Walton-Verona Independent Schools issued a statement Wednesday regarding an armed man threatening suicide near the Walton-Verona High School campus.
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How Kentucky legislators are responding to the Uvalde school shooting
On Tuesday, an 18-year-old gunman, who had bought an AR-15 and hundreds of rounds of ammo days earlier, entered Robb Elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, and killed 19 children and two teachers. Like previous deadly mass shootings in America, debate over gun legislation and how to protect schools and other public spaces is happening across […]
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Advice from psychologist who lived through 1997 school shooting: Make your kids feel safe
Alan Mullins was in his office when he got the call that someone had fired shots at Heath High School in Paducah, Kentucky in December 1997. It was 7:42 a.m. The school psychologist’s office wasn’t at the high school, but he made it there before 8 a.m. Three students were killed and five others were […]
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Beshear orders flags to half-staff in remembrance of Uvalde, Texas victims
In accordance with a proclamation from the White House, Gov. Andy Beshear has directed that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff until sunset on Saturday, May 28, 2022, in honor and remembrance of the victims of the acts of violence perpetrated today in Uvalde, Texas. Gov. Beshear encourages individuals, businesses and […]