Laura Ellis, 89.3 WFPL News

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89.3 WFPL News

Louisville, KY, United States

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This Week In Conversation: Highlights from the 2021 Hope Breakfast

Communities reflect on the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and how they carry on his legacy in their own work. → Read More

WATCH LIVE: Biden Makes Victory Speech As President-Elect

Joe Biden is addressing the American people as president-elect after a win in Pennsylvania put him over the 270 electoral-vote threshold. → Read More

Race Unwrapped, Episode 1: Sadiqa Reynolds

This episode unwraps the role Black women play in democracy, and the price of care taking (and why we do it anyway). → Read More

Kentucky Politics Distilled: Coronavirus Doubters

As the state surpassed 1,000 coronavirus-related deaths, Republican lawmakers questioned the severity of the virus. → Read More

State Representative Attica Scott Tests Positive For Coronavirus

Scott said she will self-quarantine for 14 days, per health department guidelines, then get retested. → Read More

Six Months Since Coronavirus Hit Kentucky, A Record-Breaking Week

State officials say there were 4,742 new COVID-19 cases in Kentucky last week, and 313 on Sunday (43 among children). → Read More

Coronavirus Positivity Rate In Kentucky Surpasses 6%

Gov. Beshear announced 801 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday. Twenty-nine of those were in children under age five. → Read More

This Week In Conversation: What's Next For Louisville's Downtown?

It's been bulldozed, revitalized, deserted, and revitalized again. Right now it's sitting behind boarded up windows, with an uncertain future. → Read More

Beshear Again Announces Second-Highest Daily Coronavirus Case Count

It's a record no one wants to break, but at 836 new cases, we did. Governor Beshear also announced 5 additional coronavirus deaths. → Read More

Beshear Plans To Bring Back State-Based Health Exchange In 2022

Introduced by Gov. Steve Beshear in 2013, Kynect was dismantled by Gov. Bevin four years later. → Read More

This Week In Conversation: Police Reform

How does drastic police reform actually work? This week, we look to Camden, New Jersey, for an example. → Read More

This Week In Conversation: Coronavirus In Kentucky's Long Term Care Facilities

More than half of Kentucky's deaths from coronavirus have been people who lived or worked in long term care facilities. → Read More

This Week In Conversation: Reopening Kentucky's Restaurants

Patrons can now visit Kentucky restaurants -- but will they? And is it worth it to reopen when you can only make 33% of your normal revenue? → Read More

This Week In Conversation: At Home With Your Pets During The Pandemic

How are pets adapting to having more time with their human caretakers? How will they react when their guardians return to the workplace? → Read More

This Week In Conversation: Voting In The Time Of Coronavirus

There’s no playbook for how to conduct elections during a global pandemic. So how is Kentucky preparing? → Read More

This Week In Conversation: How Has Coronavirus Changed Your Life?

Everything is different now. On Friday's show, let's talk about how things have changed, and how we're all coping with this new normal. → Read More

Partial Shutdown At GE Appliance Park After Probable Coronavirus Case

Employees had just returned to work after protesting for safer working conditions. → Read More

Kentucky Author Forum: Admiral James Stavridis on "Sailing True North"

The retired four-star U.S. Navy officer is interviewed by NPR's Melissa Block. → Read More

LISTEN: A Child's Christmas In Wales

Louisville broadcaster Barry Bernson brings the Dylan Thomas memoir to life as a radio play. → Read More

Strange Fruit: Swimming While Muslim

It's just a modest bathing suit. But wearing it has gotten people harassed and even kicked out of pools. → Read More