♪ ♪ >> Motion's really high people are trying to trying to negotiate.

And that seems like what's happening here.

>> Well, the latest on the conflict in the Middle East, including U.S. involvement and what it means for Kentuckians.

Plus Kentuckyian wants to go from the courtroom to the Capitol.

>> And KET yourself hydrated.

Come ready.

Come ready.

Can compare.

I've seen that too often come with a couple water bottles and a gator.

And you're not gonna make it.

>> And how Lexington's waste disposal workers are handling the heat.

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♪ ♪ >> Good Evening and welcome to Kentucky.

Addition for Tuesday, June 24th.

I'm Kelsey starts here in our KET Louisville studio filling in tonight for Renee Shaw.

>> First tonight, the latest from the Middle East after U.S. strikes on Iran Saturday and Israeli strikes that began last week.

This morning, President Donald Trump blasted both Israel and Iran claiming they both violated.

The cease-fire announced yesterday.

But later the president said the cease-fire appeared to be holding.

Netanyahu says Iran's nuclear program is now in ruins.

Thanks to Israel, but the Associated Press reports U.S. intelligence report.

That's as U.S. strikes setback Iran's nuclear program by a few months.

Now.

Earlier today we spoke with Doctor Robert Farley with the University of Kentucky's Paterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce.

He says it appears both sides are now honoring the cease-fire and he breaks down how exactly this war could impact.

Kentuckians.

>> It looks like as of this morning, something seems to be holding that that the Iranians more or less into of agreed, at least implicitly to the cease-fire.

The Israelis seem to be backing away from additional strikes.

And so it does look at that.

Really, this is not that unusual, but it is not atypical for a cease-fire to be broken in its first hours and then people to pull things back together.

Emotions are really high.

People are trying to trying to negotiate.

And that seems like what's happening here that the president got a little ahead of events in terms of declaring that there was a cease-fire, but then essentially leverage that declaration to put pressure on the Iranians with threat of war bombing and put pressure on the Israelis with the threat of strong military and financial support in order to get to where we are in terms of the cease-fire.

So yesterday when the Iranians responded to the attack that we launched on Saturday, they responded by firing ballistic missiles at a plea was called out to deed for space in Qatar.

And this is a U.S. facility.

It's been a U.S. facility for a long time.

It was definitely response to the decision of the United States to strike Iran, Iranian nuclear facilities.

The Iranians gave notice and the split tech itself is quite small, but they want to escape notice indicating that missiles were coming and they probably did that because they wanted to convey to the United States, both the U.S. government in the U.S. people and that we are responding symbolically, but we are we are intentionally pulling out a punch on this strike back because we want this war to end.

And I think you can infer that the Iranians probably have a pretty good sense of what the balance of power here is that the United States is vastly more powerful and that the United States could conduct all kinds of attacks across Iran if it wanted to.

And we are trying to very carefully calibrate the diplomacy between the 2 countries and the Iranians are indicating to us that we don't want this fight right will respond.

But this is not a fight that we want to fight the deal.

We were trying to reroute arrive at this time and the deal we arrived to the Obama administration concern strictly the Iranian nuclear program, right?

So it was a deal which was explicitly designed just to arrest the nuclear program right?

It didn't have anything to do with their ballistic missile programs and it didn't have anything to do with all of the militias that they have trained and funded around the Middle East.

That's not good enough for Israel.

Israel wants some kind of restrictions on the run and ballistic missile program and also wants to disrupt their relationships with the Houthis and Hezbollah and Hamas tunnel.

This malicious and this new the negotiations between the Trump administration and run.

We're never going to arrive at that.

And so I think it's one of the big reasons that we got an attack.

So the question of whether Iran is going to continue to pursue nuclear weapon, what's going to come to some sort of arrangement with the United States and with Israel?

It's a pretty complicated one, but it's also it's not either or when people talk about the kind of deals that we want to make with Iran.

I mean, that's a question.

The midterms 2 weeks ago when the United States and Iran have been negotiating.

We were very close on the terms.

