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Local government, KYTC officials evaluate winter storm response | NewsRadio 1230 AM/99.3 FM | Hopkinsville's News Leader | Hopkinsville, Kentucky

As the icy roadways continue to thaw following Winter Storm Fern, local government and Kentucky Transportation Cabinet officials presented an evaluation of their response to the weather event on Friday. The winter storm swept across Kentucky starting on January 24 and brought snow and ice. Since then, roadways have been heavily impacted by ice, resulting in county schools being closed for two weeks. Christian County Judge Executive Jerry Gilliam…

Louisville residents frustrated by city's snow response to Winter Storm Fern

Some residents living near Iroquois Park continued to get stuck in snow while returning home almost two weeks after Winter Storm Fern.(Roberto Roldan / LPM)Earlier this week near Iroquois Park, Josh Brumleve and his girlfriend took their dog Ham for his daily walk after work.As they walked out their front door, Brumleve saw a school bus stuck in the snow as it tried to turn out onto a hilly road.“We were just like, ‘Well, they have people for th…

Winter Storm Fern disrupts North American solar in late January

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that January 2026 began with relatively mild, solar-favorable conditions across much of the eastern U.S., but ended with Winter Storm Fern, as a polar vortex disruption triggered widespread cold, clouds, and sharply reduced solar generation. A rare S4-level solar radiation storm was also recorded in mid-January, though it had no direct impact on photovoltaic performance or s…