♪ >> Farm research in Kentucky is about to get some high-tech help.

>> People couldn't wait to love UK baseball needed a reason.

>> We'll talk to a veteran observer of Kentucky sports about how the cats made it to the College World Series.

>> Wait, everybody's heart.

Its food.

So we challenge everyone to put their money where their mouth were literally.

>> And it fall feast a tasty way to back the black community from farm to table.

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

♪ ♪ Good evening and welcome to Kentucky EDITION for this Friday, June, the 14th, you made it to the weekend and it is Flag Day.

>> Thank you so much for joining us.

I'm Christine in filling in for Renee Shaw.

The Supreme Court handed gun rights groups a victory today by striking a federal ban on bump stocks.

A rapid fire gun accessory under the federal rules.

Anyone in possession of a bump stock could face up to 10 years in prison.

Former President Donald Trump pushed for the ban after 58 people were killed in an outdoor music festival in Las Vegas in 2017 by a shooter who used a bump stock to convert a semiautomatic rifle.

It was the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history in a 6 to 3 ruling, the high court sided with a Texas gun shop owner who challenge the ban arguing the Justice Department wrongfully classified bump stocks as illegal machine guns.

Gun rights advocates in Kentucky are applauding the decision.

>> I would never bow and I would never But I also know that the minute we start allowing restrictions on Stories like that.

The next step will be another clash station of guns I hate the term assault weapon because assault is is not an adjective.

That's of are burned out and just because the gun looks mean doesn't mean it is.

if it goes back to the basic Second Amendment.

Travis.

And the Second Amendment was not written for hunters.

It's not written or sport shooters.

It was written to make sure that the citizenry, those are in case we have a tyrannical government that needs to be overthrown.

That's the the premises.

So foundation of the Second Amendment.

>> Meanwhile, gun control advocate say today's decision puts lives at risk.

John Feinblatt, president of Everytown for Gun Safety said in a statement, quote, guns outfitted with bump stocks.

Fire like machine guns.

They kill like machine guns and they should be banned like machine guns.

But the Supreme Court just decided to put these deadly devices back on the market we urge Congress to right this wrong and passed bipartisan legislation banning bump stocks which are accessories of war that have no place in our communities, end quote.

Medication abortions will remain legal for now, the U.S. Supreme Court threw out an anti-abortion rights groups attempt to restrict abortion pills.

The ruling doesn't change laws in Kentucky.

We reached out to Planned Parenthood and the Conservative Family Foundation for reaction to the court's action.

More in tonight's look at medical news.

>> Question.

A great sigh of relief that nationwide.

We still have access to mifepristone, but we never should have been here.

That's that's never should have come under attack.

>> We?

>> The Supreme Court justices never should have had to take up this case.

And, you know, the unanimous decision, you know, was because these doctors never had standing.

They don't prescribe mifepristone.

They don't deal with abortion care because they don't believe in abortion care.

This also gives me pause because we know that will be back here again at some future time with providers who at some point our patients at some point.

>> Who?

You know, did have standing what we know about the press don't is that it is safe.

It is effective.

It is grounded by best medical practices.

>> It is important to note that, you know, this decision doesn't directly impact Kentucky's pro-life laws that are still in full effect that are that are saving lives, including the Human Life Protection Act and House Bill 3 passed in the 2022 legislative session that restricts the prescribing of the distribution, the mailing of abortion drugs.

So lifesaving last still remain in effect here in Kentucky.

But we continue to be, you know, very concerned about what that what the FDA's doing.

So a lot of a lot of concern about that.

And I think Kentucky needs to continue to look.

It weighs to ensure that our laws are followed and enforced.

So mothers and their babies can continue to be protected here in the Commonwealth.

>> Kentuckyian seeking an abortion are likely getting the abortion pill through the mail.

The Society of family planning a pro abortion rights group reports that about 8,000 people living in states where abortion ban are getting abortion medication, melted them every month.

While Planned Parenthood does remotely prescribe the abortion pill through telehealth services, it does not offer the drug by mail to people living in states with abortion bans.

Last week, Senate Republicans blocked a measure to protect women's access to contraception.

