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State of Good tracks positive, locally reported news from Kentucky. Below are 5 uplifting stories, pulled directly from Kentucky's newsrooms and community publishers and refreshed every morning.

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Kentucky research: CBD, THC combo can improve late-stage dementia patients’ quality of life

New research — which Kentucky participated in as a trial site — shows a combination of cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) can help late-stage dementia patients feel less agitation. Dr. Greg Jicha, the director of clinical trials at the University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, said this combination, given to patients all over the […]

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:37:04 +0000
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RFK Jr. announces decertification of KY organ donor group after numerous problems

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. traveled to Lexington on Wednesday to announce his office is firing a Kentucky organ donation organization accused of pursuing critically ill patients for their organs. Kennedy said the decision to decertify the nonprofit was reached after numerous reviews. “Federal reviewers found serious deficiencies in nearly […]

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:30:13 +0000
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Woman detained by ICE released from KY jail after family speaks about her lack of care

A woman who was detained by federal immigration agents at the Louisville airport a couple of weeks ago has been released from custody Friday. A federal judge ordered the release of Sarafinah Bukirwa and her family paid her bond, according to media reports. Earlier this week, Bukirwa’s brother, Isaac Kabunga, appeared with Democratic U.S. Rep. […]

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:36:37 +0000
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Beshear expands Pre-K pilot program to another KY school district

Gov. Andy Beshear is expanding Kentucky’s “Pre-K for All” pilot program again — this time to his dad’s hometown of Dawson Springs. About 160 children will be enrolled through the Dawson Springs Independent School District, Beshear announced Thursday. “This is a town that’s been through a lot. It’s been through a level of heartbreak that’s […]

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:12:26 +0000
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Data centers need massive power. They’re eyeing Kentucky’s idle industrial sites to get it.

Paducah Mayor George Bray calls the former Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant in McCracken County the ideal site for a hyperscale data center. When the plant was enriching uranium, initially for the nation’s stockpile of nuclear weapons and then for nuclear power plant fuel, it had the ability to use over 3 gigawatts of power and […]

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:34:04 +0000