The terms are very similar to a deal that we had already struck a factor in the Obama administration was called the Iran deal.

The jcpl it and it was a deal that was supposed to basically arrest the Iranian nuclear program.

Iran would have certain rights.

We were really close to getting back into that for 2 weeks ago.

I am not sure now with the content of any deal would be between the United States and Iran.

We have blown up the things that were really problematic right to enrichment facilities and some of the other stuff.

Iran already has all of the other equipment to human expertise and so forth that it needs in order to pursue a small number of bombs, right?

People estimate somewhere between 8 and 10 weapons that they have enough material for that.

So I don't think it's impossible that Iran will try to do both at the same time, they'll try to come to some kind of agreement with the United States.

The details of that are pretty unclear while at the same time devoting a lot more effort, too, attempting to to sort of jump that last chasm and actually build a nuclear weapon.

Said it wants to have this matter for Kentucky.

You know, a couple ways.

One is the economic effects.

So thus far, the Iranians have not decided to shut down the Straits of Hormuz, which is where a lot of the world's oil goes to.

We don't buy oil that goes through the Straits of Hormuz in the United States.

But if there's any kind of been right to disrupt shun, it will affect oil prices globally, which means the guests will get more expensive here in Kentucky.

If prices stay up.

A longer period of time to know that it will wreak more changes and Kentucky's economy.

The other thing is that the economy of Kentucky is pretty substantial, invested in the defense industrial base.

We make a lot of aerospace stuff here in Kentucky.

And so whenever there's anything like an air power campaign, air strikes like this when Kentucky should be paying attention because there are a lot of firms around here that makes the parts that go into those plans.

And it does concern our economy functions.

>> One of America's most visible war.

Critics says he's not worried about losing his seat in Congress.

Congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky's 4th district has criticized President Trump's decision to launch strikes on Iran's nuclear program.

He says the move was unconstitutional because the president didn't get approval from Congress.

The president lashed out at Massey and said he will support a Republican primary opponent to Massey in Twenty-twenty 6 Congressman Massie says he's not worried.

He told the Lexington Herald-Leader, quote, I'm going to be running against somebody nobody's ever heard of.

And I've got enough name ID and brand right now that somebody is going to have to work really hard to erode that unquote.

Massie also told the newspaper that history will look kindly on Donald Trump for his actions in Iran.

Another critic of Saturday strike on Iran.

U.S.

Senator Rand Paul also from Kentucky questioning whether the strike really stopped Iran's nuclear program.

Senator Paul talked about that this morning on CNBC.

>> It's far as what happens in this instance.

It yet to be determined.

There are reports of 400 kilograms of uranium were moved in were affected by this.

And the problem with enrichment as you don't, you can't bomb away the knowledge.

But also once you get to holyrood's uranium, it doesn't take much.

400 kilograms is thought to be enough for 10 different bomb to about 40 kilograms of on.

And so these can be hidden anywhere.

So they may want to get out and they may well negotiate well.

This goes on and on and did We need to raise a you are asked for more.

So you are in that now.

We need to take out the night and sought and got a good sense inconsistent.

You didn't want to do and we need to get down to we didn't do enough.

No one.

No.

I think you're mischaracterizing this again.

What I would say is that I'm arguing that the intervention, the military intervention would may not have been successful as people are saying.

And also that there may not be a military answer that is that ultimately the answer to the end of the new government is going to involve diplomacy.

>> Kentucky's other Senator Mitch McConnell supports the U.S. actions in Iran.

He's also been a supporter of continuing American aid for Ukraine and its war against Russia.

And he's been an and for more spending on defense overall, Senator McConnell made that case today during a hearing on the Navy's proposed budget for 2026. has he questioned the secretary of the Navy?

>> We need more munitions.

Their defense team are centers.

>> reason.

lows.

We need a lot more on this region.

Experience shows is our industry and that, you know, the the the show or the Navy and Marine Corps version.

This chair on.

There isn't a budget fully utilize the production capacity of the defense industrial base.

The >> fully funding our munitions industrial base is essential both for the near term in the future.

