♪ >> I believe that he should have just been dresses like the first rated.

Nicole does not going to second chains.

Why should be?

>> Strong opinions about whether a convicted Kentucky school shooter should now be paroled.

The most part.

>> Depp in the last 10 years, our parks and it's been more of an obligation.

And commitment.

It is a a profit.

>> Veterinarians protect us from disease.

How a vet shortage could hurt in talking.

>> I would anticipate over the next year.

So you're going to see a lot more colleges and universities adopt this program.

>> And one Kentucky College is hoping more students will trade the gas pedal for the bike pedal.

>> Production of Kentucky Edition is made possible in part by the KET Endowment for Kentucky Productions.

Leonard Preston Down for Public Affairs and the KET Millennium Fund.

♪ ♪ >> Good evening and welcome to Kentucky EDITION for this Monday, September, the 19th I'm Kelsey Starks in for Renee Shaab.

A Kentucky man who killed 3 students and injured 5 more in a school shooting.

25 years ago.

>> Has a chance of parole this week.

Michael Carneal was a 14 year-old freshman in 1997 when he opened fire in the lobby of Heath High school in West Paducah this morning, the parents and siblings of one of the students who died in that shooting testified about why they think colonels parole should be denied.

>> I made the choice not to be angry and find joy in life, but I still really miss my daughter.

And I don't like the U.S. air.

If the shares relay spot happens, but he doesn't take his meds.

He's a giver, kill nets.

The community and the family started to serve to be sentenced, even harsher to living in fear.

The shooter needs to stay where areas.

>> I believe that Michael KET what he was doing the day of the shooting.

He brought fun guns with them enough ammo to shoot everyone in the school twice in 3 pairs of air products.

He fired 8 shots and hit a different people.

ice is a very difficult tense today.

I'm asking that you do 9 pro for Michael Carneal.

Nicole was given a life sentence.

Michael played to life to a life sentence, which I believe he should serve out.

I believe that he should have to spend rest of life incarcerated.

Nicole does not going to second chance.

Why should he?

>> Today, the parole board also heard from 2 people who were injured in the shooting.

They each made different recommendations.

>> There's only one person can be free and the consequences of that day.

The person who ultimately make this decision on his own.

Sentencing, countless people to a life form.

The Senate's a sentence of life without the possibility of parole.

That person is Michael Parnell.

And somehow Michael has a possibility to be free of all kinds of offenses.

It doesn't make sense.

And there are too many what ifs to risk it.

>> I'm a different person today.

But I was on that stage.

I've gone from that day.

To start a family.

And have her career.

Something that I couldn't fathom.

As I lay on the floor bleeding.

And that watch the mental health experts think he can be successful on the outside.

You should get that chance.

>> Tomorrow Carniel will make his case for release if the board rules against him, it can decide how long Carniel should wait before his next opportunity to seek parole.

Right now people are gathering in downtown Lexington for an end.

The violence prayer vigil.

It began at 6 o'clock at the courthouse Plaza bet is there.

And we'll have more on that vigil tomorrow night right here on Kentucky Edition.

35 homicides of happened so far this year in Lexington.

That's 2 away from a record and it's only mid September.

Also, the Courier Journal reports 4 people killed and 5 more hurt in weekend violence in Louisville.

Students in not county return to class today after the late July flooding caused school damage and delayed the start of classes.

Jenkins, independent schools also started back today.

Letcher County schools will begin classes on Wednesday.

Plans are in the works to finish the Mountain Parkway expansion in eastern Kentucky.

Governor Andy Beshear was in Prestonsburg today announcing a project from Highway 4.60, in Sawyer's bill to Highway 404 in Prestonsburg.

You can see that plan here on the map.

Once this is finished, drivers will be able to drive on a four-lane road from Winchester.

2 Prestonsburg.

Also today the governor announced more than 4 million dollars in upgrades for the Dawkins line rail trail.

