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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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. -
Gov. Andy Beshear announced KCA Labs in Nicholasville received the first license under the state's medical cannabis program that will launch Jan. 1, 2025. -
Kentucky nurses are feeling a sense of relief over a new law shielding them from criminal liability for medical errors. -
The state auditor acts as the state’s chief watchdog of taxpayer dollars, responsible for investigating spending of public funds, from local agencies to state universities.