There's a guy who can we in his opening statement.

We're looking at a number of different avenues, including other parties and different ways of making some of these munitions.

This is a huge priority from the secretary of defense in the president.

And we are putting as much effort and time into this as we are in shipbuilding.

So it is critical.

I look forward to coming back to you with some of the ideas and suggestions we have.

But your point is absolutely will take its something we need to focus on and get fixed.

>> Senator McConnell is chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense.

>> 233 years ago today, Governor Isaac Shelby formed what would become the Kentucky National Guard.

The guard held its birthday party today in Frankfort at a dedication ceremony, declaring a section of U.S. Highway one.

27 as the Kentucky National Guard Memorial Highway.

>> As we commemorate this 200 33rd anniversary, we also gather to dedicate the Kentucky National Guard Memorial Highway in honor of the brave men and women.

We have given their lives in the line of duty.

The journey to create this memorial began in 2004.

Following the tragic losses.

A sergeant Darren Potter.

Sergeant Glenn Stand feel.

And first we'll generado Henderson.

During the global war on terrorism.

Recognize a need for a lasting tribute, dedicated group established the Kentucky National Guard Memorial Fund in 2008 in a memorial, it features a Granite Stone shape by Kentucky that you see behind me engraved with the names of 317 of our fallen heroes beneath the very foundation of this monument lies the soil collected from all 120 counties across the commonwealth.

We further recognize the recently designated Kentucky Military Historic Monument, a sacred and sacred ground that stands as a lasting tribute to the service, their sacrifice and their enduring place.

And our commonwealth's history.

This designation ensures their preservation of the memorial for future generations.

Safeguarding their stories and sacrifices.

It represents the memorial behind me is where we have memorialized that the soldiers and airmen that we've lost.

And as they've made an ultimate sacrifice while serving as members of the Kentucky Guard, whether overseas or whether stateside at this junction.

We have members of the Kentucky National Guard who are currently serving over in the Middle East.

KET these folks in your prayers and quite simply all the other service members who are currently in the Middle East for they and their families.

>> Again, no, that that they're serving us in the commonwealth there serving our communities at this junction.

And it really just sort of.

Exacerbates the idea of community service and the reason why a lot of these folks initially joined the military and joined the Kentucky National Guard in particular.

>> Since 2000, the Commonwealth has celebrated Kentucky National every year on June.

24.

A new federal prison in Kentucky.

That's been decades in the making may be on pause once again.

The probe the Trump administration is seeking to claw back 500 million dollars for the project in Letcher County.

The proposed rescission was outlined in a Justice Department budget request earlier this month.

The project was recently given a green light by the Federal Bureau of Prisons which started acquiring land for the Medium Security prison last year.

The prison was to be built in the rocks and a community of Letcher County, which is in Kentucky's 5th congressional district that's represented by a congressman.

How Rogers in a statement he told KET in part the people of Letcher County have invested nearly 20 years of planning and preparation for a new federal prison to bring more than 300 much needed jobs to our region.

The proposed prison has surpassed multiple environmental studies in every ounce of red tape that's been doled out.

I will continue working to see it to completion.

Well, looks like Congressman Rogers will have a Democratic opponent in Twenty-twenty 6.

Ned Heller, story of a well-known eastern Kentucky lawyer says he will run against Rogers Pillar.

Storer says he will formally announce his candidacy on July 4th in Prestonsburg on Facebook Killer store criticized Congressman Rogers for his vote in favor of President Trump's tax and budget bill.

Quote, he voted for this all-out assault on the less fortunate in our poverty stricken congressional district, which included slashing benefits in exchange for tax cuts for billionaires, unquote pillars.

Dorf also notes that Rodgers will be 89 years old in 2026. and he questions whether Rodgers will be able to finish another two-year term.

Today marks the 3rd anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs versus Jackson.

That's the decision that overturned Roe versus Wade and led to new anti-abortion legislation across the nation and here in Kentucky as well.

Both sides are reacting to the anniversary today.