51 senators voting voted for it but it needed 60 to move forward.

Democrats and 2 Republicans voted yes.

Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul of Kentucky were among the 39 senators voting no Republicans call it an election-year stunt.

Well, next Wednesday, June 19 is Juneteenth a day of knowledge in the end of slavery in the United States.

It is not a state holiday in Kentucky, but one key lawmaker says he will push again to make that happen.

State Representative George Brown Junior, a Democrat from Lexington, says he will introduce legislation next year, quote, this has been a federal holiday since 2021. and it is past time for the General Assembly to take similar action here.

Our caucus will once again to file legislation to make the goal a reality in 2025.

And beyond unquote.

Brown is chair of the Kentucky Black Legislative Caucus yesterday.

Governor Andy Beshear talked about his continued support for an official state holiday.

>> Each year since taking office of Sidon Juneteenth Proclamation.

Michael Brown read it in the first year.

In each of them.

We proclaim Juneteenth as National Freedom Day in the Commonwealth.

And each year we urge the General Assembly to pass legislation officially making Juneteenth a state holiday legislators from both the House and the Senate have proposed the legislation, including Little Senator Gerald Neal and so many others.

But each year.

The super majority refused to Martin Luther King Junior once said injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

After years of inaction, I decided we can no longer wait to do what was right some 2 weeks ago signed an executive order officially making Juneteenth and Executive branch holiday in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

We join 20 other states that have done so.

>> June 19th is significant because on June 19th 18 65 Union forces liberated the last enslaved people in the U.S. in Galveston, Texas.

A new agriculture research building is on the way to the University of Kentucky leaders broke ground on the 285 million Dollar project this morning.

It will be the new home up for departments, a state laboratory and a greenhouse for teaching purposes.

UK President Eli Capilouto said the project represents a significant investment in the college's research capabilities.

He also thank state lawmakers for setting aside the money to help fund it.

>> They understand the way the importance, what a vibrant agricultural economy means for our state.

And they have continues.

And strategically invested.

So I thank them for the president to die and their stead past support.

For the work that we do every day across every corner of this commonwealth.

>> State and amaze Bledsoe and House Majority caucus Suzanne Miles, where some of the lawmakers on hand for today's groundbreaking, the new building will be on the south side of campus near the Martin Gatton Ag Sciences building.

♪ >> Now to go inside Kentucky sports, a little mix up from our inside Kentucky politics.

Stay away from that part and talk about some games that are in play.

And we've got our favorite sports cast him with a stick.

Gabriel, you know, and you've seen it.

You hear him.

Good to see you, sir.

Good to see you.

You know, there's a lot happening on the sports fraud.

And let's talk about the with UK, the the baseball, the bat and they are on fire and they're going to be in the Collegiate World Series talked about just a day.

Yeah.

>> They had flirted with it.

Actually.

We're about 3 innings away.

Back in 1988, all.

Wow.

Yeah.

And then a couple of regional titles but had to go on the road to play in the super regionals that didn't go well.

And you KET thinking if they could just hosted super regional.

Yeah, that's the trip.

That's the path to And it worked out last weekend.

♪ >> Yeah.

This the first time ever and so much excitement.

You know, we've seen news stories all week when you know, begin their little batting cages and they're like, I'm so excited because now I see what's possible for me.

You know?

Pretty exciting.

Yeah.

>> I've always said that she first about football, but I say about Kentucky baseball.

People couldn't wait to love UK baseball needed a of late Nick been John and his staff have given them reason.

Yeah.

What's the secret sauce this time around?

with with Nick, I really believe those 2 things.

He learned that a schedule better.

For instance, Kentucky's RPI is number one of the country's your that's got to do with the SEC.

But non-conference games are tough, but Kentucky has been successful.

The other thing is they worked the transfer portal as well as any team in America.

The last 2 years.

You can just pick and choose like a fantasy team.

But you've really got to get obviously, guys, you need positions you need.

But guys, you know, that are going to fit that.

Your style fit your ballpark, the future locker room 5th.

That culture.

And they've been a superb lay the last 2 years.

Yeah.

Well, we'll be watching them on Saturday, right?

Yes, let's let's hope it's good to hole in the nation.