The money will make it easier for cyclist hikers and horseback riders to use the trail.

It's a 36 mile trail that stretches from Johnson County to breath at county used to be a railroad line.

The U.S. Department of Transportation is spending 9 billion dollars to build a new electric vehicle charging stations across the country.

Kentucky is one of 34 states set to receive some of that money on Friday.

Renee Shaw sat down with state Transportation Secretary Jim Gray to ask about the state's plan for this project.

The timeline and increased demand for EVs will strain Kentucky's electric grid.

Secretary, great.

It's a pleasure to talk with you in person again.

Great to see you in a so let's talk about this charging station network and the money coming from the federal government.

What is Kentucky in line for here?

What we're getting today from the federal government.

>> And the electric vehicle charging funding of federal formula funding.

And it's about 70 million dollars is the federal share.

And there's a matching share that will be in addition to that.

But this gets us off to a real star.

A great start for our for our first phase, which is really parkways and the interstates and the parkways and these interstates parkways, 11 interstates parkways in the state really comprehensive.

Our plan was very comprehensive.

And just this week, the governor announced that we did get the authorization and the awards.

So it's a big day.

Big day this week.

Big week this week.

And we've been preparing for this for months now.

So for those like groups like God, Kentuckians for Better Transportation who are concerned.

>> About transportation funding because that is on the gas tax.

What do you say to those who are concerned about the future transportation funding?

I think that's a real real challenge.

It's something that we've got to take up.

Other states are having the same challenge.

>> As we move to this new world 2 through this revolutionary period of change.

We're going to need to find new methods to finance to fund our highway system because you know whether it's electric vehicle or whether it's an internal combustion engine driven the truck, they all are using the highways.

So we're going to need to find new methods and states are examining these up other states and and Kentucky as You know, right now we've implemented a fee, a fee on electric vehicles right?

>> But that feel alone may not make up from what their traditional fuel tax applies to the I think we're going to of.

Phase here a period here where we're going to need to examine and we are examining there's a lot of effort being put into.

>> You know, future funding mechanisms and what that looks like now.

>> Others say it's also received this.

I don't know if they all got the same amount of money.

Other states got money from the federal government for this particular initiative.

How does the plan that was submitted from Kentucky compared to other states or do you know?

>> Good question.

We have.

What we know is that our plan was one of the first to be and we were one of the first to come out with authorization and to to be in full disclosure.

I focused on Kentucky.

All right.

And other states have funding that is greater.

It's it's a function largely of the of the interstate and the and the parkway system, and and and population, of course, has some factor in it as well.

>> So that would get change.

How much perhaps a different state to get 4 for that.

You mention about rapid charging stations.

So there are types or kinds that you must implement.

I mean, it you know more about this than I do.

Some other know the terminology level 3 is the Super Chargers, right?

And the level threes or what will be at the every 50 miles on the interstate in the parkways.

>> And the level threes, the super fast Chargers are roughly a 30 minute charge.

Each station will have roughly 4 ports and each port is roughly 150 kilowatts.

So that gives us the super fast charging capabilities.

>> Does that put any additional pressure on the electric grid?

Yeah.

So right now because so much of the over so much of the charging is actually overnight at homes and that's expected to continue.

>> And we're working very closely with their electric utilities to coordinate and ensure that we're not putting extra or digital or unusual pressure on the grid.

Exciting times for transportation.

Exciting times as the governor says exciting times for Kentucky.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> In business news work is underway to bring hydrogen related jobs and investments to Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear and the governors of 6 other states have formed the Midwest Hydrogen Coalition, which will work to create a hydrogen market supply chain and workforce hydrogen can be used as a fuel for transportation industrial use and electricity.

Last week here on Kentucky Edition, we looked at some of the factors behind a large animal veterinarian shortage in the state.

It's an issue that is becoming a crisis and farmers and food producers are not the only ones affected.

The shortage could also have an impact on you and the food you eat.

