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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Some members of the community are fighting a planned 100-megawatt solar energy array by private developer Geenex Solar. -
FEMA has denied assistance to eight Kentucky counties affected by flooding in February. Gov. Andy Beshear says he's planning to appeal the decision. -
After years of delays, the deadline to have a Real ID for flying in the U.S. is prepared for takeoff. Some states are scrambling to make sure everyone has a compliant ID before the May 7 deadline, but Kentucky lawmakers want another extension. -
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. -
Motorists are being warned to avoid roadways covered by rain, as parts of hundreds of roads are closed throughout Kentucky Friday. -
Kentucky’s public health commissioner, who gained notoriety during the COVID-19 pandemic, is taking on a different role in state government. -
An electric vehicle battery supplier has paused construction on a factory in western Kentucky. -
The highest-ranking Democrat in the Republican-dominant Kentucky House wants to replace Mitch McConnell in the U.S. Senate. Pamela Stevenson of Louisville has formally entered the race to succeed McConnell next year. -
Kentucky has a new law that increases punishments for people who repeatedly violate restraining orders. The new law makes it a felony if someone violates an emergency protective order three times within five years. -
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.
