Oct 10 Health Report Ranks Ohio Valley High In Childhood Obesity Amid Cuts In SNAP Benefits A report released Thursday finds nearly 323,000 children are obese in Kentucky, West Virginia, and Ohio. By Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource Oct 10 Health Report Ranks Ohio Valley High In Childhood Obesity Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource
Oct 17 Health Kentucky Has Nation’s Highest Rate Of Kids Living With Relatives Other Than Parents Nine percent of Kentucky’s kids lived with relatives other than their parents between 2016 and 2018, which is double the national rate. By Lisa Gillespie Oct 17 Health Ky. Has Highest Rate Of Kids Living With Relatives Other Than Parents Lisa Gillespie
Jul 9 Education Kids First: Teachers Put Immigration Politics Aside To Focus On Migrant Students Some Ohio Valley teachers have set aside the divisive politics of immigration to focus on the needs of immigrant children first. By Nicole Erwin, Ohio Valley ReSource Jul 9 Education Teachers Put Immigration Politics Aside To Focus On Migrant Students Nicole Erwin, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jun 21 Community Louisville Crowd Protests Trump’s Border Separation Policy, ICE Trump signed an executive order to end the separation of families. but did not say what will happen to the over 2,000 children who have already been separated from their parents. By Emma Collins Jun 21 Community Louisville Crowd Protests Trump's Border Separation Policy, ICE Emma Collins
Jun 20 Politics Trump Signs Order To End Family Separations Trump's move comes after days of administration officials saying only Congress could fix the situation created by the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" immigration policy. By Scott Detrow, NPR , Kelsey Snell, NPR and Miles Parks, NPR Jun 20 Politics Trump Signs Order To End Family Separations Scott Detrow, NPR, Kelsey Snell, NPR and Miles Parks, NPR
Jun 19 Politics First Ladies Unite Against Separating Children At Border The opposition comes from both Republicans and Democrats — even including expressions of concern from President Trump's own wife, first lady Melania Trump. By Sarah McCammon, NPR Jun 19 Politics First Ladies Unite Against Separating Children At Border Sarah McCammon, NPR
Feb 13 Politics Kentucky To Begin Paying Relatives Who Serve As Foster Parents The state will begin compensating Kentuckians who serve as foster parents to children they’re related to after a federal court ruling last fall. By Ryland Barton Feb 13 Politics Kentucky To Begin Paying Relatives Who Serve As Foster Parents Ryland Barton
Nov 20 Politics State Still Figuring Out How To Pay Relatives Who Provide Foster Care The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Kentucky must pay those providing foster care to kids they're related to, just as it pays licensed foster parents. By Ryland Barton Nov 20 Politics Ky. Still Figuring Out How To Pay Relatives Who Provide Foster Care Ryland Barton
Oct 27 Health A Louisville Entrepreneur Is Making Lead Abatement Easier And Cheaper Typically, removing lead paint from a home is expensive and involves chipping off paint, which can put even more lead into the air. By Lisa Gillespie Oct 27 Health A Louisville Entrepreneur Is Making Lead Abatement Easier, Cheaper Lisa Gillespie
Jun 21 Community Mother Of Slain 7-Year-Old Says Gun Control Could Help End Violence “We can do what we can to prevent it, but as long as shops — like pawn shops and all of that — are selling guns, it’s not going to stop.” By Kyeland Jackson Jun 21 Community Mom Of Slain 7-Year-Old Says Gun Control Could Help End Violence Kyeland Jackson
Apr 19 Community Amazon Surprises West End School Students With Updated Library The Amazon Fulfillment Center in Jeffersonville is donating over 1,000 books, 16 tablets and new furnishings to the West End School’s library. By Ashlie Stevens Apr 19 Community Amazon Surprises West End School Students With Updated Library Ashlie Stevens
Mar 20 Health Halting Traffic: Truckers, Survivors, Fighting Human Trafficking In 2016 the Polaris Project reported 375 human trafficking cases in Ohio. KY had the second highest in the region, with 89, and W.Va. the least with 19. By Nicole Erwin, Ohio Valley ReSource Mar 20 Health Halting Traffic: Truckers, Survivors, Fighting Human Trafficking Nicole Erwin, Ohio Valley ReSource