Okay.

All right.

>> Let's move K years.

Got a new athletics director or tell us about this person and what they bring.

>> Kyle Moats brings Kentucky ties.

He was a UK for 14 years as an assistant ad that he left there was this is an ad at U of L. Then he went to Missouri State, Missouri, if you what used to be southwest Missouri he was was there for quite a And then the KU needed a new face.

And Kyle moves back to Kentucky.

And I know Kyle a little bit.

Did a nice job at UK and U of L. So it's a good move to good.

Get for UK.

Yeah, I mean, the president David McFadden said, you know, he's got you know, background and he's going to bring a lot to the program.

How cutting?

I think he's been his specially eyes and oversee everything right in the Missouri state.

But you talk about a challenging time.

>> For college athletics and I was on the show, as you know, long ago where we had Affleck's directors.

And yes, you know, talking about and I owe money the portal all that kind of the licensing.

So if you're in a you know, you've got to be on top of all that.

Is that getting easier to understand and navigate?

I mean, we had we talked about this what over a year ago, right?

I mean, so much was unknown.

But you didn't know what you're getting into is being figured out.

>> No.

>> Ashley, that because what Mitch Barnhart and then the others on your on your panel that night said is we need guidelines, right?

And you know, Barnhart has been accused of dragging his feet on nil and his response was.

>> I want to make sure we do things right.

So retrospectively, we don't break any Sure enough that happened.

You can write ballplayer broke some rules, but there still aren't the group they call guardrails guidance and schools in ad say they're working on it.

But how do you get 300 plus schools to agree?

It's like herding cats.

Yeah.

And whether federal action is needed to get those guidelines that does.

Yeah.

And you mentioned you said that not a little while ago.

So you're consistent.

Mister Gabriel and 2 SEC media days coming up.

Tell us about this.

Well, this is the first time talking about football.

>> The Texas and Oklahoma will have representatives have an army of media there.

It's in Dallas, of course, to to an attempt to cap the UTV.

Now Texas, a M's people are going to be there as well.

But when this Birmingham and had been for many, many years when Nick Saban and Alabama would show up the stands with come pouring in.

I can't imagine what it's going to be like when the Longhorn fans come point.

Yeah, it's not that far from Oklahoma either.

Yeah.

So this thing is turned into just an absolute zoo.

You should be some of us would go showdown.

Talk to coaches, filler, notebooks and cameras and come home.

the circus and it's on live TV.

>> Yeah.

Are you going?

I'm going.

Yeah.

I lived in Dallas and worked there for a couple Friends at that.

I have been for quite a while.

Yes, meetings because they're so crazy.

But I think I'm going to drop down there and check it.

I will go out and you come back and tell us all about it.

But to sew and NBA, I NBA icon has passed right.

And if people >> don't know him.

He is the the has been immortalized in the images on the NBA logo.

Yeah.

That was his nickname Jerry West.

>> Died on Wednesday at age.

86.

He been infirmed, obviously, but known as a tremendous player.

One of the all-time greats, tremendous front office person behind one week.

Renee, he traded a draft pick and ended up with Kobe Bryant.

Then he traded for Shaquille O'Neal.

So what?

>> Oh, my goodness.

Not a bad week.

Not a bad weeks.

Work, but he grew up in this tiny town in West Virginia, went to WVU just like my on in Fairmont West Wing in.

Well, I grew Jerry West fan fan and his nickname was Zeke from Cabin Creek and he played against UK 3 times in his career had double doubles each night.

>> Yeah, we're going to have to rename the segment.

2 degrees of did Gabriel because you know everybody or have some connection.

Okay.

Bengals mini camp.

I mean, we a lot of us love Cincinnati Bengal.

Sure.

Yeah.

>> And Joe Burrow's working his way back from yet another but he talked recently about the fact that they're trying to work in the summer with an eye on February, not just poor, all their energy and to mini camp.

I'm trying to just I don't need to pace themselves.

Yeah, but that that he has the experience of preparation and rehabbing injuries and all that.

But he also talked about the mortality that injuries bring not you know, and I explained, you know, not in the literal time, right?

Right.

