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 jury in Bowling Green has handed down guilty verdicts Tuesday on all counts for two men on trial for the murder of Bardstown mother Crystal Rogers. -
After calling six witnesses over two days, the defense has rested its case in the Crystal Rogers murder trial. The jury will return on Monday to hear closing statements in the trial of Brooks Houck and co-defendant Joseph Lawson. -
More than a dozen Kentucky cities will participate in nationwide protests Saturday against President Donald Trump's massive military parade. The nationwide "No Kings" protests coincide with the military parade in Washington D.C. to celebrate the Army's 250th anniversary, which falls on President Trump's birthday. -
Gov. Andy Beshear is renewing his call for universal pre-K in Kentucky. This time, he's harnessing the power of education and business leaders in an effort to influence reluctant state lawmakers. -
Jurors delivered the verdict not long after they began deliberations Friday in Bowling Green. He was sentenced to 17 years in prison. -
Flooding is Kentucky's most frequent and costly natural disaster. Yet, only about 1% of the state's property owners have flood insurance. As Kentuckians begin cleaning up and rebuilding from April's deadly floods, many of them say the cost of flood insurance is out of reach as experts say major flood events are becoming more common. -
April's severe weather left 50% of McLean County under water. The small farming town in western Kentucky saw the Green River rise to levels not seen in decades. -
An electric vehicle battery supplier has paused construction on a factory in western Kentucky. -
In southern Kentucky, the Barren County community is grieving the unthinkable. Local teenager Eli Heacock died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound last month. Investigators are looking into what role an online extortion scheme played in the death. -
U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky is making the case for more U.S. investment to help Ukraine defeat Russia. The Louisville Republican held a closed meeting on Tuesday with members of the Knox Regional Development Authority in Elizabethtown.
