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Honor Flight Kentucky delivers priceless memories for veterans
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - It was an amazing and often emotional day for dozens of Kentucky veterans. Nearly 70 veterans traveled on the Honor Flight Saturday to Washington, D.C. It’s a one-day free trip for veterans to see memorials built for them. The day started very early Saturday morning...
Kentucky Rural Water Association holds conference
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - For the past 45 years, the Kentucky Rural Water Association has been meeting up for their annual conference for as they put it “food fellowship, and an exchange of ideas.”. “This conference will entail over 900 water professionals from all across the Commonwealth,” said Scott...
Kentucky education task force to host public session at Central HS Tuesday
A task force focused on reform in the largest school districts across Kentucky will host a public meeting in Louisville on Tuesday. The commonwealth's Efficient & Effective School District Governance Task Force, focused in part on Jefferson County Public Schools, is hosting a session at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday at Central High...
Inpatient mental health treatment now available to more Kentucky boys in state care
Eligible boys in the care of the Kentucky Department for Community Based Services or Juvenile Justice system who need “complex mental and behavioral health care” can now access inpatient treatment in Owensboro, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services announced Tuesday. Called The BIRCH, the 10-bed inpatient program operates out of RiverValley Behavioral Health’s adolescent […]
Nuclear industry eyes Ky but don’t expect power plants anytime soon
FRANKFORT, Ky. — The director of an energy research center at the University of Kentucky told state lawmakers Friday it’s not likely a nuclear power plant will be built in Kentucky over the next 10 years, though some nuclear energy companies are interested in moving to the state.
Why Kentucky is changing the way it measures temperature for high school sports
The heat hovered above the turf field at Pleasure Ridge Park on Tuesday afternoon. Jefferson County Public Schools athletics director April Brooks wiped the sweat from her forehead as she met with a group of reporters to discuss athletics and heat. ...
KENTUCKY FOOTBALL 2024 SEASON PREDICTION: EA Sports College Football 25 edition
One of the most talked about events in the world of sports over the summer was the long-awaited release of the EA Sports College Football 25 video game. With kickoff for Kentucky football just around the corner, the Kentucky Kernel opted to see how NCAA 25 thinks the Wildcats will perform this season.
Kentucky author transforms students’ lives one page at a time
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - During the day, Shawn Pryor is known for fixing computers for faculty members, doctors, and researchers with the University of Kentucky’s Markey Cancer Center, but that’s not all he does!. Shawn Pryor has been an author for 17 years. During that time, he’s written...
The Massive Fireball That Was Reported in 12 States First Appeared Over Kentucky
12 states, including Kentucky, saw a massive fireball light up the night sky, did you see it?. When you watch the videos (posted below) of the massive fireball lighting up the night sky over Kentucky, it looks like something otherworldly. Seeing shooting stars are one thing, but for security cameras to pick up this fireball because it was so bright is another. Folks in 12 different states reported seeing the fireball in the sky.
More late August heat for the midweek
It’s definitely felt like late August the last few days here in Central and Eastern Kentucky and Tuesday was no exception. With a big bubble of heat over the Central Plains drifting eastward we saw plenty of sunshine as afternoon highs climbed into the low and mid-90s. Once again the saving grace was the lack of any high humidity which kept heat index values in check. Make no mistake about it though, it is definitely hot in that direct sunlight and that’s going to continue to be the case heading into the mid and late week with the hottest temperatures yet to come.
Community leaders recognized at 70th Hazard Perry Co. Civic Night
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - Hundreds of people gathered to recognize more than a dozen community leaders during the 70th annual Hazard Perry County Chamber of Commerce Civic Night. Hazard Mayor Happy Mobelini said people within the county work well together for the betterment of the community as a whole. “We...
First Football Saturday: University readies for gameday with traffic, other details for MSU matchup against EKU
STARKVILLE, Miss.—As anticipation builds for Jeff Lebby’s first appearance Saturday [Aug. 31] as head coach of the Mississippi State Bulldogs, the university is reminding fans about safety precautions and other updates ahead of the matchup against the non-conference Eastern Kentucky Colonels. With a 5 p.m. kickoff in Davis Wade Stadium, gates open two hours and 15 minutes prior to the game.
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