESPONDED TO RICHMOND ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, WHERE THEY SAY GUY HOUSE WENT AFTER SHOOTING A KSP OFFICER NEAR THE BLUE GRASS AIRPORT.

POLICE SAY HOUSE SHOT AND KILLED TWO WOMEN AND INJURED TWO MEN AT THE CHURCH.

HOUSE WAS THEN SHOT AND KILLED BY POLICE.

THE OFFICERS WERE IDENTIFIED AS SERGEANT ROSS COLLINS, A 13-YEAR VETERAN OF THE LEXINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT; OFFICER KYLE BLANKENSHIP, A 5-YEAR VETERAN; AND OFFICER SIMON RANKIN, AN 8-YEAR VETERAN.

ALL THREE HAVE BEEN PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE PER DEPARTMENT POLICY.

THE INJURED KSP OFFICER REMAINS HOSPITALIZED.

THE OFFICER, ALONG WITH THE OTHER VICTIMS, WILL BE HONORED AT A VIGIL TOMORROW IN LEXINGTON.

IT TAKES PLACE AT 6 P.M. AT THE COURTHOUSE PLAZA.

MAYOR LINDA GORTON, LEXINGTON'S POLICE CHIEF, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND FAITH LEADERS ARE ATTENDING.

SECRETARY OF STATE MICHAEL ADAMS WAS IN WASHINGTON D.C. TODAY, TAKING PART IN A PANEL ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

ADAMS WAS THERE TO TALK ABOUT KENTUCKY BUSINESSES AGAINST TRAFFICKING, A PROGRAM LAUNCHED EARLIER THIS YEAR BY HIS OFFICE TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING WITH THE HELP OF BUSINESSES AROUND THE STATE.

DURING THE PANEL DISCUSSION, ADAMS TALKED ABOUT GROWING THE PROGRAM AND MAKING PEOPLE AWARE THAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING HAPPENS EVERYWHERE.

>> I GUESS ONE MEASURE IS HOW MANY PARTNERS WE HAVE AND WE DO HAVE GOING ON A THOUSAND PARTNERS.

BUT, THE KEY AGAIN, IS WHO ARE THE PARTNERS?

SO IF EVERY BUSINESS IN KENTUCKY COULD BE A PARTNER IT WOULD BE GREAT.

IF IT IS A HOME-BASED BUSINESS THAT SELLS ARTS AND CRAFTS ON-LINE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THEM IN THE PROGRAM BUT THAT IS NOT WHAT WE'RE AFTER.

ESPECIALLY TO HAVE THE CONVENIENCE STORES WORKING WITH US, THE HOTEL AND MOTEL ASSOCIATION WORKING WITH THIS, OUR CHAMBERS AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL WORKING WITH THIS.

THAT GIVES US REAL PENETRATION INTO COMMUNITIES THAT WE CAN'T GET WITH AN ARBITRARY NUMBER OF BUSINESSES.

WE HAVE BEEN STRATEGIC WHAT THE GROWTH LOOKS LIKE.

IT WAS IMPORTANT TO HAVE OUR KICKOFF PUBLIC EVENT IN LOUISVILLE WITH TOM, BECAUSE IT GOT A GREAT DEAL OF MEDIA ATTENTION AND RIGHT BEFORE THE DERBY WHEN EVERYBODY IS PAYING ATTENTION TO LOUISVILLE FOR A COUPLE WEEKS.

THAT WAS HELPFUL.

BUT WE DON'T WANT TO LET THIS BE SEEN AS AN URBAN PHENOMENON BECAUSE IT REALLY ISN'T.

SOMETHING I LEARNED I HAD NO IDEA UNTIL I LOOKED AT THE STATS ACTUALLY IT'S SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY THAT HAS THE GREATEST INCIDENTS OF THIS GOING TO RUSSELL COUNTY AND KENTUCKY'S A SMALL LITTLE POPULATION, IT'S NOT TOO FAR FROM I-75 AND I-75 LIKE INTERSTATES THROUGH KENTUCKY IS A CRIME TUNNEL.

IT CONNECTS THE CANADIAN BORDER AND MIAMI.

SO WE HAVE DRUGS ON I-75, WE HAVE THIS.

SO FOR US TO HAVE THE PRESENCE THERE IT IS A BIG DEAL.

