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4 days ago | 
spectrumnews1.com | Deborah Harbsmeier
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — We are 300 days away from Thunder Over Louisville and the kickoff to the 2026 Kentucky Derby Festival, but a bit of festival is returning Saturday, June 7.
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5 days ago | 
spectrumnews1.com | Deborah Harbsmeier
LOUISVILLE, Ky. –— The Cardinals and the Jayhawks have set up a meeting at the KFC Yum! Center for October. What You Need To KnowLouisville and Kansas men's basketball will play an exhibitionThe game at the KFC Yum! Center is Friday, Oct.
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5 days ago | 
spectrumnews1.com | Deborah Harbsmeier
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The College Football Hall of Fame ballot is out and both the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville are represented. What You Need To KnowRandall Cobb and Elvis Dumervill named to the 2026 NFF College Football Hall of Fame ballotCobb played at UK from 2008-2010Elvis Dumervil was at UofL from 2002-2005The Hall of Fame induction ceremony is in Las Vegas in Dec. 2026Randall Cobb was as versatile as anyone who has ever played the game.
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6 days ago | 
spectrumnews1.com | Deborah Harbsmeier
BEATTYVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky State Police are searching for an inmate who escaped from the Three Forks Regional Jail on Friday, May 30.
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6 days ago | 
spectrumnews1.com | Deborah Harbsmeier
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Frazier Museum in Louisville is known for celebrating all things Kentucky. Sunday was the Commonwealth’s 233 birthday and the Frazier has a gift that will keep on giving throughout the summer.
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1 week ago | 
spectrumnews1.com | Deborah Harbsmeier
FRANKFORT, Ky. — State Sen. Robin Webb, D-Grayson, announced Friday she is switching parties. The Democrat will now be Republican. Her switch means there is only one Democrat in eastern Kentucky—State Rep. Ashley Tackett Laferty, D-Martin. What You Need To KnowState Sen. Robin Webb announced she is switching from the Democratic to the Republican partyThis leaves only one Democrat—Rep.
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1 week ago | 
ny1.com | Deborah Harbsmeier |Erin Kelly
FRANKFORT, Ky. — State Sen. Robin Webb, D-Grayson, announced Friday she is switching parties. The Democrat will now be Republican. Her switch means there is only one Democrat in eastern Kentucky—State Rep. Ashley Tackett Laferty, D-Martin. What You Need To KnowState Sen. Robin Webb announced she is switching from the Democratic to the Republican partyThis leaves only one Democrat—Rep.
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1 week ago | 
spectrumnews1.com | Deborah Harbsmeier
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Dr. Brian Yearwood is officially the new superintendent of Jefferson County Public Schools. The Jefferson County Board of Education and Yearwood agreed to a four-year contract beginning July 1, 2025. Yearwood will make $350,000 per year.
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1 week ago | 
spectrumnews1.com | Deborah Harbsmeier
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Almost 10 years after the disappearance of Crystal Rogers, the first trial in connection with the case begins Tuesday in Warren County. What You Need To KnowCrystal Rogers disappeared on July 3, 2015Three suspects are charged in connection with her presumed deathSteven Lawson is the first to go to trialHis proceeding begins Tuesday, May 27 in Warren CountySteven Lawson, who was charged on Dec.
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2 weeks ago | 
spectrumnews1.com | Mason Brighton |Deborah Harbsmeier
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Rep. Jason Nemes, R-Middletown, announced Jefferson County Public Schools' new superintendent on social media Friday. On his Facebook page, Nemes said the Board of Education voted for Dr. H. Brian Yearwood. During Thursday's school board meeting, it was said the name of the new superintendent wouldn't be announced until contract negotiations were finalized. Yearwood most recently served as the superintendent of Columbia Public Schools in Missouri.
