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Severe Weather Threat Increases Tonight

The threat for strong to severe storms exists for later this afternoon into the evening hours for the Lake Cumberland Area. WJRS News participated in a conference call with the National Weather Service in Louisville. […]

Severe Weather Risk Increases Overnight

Good evening, everyone. Just wanting to hop on here and provide a quick update on the severe weather threat. We are continuing to monitor the threat for strong to severe thunderstorms. Western Kentucky has seen […]

Local unemployment increases slightly in November

Unemployment in Russell County increased slightly in November, rising 0.6 percent from 5.2 percent to 5.8 percent. Unemployment rates rose in 104 Kentucky counties between November 2019 and November 2020, according to the Kentucky Center […]

Unemployment increases in July in Russell County

New statistics from the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet show an increase in unemployment in Russell County in the month of July. The report shows that the unemployment rate in Russell County during the […]

Flu Activity Increases Statewide

There were 1,943 new cases being reported with 21,000 confirmed cases statewide for this flu season. There have been 80 total deaths from the flu in Kentucky this year, four of which were under the […]

Preliminary November Unemployment Rate Slightly Increases

Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary November 2019 unemployment rate was 4.4 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics, an agency within the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. The preliminary November 2019 jobless rate was up […]

Unemployment Rate Increases in Russell County

Unemployment rates rose in 99 Kentucky counties between July 2018 and July 2019, fell in 15 and stayed the same in six counties, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics, an agency of the Kentucky […]