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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Gov. Andy Beshear continues to be coy about potentially becoming the Democratic vice presidential nominee under Kamala Harris. Reports are conflicting about whether Beshear is on a short list of Democrats being considered by the Harris campaign.
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A jury has found former Kentucky State Rep. John Tilley not guilty of raping a 21-year-old woman at a Lexington hotel in 2022. His attorneys argued both parties, while intoxicated, consented to a sexual encounter. But prosecutors claimed the alleged victim was too inebriated to give knowing consent.
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Former Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis is appealing a ruling that says she must pay damages to same-sex couples who were refused marriage licenses. Her lawyers filed a brief Monday with the U.S. Sixth Circuit of Appeals, asking for the $360,000 judgment to be overturned.
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A report released Monday also suggests amending Kentucky’s Constitution in the November election would come at the expense of public school students and the state's coffers.
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Allen County is celebrating its largest economic development project in more than a decade. Belmark, which manufactures printed labels, flexible packaging, and folding cartons, broke ground Wednesday on its first Kentucky location.
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More than 16,000 Kentucky veterans struggling with mental health issues have used the national 988 hotline since it launched two years ago.
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The U.S. Supreme Court has disbarred a former prosecutor from western Kentucky.In February, the high court gave former Christian County Commonwealth’s Attorney Richard Boling 40 days to show why he shouldn’t be disbarred, and an order issued Monday stated that time had expired.
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What did it take for tiny Smiths Grove, Kentucky to get its first traffic light? One word...Buc-ee's. Known for brisket, fudge, and beaver nuggets, Texas-based Buc-ee's cut the ribbon Monday on its 53,000 square foot travel center in Warren County.
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Following a seven-day trial, a Bowling Green man has been convicted in a federal terrorism-related case. Thirty-four-year-old Mirsad Ramic was found guilty in U.S. District Court of providing material support to ISIS and receiving military type training from the foreign terrorist organization.
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Five people are now under arrest as Kentucky State Police continue a desperate search for a missing baby from Ohio County. KSP has received no solid leads since conducting a welfare check last week on eight-month-old Miya Rudd of Reynolds Station.