But basically UC athlete who are always heard, always rehabbing at some point, especially if they're financially well off.

They've got to think, do I want to go through all this all over again?

A friend of mine retired early for the NFL because he blew is needed and did it again.

There's going to be another almost two-year process rights any time getting on with my life.

Yeah.

Yeah.

With the body cannot take so much right.

I mean, if you got.

100 million in the bank, yeah.

100 Million 1.

Whatever.

10.

Right.

>> To Gable.

It's always good to see you.

Have a back again soon.

It's a pleasure.

Thank you so much.

Thank you.

Back to you.

Kristie.

>> Thank you, Renee.

Always nice to get inside.

Skate.

Well, Kentucky Refugee ministries celebrated 10 years of the Kentucky refugee and Immigrant Inclusion Summit this Thursday.

The annual event provides health care professionals.

Educators and others, an opportunity to share ideas about how Kentucky can better accommodate and welcome newcomers.

>> So this is the Kentucky Refugee and Immigrant Inclusion summit.

That's the 10th year.

We've had it.

It's a wonderful event that brings together people from across all kinds of different sectors.

And all kinds of different communities who care about working towards more inclusive communities, especially for refugees, immigrants and other newcomers.

>> Im in associate professor in the history Department.

So I teach and Africa.

I forget history.

African coach has suffered its worse.

It is.

But my own research focuses on my My questions with feeding and out of the African continent have been also court met teen program that the iPhone did called step up.

So the this type of program this of this lending program that we you know, permanently for a UK students to be involed in the communities.

But we just seeing getting up to students to be in full to the community.

In general.

We got a good team.

Students, the Supreme College students from refugee and immigrant feminist.

So the idea here is to get UK students to go into the schools and the community organizations like I'm going to ministry is that we have a number of organizations that we're working with.

2 provides mentorship and to turning 70 says 2 students, what in high school and middle school been in the middle schools will come from a families.

And of course, you know, Im a good friend of this.

So here in Central Kentucky, we have been welcoming refugees.

>> Since 1998, which a lot of people maybe don't realize I'm but in the past few years we have a strong growth in the arrivals that are coming in both with refugees and folks that are coming through other programs known as humanitarian parole.

And then we also work folks that ours.

>> I have received asylum or may be eligible for other services on other immigration statuses.

But everyone we work with has been forcibly displaced in some way from their home.

One of the biggest challenges that I think a lot of our clients face and that a lot of people maybe have misconceptions about is how.

And work toward self-sufficiency.

So most folks are eligible for public benefits, an R on public benefits for a little while but very quickly, all of the investments that are made by the government and community members and nonprofits around in the area translate into significant economic returns for whatever community is welcoming them.

It has been shown over and over again that immigrants are a net benefit for communities, not just for economic development, but also for making communities more helping to push communities to be more inclusive of others.

>> So so this this summit is a great opportunity to for him to 2 men about my and also the contribution immigrants arriving in and protect it.

You know, full intent on me, but also those who have no choice but to leave the out their countries of origin who >> the Immigration Research Initiative says Kentucky ranks 4th per capita for refugee arrivals.

♪ >> Well, today is the first day of southeast an event that celebrates black owned restaurants and farmers and helps them bounce back from the effects of the pandemic.

>> Southeast, we give a 10 day celebration of black culinary agriculture in central Kentucky.

It started during Twenty-twenty.

We kicked off in 2021.

But the idea started.

>> You know, social injustice without was at its height in the pandemic was at its peak in.

So I wanted a way to give back.

So it's my twin brother.

And I was like having to a black restaurant week.

But my second call was to Ashley Smith Co Blackfoot, Kentucky.

I want to take it a step further to support the agriculture in this great state is pretty take yearly black farmers.

At least one ingredients sourced directly from a black farmer through blacks.

Little Kentucky.

>> In so I really want to showcase the great agriculture in the state in support of those black farmers as well as a small black businesses and >> you know, of course, the pandemic.

So we wanted to really create something that the community a tangible opportunity to different black owned businesses in Central Kentucky.

And you know the way to everybody's heart is food.

So we challenge everyone to put their money where their mouth were.

Literally.

