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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Gov. Andy Beshear has issued posthumous pardons to some Kentuckians jailed for helping Black people escape slavery. He has proclaimed June 19 as Juneteenth in the commonwealth, a day he has declared as an executive branch holiday in 2024. -
Kentucky's 35 regional transportation offices will close for two days next week. All driver's licensing centers will shut down June 4-5 for system upgrades. -
Ford's EV battery plant in Glendale was supposed to be the biggest economic development project Kentucky has ever seen. Now that the plant has shuttered, some former workers feel spurned, but community leaders remain cautiously optimistic. -
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. -
Kentucky high school students will take the SAT instead of the ACT as their college admissions exam starting this school year. -
In 2022, the General Assembly approved HB 9, setting up a funding mechanism for charter schools. -
The decision means that for the first time, 100% of the glass on Apple products sold worldwide will be made in the U.S. -
A new report finds overdose deaths dropped in Kentucky by 30.2% in 2024 compared to the previous year, when the state posted a 9.8% decrease. -
The benefit covers state employees who have serious health conditions or who welcome a new child through birth, adoption, or foster care.
