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WKMS || bsky @wkmsfm.bsky.social@wkms · Jan 20

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to kick off a slew of executive actions related to immigration after his inauguration ceremony on Monday. wkms.org/npr-news/2025-…

wkms's tweet card. Trump campaigned on border security promises, and he and his allies argue that his electoral win is an endorsement of his upcoming actions on the issue.

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Adam Wells@TheAdamBWells · Mar 13

I can officially confirm that Murray State is hiring Creighton assistant coach Ryan Miller. An official announcement from the school is expected in the near future.

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WKMS || bsky @wkmsfm.bsky.social@wkms · Jan 20

Meteorologists at 27 local TV news stations are facing uncertainty about their jobs after Allen Media Group announced a new local weather initiative with The Weather Channel. wkms.org/npr-news/2025-…

wkms's tweet card. The new initiative will be rolled out across 27 stations and feature "additional visual storytelling capabilities," Allen Media Group says.

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WKMS || bsky @wkmsfm.bsky.social@wkms · Jan 20

Hours before leaving office, Joe Biden said he was issuing pardons to retired Gen. Mark Milley, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the members of Congress and staff who served on the Jan. 6 committee and police officers who testified before that committee. wkms.org/npr-news/2025-…

wkms's tweet card. President Biden said the pardons are not an "acknowledgment that any individual engaged in any wrongdoing" but rather protect individuals from "unjustified and politically motivated prosectutions."

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WKMS || bsky @wkmsfm.bsky.social@wkms · Jan 19

President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration comes at a pivotal time in American history. Insulated from controversy, Trump will enter the White House more prepared than when he first won in 2016. wkms.org/npr-news/2025-…

wkms's tweet card. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration comes at a pivotal time in American history. Insulated from controversy, Trump will enter the White House more prepared than when he first won in 2016.

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WKMS || bsky @wkmsfm.bsky.social@wkms · Jan 19

After more than 15 months of fighting, Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire and hostage deal, raising hopes for families that their loved ones could soon return home. wkms.org/npr-news/2025-…

wkms's tweet card. There are men, women and children on the list of 33 to be released from Gaza. Two are U.S. citizens. Israel is set to free hundreds of prisoners in exchange for them.

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WKMS || bsky @wkmsfm.bsky.social@wkms · Jan 19

TikTok is no longer accessible to users in the U.S., the result of a controversial law forcing the popular platform offline unless it splits away from its China-based owner, ByteDance. wkms.org/npr-news/2025-…

wkms's tweet card. The app had more than 170 million monthly users in the U.S. The black-out is the result of a law forcing the service offline unless it sheds its ties to ByteDance, its China-based parent company.

WKMS || bsky @wkmsfm.bsky.social@wkms · Jan 18

When the Tennessee House re-elected Cameron Sexton as House Speaker on Tuesday, members of the public gallery booed the decision. Now, he will have the power to ban vocal observers from the House. @WPLN wkms.org/government-pol…

wkms's tweet card. When the Tennessee House re-elected Cameron Sexton as House Speaker on Tuesday, members of the public gallery booed the decision. Now, Sexton, R-Crossville, will have the power to ban vocal observers...

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WKMS || bsky @wkmsfm.bsky.social@wkms · Jan 18

The Air Quality Index, commonly used to track air pollution levels, provides a rough sense of the pollution floating in the skies. But it doesn't capture some other potentially health-damaging materials in the air that get released during fires. wkms.org/npr-news/2025-…

wkms's tweet card. The air has improved in the LA region as firefighters get blazes under control, but there are questions about how safe the air actually is.

WKMS || bsky @wkmsfm.bsky.social@wkms · Jan 18

Presidential inaugurations are by definition historic acts, but when we think of past Inauguration Days there is clearly a hierarchy of historical pop. wkms.org/npr-news/2025-…

wkms's tweet card. Presidential inaugurations are by definition historic acts, but when we think of past Inauguration Days there is clearly a hierarchy of historical pop.

WKMS || bsky @wkmsfm.bsky.social@wkms · Jan 15

Gov. Bill Lee will call a special legislative session to focus on passing an expansion to his school voucher program. The announcement Wednesday morning comes less than 24 hours after lawmakers began this year’s regular session. @WPLN wkms.org/government-pol…

wkms's tweet card. Gov. Bill Lee will call a special legislative session to focus on passing an expansion to his school voucher program. The announcement Wednesday morning comes less than 24 hours after lawmakers began...

