Dalton York
Morning Edition host and reporter, WKYUDalton York is a Morning Edition host and reporter for WKYU in Bowling Green. He is a graduate of Murray State University, where he majored in History with a minor in Nonprofit Leadership Studies. While attending Murray State, he worked as a student reporter at WKMS. A native of Marshall County, he is a proud product of his tight-knit community.
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The head of Kentucky’s judicial branch of government addressed members of the General Assembly for the final time Thursday, capping off a 14-year stint leading the commonwealth’s Supreme Court. -
Two people were killed and four wounded in a shooting at a Henderson shelter for unhoused men.
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Damon Preston, Kentucky’s Public Advocate and the head of DPA, said he told legislators the public defender staffing crisis would only worsen without more funding.
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Kentucky’s population is expected to increase by more than six percent through 2050, according to a new report released by the Kentucky State Data Center at the University of Louisville.
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The barbecue and political jabs at the St. Jerome’s Parish picnic in Fancy Farm, Kentucky were plentiful, but the same can’t be said for the number of Democrats on the picnic’s signature political speaking roster.
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As families struggle to make room for higher gas and grocery bills, some pet owners are making the difficult decision to surrender their animal to a shelter.
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Among the hundreds of laws passed in the 2022 session of the Kentucky General Assembly that went into effect last week was House Bill 63, a measure requiring a school resource officer, or SRO, in every school in the commonwealth.
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Kentucky’s public defenders are preparing for a potential surge in demand following the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned federal protections for abortion access granted nearly 50 years ago under Roe v. Wade.
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It’s been six months since a devastating and deadly storm ripped through western and southern Kentucky, producing 20 tornadoes, killing 81 people, injuring hundreds more and roiling an entire region. The event was heartbreaking, and took most people by surprise. Tornadoes aren’t unheard of in Kentucky, but few were expecting one of the longest tornado systems in the country’s history to materialize on the night of Dec. 10 — not exactly twister season.
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Gov. Andy Beshear announced Thursday that Casey Jones Distillery in Christian County will add 15 full-time jobs as part of a nearly $2 million expansion.
