Jul 21 Local News Metro Government Upgrades Website Louisville Metro Government officials are touting a series of upgrades to the city website. The site now features a box on the front page with the most-accessed information. By Gabe Bullard Jul 21 Local News Metro Government Upgrades Website Gabe Bullard
Jul 12 Local News Texting While Driving Ban Takes Effect Thursday Beginning Thursday, it will be illegal for anyone to send text messages or e-mail while driving. Kentucky State Police Lieutenant David Jude says anyone in violation of the law will probably be easy to identify. By Gabe Bullard Jul 12 Local News Texting While Driving Ban Takes Effect Thursday Gabe Bullard
Apr 23 Local News Kentucky Government Conducting Broadband Survey Users can log on to a state website that will check their location and connection speed. The information will be used to develop a map of internet access and quality in the commonwealth. By Gabe Bullard Apr 23 Local News Kentucky Government Conducting Broadband Survey Gabe Bullard
Apr 2 Local News Retailers Prepare For iPad Launch Apple's highly-anticipated iPad tablet computer goes on sale Saturday, and three area retailers are preparing for an onslaught of customers. By Gabe Bullard Apr 2 Local News Retailers Prepare For iPad Launch Gabe Bullard
Mar 30 Local News E-ON Launches Outage Map Utility company E-ON US is now putting more information about power outages online. On Tuesday, the company unveiled a map that tracks blackouts for LG&E and KU customers. By Gabe Bullard Mar 30 Local News E-ON Launches Outage Map Gabe Bullard
Feb 22 Local News Local Tech Company May Leave Louisville A local CEO is thinking of moving his tech startup company out of Louisville. By Gabe Bullard Feb 22 Local News Local Tech Company May Leave Louisville Gabe Bullard
Oct 12 State of Affairs The Dumbest Generation If I say "Cn u blv we have 2 rd this stupid bk 4 class?" Did you get "Can you believe we have to read this stupid book for class?" Were you appalled at the lack of spelling and mystified as to grammar? Emory professor and author Mark Baulerein thinks all this texting, twittering, Facebooking and such is rewiring students' brains and quite frankly, could be making them dumb. Listen to the Show By Laura Ellis Oct 12 State of Affairs The Dumbest Generation Laura Ellis
Sep 1 State of Affairs The World Is Open: How Technology is Changing Education A college student can earn a real degree from a reputable university without ever setting foot on campus. Anyone with internet access can watch lectures from classes at Harvard, Princeton, MIT and elsewhere. There's no doubt that technology is changing the way we learn and teach. Is learning online as good as learning on campus? Do employers doubt the legitimacy of degrees earned online? Listen to the Show By Laura Ellis Sep 1 State of Affairs The World Is Open: How Technology is Changing Education Laura Ellis
Aug 18 Local News New School Year Begins For Catholic Students Thousands of students in the Cathlolic Archiocese of Louisville school system are returning to class this week, many of them on Wednesday. Superintendent Leisa Schulz says total enrollment is expected to exceed 20,000. One school, Saint Mary Academy, is operating on a new campus in eastern Jefferson County. “Saint Mary is our latest regional […] By Rick Howlett Aug 18 Local News New School Year Begins For Catholic Students Rick Howlett
Jun 24 State of Affairs Tech Talk Fans lined up last week to get the newest incarnation of a little gadget called the iPhone - maybe you've heard of it? Twitter has gone mainstream now that Oprah, CNN, and many of our elected officials are tweeting. Social networks were shut down in China and have been a pipeline of information from Iran. There's always something new to talk about when technology's on the table. Listen to the Show By Laura Ellis Jun 24 State of Affairs Tech Talk Laura Ellis
Apr 17 Local News Following Glitch, Indiana Extends Tax Deadline It's not too late for Indiana residents to file their state income tax returns without penalty. By Gabe Bullard Apr 17 Local News Following Glitch, Indiana Extends Tax Deadline Gabe Bullard
Mar 18 Local News New Company Opens In Louisville A company that aims to increase trucking efficiency through technology has opened in Louisville. By Gabe Bullard Mar 18 Local News New Company Opens In Louisville Gabe Bullard
Feb 20 Community Digital Television Is Here…Kind Of On Tuesday, hundreds of stations across the country (include The CW's channel 34 here in Louisville) turned off their analog signals, even though they weren't required to do so. By Gabe Bullard Feb 20 Community Digital Television Is Here…Kind Of Gabe Bullard
Feb 19 Local News U Of L Supercomputer Starts Up A new supercomputer has been installed on the University of Louisville campus. By Gabe Bullard Feb 19 Local News U Of L Supercomputer Starts Up Gabe Bullard
Feb 16 Community The Fight For Five Percent For a story on how local stations are handling the four month delay in the DTV transition, I interviewed area media critic Rick Redding. He said about five percent of Louisvillians aren’t ready for the transition, and he speculated that WLKY, WDRB, WHAS and WAVE are delaying their transition in part to keep their share of that 5%. By Gabe Bullard Feb 16 Community The Fight For Five Percent Gabe Bullard