[♪♪] >> Renee: AN IMPEACHED MAYOR IS BACK ON THE JOB.

WHAT HE HAD TO SAY TO THE PEOPLE WHO IMPEACHED HIM.

>> 95% OF AMERICANS ARE NOT REACHING FIBER RECOMMENDATIONS.

>> Renee: THE IMPORTANCE OF WHAT YOU EAT AND HOW YOU EAT IT.

>> JUST TO HAJJ OUT WITH THEM AND DOING TIKTOKS WITH THEM.

>> THEY WERE SO EXCITED TO SEE ME, TOO.

>> Renee: A STUDENT IS LIVING CAMPUS LIFE TO THE FULLEST WHILE SHATTERING STEREOTYPES.

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

[♪♪] >> Renee: GRNG GOOD EVENING, WOMEN COME TO "KENTUCKY EDITION", FOR THIS TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 30TH.

I'M RENEE SHAW AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

LONDON'S FORMER MAYOR IS NOW BACK IN CHARGE.

THE LONDON CITY COUNCIL IMPEACHED MAYOR RANDALL WEDDLE ON SEPTEMBER THE 5TH.

WEDDELL FACED THREE CHARGES OF MISCONDUCT AND WILLFUL NEGLECT AFTER THE IMPEACHMENT HE APPEALED.

ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY LANTERN DAVID WILLIAMS RULED YESTERDAY THAT THE CITY COUNCIL FAILED TO PRESENT SUFFICIENT GROUNDS TO REMOVE HIM FROM OFFICE.

HE RESUMED WORK AND LED A SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING AFTER THE RULING.

HERE IS WHAT HE SAID.

>> YOU'VE DONE WHAT YOU'VE DONE.

AND THE COURTS HAVE OVERTURNED YOUR RULING.

I'M JUST ASKING NOW THAT YOU GUYS START WORKING WITH ME AND I WITH YOU, AND LET'S MOVE THE CITY OF LONDON FORWARD.

WE SHOULD BE DOING THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS AND PUTTING ASIDE ALL OF OUR PERSONAL FEELINGS.

THAT IS WHAT WE'RE ELECTED TO DO AND I HOLD NO GRUDGES IN WHAT YOU'VE DONE AND THE CITY NEEDS TO MOVE FORWARD WE HAVE A LOT OF PROJECTS AND THINGS WE NEED TO GET DONE.

>> Renee: THE DECISION HAS BEEN APPEALED.

>>> FOUR CONGRESSMEN FROM KENTUCKY ARE AMONG THE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ASKING HOUSE LEADERSHIP TO BLOCK LANGUAGE THAT WOULD BAN CERTAIN HEMP DERIVED PRODUCTS.

THE GROUP SAYS THE LANGUAGE IF ADDED TO AN APPROPRIATIONS BILL WOULD CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF LEGAL HEMP.

THAT WOULD HURT FARMERS WHO GROW HEMP.

REPUBLICANS, JAMES COMER, AND AN AND THOMAS MASSIE SIGNED A LETTER TO HOUSE SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON.

DEMOCRAT MORGAN MCGARVEY ALSO SIGNED THE LETTER.

ON THE OTHER SIDE, SOME LAWMAKERS SAY THE CURRENT LAW HAS A LOOPHOLE THAT ALLOWS COMPANIES TO MAKE INTOXICATING SUBSTANCES OUT OF HEMP.

MITCH McCONNELL TRIED TO INSERT LANGUAGE INTO A BILL TO CLOSE THAT LOOPHOLE, BUT SENATOR RAND PAUL HAD IT TAKEN OUT.

>>> IT IS A MULTIBILLION DOLLAR A YEAR BUSINESS.

TOURISM IN KENTUCKY HAS BIG ECONOMIC IMPACTS.

BUT WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES FACING KENTUCKY'S TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRIES?

SOME ANSWERS CAME DURING A LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE HEARING LAST WEEK IN FRANKFORT.

OUR MACKENZIE SPINK TELLS US WHAT CHANGES TOURISM OFFICIALS WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN TONIGHT'S LEGISLATIVE UPDATE.

