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Not too Hot as Slight Rain Chances Continue
OVERNIGHT: Partly Cloudy. Warm with Lows of 69-71. Sunrise 5:47. WEDNESDAY: Mix of Sun & Clouds (More Clouds South) with a Few Showers/T’Showers Developing. Humid with Highs 83-90 (Southeast to Northwest…84-88 in the Evansville Metro). Winds SW 5-10 WED NIGHT: Partly Cloudy. Warm with Lows 69-70. THURSDAY: Mix...
12 states in Midwest and East coast see listeria illness linked to sliced deli meat
Two people in the United States have died, and 28 people have been hospitalized across 12 states from a listeria outbreak linked to sliced deli meat, federal health officials said Friday. No cases have been reported in Kentucky as of Tuesday. ...
Kentucky Attorney General pushes to resume lethal injections
The debate over whether to resume executions, lifting a 14-year ban on the death penalty, has made its way to a Kentucky appellate court. Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman told the Courier Journal this week that he has promoted a seasoned prosecutor in his office to oversee legal challenges in various death cases as his office pushes for the resumption of lethal injections. The Commonwealth's last execution, of Marco Allen Chapman, took place in 2008. ...
Promised report on Kentucky single-bid paving contracts 8 months late
Prompted by research from legislative analysts late last year that showed a lack of competition drives up road paving costs, Kentucky lawmakers said they’d issue a full report on the issue by January this year. They haven't done it.
Mountain Student Achiever - Marcus Damron
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - Marcus Damron was a senior at East Ridge High School where he graduated with a 4.27 GPA. He was vice president of the school’s National Honor Society and was the salutatorian for his class. Congratulations Marcus.
Locals Food Hub and Pizza Pub works on renovating old building in Smoketown neighborhood
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Frankfort business is looking to move into Louisville where Logan Street and Broadway intersect. What once was the Epping Soda Bottling Company back in 1863 will now be a much healthier option. Birch Bragg, co-owner of Locals Food Hub and Pizza Pub, said the company's...
Cook Out submits plans to open first location in Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- After a long campaign to get it here, Cook Out is finally coming to Louisville. Permits filed with the city on Tuesday show the late night burger joint is set to be built on Preston Highway, just south of Eastern Parkway in the Saint Joseph neighborhood.
FCPS paying private school leader $20K+ to talk to staff
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT)—This November, voters will decide whether the state can give money meant for public education to private schools. WKYT has just learned that three months out from the election, Fayette County Public Schools will pay a man who runs a private school more than $20,000 to speak at this year’s Employee Back to School Convocation.
Abandoned Baby Goat With Paralyzed Legs "Capturing Hearts" At Louisville Animal Sanctuary
After a rough start, a baby goat born with paralyzed back legs is thriving and “capturing hearts” in Kentucky. Roman was less than two days old (and still had his umbilical cord attached) when he was found abandoned in a basket outside GiddyUp Horse and Wildlife Rescue in Cleveland, Missouri, earlier this month.
Glasgow purchases 19.5 acres from FRECC
With a unanimous vote on Monday evening, the Glasgow Common Council agreed to the city’s purchase of 19.5 acres along Veterans Outer Loop and, to a much lesser extent, New Bowling Green Road (U.S. 68-Ky. 80), with access points already established to both. The property has belonged since 1997...
Plans for abandoned Urban Government Center met with opposition
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The Louisville Metro Urban Government Center needs to be repurposed. Essentially everybody agrees to that, but the question is how. The Upper Paristown Preservation Trust, or UPPT, is behind current plans to redevelop this metro-owned property. UPPT is the same group that transformed Paristown Point, with restaurants, a concert hall, and seasonal events.
New sports complex in Henderson gets official name and signage
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – Naming rights and signage are approved for the new sports complex coming to the city. The new sports complex will be named “Deaconess Henderson Sports Park.” It was decided at the city commission meeting, under the agreement, Deaconess will pay the city of Henderson $500,000 for a 5-year agreement. It will […]
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