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Grandparents raising grandchildren find housing, support through 'grandfamily' programs
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (63+ words) Grandparents raising grandchildren find housing, support through 'grandfamily' programs'WKYT Grandparents raising grandchildren find housing, support through 'grandfamily' programs Lexington Emergency Winter Weather Plan activated through Wednesday morning Portland couple still laces up each week after skating together nearly 60 years Man…...
Local students write children's book to spark agriculture education
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (71+ words) Local students write children's book to spark agriculture education'WKYT Local students write children's book to spark agriculture education Laken Snelling case file reveals Snapchat warrant, roommate accounts One sent to hospital with severe burns after Winchester house fire Lexington police…...
Kentucky IG report addresses foster care non-traditional placements
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (185+ words) FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) - The Kentucky Inspector General's Office has released its own findings on the state's foster care system, days after the state auditor's office published a separate report on the same topic. Both reports focused on "non-traditional placements," in…...
Ky. advocates continue work to address foster home placement shortages
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (390+ words) LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - In a Monday report, Kentucky State Auditor Allison Ball said her office found that more than 300 foster kids have had to sleep in state offices, hotels, and state parks. That's within a 22 month period. Finding safe, permanent…...
State auditor's exam puts spotlight on need for more foster parents in Kentucky
6+ day, 17+ min ago (67+ words) State auditor's exam puts spotlight on need for more foster parents in Kentucky'WKYT State auditor's exam puts spotlight on need for more foster parents in Kentucky Former UK student indicted in connection with baby's death Sean Gallagher with SEIA talks…...
Auditor Ball: CHFS is failing Kentucky foster kids with ‘nontraditional placements’; Beshear’s office denounces report as ‘deceitful’
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (728+ words) LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Kentucky's foster care system is under fire after a new report says hundreds of children have been left to sleep in state office buildings, hotels and even state parks - places auditors say put vulnerable kids at risk…...
Kentucky auditor finds foster children kept in state offices, hotels & other unlicensed sites
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (153+ words) FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) - State Auditor Allison Ball's office has released an examination of children in Kentucky's foster care system being placed in non-traditional locations, including office buildings. The exam covered a nearly two-year period. Auditors found more than 300 children were…...
Mom says baby formula bought at Walmart was replaced by flour
1+ week, 4+ day ago (262+ words) BALTIMORE (WMAR) - A Maryland mother says a routine trip to buy baby formula from Walmart led to a frightening incident with her 11-month-old son. Alivia Council says a container of infant formula she bought at a Walmart in Nottingham was…...
How mental health experts say to talk to your kids about the conflict in Iran
1+ week, 6+ day ago (79+ words) How mental health experts say to talk to your kids about the conflict in Iran'WKYT How mental health experts say to talk to your kids about the conflict in Iran Lexington to hold annual Statewide Tornado Drill Wednesday morning Search…...
Public universities concerned about proposed cuts to higher education in House budget
1+ week, 5+ day ago (50+ words) Public universities concerned about proposed cuts to higher education in House budget'WKYT Public universities concerned about proposed cuts to higher education in House budget Lawmakers introduce bill to abolish KY's death penalty Kentucky Senate bill would strengthen AMBER Alert laws…...