>> But Marion's play a critical role and food safety and production practices here in Kentucky as well as across the United States.

So if we have fewer vet Marion's, we have fewer eyes and ears out there and fewer individuals looking at are on welfare and our protection from disease for the animals and Kentucky.

They're out in the field.

They're going to be the first ones to foreign animal disease or disease situation.

And the quicker we identify it, the quicker we can control any foreign animal disease.

So we significantly rely on these practitioners to be our eyes and ears out there.

>> I see more and more.

Bigger.

Operations using >> either the industry are hers been, you know, some of these herdsmen is out there.

Our outstanding.

They're very confident that they know what they're doing, some or not.

And it's hard to weed those out.

The mindset you.

They're going to where there's less regulation are going to where they're more strict regulation.

>> The producers are doing more of the day to day and relying less than last upon the vet.

Marion.

So the this the that Marion model has actually changed.

>> You may be on that farm once or twice or you may never be on the farm because it's, you know, it's the guy.

The corporations are the big drug companies that you have to be involved with more visitation and corporate Cain necessary to do that.

There to meet residues residues and contamination of milk and meat is becoming more and more of a major issue.

There's less responsibility and accountability and those industry, but it does affect them directly and through core quality.

You know, some individuals want to open it up and just allow all the producers Bill, forget all the medications they want eliminate the veterinarians and that becomes a problem.

I think we see with quality food and all that.

>> Previously in years past you would pay the vet Marion to get your medications.

You would pay your veterinarian to get your vaccinations or you're warming medications.

Some of those things are now purchased over the counter and they don't go through the vet Marion's.

A lot of big drug companies are actual visit the farm.

>> They'll have their they're better now come with them.

They all stab lish that relationship and no purchased the the medications in their supplies directly from the same.

Individuals are same companies.

We purchase hours.

And while times are buying such a volume, their purchase, an even cheaper than we can.

So, you know, they have heard in that is very apt.

seeing problems and treat.

And that's and that's not an issue with that.

it kind of cut out any the Andes.

>> Direct purchases from the veteran and kind of can't help but revenue.

And I understand that that it's economics.

But you know, that help support your practice.

You know, you have to pay your bills and year.

Find yourself.

Mean more and more reports of small animals, which is which is a more efficient, no matter how much you love it, you have you have to pay your bills.

And it's kind of heartbreaking.

At times.

>> In political news, there's already a crowded Republican field for governor in 2023. and more candidates could join that race.

The Lexington Herald-Leader reports the a large field of candidates has some people talking about bringing back a runoff system.

Now, one time in a primary if no one received more than 40% of the vote, the top 2 candidates then faced off in a second election.

But that system was scrapped.

And right now the person with the most votes is the winner.

No matter how low the vote percentage state Representative Kevin Bratcher says there is some talk about bringing back a runoff so that the eventual primary winner has broad support within the party.

But he says right now it's just talk.

Well, in sports, Kentucky beat Youngstown, State, 31 to nothing on Saturday.

And the sports world noticed the cats moved up from 9th place to 8th in the AP poll.

It's UK's best ranking since 2007 when the cats were also 8, Kentucky plays Northern Illinois.

This coming Saturday, a Kroger field before beginning Southeastern Conference play the week after that.

♪ ♪ Gas is now below $3 a gallon for unleaded in some parts of Kentucky.

Take a look at this map from triple A the dark blue counties there have the lowest gas prices.

The dark red have the highest in Greene County.

The average price of gas is $2.98 a gallon.

That's the lowest in the state.

The statewide average today is $3 and $0.28 a month ago, the statewide average was 3.52, the national average today is 3.67.

Well, they're called the Hilltoppers for a reason.

It's quite the climb to the top of the Hill on western Kentucky University's campus.

Students now have a more efficient option to get to class and officials hope they will also use it to explore downtown Bowling Green.