THE CUMBERLAND REGION IS ONE OF THE HOTBEDS FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING OF ALL PLACES.

WE ARE DOING A PUBLIC TRAINING AND IN COOPERATION WITH THE LOCAL RURAL HOSPITAL.

WE WILL HAVE THE HOSPITAL STAFF, EMT'S, LAW ENFORCEMENT, STATE AND LOCALS AND EVERYBODY THERE IS WILL BE A MAJOR EVENT AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO DO THIS AT THE URBAN 4RE68 AND ALSO THE RURAL LEVEL.

>> ACCORDING TO THE HOTLINE SINCE WOULD 20072500 PEOPLE WERE IDENTIFIED AS VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING HERE IN KENTUCKY.

KENTUCKY GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR IS FEATURED IN VOGUE MAGAZINE TODAY AS SPECULATION GROWS ABOUT HIS PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRATIONS.

THE MAGAZINE SAID BESHEAR IS THE MOST POPULAR DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR IN THE COUNTRY AND POINTED TO HIM WINNING RE-ELECTION IN A STATE THAT PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP EASILY CARRIED DURING THE LAST THREE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS.

BESHEAR HASN'T SAID IF HE WILL RUN FOR THE WHITE HOUSE, BUT HE HASN'T RULED IT OUT EITHER.

LAST WEEK, HE WAS ONE OF SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING TALKED ABOUT AS POTENTIAL DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES TO VISIT SOUTH CAROLINA.

SOUTH CAROLINA IS A STRATEGIC BILL BRYANT DISCUSSED ON "COMMENT ON KENTUCKY".

>> ALEX, CAN BESHEAR CONTINUE TO COUNT ON INVITATIONS CONTINUING TO ROLL IN, CAN HE LEVERAGE HIS ROLE THAT IS COMING UP NEXT YEAR WHEN HE HEADS UP THE DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR'S ASSOCIATION AND CONTINUE TO MAKE TRIPS AND APPEARANCES AND TRY TO BECOME KNOWN WHILE ALSO DOING THAT ROLE?

>> A LOT OF WHAT IT INVOLVES BEING THE HEAD OF THE DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR'S ASSOCIATION IS TRAVELING TO OTHER STATES AND TRYING TO HELP DEMOCRATS GET ELECTED BY ADDRESSING MASS CROWDS OF VOTERS.

IT IS AN ORGANIC OPPORTUNITY FOR HIM TO GET HIS FACE OUT IN STATES WHERE PEOPLE MIGHT NOT RECOGNIZE HIM.

AND IT GIVES HIM AN EXCUSE TO TRAVEL ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITHOUT HAVING TO RATIONALIZE BACK TOK CAN WHY HE IS OUT THERE.

HE CAN NATURALLY GET HIS MESSAGE AND VOICE OUT THERE AS HE CONTINUES STRADDLE THE FINE LINE OF NOT SAYING HE IS NOT RUNNING AND NOT CONFIRMING HE IS RUNNING.

IT WORKS TO HIS BENEFIT.

SOUTH CAROLINA IS A STRATEGIC STATE FOR DEMOCRATS NATIONALLY BECAUSE IT'S THE FIRST STATE TO HOLD A DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY.

IT'S AN EIGHT-BILLION-DOLLAR INDUSTRY, FROM POULTRY AND CATTLE TO CORN AND SOYBEANS.

WE'LL DISCUSS AGRICULTURE IN KENTUCKY ON "KENTUCKY TONIGHT" AS OUR PANEL TALKS ABOUT FARMING AND ITS FUTURE.

JOIN US AND SEND IN YOUR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS AT EIGHT EASTERN, SEVEN CENTRAL, HERE ON KET.

KENTUCKY'S GOVERNOR'S SCHOLARS PROGRAM HAS BEEN A SUMMER TRADITION FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS.

THE PROGRAM ALLOWS RISING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS, WHO HAVE EXCELLED IN AND OUT OF THE CLASSROOM, TO SPEND FIVE WEEKS ON A COLLEGE CAMPUS.

THIS YEAR, THE PROGRAM HAS A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BUT SHE'S NO STRANGER TO THE ORGANIZATION.

OUR EMILY SISK TOOK A TRIP TO CENTRE COLLEGE TO SIT DOWN WITH THE NEW LEADER.

