Lisa Autry

Reporter/Producer

Lisa is a Scottsville native and WKU alum.  She has worked in radio as a news reporter and anchor for 18 years.  Prior to joining WKU Public Radio, she most recently worked at WHAS in Louisville and WLAC in Nashville.  She has received numerous awards from the Associated Press, including Best Reporter in Kentucky.  Many of her stories have been heard on NPR. 

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Politics
11:33 am
Thu July 5, 2012

Kentucky Lawmaker Presses Governor to Refuse Medicaid Expansion Under ACA

The top Republican in the state House is urging Governor Beshear to opt Kentucky out of one of the costliest provisions of the federal health care law. The Supreme Court ruling upholding the Affordable Care Act gave states the legal right to refuse an expansion of Medicaid.

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Regional
10:03 am
Tue July 3, 2012

19 Children Removed from Unfit Warren County Home

The Warren County Sheriff’s Office plans to file criminal charges against a couple who left 19 children unattended for nearly a week.  A concerned neighbor called police Monday night to check on the children, who ranged in age from eight months to 14 years. 

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Business
12:23 pm
Mon July 2, 2012

Amazon Looking to Fill 1,500 Jobs in Middle Tennessee

Online retailer Amazon is now taking applications for about 15-hundred jobs at its new fulfillment centers in Lebanon and Murfreesboro.  Tennessee Career Center locations throughout Middle Tennessee are holding initial screenings and scheduling interviews through July 13th.

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Regional
9:40 am
Fri June 29, 2012

Fires in Two Kentucky Towns Prompted by Extreme Heat

A wildfire along a Kentucky Parkway near the Tennessee border caused a detour and burned a broad area.  The fire began Thursday on the east side of the Pennyrile Parkway near Hopkinsville. 

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Health
10:54 am
Thu June 28, 2012

Kentucky's McConnell, Top Washington Republican, Reacts to Health Care Decision

U-S Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky was quick to respond to the Supreme Court ruling upholding President Obama's health care overhaul. 

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