>> HE OWNS A HOTEL BUSINESS IN KENTUCKY HE SAYS SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE STATE ARE EXPERIENCING A VARIETY OF CHALLENGES.

STARTING WITH LACK OF ACCESS TO CHILDCARE.

>> ONE OF THE MOST PRESSING ISSUES REGARDING THE WORKFORCE IS THE LACK OF ADEQUATE CHILDCARE RESOURCES.

TOO OFTEN EMPLOYEES ARE FORCED TO LEAVE THE WORKFORCE OR SCALE BACK HOURS BECAUSE THEY CANNOT FIND OR AFFORD SAFE, RELIABLE CHILDCARE FOR THEIR CHILDREN.

>> ACCORDING TO THE U.S.

FEDERAL RESERVE, KENTUCKY'S LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE WAS 58.20% IN AUGUST OF 2025.

PUTTING US IN THE BOTTOM SIXTH WORST STATES.

BUT HAVING ENOUGH WORKERS IS NOT THE ONLY WORRY FOR TOURISM OFFICIALS.

>> ANOTHER MAJOR CHALLENGE IS INCREASE IN INSURANCE COSTS WHICH IS BECOMING A TREND WE HAVE SEEN.

HOTELS BY THEIR NATURE ARE LARGE COMPLEX PROPERTIES WITH EXPOSURE.

AND IN RECENT YEARS NATURAL DISASTERS AND WEATHER EVENTS, FLOODS, STORMS AND SEVERE CONDITIONS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO A SURGE IN PROPERTY CLAIMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY DRIVING PREMIUMS THROUGH THE ROOF FOR EVERYONE.

AT THE SAME TIME, LIABILITY RISKS ARE A REALITY IN OUR INDUSTRY.

ON TOP OF ALL THIS, INFLATION HAS SIGNIFICANTLY DRIVEN UP THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS.

>> ALTHOUGH HOTEL BUSINESS LEADERS SHARED THAT 2025 IS SEEING A SLOWDOWN FOR HOTELS, OVERALL THE REPORT FROM THE TOURISM INDUSTRY WAS POSITIVE.

>> I CAN DECLARE RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE THAT THE STATE OF TOURISM IN KENTUCKY IS STRONG, IT'S VERY STRONG.

OVER 14 BILLION DOLLARS IN ECONOMIC IMPACT FROM TOURISM.

THE SUPPORT OF NEARLY 100,000 JOBS BY TOURISM IN THE CONTRIBUTION OF A BILLION DOLLARS IN LOCAL AND STATE TAX REVENUE.

>> THE REQUEST FROM THE TOURISM REPRESENTATIVES REGARDING KENTUCKY'S ROOM TAX.

A 1% TAX ON LODGING LIKE HOTELS AND CAMPGROUNDS THAT GOES BACK INTO TOURISM MARKETING FOR THE STATE.

>> WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HOW OUR OFFICES ARE FUNDED WE ARE FUNDED THROUGH TRANSIENT TAX WE GET THAT FROM THE HOTELS AND BED AND BREAKFASTS AND SHORT-TERM RENTALS.

AIRBNB THEY ARE NOT PAYING THEIR LOCAL TRANSIENT TAX.

AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT OUR INDUSTRY IS CURRENTLY IN A LAWSUIT WITH AIRBNB.

AND WE ARE WANTING THOSE FOLKS TO FOLLOW THE LAW, FOLLOW THE LAWS THAT THE COMMONWEALTH HAS PASSED AND ASK THEM TO PAY THEIR FUNDS.

IN A CITY LIKE RICHMOND, WE HAVE ABOUT 36 SHORT-TERM RENTALS.

OF THOSE 36, ABOUT 15 OF THOSE ARE PAYING THE LOCAL TRANSIENT TAX THAT IS A $20,000 LOSS TO OUR TOURISM OFFICE.

>> WE REQUEST THAT YOU IN THE UPCOMING SESSION DISREGARD ANY ATTEMPT BY AIRBNB TO CHANGE THE LOCAL TRANSIENT ROOM TAX IN THE SAME WAY THAT THEY HAVE DISREGARDED THEIR OBLIGATION TO PAY THAT TAX AND HAVE DISREGARDED IT FOR TWO YEARS AND NINE MONTHS.