>> There is a is a page that the UK uses and there was a quite a lot of people going down the hill and people are out of a crucified.

That's a lot of people's lives.

>> This company out of California works with college towns all over the country to connect campuses to the rest of their towns and cities.

Here was the first time.

>> Well, I think the initial feedback from our students has been very positive.

I've seen a lot of students taking advantage of it.

>> That was the press, though.

So that really helps whenever thumb.

So what I want to get somewhere like the spot.

>> And I really think that a big part of the program's success and why it probably will continue to grow is it's a strong partnership between WKU and the city of Bowling Green.

What do all things here?

>> Number one, create a better connection between downtown and the university kind of that town to get an opportunity to get more students involved in the area.

And number 2 of our downtown residents and business owners and property owners will also have this extra mobility opportunity.

A lot of them don't want to move their cars because downtown parking can be scarce during the daytime or something and even have cars and may want to use this option instead of a pedaling a bike or I'm taking the bus.

We've had.

>> The bike programs on campus before, but they've really been restricted to campus this program will allow our students to be able to travel from campus to downtown Bowling Green and and really create that strong link between the city and campus that we've been hoping for.

>> What you do that other that thanks, self-explanatory.

It walks you through the steps.

The city as you download the app.

Make sure you 18 over.

It's really easy.

All you have to do is download the wheels app and create an account and put on a credit card.

>> And then unlock a ride when are ready to go and you take the bike out of the parking hub and then go on your ride as long as you drop the bike off another They're all based on the location and you're good to go.

Super simple.

>> We're joined a time you are supposed to guy on the street if professor you not to drive on the sidewalk.

>> There are a handful of universities around the country that have implemented this program before us and some of the same time as us.

And I think that other colleges and universities around around the United States will look to schools like WKU see the success that we've had here and decide that this is going to be something that's a good fit for their campuses.

Well.

>> I think they're really awesome.

Only bad part is you can't everywhere.

But other than that, I love it.

>> Well, there are several parking hubs located around Wk use campus and in downtown Bowling Green.

The e-bikes are locked from midnight to 04:00AM when the chances of drunk driving are greater.

♪ >> Well, Kentucky's COVID positivity rate has dropped again.

The CDC says it's now below 12%.

That's down from more than 16% a week ago and 18 the week before that, as we told you here Friday, the number of counties in the red zone, meaning high COVID activity is now at 45 after being at 70 the week before Jefferson County remains in the medium category while fan is still high.

Well, it's a story of love, heartbreak, joy, and sacrifice.

A young Kentucky man found himself diagnosed with stage 5 kidney failure, but a woman he hadn't even met would change his life forever and give him a second chance at accomplishing.

>> His childhood dream.

>> I was a firefighter for the Brea Fire departments were kind I start every year.

We have a department physical.

And when I got hired with Berea, they first kind of put it to my attention.

The case of them may be wrong with your kidneys, but I was 23 at the time.

I didn't have any signs or symptoms.

I was taken workout.

Supplements working out.

I mean, maybe young.

I was like I will they prove me to get higher.

I'm not going to worry about it.

The nurse called me that does our physical says, hey, I don't mean to scare you, but looking at your numbers, your far as a 6 and a normal gfr for young person should be over 100 a couple days later, I went to the doctor and she sat down with me and she just she looked at me and she was in shock.

She was like, you do not look like some of that state firing a failure.

It's a I G and prophecy which is not on the UK into these and we're going to start the journey of getting a kidney transplant.

They probably got this kidney disease in my teens.

you know who gets blood work in our teenage years?

It's a slow progression.

Kidney disease.

>> So I've lived like this.

My whole pretty much pretty good chunk of my life.

And I thought that was my norm.

When I had to resign, Kristen was here.

And she was heartbroken because this is next and rain.

This is going to his entire Sounds little the fire department.

That was my main goal.

I would ask, you know, like why my brother he's is perfect team in like why can't it be me in?