>> IT IS BOTH WONDERFUL AND NERVE-WRACKING.

>> Dr. JENIFER PRICE IS THE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE GOVERNOR'S SCHOLARS PROGRAM.

OVER ABBREVIATED AS GSP.

THE PROGRAM TAKES RISING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS WHO ARE HIGH ACHIEVERS AND DISPERSES THEM ACROSS THE STATE FOR FIVE WEEKS WHERE THEY TAKE CLASSES INTERACT WITH ONE ANOTHER AND GET A TASTE OF WHAT COLLEGE LIFE MIGHT BE LIKE.

>> THEY ARE LEARNING FROM PEOPLE FROM SOMEWHERE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY.

>> THE PROGRAM BEGAN IN 1983 WHEN STATE LEADERS NOTICED A TREND, GIFTED HIGH SCHOOLERS WERE LEAVING KENTUCKY AFTER GRADUATION.

>> THE PROGRAM BEGAN ONLY ON ONE CAMPUS AND STARTED WITH 230 SCHOLARS.

>> TODAY, GSP TAKES PLACE ACROSS THREE COLLEGE CAMPUSES AND ACCEPTS 1050 STUDENTS THIS IS PRICE'S FIRST SUMMER AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

WHILE SHE IS NEW TO THE ROLE SHE IS MONTH STRANGER TO THE PROGRAM.

>> I WAS A SCHOLAR IN 1992 AT GSP MURRAY STATE.

>> IT WAS A SUMMER OF FIRSTS FOR PRICE A HOPKINS COUNTY NATIVE.

>> IT WAS REALLY THE FIRST TIME I HAD BEEN AWAY FROM HOME THAT LONG.

FIRST TIME I HAD BEEN AROUND KIDS MY AGE WHO WERE INTERESTED IN LEARNING JUST AS MUCH AS I WAS.

>> A HALLMARK OF THE PROGRAM IS THE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, BY COLLEGES IN KENTUCKY.

MANY OFFER FULL TUITION REWARDS FOR PARTICIPANTS.

>> I HAD ORIGINALLY THOUGHT I MIGHT GO OUT OF STATE AND GSP KEPT ME LOOKING INSTATE AS WE HEAR.

>> PRICE ATTENDED TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY AND KEPT RETURNING TO GSP WORKING AS A RESIDENT ASSIST TENT DURING THE SUMMERS.

SHE WAS AN RA WHEN ANDY BESHEAR WAS A SCHOLAR IN 1995.

PRICE CAME BACK TO THE PROGRAM AND WORKED IN A MULTITUDE OF ROLES.

SHE WORKED WITH THEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BEFORE HE RETIRED AFTER MORE THAN 3030 YEARS WITH GSP.

>> WHEN I WASN'T WORKING AT GSP SOMETHING WAS MISSING.

>> IT WAS LOCATED AT CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL, MURRAY STATE AND MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY.

>> THE JOB ENTAILS A LOT OF DRIVING ACROSS THE STATE TO VISIT THE CAMPUSES.

>> PRICE SAID FOR THE SCHOLARS IT'S PART OF A GOAL TO MAKE THEM BETTER LEADERS.

>> OUR MISSION IS TO ENHANCE KENTUCKY'S NEXT GENERATION OF CIVIC AND ECONOMIC LEADERS T REALLY GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPOSE STUDENTS TO DIFFERENT PARTS OF KENTUCKY.

>> AND THAT'S BEEN THE CASE FOR ONE LOUISVILLE SCHOLAR.

>> SINCE I'M FROM LOUISVILLE I DON'T KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF JEFFERSON COUNTY AND SEEING THE DIFFERENT COUNTIES MADE ME MORE OPEN MINDED.

>> MORE SCHOLAR NOW HAS FRIENDS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH.

>> WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE I WAS NERVOUS BECAUSE IT'S LIKE YOU ARE COMING HERE AND YOU DON'T KNOW ANYONE.

NOW I HAVE FRIENDS ALL OVER KENTUCKY AND SOME IN TENNESSEE OR VIRGINIA.

>> I HAD SEVERAL NERVOUS ONES ON EACH OPENING DAY AND I WOULD SAY WHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD DO YOU HAVE A TEAM OF PEOPLE WHOSE ENTIRE JOB IS TO HELP YOU HAVE A GOOD EXPERIENCE?