BUT WHO IS COUNTING?

>> IN JULY, THE KENTUCKY COURT OF APPEALS DENIED AIRBNB'S REQUEST TO OVERTURN A COURT DECISION WHICH ALLOWS KENTUCKY LEAGUE OF CITIES AND KENTUCKY TRAVEL INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION TO PURSUE THE LAWSUIT AGAINST AIRBNB.

FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M MACKENZIE SPINK.

>> Renee: THANK YOU.

THE LAWSUIT ASKS THAT THE FRANKLIN CIRCUIT COURT ISSUE A JUDGMENT THAT AIRBNB IS A QUOTE PERSON REQUIRED TO PAY TRANSIENT ROOM TAXES.

>>> FROM EXER SANITIZE TO EATING MORE FIBER TO STAYING MOTIVATED, EXPERTS OFFERED IMPORTANT HEALTH TIPS LAST NIGHT DURING THE WELLNESS SHIFT A KET FORUM.

PART OF THE DISCUSSION WITH OUR PANEL AND OUR VERY OWN CHRISTIE DUTTON.

>> WHAT DO YOU SAY TO SOMEONE THAT YOU ARE COUNSELING THROUGHOUT THE FITNESS JOURNEY WHO IS NOT SEEING THE RESULTS THEY WANT OR THE RESULTS ARE INVISIBLE AT THAT MOMENT.

WHAT DO YOU SAY TO KEEP THEM MOTIVATED?

>> A LOT OF THE THINGS WE TALK ABOUT ARE YOUR WHY.

WHY ARE YOU HERE?

WHY ARE YOU IN MY OFFICE THEY SELF SELECTED TO SEE ME WHAT IS IT THAT IS MOTIVATING YOU.

ONE THING IF YOUR PHYSICIAN SAYS YOU NEED TO EXERCISE MORE AND THEY MIGHT DO IT BUT THAT IS NOT USUALLY THE CASE.

USUALLY WHAT I SEE IS, FOLKS WHO MY MOM JUST HAD A HEART ATTACK OR MY DAD IS IN A WHEELCHAIR AND I DON'T WANT TO END UP WITH THAT AND H OR I'VE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A DISEASE AND I WANT TO STOP THAT OR I WANT TO BE THERE FOR MY KIDS OR GRANDKIDS.

IF WE CAN FIND THEIR WHY, WHY DO YOU WANT TO DO THIS WHAT IS MOTIVATING YOU TO MAKE THE CHANGE THEN WE CAN HONE IN ON THINGS THAT WILL HELP THEM GET THERE.

>> AND A LITTLE BIT OF PATIENCE, TOO, IN A JOURNEY SOMETIMES YOU PLATEAU FOR A WHILE, RIGHT?

AND MAYBE ADVICE THAT WE'VE NOT HEARD OF BEFORE, WHICH MS.

TRUMAN YOU WERE TELLING US DURING THE BREAK THAT SOME OF THE ADVICE THAT YOU GIVE TO PEOPLE THAT THEY MAY NOT HAVE HEARD BEFORE.

MAYBE YOU HAVEN'T EITHER.

LET US KNOW THAT ADVICE IT'S REALLY INTERESTING.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS WE TOUCHED ON ARE BLOOD FLU KOS LEVELS AND INSULIN LEVELS AND EVERYBODY CAN REDUCE HOW MUCH YOUR BLOOD SUGAR IS GOING TO SPIKE AFTER A MEAL.

ONE IS CHANGING THE ORDER YOU EAT YOUR FOODS.

I HAVE BROCCOLI, CHICKEN AND RICE.

IF I EAT THE RICE FIRST AND THEN MY CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI I'M GOING TO GET A BLOOD SUGAR SPIKE AND I WILL RELEASE MORE INSULIN.

BUT IF I EAT MY VEGGIES FIRST, AND THEN MY MEAT AND THEN LEAVE THE CARBOHYDRATE FOR THE LAST PART I WILL HAVE A MUCH MORE EVEN BLOOD SUGAR LEVEL AND THEREFORE RELEASE LESS INSULIN AND MORE LIKELY TO BURN EXCESS ENERGY.

>> WHY IS THAT?

