WUKY | By UK Athletics Published May 29, 2023 at 2:08 PM EDT Kentucky was selected as one of the 16 nationally seeded NCAA Baseball Regional host schools, it was announced by the NCAA Selection Committee on Sunday evening. The Wildcats will open the post-season tourney Friday June 2nd at noon at Kentucky Proud Park. The…
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Beginning this summer, the University of Kentucky College of Education is expanding options for those wanting to change careers to teach science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) and early childhood. The Kentucky Professional Education Standards Board’s university-based alternative pathway to certification, known as Option 6, allows qualified teacher candidates to work full-time in a Kentucky school…
BY JORDAN GRANTZ KENTUCKY HENDERSON, Ky. — Henderson police are searching for a man named Bradley Gillespie. On Tuesday, investigators discovered that he and another inmate, James Lee, escaped from Allen-Oakwood Correctional Facility in northwest Ohio. What You Need To Know Bradley Gillespie, an escaped inmate who is still on the run, has been described as a 6-foot-tall,…
Louisville Public Media | By Danielle Kaye Car manufacturer Toyota will purchase power from an eastern Kentucky solar project – an announcement proponents say is a milestone in efforts to transition away from the state’s declining coal industry, and towards renewable energy. The Martin County Solar Project, spearheaded by Kentucky-based solar development firm Edelen Renewables and national developer Savion,…
WUKY | By Josh James The candidates themselves aren’t the only targets of attack in campaign season. Kentucky Democrats are hoping gubernatorial candidate Daniel Cameron’s close ties to Sen. Mitch McConnell are a liability in the election this fall — pointing out the long-serving Senate minority leader’s low popularity rankings in a campaign email. In a swing through…
By Jordan Mullins and Courtney Layne Brewer PIKE COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) – For many students in Southern and Eastern Kentucky, internet access at home is a luxury. Many students go without basic internet connection, whether because of availability, or more commonly, due to affordability. “In Kentucky, there are still spots that have availability issues, and local governments and…
BY: MCKENNA HORSLEY After a dozen county names were drawn from a small barrel Wednesday morning, detectives in the Department of Criminal Investigations within the Kentucky attorney general’s office will begin work on post-primary election audits. DCI Commissioner Greg Wolf said detectives will review election records from county clerks. They will also speak with county boards…
WUKY | By Josh James In town to help break ground on a new Forage Animal Production Lab at the University of Kentucky, McConnell also spoke with reporters about the debt ceiling negotiations and sought to tamp down tensions as the June 1 deadline approaches. The minority leader said everyone needs to “relax” and reiterated his…
Louisville Public Media | By Jess Clark The Kentucky Department for Community Based Services resumed placing foster children at Bellewood and Brooklawn last week, after a ten-month pause following the death of a 7-year-old at the child welfare facility. In a statement, DCBS spokesperson Brice Mitchell said the agency “has noted actions taken” by Bellewood and…
BY ERIN KELLY KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Johnetta Carr was 16 when she was arrested for the 2005 murder of her boyfriend in Louisville. “You’re in a bad dream that you can’t wake up from because this is not your reality,” Carr recalled. “I was a 16-year-old teenager living life, enjoying life. Not a criminal.” What You Need…
