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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Ron Patterson just completed his first week at the reins of Racer Nation. Much of it, he said during an interview on Thursday, has been “a whirlwind” of activity centered on connecting with the campus community and getting acclimated to his new home. -
A company aiming to open the world’s first commercial laser uranium enrichment plant in western Kentucky took a key step over the weekend. -
The latest novel from western Kentucky native Lee Cole traces a tale of indecision, class and privilege in the modern American South. -
A fatal helicopter crash at Fort Campbell Wednesday night left one service member dead and another injured. -
Officials, business leaders and filmmakers traveled to Madisonville Wednesday to tout a new initiative to get the Bluegrass State on the world’s silver and small screens: the West Kentucky Film Commission. -
The latest wave of executive orders from the desk of President Donald Trump seeks to speed up the development of the country’s nuclear energy infrastructure and overhaul the industry’s safety regulator, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. What does that mean for the future of energy in Kentucky? -
Kentucky’s Republican Attorney General Russell Coleman joined other GOP attorneys general in Arizona on Wednesday at the U.S. border with Mexico in a show of support for Trump administration efforts to increase border security. -
Around two dozen western Kentucky protestors spoke out against proposed cuts to federal Medicaid support on Tuesday, rallying outside of Republican Congressman James Comer’s office in downtown Paducah. -
Five county jails in Kentucky are now certified to hold Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees indefinitely. -
Organizers for the annual St. Jerome Picnic in Fancy Farm named the emcee for the event’s 145th edition in a release Tuesday.