WKMS || bsky @wkmsfm.bsky.social@wkms · Jan 15

A panel of appeals judges has ruled that Tennessee can begin enforcing a law that requires pornographic websites to verify their visitors’ age as the First Amendment debate rises to the U.S. Supreme Court for oral arguments over a similar Texas law. wkms.org/government-pol…

wkms's tweet card. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A panel of federal appeals judges has ruled that Tennessee can begin enforcing a law that requires pornographic websites to verify their visitors’ age. The 6th Circuit Court...

WKMS || bsky @wkmsfm.bsky.social@wkms · Jan 15

Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement on a multiphase ceasefire that commits them to end the war in Gaza. wkms.org/npr-news/2025-…

wkms's tweet card. Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement on a multiphase ceasefire that commits them to end the war in Gaza, President Biden and Qatar's prime minister announced separately on Wednesday.

WKMS || bsky @wkmsfm.bsky.social@wkms · Jan 15

Fiber artist “Sunshine” Joe Mallard grew up watching his great-great-grandmother quilt. Now, a quilt of his own is part of the permanent collection at the Obama Presidential Center Museum. wkms.org/arts-culture/2…

wkms's tweet card. Fiber artist “Sunshine” Joe Mallard grew up watching his great-great-grandmother quilt. Now a quilt of his own is part of the permanent collection at the Obama Presidential Center Museum.

WKMS || bsky @wkmsfm.bsky.social@wkms · Jan 15

South Korea's impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol was apprehended for questioning over insurrection charges, a month and a half after he briefly imposed martial law. wkms.org/npr-news/2025-…

wkms's tweet card. Yoon and his ruling party supporters remain defiant against the insurrection charges. He is South Korea's first sitting president to be detained.

WKMS || bsky @wkmsfm.bsky.social@wkms · Jan 14

A group of students associated with the Kentucky Student Voice Team has filed a lawsuit arguing the state has failed its constitutional obligation to provide an “adequate and equitable” education. wkms.org/2025-01-14/ken…

wkms's tweet card. A group of students associated with the Kentucky Student Voice Team has filed a lawsuit in Franklin County, arguing the state has failed its constitutional obligation to provide an “adequate and...

WKMS || bsky @wkmsfm.bsky.social@wkms · Jan 14

Kentucky’s asset forfeiture law gives law enforcement agencies broad authority to take and keep cash and property if they suspect it’s tied to drug trafficking. But 25% of them failed to submit reports detailing what they took last fiscal year. wkms.org/criminal-justi…

wkms's tweet card. State records show police and sheriffs seized at least $7.5 million in cash last year, but the full total is unknown.

WKMS || bsky @wkmsfm.bsky.social@wkms · Jan 14

Kentucky’s Hospital Rate Improvement Program for hospital inpatient and outpatient services has not only helped to keep hospitals open, but has also improved patient outcomes, according to the leader of the Kentucky Hospital Association. wkms.org/health/2025-01…

wkms's tweet card. Kentucky’s Hospital Rate Improvement Program for hospital inpatient and outpatient services has not only helped to keep hospitals open, but has also improved patient outcomes, according to the leader...

WKMS || bsky @wkmsfm.bsky.social@wkms · Jan 14

NPR has tracked the prices of dozens of items at the same superstore in Georgia, including eggs, T-shirts, snacks and paper towels. Here's what got cheaper over the past year, and more expensive. wkms.org/npr-news/2025-…

wkms's tweet card. NPR has tracked the prices of dozens of items at the same superstore in Georgia, including eggs, T-shirts, snacks and paper towels. Here's what got cheaper over the past year, and more expensive.

WKMS || bsky @wkmsfm.bsky.social@wkms · Jan 14

A group of news organizations, led by The New York Times, is taking ChatGPT maker OpenAI to federal court on Tuesday in a hearing that could determine whether the tech company has to face the publishers in a high-profile copyright infringement trial. wkms.org/npr-news/2025-…

wkms's tweet card. In three consolidated suits, publishers allege that OpenAI broke copyright law by copying millions of articles without permission or payment. OpenAI counters that the fair use doctrine protects them.