>> ONE PROTEIN IS EXPENSIVE TO DIGEST IT SLOWS THE SYSTEM DOWN SO YOU KIND OF ARE GIVING THE BODY'S WORKING ON THAT LONGER THAN IT IS HAVING TIME TO ABSORB THAT FLU KOS AND THE -- GLUCOSE AND THE FIBER BECOMES A GEL AND WILL PREVENT GLUCOSE FROM BEING ABSORBED INTO THE BLOODSTREAM.

>> YOU MENTIONED A CARB AND FIBER RATIO.

>> YES.

THERE IS A FEW DIFFERENT, I GUESS, RULES OR DEFINITIONS FOR THAT.

THE 10 TO ONE RATIO WHICH IS FOR EVERY 10 GRAMS OF CARBOHYDRATE HAVING ONE GRAM OF FIBER THAT IS ABOUT EQUAL TO WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT.

SO IF YOU ARE LOOKING AT A PACKAGE OF FOOD AND THERE'S 20 CARBOHYDRATES AND TWO GRAMS OF FIBER THAT IS A BETTER OPTION THAN 30 GRAMS OF CARBOHYDRATES AND ONE GRAM OF FIBER.

IF YOU REALLY WANT TO LOOK AT SOMEBODY WHO IS TRYING TO MAXIMIZE GUT MICROBIOME HEALTH AND FIBER INTAKE 95% OF AMERICANS ARE NOT REACHING FIBER RECOMMENDATIONS.

>> 95%?

>> 90% OF WOMEN ARE NOT AND 97% OF MEN ARE NOT.

>> THAT IS MOST PEOPLE?

>> THAT IS CORRECT.

>> NOT GETTING ENOUGH FIBER.

>> CORRECT.

>> HOW MUCH ARE WE SUPPOSED TO GET?

>> FOR WOMEN 25-30 GRAMS OF FIBER AND MEN 38 GRAMS OF FIBER AND THE NUMBER GOES DOWN AFTER THE AGE OF 50.

>> Renee: THERE IS A LOT MORE TO LEARN IF YOU WATCH THE WELLNESS SHIFT CABLE TO BE STREAMED ON-LINE AND ON DEMAND AT THE ADDRESS ON YOUR SCREEN GO TO KET.ORG AND WE MAKE IT SIMPLE FOR YOU TO FIND IT.

>>> WE HAVE DRUG NEWS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE STATE AND A COUNTY WILL BE GETTING A NEW SPLASH PAD.

TOBY GIBBS HAS MORE IN THIS LOOK AT HEADLINES AROUND KENTUCKY.

[♪♪] >> SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY DRUG TEST FORCE FOUND AND DESTROYED 16 MARIJUANA PLANTS WORTH $32,000 ON SEPTEMBER 12 NEAR THE PRICE'S MILL COMMUNITY.

A TIP PROMPTED THE INVESTIGATION.

THE TASK FORCE COVERED SIMPSON AND ALLEN COUNTIES.

PEOPLE WILL GROW MARIJUANA WITHIN CORNFIELDS IN THE HOPES IT WILL BE HARDER TO SPOT.

>>> IT'S ESTIMATED THATNA LAX OWN CAN SAVE MORE THAN 90% OF PEOPLE WHO OVERDOSE ON DRUGS.

THE NORTHERN KENTUCKY HEALTH DEPARTMENT DISTRIBUTED NALOXONE TO SHELTERS ON SEPTEMBER 25 AS PART OF SAVE A LIFE DAY.

THE DEPARTMENT TAKES PART IN 250 EVENTS A YEAR HANDING OUT NALOXONE AND GAVE OUT KITS LAST YEAR.

>> THE NEWS DEMOCRAT REPORTS TRIMBLE COUNTY IS GETTING HALF A MILLION IN STATE GRANTS FOR A SPLASH PAD AND TRAIL UPGRADES TO THE PARK.

THE PARK IS ON U.S.

HIGHWAY 421 BETWEEN BEDFORD AND MILLION TON.

DURING A MEETING, THE JUDGE SHOWED OFF ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS OF THE SPLASH PAD AND TRAILS.