>> PRICE SAID HER EXPERIENCE KEPT HER COMING BACK AND NEVER ENVISIONED IN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ROLE.

>> IT FEELS FULL CIRCLE BEING A SCHOLAR AND NOW IN THIS POSITION.

>> PRICE'S SON WAS A SCHOLAR IN 2021 AND DECIDED TO ATTEND CENTRE COLLEGE AFTER HIS EXPERIENCE.

THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SAID IT IS HER MISSION TO ENSURE GSP CONTINUES AT ITS CAPACITY AND REMAINS COMPLETELY FREE OF CHARGE.

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

>> WHAT AN AMAZING PROGRAM.

THE FIRST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS LIL PRESS THE HUSBAND OF KET'S FOUNDER, LEONARD PRESS -- THE WIFE OF KET'S FOUNDER, LEONARD PRESS.

THE STATE HAS REOPENED ITS ONLINE PORTAL FOR KENTUCKIANS WHO WANT TO REGISTER TO TAKE THEIR PERMIT TEST.

MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND WRITTEN PERMIT TEST APPOINTMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE STATEWIDE TESTING EVENT, TAKING PLACE AUGUST 2ND FROM 8 A.M. TO 4 P.M.

TESTING WILL TAKE PLACE AT 12 LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

APPLICANTS CAN TAKE THE TEST AT ANY LOCATION.

YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 15 YEARS OLD TO APPLY.

A NEW STATE LAW THAT WENT INTO EFFECT THIS YEAR LOWERED THE AGE TO APPLY FOR A PERMIT TO 15.

[♪♪] KENTUCKY HAS A NEED FOR QUALITY AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT CAN WITHSTAND SEVERE WEATHER, AND SOMERSET COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS HARD AT WORK ON A UNIQUE SOLUTION: 3-D PRINTED CONCRETE HOUSES.

OUR MACKENZIE SPINK HAS MORE ON HOW THE FLOODBUSTER PROJECT WILL KEEP KENTUCKY FAMILIES SAFE.

>> SOMERSET IS HOME TO THE STATE'S FIRST 3-D PRINTED HOUSE.

THE CONCRETE STRUCTURE STILL NEEDS INTERIOR WALLS AND A ROOF BUT IT REPRESENTS A STEP IN SOLVING KENTUCKY'S GREATEST HOUSING CHALLENGES.

THIS PROJECT STARTED WHEN THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND THE APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION PROVIDED SOMERSET COMMUNITY COLLEGE WITH A GRANT TO CREATE 3-D PRINTED HOUSING AS A RESPONSE TO THE 2022 FLOODING IN EASTERN KENTUCKY.

>> THEY WILL STILL GET WET AND BE FLOODED BUT YOU CAN CLEAN IT OUT AND MOVE IN WITHOUT HAVING MOLD OR RESPIRATORY ISSUES THAT OFTEN COME WITH A FLOODED HOUSE.

>> PART OF THE STURDINESS COMES FROM THE MATERIAL CONCRETE INSTEAD OF WOOD FRAME BUT THE RESILIENCE IS HIDDEN INSIDE THE WALLS.

>> THE FLOOD BUSTER HAS A DESIGN BUILT INTO THE CURVES IT IS A WEAVE OF CONCRETE AND A SHAPE.

WE USE ENGINEERING SOFTWARE TO CREATE THE ULTIMATE SOLUTION TO THE FORCES COMING AGAINST IT.

AND THE RESIDENTS, THEY WILL BE SITTING IN A COMFORTABLE, SAFE HOME ALL THE WHILE IT CAN TAKE THE HIT A CLASS FOUR FLOOD OR WINDS OF AN EF FOUR TORNADO.

>> IF THE CONNECTIONS FAIL FORKING THAT IS WHY THE HOUSE COLLAPSES WE DESIGNED THE FLOOD BUSTER TO BE IN THOSE ZONES.

AND ALL WE DID WAS TAKE THE FLOOR PLAN AND ADD IN THE FLOOD BUSTER DESIGN.

>> 3-D PRINTING HAS CHALLENGES, TEMPERATURES OR A SMALL BREEZE CAN AFFECT HOW THE CONCRETE CRY DRIES.

BUT THE PROCESS IS FASTER AND LESS COSTLY THAN TRADITIONAL CONDUCTION.

