Drought Could be Hurting Honeybees
The drought that’s been plaguing areas of Kentucky and Indiana for much of the summer could end up having an effect on honeybee colonies, too. Sean Burgess is Kentucky’s state apiarist. He says this...
View ArticleLIHEAP Numbers Decline With Warm Weather
The energy assistance program for low-income families, or LIHEAP (LYE-heep) is seeing a drop in Purchase area applicants by almost 25 percent this winter due to unusually warm weather. West Kentucky...
View ArticleMore Winter Weather Expected Thursday Night
UPDATE WEDNESDAY NOON: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says road crews were only able to pre-treat 1/3 of roadways last night, focusing efforts on state highways, interstates and parkways. There's...
View ArticleWinter Is Coming. What If Roads And Runways Could De-Ice Themselves?
When Chris Tuan was a Department of Defense contractor in the early 1990s, the Air Force asked him to think of something that could de-ice its airfields around the world. Heavy cargo aircraft were...
View ArticleForecasters Predict Warmer-Than-Average Winter In Majority Of U.S.
This winter is going to be a warm one for the majority of the United States, according to forecasters at NOAA's Climate Prediction Center. They say that the La Niña weather pattern is likely to...
View ArticleCrisis Funding Through LIHEAP Begins January For West Kentucky
Crisis funding will be available in January to aid Purchase residents with high heating bills.
View ArticleMany Parts Of The U.S. Got A White Christmas. Erie Got More
A white Christmas came to parts of the United States. But in northwest Pennsylvania, the skies really packed a wallop. NPR education reporter Elissa Nadworny went home to Erie for the weekend and found...
View ArticleWinter Temps Bring A Greater Risk For Fires
As temperatures dip down into freezing across west Kentucky, firefighters are battling more structure fires.
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