Keaton Hall
Reporter/Producer, WYMT
Hazard, KY
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I am a graduate of the University of Tennessee: College of Communications. I spent my childhood in Knoxville and Atlanta, Georgia, where I managed to not become a Bulldog fan.
I worked in radio throughout college and was an anchor for the university's student TV news broadcast, The Volunteer Channel. I started at WYMT as a reporter in November 2021.
I look forward to meeting you all and telling your stories!
Updated: Mar. 28, 2023 at 12:14 PM EDT
|By Brandon Robinson and Keaton Hall
Police were sent to the campus of Southeast Kentucky Community and Techincal College (SKCTC) Tuesday morning after college staff received a threat.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2023 at 7:50 PM EDT
|By Keaton Hall
he Governor signed House Bills 157 and 448, and presented more than $1.8 million in awards to various local groups.
Updated: Mar. 26, 2023 at 10:18 PM EDT
|By Keaton Hall
Officials say the person was seen climbing on the railing of a deck at the Cliffview Resort in Campton before the fall.
Updated: Mar. 26, 2023 at 9:14 PM EDT
|By Keaton Hall
Officials say the body of Justin Hamblin, 34, was found off of Marches Branch at the edge of the lake.
Updated: Mar. 26, 2023 at 6:16 PM EDT
|By Keaton Hall
Police believe the man was attempting to forcibly enter the home when the homeowner shot him.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2023 at 5:49 PM EDT
|By Keaton Hall
Governor Andy Beshear was in Letcher County on Tuesday, dedicating the construction of the second home to be partially funded by the Team Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief Fund.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2023 at 6:49 AM EDT
|By Keaton Hall
Wilson was a native of Harlan County and graduated from Loyall High School in 1956.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 7:35 PM EDT
|By Keaton Hall
Western Kentucky received the same funds after the December 2021 tornado outbreak. Scott McReynolds said they are just starting to see those funds.
Updated: Mar. 13, 2023 at 9:48 PM EDT
|By Keaton Hall
$3.6 million dollars will be going towards clean water improvements in five counties, including $2.3 million in Johnson County.
Updated: Mar. 11, 2023 at 9:27 PM EST
|By Keaton Hall
The stairs inside the home were blocked after the ceiling had partially collapsed.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 10:22 PM EST
|By Keaton Hall
Many people are reporting power outages due to strong winds across the region.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 6:25 PM EST
|By Keaton Hall
Coyote-mating season and the end of hibernation for bears coincide in early-March.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2023 at 7:00 AM EST
|By Brandon Robinson and Keaton Hall
Early Monday morning, the City of Evarts posted on its Facebook page the city’s water plant is down until further notice due to the failure.
Updated: Mar. 4, 2023 at 3:36 PM EST
|By Keaton Hall
It temporarily relieves commercial drivers from maximum driving times and weight station stops while engaged in emergency response.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 3:46 PM EST
|By Keaton Hall
Williamsburg Mayor Roddy Harrison said they discovered that the alarm system was not working after they tried to set it off Friday.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 3:02 PM EST
|By Keaton Hall
Jessica Creech, 41, of Harlan, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with Trafficking in a Controlled Substa
Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 11:28 PM EST
|By Jordan Mullins and Keaton Hall
Pike County officials, ambulance service managers, and folks in the Phelps community came together at the Phelps Volunteer Fire Department to discuss an issue with ambulance response in the area.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2023 at 5:54 PM EST
|By Keaton Hall
After spending eight hours trapped inside on July 28, the Adams family lost their house to the floods.
Updated: Feb. 26, 2023 at 4:37 PM EST
|By Keaton Hall
With the assistance of Kentucky State Police and the Williamsburg Police Department, the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department say they executed multiple arrest warrants Friday night, into Saturday morning.
Updated: Feb. 25, 2023 at 5:05 PM EST
|By Keaton Hall
The university has frozen rates in the past, and say the decision is part of their commitment to make education more accessible and affordable.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 5:56 PM EST
|By Keaton Hall
Prestonsburg Police officials said the crash happened on North Lake Drive in front of the Dairy Queen.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 5:25 PM EST
|By Keaton Hall
Several counties in Eastern Kentucky affected by last July’s floods had already declared a State of Emergency due to the severe weather.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 4:37 PM EST
|By Keaton Hall
The crash happened just after 3 p.m. at the intersection of Kentucky 680 and Kentucky 80.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 4:31 PM EST
|By Phil Pendleton and Keaton Hall
Goldy is accused of having improper communication and making deals with a criminal defendant.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2023 at 5:50 PM EST
|By Keaton Hall
Plans are underway to extend the parkway 13 miles from Salyersville to Prestonsburg, along a new cross-country route.
