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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Despite BlueOval SK's plans to shutter its electric vehicle battery factory in Glendale next month, workers there have officially won their union election. The National Labor Relations Board ruled Monday on the contested election. -
Kentucky high school students will take the SAT instead of the ACT starting this spring. A new report suggests the Kentucky Department of Education may have violated state law by switching to a different college admissions exam. -
For 1,600 workers at BlueOval SK, their days on the job are numbered. Ford says the Glendale EV battery plant will be shuttered by mid-February. -
The entire workforce at the BlueOval SK electric vehicle battery park in Hardin County is being laid off as Ford announces a major restructuring. -
Despite the reopening of the federal government, refugees who have resettled in the U.S. no longer qualify for SNAP benefits. The Republican-backed "Big Beautiful Bill" signed into law in July revoked a longtime policy of allowing refugees food assistance under SNAP. -
Now that the federal government shutdown is over, Kentucky is working to issue full SNAP benefits to the 600,000 residents who receive food assistance. -
Gov. Andy Beshear is sending the National Guard to help staff food banks as about 600,000 Kentuckians experience delays in SNAP benefits from the federal government. -
Gov. Andy Beshear has declared a state of emergency and pledged state funds to support Kentucky food banks. -
Republican Congressman Brett Guthrie of Kentucky says Democrats must vote for a government reopening before his party will negotiate Affordable Care Act tax credits. Guthrie held a round table discussion in Radcliff on Wednesday with members of the Ft. Knox community. -
With the government shutdown now in its third week, an Army post in central Kentucky is doing what comes naturally to the military-showing resiliency. But the funding impasse still threatens the livelihoods of active duty service members and civilian employees, as well as the nation's defense readiness.
