Derek Operle
News DirectorA native of western Kentucky, Operle earned his bachelor's degree in integrated strategic communications from the University of Kentucky in 2014. Operle spent five years working for Paxton Media/The Paducah Sun as a reporter and editor. In addition to his work in the news industry, Operle is a passionate movie lover and concertgoer.
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A Fulton Independent School District official confirmed Thursday that the system has asked the FBI to look into $1.1 million dollars in unaccounted for district funds discovered last year.
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With last week’s filing deadline now past, voters across Kentucky are getting their first looks at ballots for presidential, statewide and local races in 2024.
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Kentucky lawmakers are taking steps to bring nuclear power to the state, but the process won’t be quick.
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Nuclear energy, economic development, veterinarian education, data privacy and the state’s two-year spending plan are among the priorities listed by western Kentucky lawmakers during a Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce event Tuesday.
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A deadly and destructive EF-4 tornado swept through western Kentucky just over two years ago, killing 24 people in Mayfield and Graves County, injuring dozens more and damaging thousands of structures – including the county courthouse. The county broke ground on a new courthouse building Monday.
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The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources announced Thursday that the Commonwealth’s first documented case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) had been confirmed in a deer.
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A Kentucky Transportation Cabinet study is examining the potential environmental, economic and social impacts of a new U.S. 60 corridor and Ohio River bridge crossing between Barlow and Interstate 57 near Future City, Illinois.
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Marion Mayor D’Anna Browning announced Monday – a little more than 18 months after the breach – on social media a plan to restabilize the earthen dam levee at Lake George.
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A nature-loving indie rock band is partnering with a Kentucky State Parks Foundation program to help inspire the Bluegrass State’s next generation of nature lovers.
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Botanists with the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves identified a variety of carnivorous plant last week that had never been documented as native to the Bluegrass State.