Stu Johnson
ReporterStu has been reporting for WEKU for more than 30 years.
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The Lexington City Council is moving forward with an expansion of Flock license plate reading cameras. After an extensive debate, a vote to remove the item from consideration was easily defeated. -
Kentuckians have been given an opportunity to pay their respects to former Governor John Y Brown Junior. The Commonwealth’s 55th governor lie-in-state at the state capitol Tuesday.
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It’s a wait-and-see attitude regarding Christmas holiday spending across the Commonwealth. That's according to officials with the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. Kate Shanks is the senior vice president for public affairs with the Chamber.
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Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton is asking the Urban County Council to expand the number of license plate reading cameras. The city currently has 25 cameras in areas listed as high crime.
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A week from this Saturday will mark the one-year anniversary of a deadly tornado that struck several communities in western Kentucky. Recovery efforts today take on various forms.
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Lots of clicking on a computer keypad is likely to occur all across Kentucky Monday. It’s Cyber Monday and sales taxes will flow into state coffers. Kentucky collects those revenues from both in-state and out- of-state online purchases.
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It's the middle of turkey season. That would primarily be the “turkey eating” season. The fall turkey hunting season finds bow and crossbow hunters out with a limited gun hunting period.
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Kentuckians in political, business, and social circles are remembering John Y Brown Junior. The former governor died Tuesday at the age of 88. Brown served from 1979 to 1983.
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During a period of high inflation, food insecurity matters can become more pronounced. A well-known Kentucky food pantry is working to ease some of that stress around the Thanksgiving table.
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Lexington’s Explorium Children’s Museum has been a downtown fixture for more than 30 years. Budget constraints followed by a pandemic led to a difficult period for the downtown facility.