>>> SPEAKING OF GRANTS THEY ARE AVAILABLE TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO STUDY FARMERS HEALTH AND THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IS INVESTING $200,000 FOR USE BY STUDENTS AND FFA AND FOUR H AND HELP OCCUPATION STUDENTS OF AMERICA A $75,000 INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR'S FUNDING.

WITH HEADLINES AROUND KENTUCKY I'M TOBY GIBBS.

[♪♪] >> Renee: A LEXINGTON WOMAN WHO IS A COMMUNICATOR BY TRADE FINDS HERSELF ON A QUEST TO SPREAD A DIFFERENT MESSAGE ONE OF HOPE AND HELP FOR THOSE DEALING WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES OR CRISES.

TINA BRYSON LOST HER 20-YEAR-OLD SON QUENTON TO SUICIDE ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO.

HER GRIEF JOURNEY HAS EVOLVED FROM DISBELIEF AND QUESTIONING TO ADVOCACY AND HELPING TO SPARE OTHERS THE PAIN SHE HAS ENDURED.

AS THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER COMES TO A CLOSE SO DOES THE RECOGNITION OF SUICIDE PREVENTION.

FOR THOSE LIKE TINA HER MISSION IS YEAR-ROUND.

SHE TALKED TO US YESTERDAY ABOUT HER SON AND THE WORK SHE IS DOING IN HIS MEMORY.

>> TELL US ABOUT YOUR SON QUENTON?

>> OH, MY GOSH HE WAS SUCH A BALL OF LIFE, A RAY OF SUNSHINE.

LOTS OF ENERGY, ALWAYS, ALWAYS BOUNCING OFF OF EVERYTHING.

ALWAYS HAD A SENSE OF HUMOR A WICKED SENSE OF HUMOR.

>> A WICKED SENSE OF HUMOR?

>> YES.

IF I WAS THINKING OF A FICTIONAL CHARACTER IT WOULD BE LOW KEY.

TALENTED IN TERMS OF HIS ACTING AND, I REMEMBER ONE TIME HE DECIDED HE WAS GOING TO WORK ON HIS AUSTRALIAN ACCENTED AND ONLY TALK IN AN ACCENT AND YOU CANNOT GO TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY.

AND HE WOULD ONLY ANSWER YOU IN THE AUSTRALIAN ACCENT HE TOOK IT SERIOUSLY.

THOSE ARE THE THINGS I REMEMBER ABOUT HIM.

>> Renee: CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT HOW YOU LEARNED AT THAT TIME HE HAD DIED AND BY HOW HE PASSED?

>> SO CRAZY THING IS WE HAD GONE TO CHURCH THAT MORNING.

GREAT SERVICE I WAS ON A SUPER HIGH AND I REMEMBER HOMING HOME AND THINKING I WILL KNOCKOUT WORK.

I WAS SITTING IN MY OFFICE AND I SAW A POLICE CAR PULL UP IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE.

SO YOUR FIRST THOUGHT AS A PARENT IS WHAT'S GOING ON?

AND THEY COME TO THE DOOR SO YOU COME DOWNSTAIRS AND HE SAYS, HE INTRODUCED HIMSELF AND SAID GREENSBORO POLICE DEPARTMENT ASKED ME TO CALL YOU.

I WAS THINKING HE'S BEEN ARRESTED, IN A CAR ACCIDENT ALONG THOSE LINES.

SO HE SAID, HERE IS THE NUMBER TO THE DETECTIVE AND I CALLED AND MY DAUGHTER WAS HOME.

SHE GOES TO THE SAME COLLEGE IN NORTH CAROLINA IN GREENSBORO.

SHE WAS HOME ON WINTER BREAK CHRISTMAS, THE 17TH SO THE WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

I HAD HIM ON SPEAKER PHONE AND CALLED THE DETECTIVE AND HE STARTED OUT WITH I'M SORRY.

WE THINK WE FOUND YOUR SON.

AND HE HAD A VERY DISTINCT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RING.

AND I DESCRIBED THE RING.

AND HE JUST SAID WE ARE GOING TO WAIT FOR CONFIRMATION AND YOUR WHOLE WORLD JUST CRUMBLES FROM THERE.

