Lisa Autry
Reporter/ProducerLisa 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 Kentucky-based non-profit that rehabilitates migratory birds says a bald eagle shot recently in Barren County represents an unfortunate, yet growing trend.The Army Corps of Engineers captured an injured bald eagle at Barren River Lake last week. -
Fentanyl is now the leading cause of overdose deaths in Kentucky. The state Office of Drug Control Policy says fentanyl was involved in over 70% of the 2,250 overdose deaths in Kentucky in 2021.
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Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron says President Joe Biden's administration has failed to secure the Southern border, and is responsible for the massive influx of illicit fentanyl into the United States.
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Students at Western Kentucky University will soon have access to Narcan. The nasal spray capable of reversing the effects of opioid overdoses will be available at all 15 dormitories on campus by the fall semester.
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The Henderson Board of Commissioners approved the measure on Tuesday objecting to legislation being considered by state lawmakers that would make city, county, and school board elections partisan.
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The lawsuit seeks the authority to impose a restaurant tax on prepared food and beverages. Under current state statute, only certain small cities can enact a restaurant tax to help fund local tourism.
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U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie of Kentucky says he’ll be listening for a willingness to compromise during President Biden’s State of the Union address Tuesday night. Biden will stand before a joint session of Congress for the first time since voters in the mid-term elections handed control of the House to Republicans.
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A Bowling Green man is under arrest for firing a gun following a fight at a youth basketball game. The incident happened Monday night at Michael O. Buchanon Park on Nashville Rd.
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Kentucky’s attorney general is asking two of the nation’s largest pharmacy chains not to distribute abortion pills by mail. CVS and Walgreens plan to make the drugs available to consumers after gaining approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Investigations are being conducted into a pair of attacks over the past week at the Warren Juvenile Detention Center.
