Dec 9 State of Affairs What Did We Learn from the Ice Storm? Wind, rain, snow - nope we're not talking about today's forecast but the windstorm of September 2008 and the ice storm of January 2009. Listen to the Show By Robin Fisher Dec 9 State of Affairs What Did We Learn from the Ice Storm? Robin Fisher
Nov 18 Local News PSC Prepares Disaster Report The Kentucky Public Service Commission is preparing to release a comprehensive review of utility company responses to two natural disasters that recently struck the state. By Gabe Bullard Nov 18 Local News PSC Prepares Disaster Report Gabe Bullard
Feb 17 Local News 5,000 Still Without Power in Eastern, Western Kentucky About five-thousand electric customers across Kentucky are still without power after the January ice storm and last week’s windstorm. Public Service Commission spokesperson Andrew Melnykovych says the outages are evenly split between western and eastern Kentucky. “The ice storm outages are still out in the western part of the state, far western Kentucky, principally in […] By Stephanie Crosby Feb 17 Local News 5,000 Still Without Power in Eastern, Western Kentucky Stephanie Crosby
Feb 13 Local News Eastern Kentucky Counties Prepare Damage Assessments Officials in several eastern Kentucky counties are considering asking for federal assistance following this week’s wind storms. By Gabe Bullard Feb 13 Local News Eastern Kentucky Counties Prepare Damage Assessments Gabe Bullard
Feb 10 Local News City Prepares For High Winds Louisville Metro Government is preparing for potentially dangerous winds Wednesday. By Gabe Bullard Feb 10 Local News City Prepares For High Winds Gabe Bullard
Feb 2 Arts and Culture Public Schools Request Waiver on Make-Up Days The Jefferson County school district is planning to ask state government to waive making up days missed due to weather this school year. WFPL’s Elizabeth Kramer has more. Jefferson County Public Schools Superintendent Sheldon Berman says he plans to ask Gov. Steve Beshear to allow the school year to end by June 1. The original […] By Elizabeth Kramer Feb 2 Arts and Culture Public Schools Request Waiver on Make-Up Days Elizabeth Kramer
Sep 24 Local News Windstorm-Felled Trees Could Invite Invasives in Parks Last week’s windstorm thrashed more than power lines. It tossed debris across city parks and took down hundreds of trees. Now, with new clearings and sunny spots, the parks are more vulnerable than ever to invasive species. WFPL’s Kristin Espeland reports. By Kristin Espeland Sep 24 Local News Windstorm-Felled Trees Could Invite Invasives in Parks Kristin Espeland
Sep 24 Environment Windstorm-Felled Trees Could Invite Invasives in Parks Last week’s windstorm thrashed more than power lines. It tossed debris across city parks and took down hundreds of trees. Now, with new clearings and sunny spots, the parks are more vulnerable than ever to invasive species. WFPL’s Kristin Espeland reports. By Kristin Espeland Sep 24 Environment Windstorm-Felled Trees Could Invite Invasives in Parks Kristin Espeland
Sep 18 Local News Department of Insurance Offers Advice for Customers While thousands of area residents are waiting for electric companies to restore power, many also are waiting for insurance claims adjusters to inspect their damaged properties. WFPL’s Elizabeth Kramer has more. The Kentucky Department of Insurance has been working to ease the process for claims adjusters coming to work from outside the state to inspect […] By Elizabeth Kramer Sep 18 Local News Department of Insurance Offers Advice for Customers Elizabeth Kramer
Sep 17 Arts and Culture Cultural Attractions Reduce Admissions this Week Many cultural attractions around town are offering free or reduced admissions while power in Louisville area many homes and area schools are closed. WFPL’s Elizabeth Kramer has more. The Frazier International History Museum, the Louisville Science Center and the Louisville Zoo are among the organizations offering reduced or free admissions until schools reopen. Mark Zoeller […] By Elizabeth Kramer Sep 17 Arts and Culture Cultural Attractions Reduce Admissions this Week Elizabeth Kramer
Sep 15 Local News Power Restoration to Louisville Could Take Up To Two Weeks Louisville Gas and Electric officials say this weekend’s wind storm has caused the worst power outage in the area’s history. More than 200,000 LG&E customers were still without service Monday afternoon, and power company officials say it could be ten to fourteen days before all power is restored. At the peak outage, LG&E vice president […] By Rick Howlett Sep 15 Local News Power Restoration to Louisville Could Take Up To Two Weeks Rick Howlett