AND IMMEDIATELY WE HAVE TO GET TO GREENSBORO.

I CALLED THE SIBLINGS HE HAS A BROTHER HERE IN LEXINGTON, A BROTHER THAT WAS IN LIVES IN LOUISVILLE BUT HAPPENED TO BE IN TENNESSEE AT THE TIME AND HE SAID EU8'S MEET YOU THERE.

AND THE FAMILY JUST WENT TO GREENSBORO.

AND THERE IS A LITTLE BIT WHEN YOU ARE HOLDING OUT HOPE BUT YOU KIND OF KNOW AND TRYING TO PREPARE YOURSELF FOR GETTING THERE AND THEN DEALING WITH IT.

AND ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT FLOOD YOU AFTER THAT.

ALL THE WHY'S.

>> Renee: AND THAT'S THE BIG QUESTION IS WHY A YOUNG MAN THAT HAD SO MUCH PROMISE, VITALITY, SO MUCH LIFE AND TO CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHERE HIS JOURNEY HAD BEEN?

DID YOU SUSPECT THAT HE WAS DEALING WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES?

>> NO, NOT AT ALL.

AND I THINK THAT WAS THE MOST CONFUSING THING.

I TALKED TO HIM THE NIGHT BEFORE.

WE WERE PLANNING A TRIP FOR THE FAMILY WE'RE GOING TO GUANA.

IT WAS MY 55TH BIRTHDAY AND YOU GOT YOUR PASSPORT AND WE HAD TO HAVE SPECIAL SHOTS FOR DIFFERENT THINGS.

AND I WAS LIKE DID YOU HAVE YOUR COVID, YOU HAD TO HAVE YOUR COVID CARD IN THE BACKSEAT.

MAKING SURE HE HAD EVERYTHING.

AND WE WERE TALKING JUST LIKE A REGULAR CONVERSATION.

YEAH, I WILL SEE YOU ON WEDNESDAY.

THIS WAS A SATURDAY NIGHT.

I GOT OFF THE PHONE ABOUT 11:00.

AND HE HANGS UP AND JUST AS I'M HANGING UP I HEAR HIM SAYING GOOD-BYE I LOVE YOU.

AND LIKE I HUNG UP AS -- I THINK HE WAS SAYING I LOVE YOU GOOD-BYE.

SO I SENT HIM A TEXT AND I SAID I THINK I HUNG UP ON YOU AND I LOVE YOU SO MUCH I LOVE YOU MORE THAN YOU KNOW.

I'M SUPER PROUD OF YOU AND ALL YOU'VE ACCOMPLISHED AND KNOW THAT HARD WORK PAYS OFF.

HE WAS DOING WELL, AND I WAS GIVING HIM THAT REINFORCEMENT THAT AFFIRMATION HE WAS CAST IN THE PRODUCTION AT NORTH CAROLINA A AND T FOR THEIR SPRING SHOW.

HE WAS A SEMIFINALIST FOR A DISNEY SCHOLARSHIP.

AND SO ALL THESE THINGS WAS ON THE DEAN'S LIST THE HONEST AUTHORIZE ROLE HE WAS DOING WELL IN SCHOOL AND FOUND A JOB.

HE JUST -- IT FELT LIKE HE FOUND HIS PLACE AND HIS STAR WAS RISING.

AND TO GET THAT CALL, LIKE YOU COULDN'T PROCESS LIKE WHAT WAS GOING ON.

WHEN WE WALKED INTO HIS APARTMENT, HIS BED WAS MADE.

YOU KNOW A COLLEGE KID, THAT -- ALL HIS CLOTHES WERE WASHED AND FOLDED ON TOP OF THE WASHING MACHINE.

EVERYTHING WAS NEATLY STACKED IN HIS ROOM.

AND HIS AMBULANCE KELT FROM WHEN HE WAS A LITTLE BOY, BLANKY WAS SPREAD OUT ON THE BED AND TO ME IT LOOKED LIKE HE WAS LIKE I'M DONE, I'M FINISHED.

BUT YOU TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW CAN YOU BRING GOOD FROM IT?

CAN YOU SPOTLIGHT AND ENCOURAGE OTHER PARENTS TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS TO CHECK ON YOUR KIDS, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE HE WAS OUT OF STATE.

