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.
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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.
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Demonstrations like this one are taking place in cities across the country. Calling them ‘Bans off our Bodies’ events.
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We’re seeing a rise in COVID and flu cases in Kentucky right now.
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While the Fayette County clerk expects small crowds for the primary, he does have several concerns looking ahead to November.
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To be at Keeneland the next day, an event where the most fun is actually happening off the track.
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It’s more than 48 hours later, and a Lexington community is still trying to wrap their heads around the murders of two children.
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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.
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‘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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Frank Langfitt is an international correspondent for NPR, and a former Lexington Herald-Leader reporter. He’s been traveling across Europe the past two months, and is now back in Kyiv.
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Stevens said you can call 911 at any point you’re in an emergency situation. The dispatchers will help the team find you and get you help.
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It was the first-ever concert at the football stadium on UK’s campus - and it was for a good cause. The money benefits a non-profit, partnering with different organizations across the state.
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Although the legislative session is over, the fight continues as the governor is planning an announcement on Thursday.
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Buc-ee’s, known as a huge one-stop-shop for all your travel needs, and then some, opened its newest location in Richmond.
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Approaching the one-year anniversary of her death, her family wanted to remember Sophia in a way she would have loved. So they organized an Easter celebration for all of her friends and kids in the community.
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A Georgetown couple is back home after spending weeks at the Poland-Ukraine border.
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The extension was announced after Democrats urged the president to extend the moratorium from May 1 to August 31.
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After a six-month long hospital stay, a double lung transplant and weeks in rehabilitation therapy, Victor Gonzales Villatoro is finally going home.
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UK students and employees were told on Sunday that starting April 4, unvaccinated campus members will no longer be required to test weekly for COVID.
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The Ukrainian brewery posted the beer recipe online about four or five weeks ago. Now, the smallest brewery in Lexington, Brewer Dude, is serving it up to the community here.
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The Clark County Sheriff’s Office has a warning for homeowners. They’ve seen several homes under construction burglarized and vandalized.
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Many speakers also touched on the rising xenophobia and Anti-Asian racism that has always been prevalent in communities, but has only been exacerbated by the pandemic.
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A bill centered around funding charter schools in Kentucky has been passed by the House.
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Police are now warning communities about a new social media trend.
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Kentucky ranks near the bottom in the country for animal protection laws, but a new piece of legislation aims to change that.
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“Coming from the warm weather to the rain into snow that was so fast and so furious, is a challenge for anyone. Just imagine even being stuck out in your backyard.”
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Here in Kentucky, communities are continuing to show their support for Ukraine.
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Compared to the rest of the country, Kentucky still has a relatively high number of cases. 26,000 new cases over the past two weeks. But the positivity rate is finally starting to go down. Lexington physician Dr. Jeff Foxx reflects on scientific strides made since that first case two years ago.
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A typically busy parking garage in the heart of downtown Lexington was filled with police a little before three Saturday morning. We now know one man was shot and killed, another taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries.
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With Paws 4 the Cause, Anita Spreitzer said the past few weeks alone, they’ve seen an increase in animals abandoned, dumped or seized in cruelty cases.
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Kentucky currently ranks 45th in the nation for worst animal protection laws, according to data from the Animal Legal Defense Fund.
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KHSAA Commissioner comments on controversial bill in Frankfort.
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Those on the Team Kentucky Nursing Advisory Committee have a number of recommendations and requests for Governor Andy Beshear.
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The Kentucky Senate passed a bill on Wednesday to stop transgender girls from competing on girls’ sports teams.
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The Lexington chapter of the NAACP is calling for change to Kentucky’s juvenile justice system.
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Data shows Kentucky is the most dangerous state to drive on Super Bowl Sunday.
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Hardware stores are seeing people come in to pick up salt and shovels, along with necessities like batteries and flashlights.
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The Team Kentucky Nursing Advisory Committee said nurses are leaving in droves to take travel nursing jobs where they make a lot more money.
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The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Barnes said they requested help from Kentucky State Police and the Fire Marshal’s office in the investigation.
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The team won the new Land Rover Defender and are spending the weekend training in Asheville. With Land Rover Communications, Joseph Stauble explained how it can maneuver through terrain in a way the team’s old vehicle just couldn’t do.
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There are now 450 National Guard members at multiple Kentucky hospitals.
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A weekend snowstorm brought several inches of snow to much of Kentucky.
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It’s a confusing time for all of us, and now questions are being raised about the differences between N95, surgical, and cloth masks.
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Less than a week after the tornado, the region was hit by the winter storm. The homes and barns with tarps from tree damage were now facing a new threat: around 9 inches of snow.
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A now-former UK housing contractor, with access to around 860 suites, is accused of theft.
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We’re seeing an overwhelming surge of COVID in Kentucky, setting a new record-high for the positivity rate, which is now at 21.74 percent.
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At the end of July, the city went through what is considered one of their worst floods in history.
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After the long year apart, loved ones were finally home for Christmas.
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With UK Healthcare, Justin Muzic and his wife Lindsey virtually walk us through a Mayfield neighborhood where they’ve been volunteering the past few days.
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Several Lexington families are spreading the holiday cheer. They’re making sure others have toys and hot meals when they wake up on Christmas, and they’re doing it all while trying not to get caught.
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Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman got a first-hand look on Tuesday afternoon at some of the tornado damage at the Danville-Boyle County Airport.