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FRANKFORT — Kentucky's public colleges and universities are requesting a collective 4.6 percent increase in state funding next year that includes a $25 million wish list for academic programs in case the state's bleak financial picture brightens.
FRANKFORT — If Kentucky had a law on its books to allow judges to order electronic monitoring devices for the most dangerous domestic violence offenders, Amanda Ross would have had a chance to protect herself, House Speaker Greg Stumbo said Friday.
The formal opening of a Behavioral Health Center at Fort Knox was hailed by its medical leaders Friday as a sign of the Army's emphasis on treating the mental stresses of military life.
Jack Parrish, an actor and director from Richmond, Va., who spent the last few years of his life enriching the Central Kentucky theater scene, died Thursday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 56.
A calendar listing on Page 25 of Friday's Weekender and online at calendar.kentucky.com gave incorrect times for the Broadway Live production of The Wizard of Oz at the Lexington Opera House. Shows are at 1 and 7 p.m. Nov. 7 and 8. Tickets, $55-$75, are available by calling (859) 233-3535 or via www.ticketmaster.com.