AND SO THINGS THAT THEY TELL YOU LOOK FOR CHANGES IN THEIR BEHAVIOR.

LOOK FOR IF THEY ARE GIVING AWAY THEIR BELONGINGS.

DAY-TO-DAY YOU ARE NOT INTERACTING THAT WAY.

SO WHAT CONVERSATIONS CAN YOU HAVE AND THAT IS THE GREAT THING ABOUT SPOTLIGHTING SUICIDE PREVENTION THIS MONTH IS GIVING PEOPLE A CHANCE TO THINK LIKE I SHOULD BE HAVING THAT CONVERSATION.

DON'T BE AFRAID TO ASK YOUR KIDS HOW THEY ARE FEELING.

IF THERE'S ONE THING THAT I TOOK FROM THAT, FROM QUENTON IS WHEN I TALKED TO MY OTHER THREE CHILDREN AND I ASKED THEM HOW THEY ARE DOING NOT JUST LIKE HOW IS SCHOOL AND HOW IS WORK?

BUT STOP AND SAY I REALLY MEAN HOW ARE YOU DOING, TELL ME HOW YOU ARE FEELING WHAT IS GOING ON WITH YOU.

BECAUSE IT'S EASY TO GET INTO HOW ARE THE THINGS BUT NOT HOW ARE YOU AND THAT IS AN IMPORTANT THING TO TAKEAWAY.

I KNOW AS A PERSON OF FAITH I BELIEVE THAT I WILL SEE QUENTON AGAIN AND THAT GIVES ME COMFORT.

WE LOST TWO BABIES PRIOR TO THAT.

FOR TO PREMATURITY.

NO, ONE DAY I WILL SEE THEM ALL AGAIN AND MY DAD AND PEOPLE THAT HAVE GONE BEFORE AND THAT BRINGS ME SOME KIND OF PEACE.

BUT ALSO I DO BELIEVE THAT WHENEVER HARD THINGS HAPPEN TO YOU IF YOU CAN HELP SOMEONE ELSE IT HELPS PART OF THE HEALING IF THE PURPOSE LIKE IF I CAN BRING PURPOSE BY HELPING ANOTHER FAMILY BECAUSE THEY HAD THAT CONVERSATION THEN TO ME, THAT'S THE WAY TO HONOR QUENTON.

>> Renee: THE BRYSON'S STARTED A SCHOLARSHIP IN THEIR SON'S NAME AT NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERSITY TO HELP STUDENTS PURSUING THE PERFORMING ARTS AND HOPE TO ESTABLISH A HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP IN LEXINGTON.

IF YOU ARE OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS CONTEMPLATING SUICIDE YOU CAN CALL THE LIFELINE AT 9-8-8.

[♪♪] >> Renee: A STUDENT IN THEIR FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE IS DEFYING EXPECTATIONS FOR THOSE WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME.

SHE IS ENROLLED IN CLASSES, JOINED A SORORITY AND EMERSING HERSELF IN CAMPUS LIFE.

LAURA ROGERS SHARES SHE IS DOING SO WITH SUPPORT FROM FAMILY, FRIENDS AND THE COMMUNITY.

>> I'VE BEEN CHEERING FOR 10 YEARS.

AND I'M DOING SPECIAL OLYMPICS GYM NAS GYMNASTICS.

>> L SHE IS THE FIRST PERSON WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME TO ENROLL IN THE SAVVY PROGRAM.

>> STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF ATTENDING COLLEGE.

>> SOCIAL ACT DEMS, VOCATIONAL AND YOU IT IS A THREE-YEAR TRANSITION PROGRAM.

>> THE GOAL IS TO GET THE SKILLS AND HAVE A JOB IN THE LOCAL AREA IN THE FIELD THEY WANT.

>> AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS ALREADY ONE OF CLAIRE'S STRENGTHS.

>> I LOVE SHE IS THE FIRST INDIVIDUAL WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME TO BE ACCEPTED INTO A SORORITY ON CAMPUS.

>> WE DO EVENTS AND TO HAVE MEETINGS EVERY TUESDAY.

THEY WERE SO EXCITED TO SEE ME, TOO.

