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Updated: Wed Aug 1, 2012 3:07 PM
More than half of U.S. counties now are classified by the federal government as natural disaster areas mostly because of the drought.
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Updated: Mon Jul 30, 2012 5:42 PM
Truck sales at local dealerships are down following the record-breaking drought but some managers are optimistic things will turn around.
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Updated: Sun Jul 29, 2012 9:03 PM
Slight chance for storms overnight, & more heat and humidity this week.
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Updated: Fri Jul 27, 2012 11:16 PM
Drought impact: as river levels go down, so do industry profits while everyone's prices go up.
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Updated: Fri Jul 27, 2012 5:36 PM
It's been a long five months for the residents of the Brady Street Apartments, the apartment complex heavily damaged in the Leap Day tornado in Harrisburg. But many residents are moving back in and they say they can't be happier.
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Updated: Wed Jul 25, 2012 3:20 PM
Rain chances on the way up, but it doesn't appear a break in the heat is around the corner.
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Updated: Tue Jul 24, 2012 10:14 PM
Feed your family or pay a bill: it's a choice and more and more local families face and the heat is to blame.
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Updated: Tue Jul 24, 2012 9:56 PM
Many sports and athletic support teams in our area follow rules that are intended to keep young athletes safe from extreme heat.
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Updated: Tue Jul 24, 2012 3:37 PM
Another round of excessive heat and drought.
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Updated: Mon Jul 23, 2012 5:47 PM
The weather is forcing changes at food pantries and markets as produce products take a hit from the drought.
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Updated: Mon Jul 23, 2012 5:45 PM
You likely just got or are about to get an unpleasant but not unexpected surprise: your electric bill. But this year, there will be no help from the state of Kentucky for high energy bills.
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Updated: Sat May 18, 2013 6:26 PM
A few clouds will scoot through overnight, and there may even be a couple showers too. However, the primary story for the next couple of days will be the increasing summer-like heat and humidit
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Updated: Fri Jul 20, 2012 6:07 PM
NASA satellites have become vital in tracking drought, floods and fire. We spoke with NASA scientist Jim Irons about what information those satellites in space provide us when disaster strikes here.
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Updated: Fri Jul 20, 2012 5:46 PM
While most crops are withered and dried up under the extreme heat and drought conditions, there are a few people who are set up for a early and successful harvest.
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Updated: Wed Jul 18, 2012 4:31 PM
The Obama administration is calling on Congress to provide assistance to farmers suffering from the worst drought in 25 years. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says three-fifths of the U.S. land mass and much of the country's corn and soybean crops are affected by the lack of rain.
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Updated: Tue Jul 17, 2012 6:02 PM
Green thumb or not, many of us turn to the soil for that summer garden. But with our area facing an unprecedented drought, some of those vegetables will be bowing out this year.
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Updated: Fri Jul 13, 2012 6:11 PM
What started as a plan at the beginning of the week has turned into action in Lyon County as farmers deal with the drought.
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Updated: Fri Jul 13, 2012 2:58 PM
Exceptional isn't a good thing, when it comes to drought.
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Updated: Thu Jul 12, 2012 6:54 PM
LeCows Dairy Farm in McCracken County almost closed but now another option will help them feed their cows.
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Updated: Fri Aug 10, 2012 5:53 AM
Extreme drought conditions bring on burn bans in the Local 6 region. See this page for a complete list.
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