Lily Burris
ReporterLily Burris joined WEKU as a reporter in April, 2026. She has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Western Kentucky University. She has written for the College Heights Herald at WKU, interned with Louisville Public Media, served as a tornado recovery reporter with WKMS, and as a journalist with the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting.
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Housing Development Alliance, Inc. celebrated the first phase of homes in the Knott County high ground community Chestnut Ridge. -
A new study from researchers at the University of Kentucky shows that sleep problems like insomnia are more prevalent than previously thought in Appalachia. -
Greenup County Judge-Executive Bobby Hall and Boyd County Judge-Executive Eric Chaney were the main recipients of questions from the public in a town hall meeting held at the Boyd Convention and Arts Center in Catlettsburg on Monday night. -
Kentucky State University is closing its main campus and farm until further notice due to a “potential threat to campus safety,” according to a release from the university. -
The city of Lexington announced on Wednesday that WORK-Lexington and the Kentucky Career Center-Bluegrass/American Job Center are partnering to host a virtual job fair for those who lost their jobs from FCPS. -
TeraWulf, a bitcoin mining company, announced it would be building a hyperscale high-performance computing development site, or a data center, at the EastPark Industrial Park near Ashland. It will be called the Muskie Data Campus. EastPark is part of the Northeast Kentucky Economic Development Authority, which is a regional economic development authority that represents Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Greenup and Lawrence counties. -
Kentucky National Guard leadership and Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman gathered at the Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort on Monday to honor fallen soldiers from Kentucky. -
Part of Lexington's Task Force on Homelessness asked the public to share its thoughts and experiences on the homeless community in Lexington. -
As a part of the effort to bring more tourism to eastern Kentucky, Perry County officials opened an Airbnb and free-roaming horse rescue space in Cornettsville. -
In Madison County, several local government positions were decided the day the candidate filing deadline passed. Even more positions will be decided by the time the primary election results are certified.
