Grason Passmore
Reporter
Lexington, Ky.
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Grason joined the WKYT team in August 2020. She's coming to the Commonwealth from Georgia.
A Georgia girl through and through, Grason is originally from Augusta. She graduated from the University of Georgia in 2018. And just two days later, she was working as a reporter in Albany, Georgia.
Within just a few months, Grason was out in the field covering Hurricane Michael. Quickly learning how essential news stations are to communities. It's a passion for telling people's stories and reporting the news that brought her all the way to Lexington!
When she's not reporting, Grason loves hanging with her dog, Dexter, horseback riding, and spending time with friends, and family when they make the trip up! She can't wait to explore Kentucky.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 at 10:54 PM EST
|By Grason Passmore
November 17, 1972. It was the day Richmond stood still.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 10:07 PM EST
|By Grason Passmore
Tuesday morning, the Kentucky Supreme Court will hear arguments for and against the state-wide abortion ban. With hours until the hearing, we spoke with key players on both sides of the issue. But the ruling will ultimately come down to legal arguments about whether the right to an abortion is in the state constitution.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2022 at 4:06 PM EST
|By Grason Passmore and WKYT News Staff
Police have released a sketch of the suspect wanted for questioning in connection with the sexual assault of a woman in Morehead.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 10:14 PM EST
|By Grason Passmore
As crews work to contain one of the two wildfires that began burning this week. People have been fighting to protect their homes.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 at 10:51 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
Superintendent Wayne Sizemore said they ended the day with only 70 percent attendance. And they aren’t the only district facing this problem
Updated: Oct. 26, 2022 at 10:37 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
With less than two weeks until Election Day, Secretary of State Michael Adams is working to clear up any misconceptions or worries voters may have.
Updated: Oct. 24, 2022 at 11:00 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
Candidates for Mayor of Richmond focus on economic development during forum.
Updated: Oct. 17, 2022 at 9:22 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
Going on 11 weeks after the flood, an eerie quietness settles with the sun high above Breathitt County before the potentially record-breaking low temperatures come in with the night.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2022 at 9:59 AM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff and Grason Passmore
Officials say they had to fill a storage tank with water but there wasn’t enough time to get a sample and ensure the water was safe.
Updated: Oct. 10, 2022 at 4:24 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
A new warning as you scroll through social media or before you open that new text or email.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2022 at 10:42 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
As Judge Executive Jeff Noble works with the little money they have, there is some since of relief for the community Thursday.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2022 at 10:44 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
A Kentucky school shooter is set to stay in prison the rest of his life, and survivors are now sharing their relief after the parole board’s decision.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2022 at 10:58 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
An intern filmmaker with the Appalachian Media Institute, Rebekha Mcauley created one of three films focused on the Appalachian region for Appalshop. Films they thought were lost less than two months ago.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2022 at 5:48 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
As a fan of horses, Queen Elizabeth II made multiple trips to Kentucky. Her final trip to the commonwealth came in 2007.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2022 at 5:12 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
September is Hunger Action Month in Kentucky. It’s a time to raise awareness— and help feed families in the state.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2022 at 5:59 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
Thursday marks the second day state lawmakers return to the Capitol.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2022 at 10:34 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
A financial burden has been lifted for thousands of Kentuckians who have student loan debt.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2022 at 10:43 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
After losing his own home in the 2012 tornadoes, Shuck has made it a mission to help others going through the same. While shining light on the way people in the Appalachian region also persevere.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 10:28 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
Superintendent Dr. Diane Hatchett said they want to start the school year off on the right foot, and if that means needing to wait an extra five days, then that’s what they’ll do.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2022 at 10:08 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
One ARH employee worked through the night to get her family to safety.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2022 at 10:49 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
Plenty of help is coming into eastern Kentucky from so many areas, whether it’s feeding people or donating supplies.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2022 at 11:57 AM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
Recovery and relief efforts continue in hard-hit Breathitt County.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 10:46 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
Recovery efforts are beginning as Kentuckians work to take care of their own, including getting life saving medications to those in need.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2022 at 11:01 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
Families in eastern Kentucky are seeing their homes for the first time since flooding hit,
Updated: Jul. 20, 2022 at 3:47 PM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff and Grason Passmore
The undercover drug buy that led to a hostage situation in Laurel County has resulted in the arrests of five people and a huge amount of drugs seized.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2022 at 10:21 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
The family behind the iconic Parkette Drive-In want to share parts of the restaurant as they wait to find out what will happen to the building itself.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2022 at 5:42 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
A Lexington woman is warning others after she ended up in the hospital.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 11:15 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
“They were defending the community and their county. They were performing their job duties. It takes brave, special people to do what they were doing to start with. I look at each one of them as heroes,” said Rowe.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2022 at 11:49 AM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
As the Senate works to pass new gun control laws, one organization in Kentucky is discussing school safety.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2022 at 11:58 AM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
One central Kentucky county is taking steps to combat the opioid epidemic. The Woodford County Fiscal Court just launched a new campaign.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2022 at 5:47 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
A Clark County business owner is getting a lot of support after he said people berated him for being openly gay.
