Richmond cuts ribbon on new pickleball facility
Originally published by WEKU. Richmond is one of the newest cities to join America’s pickleball craze. City officials and community athletes held a ribbon cutting for six new courts...
Kentucky Electric Cooperatives sends record number of crews out of state to assist with Hurricane Helene
Republished from WEKU. Kentucky Electric Cooperatives says they’ve sent the most mutual aid crews out of state in the organization’s history to help with power restoration efforts following Hurricane...
Republican women falling behind when it comes to running for Congress, experts say
WASHINGTON — Republicans are struggling to recruit and elect women to Congress, lagging behind Democrats in ensuring women, who make up half the population, have a strong voice in...
Harris rolls out broad Medicare plan to provide long-term care in the home
Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled a plan Tuesday that would strengthen Medicare coverage to include long-term care for seniors in their homes, tackling one of the biggest challenges in...
U.S. Supreme Court considers Biden administration regulation of ‘ghost guns’
WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court justices Tuesday grappled with whether the Biden administration exceeded its authority when it set regulations for kits that can be assembled into untraceable firearms,...
After Owen County helicopter crash, former UK flight medic remembers fatal 1999 accident
Republished from WEKU. Three people aboard a private medical helicopter died Monday night when their chopper crashed in Owen County. The Air Evac Lifeteam was stationed in Grant County...
Red Cross putting out a request for additional Kentucky volunteers to help with hurricane recovery
Republished from WEKU. The American Red Cross is sending out a plea for additional volunteers to help with recovery from hurricane activity. The need for volunteers is increasing each...
FEMA chief decries rumors, disinformation about hurricane recovery as worst ever
WASHINGTON — Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell said Tuesday that rumors and disinformation will become a regular part of natural disaster response moving forward, and rebuked...
Kentucky secretary of state urges lawmakers to protect election officials from AI impersonations
Kentucky’s Republican Secretary of State Michael Adams told lawmakers it’s “too soon” to tell what effect artificial intelligence will have on elections but that it has “potential for significant...
Fayette County Clerk says voter registration numbers are down from 2020
Originally published by WEKU. Monday was the deadline to register to vote in Kentucky and in Fayette County, fewer people are registered to vote than in 2020, the last...