A HOUSE COULD BE COMPLETED IN 40 HOURS.

>> IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE CONVENTIONAL APPROACH.

YOU CANNOT FORM CONCRETE THAT WAY.

WE'VE HAD CONCRETE FOR 2,000 YEARS AND THE FIRST TIME WE CAN SHAPE IT WITHOUT ANY COST INCREASE.

>> HE SAYS BUILDING A HOUSE THIS WAY TAKES LESS WORK IN THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE AND REQUIRES MORE ATTENTION IN THE DESIGN AND PLANNING PROCESS ON THE FRONT END.

>> THE GOAL HERE IS TO ALLOW THE ULTIMATE ENGINEERING APPROACH TO BE USED IN CONSTRUCTION.

MEANING WE HAVE EVERYTHING PLANNED OUT.

WE HAVE ALL THE PIECES FIGURED OUT THE PRINTER IS PLACING IT WHERE WE WANT TO AND A HOUSE COMES TOGETHER LIKE A TOYOTA CAMRY IN GEORGETOWN THAT IS THE GOAL.

EFFICIENCY BECAUSE WE NOW HAVE AN AUTOMATED APPROACH TO CONSTRUCT SOMETHING THAT WILL LAST 100, 150 YEARS.

>> WORK ON FLOOD BUSTER 2 IS UNDERWAY.

THIS FIRST HOME WAS A PROOF OF CONCEPT AND TESTING GROUND FOR THE INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY.

BUT FLOOD BUSTER TWO WILL GO THROUGH MORE TRADITIONAL CONSTRUCTION PROCESSES AND BE OCCUPIED.

FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M MACKENZIE SPINK.

>> ONE OF THE PARTNERS OF THE FLOODBUSTER PROJECT IS HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, WHICH HAS ALREADY EXPRESSED INTEREST IN USING THIS TECHNOLOGY IN ITS MISSION TO PROVIDE HOUSING TO LOW-INCOME OR DISADVANTAGED GROUPS.

MORE THAN 800 LITTLE LEARNERS ARE GETTING AN IMPORTANT LESSON ON HOW TO NAVIGATE LIFE AS A STUDENT.

THEY ARE PARTICIPATING IN JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS' READY 4-K CAMP.

THE CAMP IS DESIGNED TO HELP THESE PRESCHOOLERS GAIN THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO BE KINDERGARTEN READY.

WE VISIT THE CAMP IN TODAY'S EDUCATION MATTERS.

>> OUR GOAL IS VERY SIMPLE: IT IS THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE PREPARED, THEY ARE EXCITED TO LEARN AND THEN MOST IMPORTANTLY THEY ARE CONFIDENT.

>> COMING TO THE KINDERGARTEN CAMP CAN HELP GIVE THEM THE FAMILIARITY WITH RIDING THE BUS, WALKING INTO THE SCHOOL BY THEIR SELVES BEING ABLE TO FIND THEIR CLASSROOMS.

GETTING FAMILIAR BEING AWAY FROM OUR PARENTS IF THEY'VE NEVER DONE THAT BEFORE.

LEARNING HOW THE CLASSROOM OPERATES THROUGH TEAMS, ROUTINES AND PROCEDURES.

AND JUST GET THAT BOOST OF LEARNING THE SKILLS BEFORE WE GET TO KINDERGARTEN.

>> MY FAVORITE AND MY FAVORITE LETTER IS X.

>> THIS IS OUR 11TH YEAR AND JUST LOOKING AT THAT DATA WE HAVE SHOWN JUST THROUGH THE DATA THAT OUR STUDENTS WHO ATTEND CAMP THEY SCORE HIGHER ON THE ASSESSMENT WHENEVER THEY TAKE THAT ONCE THEY START KINDERGARTEN.

ANOTHER THING, TOO, OUR STUDENTS WALK IN MORE CONFIDENT THEY ARE OPEN TO FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS, ALONG TOO WITH THE ACADEMIC SKILLS BEING MORE STRENGTHENED THAN THEY WERE BEFORE THEY CAME HERE OVER THE SUMMER.

THE BIGGEST THING, TOO, IT TAKES THAT FEAR AWAY STARTING SCHOOL FOR THE FIRST TIME.

AND NOT JUST FOR THEM BUT FOR THE FAMILIES, TOO.

