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The "Give the Joy of Learning" fundraiser for KEDM also puts books in the hands of 2nd graders in northeast Louisiana. Each $20 gift to KEDM provides one book to a student in one of 20 schools selected by the United Way as having the most potential to increase reading scores.
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It's a whole new world for Mickey, Simba, Stitch and more as Disney brings hundreds of its characters to Sora, the short-form video platform from OpenAI, as part of a three-year licensing agreement.
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The grant covered the purchase of more than 3,000 bottles, which also feature the KLB logo as a reminder of this effort to reduce single-use disposables -
The Cox family made the donation on behalf of their parents, both beloved medical doctors who dedicated their lives to serving Morehouse Parish.
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In a matter of a few years in the 1960s, Dick Van Dyke became a star on Broadway, television and the silver screen. -
With ACA tax credits set to expire, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen says premiums are "doubling, tripling" and warns "millions" could lose coverage if Congress fails to act. -
Archaeologists in Britain say they've found the earliest evidence of humans making fires anywhere in the world. The discovery moves our understanding of when humans started making fire back by 350,000 years.
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The preliminary investigation revealed that a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado, driven by 33-year-old Tanner Hill of New Port Richey, FL., was traveling north on Louisiana Highway 155. For reasons still under investigation, the Chevrolet exited the roadway and collided with a tree.
Doug Duffey and BADD took top honors at the 2025 Ouachita River Blues Challenge. The Monroe-based group competed in the solo/duo category and will advance to the International Blues Challenge in Memphis. Their win adds another milestone to Duffey's celebrated Louisiana blues career.
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Tom Faber and Clay Leblanc from the Dixie visit Cory Crowe on Lagniappe.
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