Lisa Autry
Lisa is a Scottsville native and WKU alum. She has worked in radio as a news reporter and anchor for 18 years. Prior to joining WKU Public Radio, she most recently worked at WHAS in Louisville and WLAC in Nashville. She has received numerous awards from the Associated Press, including Best Reporter in Kentucky. Many of her stories have been heard on NPR.
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A flying instructor and student pilot are dead after crashing a small plane in a rural area of Ohio County. The FAA notified Kentucky State Police around 11:00 p.m. Wednesday night that a plane was missing from radar in the Whitesville area that includes parts of Ohio and Daviess counties. -
Kentucky led the nation 27 years ago when it created a crime victim notification system called VINE. Now, that potentially life-saving service is no longer working.
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The Tennessee Valley Authority is launching a study on how to reduce carbon emissions at its natural gas plant in Muhlenberg County. The federal utility is exploring a partnership with TC Energy to add carbon capture technology at the Paradise Fossil Plant in Drakesboro.
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Outgoing Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles is being considered for the presidency of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. Quarles is one of three finalists for the job that oversees Kentucky’s 16 community and technical college campuses.
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The military has identified a prisoner of war from Kentucky who died in the Philippines during World War II. The remains of Army Pfc. Thomas Franklin Brooks of Mammoth Cave were confirmed in June, 80 years after his death.
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Some local business owners in Glendale, Kentucky are already seeing the benefit of the world's largest electric vehicle battery plant making the central Kentucky town its home, while others are worried about Glendale keeping its small-town identity.
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A poll released on Monday suggests Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear remains the most popular Democratic governor in the country, despite leading a red state. The survey shows the incumbent with support from roughly half of the state’s Republicans, four months out from election day.
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A western Kentucky school system is taking a zero-tolerance approach to vaping products. Vaping on school grounds in Christian County will now be a criminal offense.
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Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles says he’ll have an announcement in a few days about his future plans. With six months left in office, Quarles has been speculated as a running mate for Republican gubernatorial nominee Daniel Cameron.
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Kentucky’s Republican nominee for governor has one month to announce a running mate. Attorney General Daniel Cameron has had more time to ponder a lieutenant governor due to a change in state law.