>> Initially, all the doctors, surgeons, everyone thought, you know, he's a twin, no big deal.

>> We're going to get through this.

>> In our home, Kristen is actually known as Mister Corman.

I had gone to lunch.

I'm with my middle son and ice on this score man.

And I can just tell should always been such a warm, nurturing, positive teacher.

I could tell us they hugged her during that lunch interaction that something was wrong.

And that's when she told me that she had found out that her as the twin sister was not a match for net nor were any of the family or friends that had gotten.

>> Tested.

I was so determined.

It was me, though.

I thought it wasn't me.

I was like, oh, my gosh, like, how can I help?

What can I do it?

I wanted to do this.

I was so ready to do it before.

Julian, we had 15 get tested my first year teaching.

I had her first son Brady and joy and like clicked.

I told him the news and she let me in Kevin get tested, which has been and I was in jail.

And, you know, there's you can, but it's such a crazy process that there's no way she was shot.

Just try not to be okay.

>> A few days later after my initial blood test, I was driving to Nashville for a work event and got the call from the UK Transplant Center.

That kind of changed all of our life.

I will never get.

I was sitting right here at my desk and the kids were working on something and I get a call from Julian and Anderson are she's like hyperventilating and like, Julie, what's what's going on?

What's going on?

And she's like.

>> I mix match called and she said, I'm donating a kidney to you.

So I mean, that was a it was a surreal moment and knowing that this is coming to an end and I continued to tell her.

>> If you back out like I would, I would never be mad at you like I understand this is, you know, it's such a whirlwind of emotions and she said, no, I want to do it.

I want to do it.

I strive to be like hers woman in every way.

But she's like that's going to this day.

We get it done.

I don't think there was ever scared.

At least the U.S. she was.

She's an amazing person.

So >> start dialysis and pretty much late May had a kidney transplant, June 29th.

And if it wasn't for Kristen, no one, Jillian enjoying said, you know, going through that, I mean, I would still be on dialysis every time.

I do anything.

I'm just like I have a second chance in life to make the most of it.

So it's been a blessing for sure.

>> Wow.

What an amazing story.

More than 100,000 people are on the national transplant waiting list.

85% of them are waiting for a kidney donation.

According to donate Life, America on Average, it takes 3 to 5 years to receive a kidney from a deceased donor.

Living donations often take a year or less in 2020 more than 5700 lives were saved through living donors.

♪ >> And a governor's birthday, a speech by the nation's leading abolitionist and to sporting events in the Bluegrass State.

KET, he's Toby Gibbs has all that in our look at this week in Kentucky history.

♪ >> Kentucky governor number 61, who is also the father of number 63 was born this week in 1944.

Steve Beshear celebrates a birthday on September.

21st.

He was elected to the General Assembly in 1974. became attorney general in 1979 and Lieutenant Governor in 1983.

>> He was elected governor.

24 years later in 2007 and reelected in 2011.

Team USA took the Ryder Cup September 19th through the 21st 2008.

What's the Kentucky connection?

The tournament was in Louisville.

Team USA led after every session of play, which hadn't happened since 1979 with the win.

The U.S. took back the cop after 3 years of the European wins.

More sports, the Kentucky Horse Park hosted the World Equestrian Games starting September.

25th 2010.

It was the first time ever that the Games want in Europe.

September 24th 18.

83 abolitionist.

Frederick Douglass was the main speaker and what was called the National Convention of Colored Man in America meeting in Louisville.

He was also convention president Douglas urged the delegates to stand up for their rights, stay hopeful and hold to the principles of democracy.

And that's what was happening this week in Kentucky history.

>> Well, join us tonight at 8 Eastern 7 central for part 2 of the U.S. and the Holocaust tomorrow on Kentucky EDITION.

We'll tell you about the Holocaust Education initiative here in Kentucky.

A program from the University of Kentucky that provides resources to enhance K through 12 Holocaust related education in Kentucky.

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