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@News_Estrada @Amanda_PazH Congratulations!!!!

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@LouSchoolBeat We hear from the county’s health department director, too. Thank you!

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Tonight on @wlky, we hear from one parent part of a recent petition to keep masks a choice. Over 200 parents have signed it. We also hear from another parent advocating daily for a mandate. That and more on @wlky at 6.

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Just days before Oldham County students go back to school, the masking policy is up for discussion.

Initially, the county’s health dept. recommended students wear masks, but didn’t mandate it. But nearly 300 more cases later, OCS and the health dept. talk again Monday. @wlky

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Brenda Carter (pictured w/ black shirt) asks each employee at Hillcreek Rehabilitation & Care the same thing.

“Have you been vaccinated?”

She’s advocating to get all employees vaccinated. Her local advocacy launched her onto a national panel. Watch @wlky at 5 and 6 for more.

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Today, Volunteers of America, ACLU Kentucky, and more recognized the senator who pushed through “life-saving” legislation for incarcerated women.

Senator Adams sponsored two “Dignity Bills,” which carry big implications for incarcerated women and the Freedom House. @WLKY

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@MJAckermanMDPhD @MayoClinic Thank you so much for sharing her incredible story. Alexis and her family are truly wonderful!

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People at the protest are now marching in the street. They are chanting “no justice, no peace” @WLKY

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A planned peaceful protest for Ta’neasha Chappell is about to take place at Jefferson Square. Her family is asking for justice. @WLKY

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This campaign starts on the same weekend both Kentucky’s and Indiana’s eviction moratoriums end. On WLKY tonight, I take a look at how the campaign is starting right when people may need it more than ever. @WLKY

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You might start seeing these coffee cups around town—each with a different fact on it. That’s because a new initiative to dispel myths about homelessness starts this weekend. It’s called KNOW homelessness. @WLKY

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The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office has recovered around 7 stolen cars and 10 stolen weapons in just 7 days.

The captain says they are seeing a big uptick in thefts. And a group of 4 people may be behind a lot of it. Watch @wlky at 6.

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Several cities across Kentucky will no longer automatically pay city employees during mandatory quarantines. Instead, employees have to use their own accrued sick days to be off and still get paid.

Watch @WLKY at 6pm for which nearby areas face this change and why.

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Clarksville police are investigating a homicide and arson case on Kensington Drive in Clarksville. Around 8:15 am firefighters responded to a fire, and found a woman dead on the ground inside. We don’t know how the woman died at this time. @WLKY

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Charley Quarles is finally getting a moment to live like any other kid and celebrate her 1st birthday. Charley has stage 3 neuroblastoma, and her family didn’t think she’d have a 1st birthday at all. But today, it happened! Watch @WLKY for more on this incredibly special day.

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There’s a new little free pantry right outside Zachary Taylor Elementary School. Today we spoke with the lady behind the pantry, and there’s so much more to it than meets the eye. It’s both a memorial, and in honor of the food concerns she lived through. @wlky

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Today, community leaders met to announce two possible solutions to Lousiville’s violence. One of those solutions involves an on and off-ramp to the highway you see in this picture (34th and Broadway). We’ll have more on these possible steps tonight on @WLKY.

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Kiss the Chef isn’t the only business looking to move into downtown. The Louisville Downtown Partnership told me there are officially more business openings than closings now. Watch @WLKY at 5 and 6 for more on what this economic sign means for the city.

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This a look inside “Kiss the Chef”—a new food truck looking to expand into the Lousiville area. The food truck started as a moving truck. But with a lot of time and love, the chef’s husband made her cooking dreams come true. @WLKY

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Today several JCPS students got their physicals needed to return to school and sports. For the first time, it’s free. Today, at Iroquois High School kids got that health need checked off, as well as had the chance to get their COVID-19 vaccine. @WLKY