Jan 17 Local News Thousands Without Power in Louisville, Restoration for Most Expected Tonight Thousands of LG&E customers in Louisville are without power following severe weather late this morning. According to LG&E’s outage map, about 1,400 Louisville homes and business have no power. Fewer than 1,000 homes and businesses in Indiana are without power. LG&E plans to have power restored to most customers tonight, with the final few homes […] By Gabe Bullard Jan 17 Local News Thousands Without Power in Louisville, Restoration for Most Expected Tonight Gabe Bullard
Nov 14 Local News Hundreds of Area Residents Without Power Following Storms Monday night’s severe storms knocked out power for nearly 2,000 Louisvillians. The heavy winds and thunderstorms began around 9:00 and were brief. But after they passed over Louisville, residents across the city were without power. The heaviest outages were reported in the Park Hill and Seneca neighborhoods, though several LG&E customers elsewhere were also without […] By Gabe Bullard Nov 14 Local News Hundreds of Area Residents Without Power Following Storms Gabe Bullard
Oct 13 Environment LG&E Will Try to Recoup August Storm Costs As expected, Louisville Gas and Electric is asking the Kentucky Public Service Commission to let it recover costs the incurred during last August’s storm. The wind storm knocked down trees and power lines throughout the county, and 126,000 customers were without power. Restoring power required outside contractors, and cost LG&E more than $7 million. If […] By Erica Peterson Oct 13 Environment LG&E Will Try to Recoup August Storm Costs Erica Peterson
Aug 16 Local News As Power Restoration Winds Down, Insight Monitors Cable Connections Electricity has been restored for most Louisville residents, but several people found that when their lights came on, their Internet connections and cable television did not. Cable often follows the same path as power lines, and Louisville Gas and Electric has priority access to damaged connections and poles. “Typically, we are there on site when […] By Gabe Bullard Aug 16 Local News As Power Restoration Winds Down, Insight Monitors Cable Connections Gabe Bullard
Aug 15 Here and Now Today on Here and Now Today we’re looking back at the weekend. On the national level, that means a review of the action at the Iowa Straw Poll in Ames. And on the local level, it means an update on where things stand after Saturday’s storm. In total, about 30,000 customers of Duke and LG&E are waiting for the power […] By Laura Ellis Aug 15 Here and Now Today on Here and Now Laura Ellis
Aug 15 Local News JCPS Expected to Announce Decision by 6 PM Today The first day of school for JCPS students has been postponed due to Saturday’s storm. A decision about whether students will be in school tomorrow is expected later today. “We had our crews out this morning. We’re accessing the roads, assessing the intersections to see where lights are not working,” said Rick Caple, director of […] By Devin Katayama Aug 15 Local News JCPS Expected to Announce Decision by 6 PM Today Devin Katayama
Aug 14 Local News Schools Close as Power Restoration Continues The first day of classes at Jefferson County Public Schools has been postponed due to power outages. Saturday’s storm knocked out power to about 30 schools and dozens of traffic lights, making teaching and transportation difficult. “With the uncertainty, the best thing to do is what’s certain,” says Superintendent Donna Hargens. “Our top priority is […] By Gabe Bullard Aug 14 Local News Schools Close as Power Restoration Continues Gabe Bullard
May 4 Local News Metro Government Review of Flood Damage Costs Continues Louisville Metro Government officials are still tallying the cost of damage and cleanup from severe flooding in recent weeks. If the city can claim $2.4 million or more in damages, Metro Government can request federal assistance. At last count, $600,000 had been spent to keep flood pumps running and officials estimated an additional $100,000 would […] By Gabe Bullard May 4 Local News Metro Government Review of Flood Damage Costs Continues Gabe Bullard
Apr 28 Local News Beshear Requests Federal Disaster Declaration by Dan Conti, Kentucky Public Radio Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear has sent a letter to President Barack Obama seeking a federal disaster declaration. Beshear is touring western Kentucky today to review storm damage, and a presidential declaration could make federal relief funds available. “Obviously some of the damage is unknown, yet, because we won’t know […] By WFPL News Apr 28 Local News Beshear Requests Federal Disaster Declaration WFPL News
Apr 27 Local News As Damage Assessments Begin, Beshear Contemplates Federal Assistance by Lisa Autry, Kentucky Public Radio Damage assessments in flood-damaged parts of Kentucky are underway, but the extent of the damage and the cost of recovery won’t be known until the water recedes. Governor Steve Beshear says once the costs are known, he will likely request a presidential disaster declaration. “I would think we will, […] By WFPL News Apr 27 Local News As Damage Assessments Begin, Beshear Contemplates Federal Assistance WFPL News
Apr 26 Local News River Likely to Top 33 Feet Friday Heavy rain tomorrow is expected to exacerbate flooding in Louisville, but the full effects won’t be seen until later in the week. National Weather Service hydrologist Mike Callahan says rain will fall off and on tonight and pickup tomorrow shortly after sunrise. It will continue throughout the day, bringing enough water to raise the Ohio […] By Gabe Bullard Apr 26 Local News River Likely to Top 33 Feet Friday Gabe Bullard
Feb 3 Local News LG&E Crews Sent To Ohio After Storm The crews were sent to Cincinnati and Dayton Wednesday, where this week's winter storm was more destructive than it was in Louisville. Spokesperson Brian Phillips says most of LG&E's crews, however, will remain in Kentucky. By Gabe Bullard Feb 3 Local News LG&E Crews Sent To Ohio After Storm Gabe Bullard
Feb 1 Local News LG&E Crews Preparing To Restore Power Outside Of Louisville Many utilities participate in a program in which they send crews to hard-hit areas to help restore power. The storm is expected to bring strong winds, heavy rain and light snow to Louisville. Louisville Gas and Electric spokesperson Chris Whelan says none of those should cause much damage, and many LG&E crews may be sent out of Kentucky. By Gabe Bullard Feb 1 Local News LG&E Crews Preparing To Restore Power Outside Of Louisville Gabe Bullard
Feb 1 Local News Most Severe Weather To Stay North Of Louisville National Weather Service Meteorologist Brian Schoettmer says Louisville and southern Indiana will see rain for most of Tuesday. The storm could bring about an inch of snow to the area, but Schoettmer says the wind is the biggest threat. By Gabe Bullard Feb 1 Local News Most Severe Weather To Stay North Of Louisville Gabe Bullard
Feb 8 Local News Winter Weather Update 5:45am Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 7pm tonight through 1pm Tuesday. Here’s the latest update from the National Weather Service: Snow will develop late this evening and continue through midday Tuesday over the region. We expect 3-4 inches with locally higher amounts possible. Temperatures will be at or below the freezing tonight, so snow will […] By Todd Mundt Feb 8 Local News Winter Weather Update 5:45am Todd Mundt