Regional News

It's been a while since I attended the big Christmas parade in Ohio County. Zoey loves the parades and she gets to be in this one. However, Mother Nature has other weather plans for Saturday.

It's the place where John Prine tells the story of his youth and strip mining; now the last plant at TVA Paradise is facing an uncertain future.

While everyone cheers for the major college sports, like basketball and football, Western Kentucky University has one of the best Women's Volleyball teams in the country. Coach Travis Hudson is going above and beyond to help one of his former players out.

Here at WBKR, we are getting ready for a new season of Christmas Wish.  As a matter of fact, we are now accepting Christmas Wish letters.   Here's how to submit yours.

This is unsettling. When El'agance the Intern was working with us this past summer, we got to talking about WKU dorms and where we lived, etc. At one point she told me she had to miss several classes due to being sick from mold IN HER DORM. Seriously?

Leo has been with the Hopkins County Jail for 18 years and has done so much for the community and our country. Tomorrow, it's time to GIVE back.

UFOs don't necessarily mean aliens. It just means something can't be identified. But there is a place where you can report seeing one.

Locally and nationally, the opioid crisis continues to grow. The issue has become so prevalent, schools began keeping the heroin antidote Narcan on hand. Two other public places may soon join the effort to combat overdose incidents.

It looks like portions of the Tri-State are now officially moving into "Tornado Alley"; for some reason I always thought we were already part of it, but new research finally confirms it.

We've been hearing a LOT of recent reports about bear sightings in western Kentucky lately.

The closest comedy duo Steve Martin and Martin Short got to the area last time they were in Louisville and in Nashville. In 2019, they'll be making a stop in the Tri-State.

While the southbound on/entrance ramps at Exit 50 off the William H. Natcher parkway are reopening ahead of schedule, that means the northbound ones will now close for upgrades.