I LIKE TO MAKE FRIENDS ON CAMPUS AND OFF CAMPUS.

>> YOU SHOULD HAVE EXPECTATIONS FOR CLAIRE BASED ON HER CAPABILITIES NOT BASED 0 AND WHAT YOU THINK DOWN'S SYNDROME IS.

>> CLAIRE'S FATHER SHE LIVES AT HOME AND HE ADMITS DROPPING HER OFF ON CAMPUS HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE TRANSITION FOR HIM AND HER MOTHER.

>> ANYBODY THAT GOES TO COLLEGE THERE IS A LEAP OF FAITH THAT YOUR KIDS ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO MANAGE IT.

I HAVE TO TRUST NOW THAT CLAIRE CAN GET AROUND CAMPUS ON HER OWN AND DO CERTAIN THINGS AND IT IS AN INTERESTING EXPERIENCE THAT'S FORCING ME TO KIND OF KEEP OPENING DOORS FOR CLAIRE.

>> THOSE DOORS HAVE BEEN OPENED THROUGH HER EXPERIENCE AT DOWN SIRN DRONE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY AND BUDDY HOUSE.

>> CLAIRE IS SO LOVABLE AND INTELLIGENT.

SHE IS VERY ARTICULATE WITH HER LANGUAGE.

>> STEPHANIE MORTON FELT CERTAIN CLAIRE COULD BE A GOOD CANDIDATE SO MUCH SO SHE WAS AWARDED A SCHOLARSHIP.

>> WE WERE ABLE TO SURPRISE HER AND SHE BROKE INTO TEARS WHICH CAUSED ME TO BREAK INTO TEARS.

THE APPRECIATION SHE HAD FOR IT SHE KNEW WHAT IT MEANT TO HELP HER AND SHE KNEW THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT SCHOLARSHIP.

>> IT SIGNIFIES THE WEIGHT OF THE MOMENT.

>> IT'S CALLED THE BEYOND LIMITS SCHOLARSHIP THERE'S BEEN A CEILING WITH INDIVIDUALS FOR SO LONG BECAUSE PEOPLE UNDERESTIMATE THEIR ABILITY.

>> BECAUSE DOWN SYNDROME YOU CAN LOOK AT SOMEONE AND GO OH, YOU HAVE DOWN SYNDROME IT SETS PEOPLE'S EXPECTATIONS AND I DON'T THINK PEOPLE TEND TO APPRECIATE THE DIFFERENCES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DOWN SYNDROME.

>> A LOT DON'T KNOW WHAT DOWN SYNDROME IS, HEY I LOOK DIFFERENT BUT I'M NOT DIFFERENT FROM YOU.

>> AND THAT IS A LESSON WORTH LEARNING.

FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M LAURA ROGERS.

>> Renee: THANK YOU.

GREAT INSPIRING STORY, INDEED.

THERE ARE EIGHT STUDENTS ENROLLED IN SAVVY AT WKU.

THEY ALSO HAVE PEER MENTORS STUDENTS IN THE GRADUATE PROGRAM.

[♪♪] >> Renee: KENTUCKY'S SECRETARY OF THE CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES ISN'T MINCING WORDS WHEN TALKING ABOUT VACCINES.

>> DISEASES DO NOT CARE WHAT YOUR POLITICAL BELIEFS ARE, THEY DON'T CARE WHAT YOUR BELIEFS ARE THEY DO NOT CARE.

ALL THE DISEASES ARE LOOKING FOR ARE HUMANS TO INFECT AND 4UR9.

HURT.

I FIND IT RECKLESS, CALLOUS, CRUEL AND IRRESPONSIBLE TO ENDANGER PEOPLE BY HAVING THIS ASSAULT ON SCIENCE AND MEDICINE WHICH CAUSES PEOPLE TO DOUBT THINGS THAT HAVE LONG KEPT THEM SAFE.

>> Renee: THE DOCTOR DOES NOT HOLD BACK HIS REBUTTAL AND MORE TOMORROW ON "KENTUCKY EDITION" WHICH WE HOPE TO SEE YOU FOR AGAIN TOMORROW NIGHT.

THANKS FOR WATCHING.