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  • College Football: UK Wins; IU Still Winless
    The Kentucky Wildcats defeated Central Michigan 27-13 Saturday in their college football season home opener. The Wildcats trailed 13-6 at halftime but…
  • Eleanor Guerrero prepares to enter the Fort Knox precinct at Stithton Baptist Church to cast her first vote as a U.S. citizen. The 72-year-old native of Belize became an American this summer after living 43 years in the country.
    New Citizen Celebrates First Voting Experience
    Born in Belize, Central America, Eleanor Guerrero vividly remembers the date she immigrated to the United States. It was June 6, 1968 — the same day was…
  • Vote Indicates Public Support for Smoking Ban
    Bowling Green City Commissioner Brian “Slim” Nash said he believes voters sent a message in Tuesday’s election: Citizens are satisfied with the city’s…
  • Eastern Standard Preview Week of May 9th
    Listen to a preview of Eastern Standard. Hear the full program Thursday, May 9th at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. You can also tune in for a rebroadcast Sunday, May…
  • America Are We Ready? South Carolina Edition
    The first primary in the South and the first with significant African American representation, South Carolina is a key test for the Democratic hopefuls.…
  • Bridges Project Talks Tolls
    The possibility of using highway tolls to pay for a Brent Spence Bridge replacement is once again being raised. Thursday, Kentucky and Indiana…
  • Council Approves Tuition Increase
    The Council on Postsecondary Education has approved a six percent tuition increase for the universities of Louisville and Kentucky. The council also…
  • Harlan Circuit Judge Removed from Office
    The Judicial Conduct Commission, a state panel that disciplines judges, has found Harlan Circuit Court Judge Russell Alred guilty on nine charges of…
  • Mercer County firefighters Chris Goodlett, left, and Monte Kelly found Randall Chesser on Monday afternoon.
    Firefighters tell how they Found Missing Boy
    Two days after a 7-year-old autistic Washington County boy was reported missing, two firefighters found him alive and well Monday. Randall Leon Chesser…
  • A roof on Murray Paris Road was damaged Sunday night by high winds during a severe thunderstorm. Debris from the roof were blown across the property, into trees and across the road onto another field.
    Tornado Touches Down in West Kentucky
    The National Weather Service in Paducah has confirmed that an EF1 tornado touched down near Hazel in Calloway County Sunday night. NWS surveyors Rick…
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