We've been jokingly third-party since we were 10 years old.

>> And so we to cure rate event, expect particularly farm to table in order to fellowship and come together as we celebrate black farmers, black chefs, but culinary in Central Kentucky, the restaurant and service industry as a you know, is a very volatile industry.

>> In especially out into the fact of, you know, blacks and minorities in that space even more So, you know, we've seen restaurants that have participated in our week do extremely well.

Whether be going from ghost kitchens you know, now brick and mortars opening up multiple restaurants in multiple but are driving focus around some of what we do a Southeast week is also making Lexington, a for regional travel and national travel across the Juneteenth holiday.

>> I'm also work for visit LAX and we saw an 11% increase in food and beverage been in the month of June Not think selfies is completely responsible for it, but we're happy to be a small part of the economic to generate no revenue for the community.

The first event is our farm to table dinner that kicks off at common cause farm featuring set by the screech.

Then on Saturday, we will have June 15th at movie theater will have what we call, you know, Lexington's biggest cookout.

So teen festival which is a free Juneteenth event.

>> And then that night will be at the void in the warehouse block for the cocktails.

With the guys on Sunday will be at last palm at the Manchester Hotel.

The rooftop for our Juneteenth hip-hop branch and then on that Monday we kick off the Black Restaurant week participating locations.

You can get a $12 off menu on trade and then we'll end the week on Sunday, June 23rd at LeBron, the event venue for our gas.

So full gospel brunch been able to bring the community together in a safe environment with fun and family-friendly activities and has really been a winning formula for us you know, not only celebrate how far we've came.

>> Paying homage to our ancestors, but also looking forward to our future.

>> Well, tonight's event just started at 6 at Coleman Crest Farm, which is Kentucky's first African American owned USDA farm.

It has been in the Coleman family for 136 years.

We have some Juneteenth activities on the way and sink your teeth into Burger Week.

Are Toby gives has more in this.

Look at what's out around the Commonwealth.

♪ >> The second annual that fun Fest is happening tomorrow and Bardwell enjoy the food and music and try your hand at the military level obstacle course.

The Fw Post 5, 4, 0, 9, as a very special birthday celebration planned as part of the event.

House member Jimmy Carter.

Not the president is turning 100 years old.

Come check out this great event that helped Jimmy celebrate this milestone birthday.

Barn Heim Arboretum has more than 12,000 dogs visit every year and tomorrow it's honoring these canine visitors with the pause in nature, a vent bring your furry friends to the arboretum for a day filled with activities just for dogs and their owners.

Plus, several be vendors and local artists with pet products available for purchase.

Mark your calendars.

Did you know that the Ellen and a pole in Berea is the last break station still standing on the Cincinnati to Knoxville to train line tomorrow is your chance to explore the site's history and stand in.

An actual de Paulo is a freight train chugs past.

Check out the model trains toward the depot and enjoyed vintage railroad.

I'd up this event is on track to be a memorable weekend out.

It.

Already underway is the heart of Kentucky Juneteenth celebration in Harrisburg taking place in the historically black park.

This event is jam-packed with events from the comedy show.

Kids Olympics, Fashion Show and live music.

There's something for everyone at this community celebration.

There's lots of great Juneteenth events happening this week.

But if you're looking for some Great Lakes for free, the Kentucky Theater in Lexington is showing 3 films that celebrate black stories this Wednesday.

A ballerina stale will be showing at one.

45 this June 15th will be at 5.30, and Black Panther is at 7.45?

Breckenridge.

Ian's get excited.

The county fair starts next Wednesday.

And the fund is going to be off the charts.

Going to be delicious food.

Demolition derbies.

Karaoke livestock shows.

And don't forget all the carnival rides.

Summer is the season of the county fairs in Breckenridge County is setting the bar high and that's what's happening around the commonwealth.

I'm told he good.

>> Thank you.

10.

We always something fun going on during the weekend.

We'll head to Guthrie in Todd County for our Mondays on main feature.

And Kentucky is number one in America.

4 cases of HPV that turn into cancer.

There's a group trying to make Kentucky INS aware of the need to get HPV vaccinations.

That and more Monday on Kentucky Edition.

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