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Officials urge caution on Kentucky roadways during Distracted Driving Awareness Month
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (355+ words) (WYMT) - April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and officials are reminding drivers to stay alert on the roadways as the summer travel season approaches. According to Kentucky State Police collision data, 5, 505 crashes were attributed to distracted driving in 2025. "I think…...
Kentucky's sharpshooter enters transfer portal
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (125+ words) LEXINGTON, Ky. (WYMT) - After two seasons at Kentucky, Collin Chandler has entered the college basketball transfer portal with a "do not contact" tag, according to a report from ESPN. Chandler was head coach Mark Pope's first commitment of the 2024 class…...
Kentucky Native Jackie Alexander Heading Home to Be Head Women's Basketball Coach at Morehead State
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (496+ words) MOREHEAD, Ky. "A Kentucky native with a long history of success at the Division I level, Jackie Alexander is the new women's basketball head coach at Morehead State. "We are thrilled to welcome Jackie Alexander as the next head coach…...
Kentucky Men's Basketball Forward intends on entering transfer portal
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (85+ words) LEXINGTON, Ky. (WYMT) - Kentucky Men's Basketball forward Brandon Garrison will enter his name into the transfer portal. The Junior spent two seasons at Kentucky, averaging 4. 7 points, four rebounds, one assist per game in all 36 games this past season. Prior to…...
Kentucky earns 7 seed in NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament
3+ week, 4+ day ago (69+ words) WYMT LEXINGTON, Ky. (WYMT) - Kentucky Men's Basketball has earned a 7 seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. The Wildcats will face 10 seed Santa Clara in the first round of the tournament on Friday in St. Louis....
Rate increase coming for Kentucky Power customers
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (221+ words) FRANKFORT, Ky. (WYMT)" The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) issued its final order in a controversial Kentucky Power rate case that's angered customers and local officials. Under the PSC's final order, the average residential customer will see an average monthly…...
No. 16 Kentucky falls to No. 5 Vanderbilt after go-ahead bucket in final seconds
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (824+ words) NASHVILLE, Tn. (WKYT) - For the second time this season, the Kentucky Women's Basketball team falls to Vanderbilt by one score, 81-79, this time by a midrange jumper from Aubrey Galvan to put Vandy ahead for good. Kentucky had a chance to…...
Proposed Kentucky Power rate increase draws opposition at public meeting
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (395+ words) HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - The Public Service Commission held its second public comment meeting Thursday night in Hazard, inviting residents to share their concerns about Kentucky Power's proposed rate increase. Since Kentucky Power announced the proposed 14. 9% rate increase for residential customers,…...
Eastern Kentucky PSC chair talks about proposed utility rate increases
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (266+ words) HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - We first reported in August that Kentucky Power proposed a 14. 9% rate increase for residential customers and 13-15% to commercial customers. As the proposal continues to face scrutiny, the Kentucky Public Service Commission chair joined WYMT's Issues and Answers…...
Kentucky Men's Basketball wraps up SEC Tipoff "26
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (329+ words) BIRMINGHAM, ALA. (WYMT) - The SEC Tipoff "26 started on October 14, with the first day wrapping up with Kentucky Men's Basketball Head Coach Mark Pope taking the podium. Pope is entering his second year at the helm of at Kentucky, finishing with…...