Blue Grass Army Depot

A temporary hold on hunting was put in place while chemical weapons disposal operations were active. It’s being lifted starting January 20 for the start of Kentucky’s small game and waterfowl hunting seasons.

Emergency responders across ten counties in eastern Kentucky took part in an annual disaster training exercise organized by the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program Wednesday.

A study from the U.S. Army showing potential reuses for facilities at the Blue Grass Army Depot’s chemical weapons disposal plant has been released.

The Kentucky Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission and Chemical Destruction Community Advisory Board had their quarterly meeting with Blue Grass Army Depot officials Wednesday. It’s the first since all munitions at the plant were destroyed last July.

More than 40 years of history is coming to a close at the Blue Grass Army Depot.The next few weeks, WEKU and Eastern Standard are presenting a radio series about the past, present and future of the depot, the stockpile of chemical weapons that was recently destroyed inside and the economic implications for Madison County.

Madison County officials say they have put safeguards in place for their weather radios after reports of them failing to go off.

Officials with the Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant offered a demonstration Wednesday of the automated break down of nerve agent rockets.…

Officials at the Blue Grass Army Depot have announced the startup of disposal for VX nerve agent rockets. This was the first rocket destruction in the…

This week: a special edition of Eastern Standard highlighting the work of the WEKU news and on-air staff, as well as one of our content partners. Reports…

Members of two community advisory panels have been briefed on next steps in the disposal of chemical munitions stored at the Blue Grass Army Depot. That…