Updated: Jun. 13, 2022 at 4:21 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
High temps can even be extremely costly when it comes to your car. However, there are steps you can take today to save you a lot of money.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2022 at 10:09 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
And as of June 12, 2018, 14 states celebrate Women’s Veterans Day, including Kentucky.
Updated: Jun. 11, 2022 at 11:03 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
The more than 130 veterans, on the first all-woman Honor Flight Kentucky, were met with hugs, tears, gifts, and most importantly love from people all over the state.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2022 at 10:03 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
School districts have less than two months to place a school resource officer in every school.
Updated: Jun. 5, 2022 at 9:48 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
Spreitzer said unless they can find people to at least foster right now, shelters will have to euthanize dogs and cats in large numbers.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2022 at 11:12 AM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
Gas prices reached a new record high nationally, in Kentucky, and in Lexington.
Updated: May. 30, 2022 at 4:49 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
The gas stations at the Athens-Boonesboro exit were packed with people heading home after the past few days away.
Updated: May. 29, 2022 at 8:55 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
AAA of the Bluegrass told us they estimated about 39 million people to travel nationwide this weekend alone, and 500,000 will be Kentuckians.
Updated: May. 28, 2022 at 7:23 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
“It’s an honor any time someone can make it to 100 years. But we’re talking about an individual who also served his country in World War Two,” said Mayor Al Botts.
Updated: May. 25, 2022 at 5:05 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore and WKYT News Staff
A man is accused of killing his wife and two adult daughters, according to Fayette County Coroner Gary Ginn.
Updated: May. 23, 2022 at 4:58 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
Health officials are investigating a multi-state salmonella outbreak. It’s been linked to certain Jif peanut products made at the J.M. Smucker Company facility in Lexington.
Updated: May. 15, 2022 at 10:05 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
Shuck started the Appalachian Pioneer Program in 2020. Since then, he’s used his non-profit to try and erase stigma around the Appalachian region.
Updated: May. 14, 2022 at 10:02 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
Demonstrations like this one are taking place in cities across the country. Calling them ‘Bans off our Bodies’ events.
Updated: May. 13, 2022 at 10:11 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
We’re seeing a rise in COVID and flu cases in Kentucky right now.
Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 10:02 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
While the Fayette County clerk expects small crowds for the primary, he does have several concerns looking ahead to November.
Updated: May. 7, 2022 at 10:31 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
To be at Keeneland the next day, an event where the most fun is actually happening off the track.
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 4:03 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
It’s more than 48 hours later, and a Lexington community is still trying to wrap their heads around the murders of two children.
Updated: May. 1, 2022 at 10:43 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
With almost 50 years in radio, Karl Shannon has made plenty of friends, from Waylon Jennings to Garth Brooks. But the bond he built with Naomi Judd was something different.
Updated: Apr. 30, 2022 at 10:32 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
‘The Judds’ were to be inducted into the County Music Hall of Fame Sunday. They have been hall of famers here in the Commonwealth for 16 years now. Those at the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame in Mount Vernon shared the ways Judd inspired generations of musicians.
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