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The nonprofit Mission Mules of North Carolina is helping survivors of deadly tornadoes that devastated parts of Kentucky on Friday.
Additionally, there was no evidence that tornado sirens in the area had been deactivated by the Trump administration's budget cuts — if there was, the people affected by the storm certainly would have noted that fact in interviews.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky leaders in Washington, D.C. are urging the President of the United States to approve Gov. Andy Beshear's request for an expedited Major Disaster Declaration. If approved, this would be the third Major Disaster Declaration of 2025.
Did alerts go out? What type of alerts did people receive? National Weather Service and others have said the Jackson office was staffed Friday night despite staffing shortages.
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WLKY on MSNFuneral arrangements made for Kentucky firefighter who died protecting his wife from tornadoA Laurel County, Kentucky firefighter who died protecting his wife from the recent tornado will be laid to rest next week.
Kentucky firefighter Leslie Leatherman answered the call for help, rushing into harm's way as he steadfastly did for decades, when a late-night tornado plowed through his community in the Appalachian foothills.
Gov. Andy Beshear says the death toll is expected to rise as more information comes in following storms that struck Kentucky.
About a month and a half after experiencing massive flooding Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort is now helping raise money for other storm victims.
LONDON, Ky. — The massive EF-4 tornado that killed 19 people in Kentucky last Friday tore through three counties leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. According to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Jackson, the tornado was nearly a mile wide and had peak wind speeds of 170 mph.