John McGary

1 week ago | weku.org | John McGary

Flight instructors from Eastern Kentucky University’s School of Aviation brought two planeloads of supplies to the London-Corbin Airport Thursday. Satchel Tatum said the two Cessna 172’s carried a total of about 400 pounds of items for survivors of the May 16th tornado that killed 19 people in Laurel and Pulaski counties and damaged or destroyed hundreds of homes. “It was a big range of supplies.

1 week ago | wkyufm.org | John McGary

One person is dead and 13 injured after an EF-2 tornado roared through Washington County Friday morning. According to the National Weather Service in Louisville, the twister had maximum winds of at least 115 miles per hour. Washington Judge-Executive Timothy Graves said they didn’t get much notice. “At 7:11am, the first 911 call came in dispatch about damage on Long Run (Road). And roughly around seven, the alert systems went out, you know, severe thunderstorm, tornado warning.

1 week ago | weku.org | John McGary

The lead forecaster for the National Weather Service in Louisville says radar for a storm that hit southeastern Washington County around 6:50 a.m. showed a strong tornadic signature and debris signature. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office reports multiple homes damaged and several injuries. WEKU will provide updates through the day.

1 week ago | weku.org | John McGary

An article in the Kentucky Lantern highlights a partnership between the University of Kentucky and a Louisville-based group designed to help children who’ve been terribly hurt. Reporter Sarah Ladd said the Kosair for Kids Center for Safe and Healthy Families at UK Chandler Hospital was founded last year with an aim of providing a safe place for kids who’ve been neglected or abused, sometimes sexually. “We've all been in an ER, right?

1 week ago | weku.org | John McGary

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has opened another disaster recovery center for the early April floods. This one is in northern Kentucky, in the Pendleton County Emergency Operations Center in Falmouth. Pendleton Judge-Executive David Fields said 51 people have reported damage, but water level gauges in the south and north Licking Rivers gave officials a chance to offer early warnings. “I think that's saved a lot of our citizens.