>> I LOVE WATCHING ALL OF OUR KIDS LEARN THE SKILLS AND JUST BE READY FOR KINDERGARTEN.

IT'S SO GREAT TO SEE THEM MAKE PROGRESS.

AND MOVE THROUGH THE CAMP.

EVEN IN THE SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WE'RE HERE YOU WILL SEE THE PROGRESS FROM START TO FINISH.

>> JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS BEGINS THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR ON AUGUST 7TH.

[♪♪] A SMALL STAND HAS GONE UP IN A LOUISVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD STOCKED WITH FREE PRODUCTS FOR WOMEN IN NEED.

THE STAND, CALLED A PERIOD POD, WAS PUT THERE BY A LOUISVILLE-BASED ORGANIZATION CALLED FOR LADY'S SAKE TO PROVIDE FREE MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS FOR WOMEN WHO CAN'T AFFORD THEM.

THE ORGANIZATION'S FOUNDERS SAY THE POD IS RESTORING DIGNITY BY MAKING SURE NO WOMAN HAS TO FORGO THIS BASIC CARE ITEM.

IT IS A LOUISVILLE BASED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IS FOCUSED ON ENDING PERIOD POVERTY.

WE WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT PERIOD PRODUCTS ARE AVAILABLE TO FOLKS WHO NEED THEM THAT WE ARE EDUCATING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT THEIR PERIODS ABOUT THEIR BODIES AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILIES SUPPORTING THEM.

AND WORKING WITH A LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO WORK WITH OUR FOLKS IN FRANKFORT AND TALK ABOUT WHAT LEGISLATION IS HAPPENING THAT IS IMPACTING PEOPLE AND COULD POSSIBLY NEGATIVELY IMPACT HEALTHY MENSTRUAL HYGIENE PRACTICES.

THE ORIGINAL IDEA CAME ABOUT IN 2016.

I WAS GOING INTO A STORE AND A YOUNG WOMAN STOPPED ME AND ASKED IF I WOULD BUY HER TAMPONS.

I STARTED THINKING WHAT DO FOLKS UNHOUSED OR FACING FINANCIAL INSTABILITY WHAT DO THEY DO WHEN IT'S TIME FOR THEIR PERIOD?

THE RESEARCH WAS SHOCKING.

I FIGURED OUT THERE'S NOT A LOT OF ACCESS.

THERE IS NOT A LOT OF RESOURCES OUT THERE FOR PERIOD PRODUCTS.

SO I STARTED BY WORKING WITH MY CHURCH AND TRYING TO GET PRODUCTS OUT TO GROUPS THAT I KNEW ABOUT.

IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO THINK ABOUT HOW FOLKS GET ACCESS FOR THEMSELVES WITHOUT HAVING TO GO THROUGH ANOTHER ORGANIZATION OR TRY TO WAIT FOR SOMETHING TO BE OPEN TO GET PRODUCTS.

YOUR PERIOD DOESN'T WAIT FOR YOU TO HAVE A BUSINESS THAT OPENS AT 9:00 A.M. OUR PERIOD PODS ARE JUST THE START OF TRYING TO MAKE THAT ACCESS AVAILABLE WITHOUT HAVING TO GO THROUGH ANOTHER ORGANIZATION.

THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN REALLY GREAT FROM PEOPLE WHO JUST HAD THE AHA MOMENT WHEN THEY FOUND OUT WHAT WE ARE ABOUT.

GOSH, I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT THAT.

IT WORKS LIKE A FREE LIBRARY EXCEPT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BRING PERIOD PRODUCTS, YOU CAN GRAB AND TAKE WHAT YOU NEED.

>> OUR BIGGEST IS ACCESS MAKING SURE WE'RE PLACING THEM IN HIGH NEED NEIGHBORHOODS AND HIGH TRAFFICKED AND FOOT TRAFFICKED AREAS WHERE PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO EASILY SEE AND ACCESS THIS PRODUCT.

IT'S CRUCIAL TO US.

>> THE PERIOD POD ITSELF IS SPONSORED BY THE ORGANIZATION OR COMMUNITY MEMBER THAT HOSTS THE POD ON THEIR PROPERTY.

SO IT'S A PARTNERSHIP THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY WITH EVERY POD.

THEY REALLY TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THIS POD.

