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National ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ campaign underway
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (WKYT)—Kentucky is joining the national effort to prevent impaired driving as we end summer and celebrate Labor Day. The ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ campaign starts Friday and runs through September 2. Last year, in Kentucky, there were more than 4,000 crashes involving an...
Daily Briefing: Meet 'Your Favorite Cake' at the Kentucky State Fair
Good morning, Louisville! Happy Friday! (You can read today's eNewspaper here.) Today we can expect a break from the sun with possible showers and a chance for thunder storms. The high will be about 88. Here are the top headlines: ...
Quick Start Helps Lady Lyons Double Up Hopkinsville
The Lyon County girls’ soccer team improved to 2-0 on Thursday with a 4-2 victory over visiting Hopkinsville. The win is the Lady Lyons’ first in the last eight matches in the series dating back to a 5-1 decision in 2007. The teams tied last year and in 2021.
Parasitic Crypto outbreak identified in Northern Kentucky
The Northern Kentucky Health Department is investigating an outbreak of Cryptosporidiosis, better known as crypto, within the Northern Kentucky area this week. The cryptosporidium parasite causes a gastrointestinal illness marked by abdominal cramps, watery diarrhea, low-grade fever, vomiting and nausea. As of Friday afternoon, there are a dozen confirmed cases and "numerous" probable cases....
Kentucky weather tomorrow: Scattered strong to severe storms
LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — The weekend is here, and the active weather has arrived. Into the weekend, we’ll have multiple rounds of showers and storms, with the threat of some severe weather Saturday afternoon. A few stray storms will be possible overnight as temps hold in the...
The Kentucky roadways scheduled for maintenance
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is scheduling construction and maintenance activities that could impact drivers. The following projects are scheduled for the week of August 18-24. – Henderson County – Hopkins County – McLean County – Union County – Webster County
Gov. announces project to improve KY-15
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WYMT) - Governor Andy Beshear announced that a highway improvement project with nearly $50 million is funding is underway. The project will add lanes and sidewalks to a stretch of Kentucky Highway 15 within the city limits of Jackson. The project also aims to further strengthen and stabilize...
Local health officials discuss global Mpox outbreak and how it could impact Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) -The last time we saw the World Health Organization declare an Mpox outbreak as a Global Health Emergency was in July of 2022, and it lasted for almost a year. Now, even though we are seeing cases rise outside of the United States, Woodford County Health Department’s...
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