Featured Stories Podcast
Hear featured reports on events and issues affecting the Four Rivers Region. Produced by the WKMS News Team.
Visit Show Website http://www.wkms.org/local-shows/...Recently Aired
-
HD
Civil War Geneology
For many people, learning about the Civil War involves history ...
For many people, learning about the Civil War involves history books and lessons learned in a classroom. But as Kentucky Public Radio's Brenna Angel reports, many Americans can learn a lot about the War Between the States by researching their own
-
HD
LowerTown Festival Artist Profile: The Bitterfield Collection
In this week's installment of our artist profiles series for ...
In this week's installment of our artist profiles series for Paducah's upcoming LowerTown Arts and Music Festival, Jacque Day features the Bitterfield Collection. The photos represent a collection by St. Louis-based photographers Fritz
-
HD
National Weather Service Speaks on Flooding in Cairo and Paducah
Residents of the Mississippi and Ohio River Valleys have seen ...
Residents of the Mississippi and Ohio River Valleys have seen their fair share of flooding the past two days, but they're not in the clear yet. But if the Army Corp. of Engineers has their way, pressure on the main levee in Cairo will be relieved
-
HD
Preserving Kentucky's Civil War Battlefields
In 1862, deadly battles were fought across Kentucky at Perryville, ...
In 1862, deadly battles were fought across Kentucky at Perryville, Richmond, and Munfordville. In the 150 years since those battles, Kentuckians have worked to preserve those historic sites.
-
HD
Civil War: The Horse Industry
Kentucky has long been known for its horse industry, particularly ...
Kentucky has long been known for its horse industry, particularly the Thoroughbred breeding and racing businesses. But, there have been some ups and downs along the way. America's civil war represented conflict at a number of different levels.
-
HD
Civil War Dispatch April 22 - the first Kentucky soldiers
Today on the Kentucky Civil War Dispatch, we'll meet some ...
Today on the Kentucky Civil War Dispatch, we'll meet some of the first Kentuckians who went off to fight, including some from the Jackson Purchase.
-
HD
LowerTown Festival Artist Profile: Emily Gartner
Emily Gartner works with recycled mixed media. She is one ...
Emily Gartner works with recycled mixed media. She is one of the many artists coming to Paducah next month for the LowerTown Arts and Music Festival. Jacque Day caught Gartner in the midst of a transition: the Evansville native, who's lived on
-
HD
Harry Shearer talks about "The Big Uneasy"
The documentary "The Big Uneasy" plays this weekend at Paducah's ...
The documentary "The Big Uneasy" plays this weekend at Paducah's Maiden Alley Cinema. The film attempts to correct the prevailing narrative of what happened to New Orleans in August 2005 when Hurricane Katrina struck, killing
-
HD
Kentucky Universities Participate in Binge Drinking Program
A program aimed at reducing binge drinking among college students ...
A program aimed at reducing binge drinking among college students is showing positive results at the University of Alabama. Representatives of the university are sharing their ideas with colleges in Kentucky.
-
HD
MSU Senior to Be Featured on PBS's American Experience "Freedom Riders"
PBS's American Experience special "Freedom Riders" takes 40 college students ...
PBS's American Experience special "Freedom Riders" takes 40 college students from across the country and documents their experiences as they retrace the 1961 freedom rides from Washington D.C. to New Orleans.
