Kevin Willis

News Director

Kevin is the News Director at WKU Public Radio.  He has been with the station since 1999, and was previously the Assistant News Director, and also served as local host of Morning Edition.  He is a broadcast journalism graduate of WKU, and has won numerous awards for his reporting and feature production.  Kevin grew up in Radcliff, Kentucky and currently lives in Glasgow.

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Regional
9:03 am
Tue April 10, 2012

Interstate 65 Lane Closure Planned Wednesday Evening

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet crews will have a lane closure in place for southbound I-65 beginning Wednesday, April 11 at 7:00 pm until midnight. The lane closure is necessary while crews shift southbound traffic to the far left lanes between the Cumberland Parkway (mm 43) and Park City (mm 48).

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Health
2:45 pm
Mon April 9, 2012

Funding Will Help Kentucky Researchers Battle Heart Disease

Dr. Roberto Bolli of the University of Louisville

Research being done in Kentucky to treat one of the great health crises of our time is getting a major boost. Monday the University of Louisville announced a new seven year, $3.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health aimed at finding cures for cardiovascular disease.

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Politics
1:29 pm
Thu April 5, 2012

McConnell to President Obama: "Back Off" the Supreme Court

The US Supreme Court building

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is blasting the White House over remarks made by President Obama regarding the Supreme Court's health care law hearings. During a speech Thursday to the Rotary Club of Lexington, Senator McConnell said the President crossed "a dangerous line this week."

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2012 Presidential Race
10:28 am
Thu April 5, 2012

Rand Paul Wishes Kentucky Had a Bigger Say in Presidential Primaries

Kentucky’s junior US Senator says he regrets the Bluegrass State doesn’t have a more high-profile role in the ongoing GOP presidential primary. Bowling Green Republican Rand Paul says he wouldn’t be opposed to seeing if Kentucky could move up on the primary calendar.

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Series on Meth in Kentucky
3:34 pm
Wed April 4, 2012

Barren County Man Reveals Realities of Meth Addiction and Recovery

Chris Thomason, former meth addict and Barren County Drug Court graduate

Forty-two year old Chris Thomason of Glasgow was once what he calls “a model citizen” who coached Little League, held a management level position at a local factory, and earned a decent living. Then he started smoking meth, and he lost everything.

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