Updated: Feb. 19, 2023 at 4:37 PM EST
|By Keaton Hall
When deputies arrived, they said they found a woman with multiple stab wounds.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2023 at 6:09 PM EST
|By Keaton Hall
The Appalachian Triangle of Kentucky is a grouping of eight Eastern Kentucky tourism commissions.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2023 at 4:32 PM EST
|By Keaton Hall
In their letter, the group released data highlighting the proximity of 35 flood-related deaths and nearby strip mines.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 8:08 PM EST
|By Keaton Hall
Folks in hard hit Perry County can still get relief if they have flood debris on private property.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 3:26 PM EST
|By Keaton Hall
Virgil Osborne died on Sunday, Feb 5, at the age of 88.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2023 at 7:48 PM EST
|By Keaton Hall
Officials said two people were caught on a security camera near the park in Appalachia, Va. on February 2 at 10:15 p.m.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2023 at 7:37 PM EST
|By Keaton Hall
U.S. 23 was closed Saturday afternoon at the Community Trust Bank in Pikeville due to a deadly crash.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 5:51 PM EST
|By Keaton Hall
Folks were invited to hear the Republican’s plan for Kentucky and to ask him questions.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 6:05 PM EST
|By Keaton Hall
Crews are unable to pre-treat the roads since Monday night’s system is likely to start as rain.
Updated: Jan. 28, 2023 at 10:44 PM EST
|By Keaton Hall
Rescue squads were called after a car went over a bluff beside Highway 90 in southern Pulaski County.
Updated: Jan. 28, 2023 at 6:30 PM EST
|By Keaton Hall
Officials say around 11:35 a.m. a fisherman called 911 after finding the body in the water.
Updated: Jan. 28, 2023 at 4:34 PM EST
|By Keaton Hall
Dr. Elmer B Ratcliff, of Hazard, died on Saturday at the age of 82.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 5:13 PM EST
|By Keaton Hall
Officials say no injuries were reported, but the truck’s load of fertilizer was dumped on the tracks and the surrounding area.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 3:23 PM EST
|By Keaton Hall
Following his stop in Pike County Tuesday Morning, Governor Andy Beshear also made a stop in Perry County as part of his administration’s efforts to rebuild following last July’s deadly flooding.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 3:52 PM EST
|By Steve Hensley and Keaton Hall
Roll says they have been collecting data from applications, and by doing surveys and listening sessions in EKY communities, trying to find what flood-ravaged communities need most.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2023 at 8:08 PM EST
|By Keaton Hall
In a release, Floyd County Superintendent Anna Shephard said they were made aware of the threat on Friday.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 10:11 PM EST
|By Keaton Hall
A Golden Alert has been issued for 79-year-old Charles Douglas Coleman.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 6:59 PM EST
|By Keaton Hall
Christopher Spencer, 42, of Somerset was arrested on Wednesday after Detective Tan Hudson discovered 35 grams of Fentanyl in his car.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 7:26 PM EST
|By Keaton Hall
A Whitesburg staple, Kentucky Mist Distillery, is expanding into a new building.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 9:21 PM EST
|By Keaton Hall
It’s been 15 years since Marion Estep was found shot and killed in his car on the Hal Rogers Parkway.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 9:12 PM EST
|By Keaton Hall
Twin Rocks Bible Camp in Perry County has hosted church groups and campers since the 1940s.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2023 at 4:43 PM EST
|By Keaton Hall
Officials say a lack of water volume and pressure have kept Leatherwood without water for so long.
Updated: Jan. 8, 2023 at 6:36 PM EST
|By Keaton Hall
Perry County Superintendent Kent Campbell announced on his Facebook page that the school is suffering from a water outage.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 9:52 PM EST
|By Keaton Hall
28 people donated blood between 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 10:27 AM EST
|By Keaton Hall
Those who knew him say he greeted everyone with a smile and was a pillar of the Harlan community for decades.