THEY ARE CHECKING ON IT.

THEY KEEP AN EYE ON IT TO MAKE THE PRODUCTS ARE IN THERE.

AND FOR LAID'S SAKE IS PROVIDE A SURPLUS OF PRODUCTS TO STORE ON-SITE.

THEY LET US KNOW WHEN THE SURPLUS IS GETTING LOW SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO GAPS IN THE ACCESS.

>> THERE HAVE BEEN INSTANCES WHERE PEOPLE ARE TAKEN ABACK BY OUR WILLINGNESS TO BE LOUD AND PROUD ABOUT WHAT IT IS WE DO THAT IS PART OF THE WORK IS BEING ABLE TO TALK ABOUT IT AND GET RID OF THE SHOCK WE SAY PERIOD.

>> HAVING THE CONVERSATION FOR ONE IS REMOVING THAT SHAME AND STIGMA.

AND ALSO PUBLICLY MAKING THINGS AVAILABLE MAKING PRODUCTS AVAILABLE PUBLICLY HAS BEEN A HUGE PIECE BECAUSE FOLKS SEE THE PRODUCTS AND THERE'S NOT WONDER AND WORRY NOT THIS MYSTERY AROUND THE PERIOD PRODUCT.

IT IS NOT A SECRET IT'S NOT SHAMEFUL BECAUSE THE NEED IS THERE.

FOR LADY'S SAKE PLANS TO UNVEIL A SECOND PERIOD POD IN LOUISVILLE SOON.

[♪♪] TOUGH NEWS FOR FORMER UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY QUARTERBACK WILL LEVIS.

THE TENNESSEE TITANS QB WILL HAVE SEASON-ENDING SHOULDER SURGERY, KEEPING HIM FROM COMPETING FOR PLAYING TIME IN HIS THIRD SEASON WITH THE NFL.

THE TITANS REPORT TOMORROW FOR TRAINING CAMP.

THEY USED THE NUMBER ONE OVERALL PICK ON QUARTERBACK CAM WARD IN APRIL AFTER GOING 3 AND 14 WITH LEVIS STRUGGLING AS A STARTER LAST YEAR.

ONE OF BABE RUTH'S TEAMMATES HAILED FROM KENTUCKY.

AND HOW DID THE KENTUCKY STATE FAIR GET ITS START?

OUR TOBY GIBBS TELLS US IN THIS LOOK AT "THIS WEEK IN KENTUCKY HISTORY."

[♪♪] >> KENTUCKIANS BROUGHT THEIR CATTLE, HORSES, HOGS AND SHEEP TO A LIVESTOCK SHOW NORTH OF LEXINGTON ON JULY 25, 1816, THE FORERUNNER TO THE KENTUCKY STATE FAIR HELD IN LOUISVILLE.

>>> KENTUCKY POLITICIAN AND STATESMAN JOHN J. CRIT 10 TON DIED ON JULY 26, 1863.

HE SERVEDS AS A CONGRESSMAN, SENATOR, AND GOVERNOR AND ATTORNEY GENERAL TWICE AND TRIED TO WORKOUT A COMPROMISE TO AVERT A CIVIL WAR.

>>> GOLD DELIVERIES BEGAN FROM NEW YORK TO KENTUCKY'S FORT KNOX ON JULY 25, 1940.

FDR ORDERED GOLD RESERVES MOVED IN ONE AS WAR CLOUDS GATHERED IN EUROPE.

>>> PRESIDENT JOHNSON VISITED KENTUCKY'S FORT CAMPBELL ON JULY 23, 1966 AND INSPECTED THE TROOPS AND MET WITH THE FAMILIES OF THOSE SERVING IN THE 101ST AIRBORNE.

THE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME INDUCTED EARL COMBS ON JULY 26, 1970, THE NATIVE WAS BEST KNOWN FOR PLAYING CENTER FIELD WITH THE NEW YORK YANKEES DURING THE STORIED 1927 SEASON.

HIS TEAMMATES INCLUDED BABE RUTH AND LOU GEHRIG AND THAT IS A LOOK BACK AT THIS WEEK IN KENTUCKY HISTORY I'M TOBY GIBBS.

>> AND WE HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US AGAIN TOMORROW NIGHT FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" WHERE WE INFORM, CONNECT AND INSPIRE.

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