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Lisa AutryFlooding 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. -
Lily Burris/WKMSLeadership with the western Kentucky police department wanted to create a new space to host in-service trainings, yearly courses that officers are required to take. The Madisonville Police Regional Training Complex, completed in 2024, houses a variety of law enforcement training spaces for the Madisonville Police Department and the Department of Criminal Justice Training.
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Tennessee lawmakers are considering a bill that would add another, harsher penalty for people who make threats of mass violence at school. -
Months after Kentucky voters rejected a constitutional amendment that would have allowed public funds to support nonpublic schools, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear applied the same logic in a line-item veto. -
Graves County Emergency Management activated the DARCI platform on Sunday, which lets residents who have been affected by severe weather in recent days share their disaster-related needs with relief organizations in the county.
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Flooding threat persists with many waterways expected to crest in coming days -
Several Kentucky communities were hit with flash flooding on Friday and are prepping for yet another round of storms – with the potential for more widespread flooding – to hit this weekend. -
High winds and heavy rain created deadly weather conditions Wednesday evening in western Tennessee.
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More rain on the way in days to come as forecasters warn of flash flooding chances -
Officials with the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center are forecasting a significant chance of a tornado outbreak across western Kentucky and Tennessee as well as in southern Illinois, Indiana and Missouri Wednesday evening. -
An approaching cold front will bring a chance for severe weather across western Kentucky and Tennessee and southern Illinois, Indiana and Missouri this weekend.