David Walls of the conservative Family Foundation says his organization's fight isn't over.

In a statement he wrote today, abortion pill traffickers are blatantly undermining Kentucky laws while Planned Parenthood continues to use our federal tax dollars to promote their abortion on demand agenda, leaders in Frankfort and Washington, D.C., must take action to stop the harmful mail order abortion regime that is plaguing our state and nation ending the lives of the preborn in sending mothers to the ER.

We must recommit ourselves to building a pro life culture that values the equal protection of each and every human life created in the image of God.

And we have this from the Kentucky Democratic Party.

Quote, Kentucky women have lived under one of the most draconian laws in the country.

One that provides women and girls with no options, even if they're victims of rape or incest or are fading facing a non viable pregnancy.

The GOP war on women's health care continues in the form of cuts to Medicaid.

That would devastate Kentucky communities and make it harder for women and girls to get the critical care they need, unquote.

A group of Kentucky superintendents say the state is not putting enough money into public schools.

It's a consistent critique from the Council for Better Education, which says public schools buying power has only dropped since 2008.

The council's latest back on track report says per pupil funding stands at $4300, but it should be 5700 to meet 2008 funding levels considering inflation lawmakers would need to allocate 1.3 billion dollars to reach that funding level.

Kentucky lawmakers created the state's education funding formula known as seek in 1990, the council wrote, quote, the seek formula is working as designed it fairly distributes the funding that is provided.

However, the issue is not formula itself.

It is a lack of adequate state funding being placed into the formula.

The Kentucky Center for economic policy and the Prichard Committee have reported similar findings and critiques Kentucky's Republican controlled General Assembly says it's made record investments in K through 12 education critics say lawmakers are giving themselves credit for funding teachers pensions.

But that doesn't translate to what happens in the classroom.

We'll some big news here in Louisville.

Young brands wants to donate its headquarters to Jefferson County Public Schools Superintendent Marty Pollio says he will recommend to the school board that it moved.

The district's central office to the well known location.

The campus includes the so-called White House as well as a 5 story office building back in February.

brands announced it was moving its KFC, corporate offices to Plano, Texas Superintendent Polio says the donation will allow the district to consolidate several district buildings into one.

He estimated the gift is worth more than 40 million dollars.

>> Instead of U.S. spending 20 to 40 million dollars on a new central office facility.

We are now able to get this facility donated to us and still be on plan to sell.

>> Our >> central office facilities of an who slam and CB Young and consolidate our Central Office administration under one building.

And I'll say this again, this donation.

From from Young brands is the equivalent of a brand new elementary school in JCPS that we will be able to build as a result of this.

And that is just absolutely amazing.

And that generation that generous gift will impact generations of young people here in this community using.

>> The donations still needs to be approved by the school board, which is scheduled to meet this evening.

Doctor Pollio said it was important for him to find a new space for central office before he leaves his post.

He starts his new job as president of Ivy Tech community college in Indiana.

July 1st we asked what he thinks the biggest check Lynch will be for his successor.

>> Well, it's taken over a wonderful district that is filled with wonderful educators and leaders throughout this district.

So I think amazing.

Families and kids, I won't go into any school building in this district without being absolutely inspired and motivated by what you one of the fuse been in all 155 schools many times over the past 8 years.

And I just can't speak enough to our great our school system is, but clearly in any district now in education, there's major challenges and they will continue to be major challenges.

And so it's hard to even know in today's education space with the next challenges, challenges going to be but stood up here in 2018 or 19.

I would have never had the ability to verbalize that we were about to hit a pandemic and possibly going to virtual school.

But that happened.

And so I'm sure there's going to be challenges.

My goal was to try to get as many real difficult decisions made prior to the new superintendent stepping in so that there would be some time before having to make those difficult decisions.

And one of those was a central office facility.

So, okay, it's hard to speak exactly what that would be.

I mean, I think the biggest challenge to any education system or district right now and in the future is going to be staffing.

So staffing shortages will remain a major challenge.

