Hands-only CPR Mobile Tour bringing lifesaving methods to Kentucky

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) — The American Heart Association Hands-Only CPR Mobile Tour stopped in Bowling Green at Western Kentucky University to teach free, life-saving lessons to the campus community. During the event on Monday afternoon, participants practiced CPR chest compressions on “manikins”, learned how to work an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), and were able…

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Rep. James Kay wants lawmakers to own up to pension problems by living with it themselves

FRANKFORT, Ky. — As Kentucky lawmakers prepare to tackle pension reform, they’re also considering the impact the commonwealth’s struggling retirement systems will have on the next budget and whether legislators’ pensions should be handled differently than those of other public employees. During a Monday meeting of the legislature’s Public Pension Oversight Board, state Rep. James…

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Barr talks about North Korea strategy, Ky. manufacturing

Sixth District Representative Andy Barr says Kentuckians and other Americans should be concerned about activities within the North Korean government. The Republican representative says those worries should be based on ten years of a U.S. policy of strategic patience toward the nation ruled by dictator Kim Jong-un. Barr says he applauds the Trump administration’s approach. “Enhanced…

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