And unfortunately, I even think probably will grow in the next decade just because the amount of educators who are retiring versus those that are coming into the field, I think we'll continue to be the biggest challenge for any educational later.

>> Brian Yearwood has been named the next superintendent for JCPS the Board of Education approved his four-year contract last month.

He takes over the state's largest public school district one week from today.

Former state auditor has died.

Marion Tobin served as Kentucky state auditor from 1984, to 1988 and also served as a state representative from the 18th District from Breckenridge and meet counties.

She was a Democrat.

She ran for public office as recently as 2020 when she ran in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate.

She also ran a wildlife sanctuary explaining the deer she's holding in this picture.

Governor Andy Beshear says she served the people of the Commonwealth with pride and she will be missed.

♪ Well, Kentucky continues to face an intense heat wave with heat indices topping 100 degrees in parts of the state.

And that means outdoor workers find themselves in some very challenging conditions.

Kentucky Edition caught up with the waste disposal worker to see how they brace for the scorching temperatures and the hot garbage it leaves behind.

>> We take a little bit more time and care whenever there's a lot of heat and we always KET water and Gatorade on us.

It's a plot to us.

But we also have a supervisor that runs around and make sure that we're all good and they'll have ice and rain water on them as well.

I would say right around noontime is where he's going to increase.

So that's where you're kind of got to take more care.

Make sure you're hydrated.

They give us a lot of posters to monitor whenever you are using the restroom, you know, color change things along those lines.

When you drink more water when he didn't take some more gator at Ford, like I said, maybe take a break, get back out and KET yourself hydrated.

Come ready.

Come ready.

Can compare.

I've seen that too often come with a couple water bottles and a gator.

And you're not gonna make it.

Definitely invest in a good backpacker, large high smocks to stop and drinks and food.

We started at 04:00AM this morning.

So we'll get about an hour.

Go ahead on it.

And then we all try to help each other out as we finish to get us out of here soon as possible before the heat.

It.

>> One thing that we really have appreciated as we have no shortage of customers around, give us a water bottle specially in excited kid ready to come, see the trash truck and bring a water bottle.

It's it's a huge help.

I'm at a minimum that's and appreciated gesture.

But it's the same at times.

>> Well, of course, Kentucky is not alone in all of this.

Today the Mercury reached 100 degrees in New York City.

The National Weather Service is about 40 cities across America set heat records just yesterday with more records expected to be broken today.

♪ A closed road closed campground and a water warning our toe begins has the details on.

>> All 3 and our Tuesday look at headlines around Kentucky.

♪ >> The State reports a harmful type of algae and paradise camp on Harrington Lake.

It's also been found here 10 years.

Grant also called Red Gate.

Harrisburg Herald says because of the algae people are asked to limit their exposure to the water.

Drinking water has not been affected.

The algae can appear like bright green table.

The soup.

It could have a grainy sawdust like parents when seen up close.

High water is the problem.

And the Green River Lake Campground in Taylor County, the Central Kentucky News Journal says recent heavy rains and forced the camp to close until at least August 1st, the Green River Marina is also closed because the parking lot in other areas are still under water in the county received more than 40 inches of rain through may.

A record.

A road is closing in Shelby County because of a disagreement with developers.

The Sentinel News reports the traffic is up on Old Clark Station Road because of the development underway in Jefferson County, Shelby County Judge Executive Dan High Sun is concerned.

The road is too narrow and has too many drop-offs to handle the increased traffic safely.

So he's ordering part of it closed, effective July.

1st, he says he has developers to widen that part of the road, but they refuse.

Who Pete Radio in Hopkinsville to 21 new law enforcement officers just graduated.

>> The state's new police training facility in Madisonville.

It was only opened in February right now classes take place at the Madisonville Police Regional Training complex until the completion of the new 50 Million Dollar Complex.

With headlines around Kentucky.

I'm Joe begin.

♪ >> People descended from the enslaved say their heritage can sometimes be misunderstood.

>> My ancestors, his team does not begin on it, though, or as insane people they reached.

He's clean in signs.

>> Avery, I KET that I was here.

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