Kentuckiana's Morning News

Bellarmine basketball is moving back to Knights Hall this year and they want to welcome you back today in a special event inside the legendary venue. Men's basketball coach Scott Davenport joined Tony Cruise and Scott Fitzgerald w/a preview!

The Surgeon General is out with an advisory regarding stressed out parents. Joining Tony Cruise is Dr. Charles Pemberton with Louisville Dimensions Family Therapy with some helpful advice on how parents can make life easier.

Bellarmine University basketball is moving back on campus. Men's basketball coach Scott Davenport joins Tony Cruise to talk about why.

Iran launched at least 180 missiles into Israel on Tuesday, another sharp escalation of the monthslong conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed militias Hezbollah and Hamas and days before the 1 year anniversary of the Hamas attacks. Is this a game changer or more of the same? Helping us make sense of it all is former Army Major, Military Analyst MIke Lyons

With Helene moving in, there's a need for help on every level and not just giving blood. Nikki Salladay, Red Cross Regional Disaster Officer, joins Tony & Scott with plenty of opportunities (some you've never heard of) to help during this time of need here at home.

When should you simply exchange insurance and what other getting around tips in significant weather events like Helene? LMPD's Dwight Mitchell joins Tony with information you need to know.

Kentucky's rural communites face a dauting challenge in high wind events like Hurricane Helene. Joining Tony from Kentucky Electric Cooperatives is Joe Arnold with a look at our rual communities.

With any high wind event the risk of power outages goes way up! Joining Tony Cruise with what you need to know, is LG& and KU's Liz Pratt.

Hurricane Helene is already impacting us locally with high school football moving games and also a full slate of concerts at Louder Than Life. Joining Tony Cruise with the latest on it's impact locally is NBC News Radio's Jack Crumley.

The Israeli military expanded its Lebanon campaign with hundreds of airstrikes on Monday, as the long-simmering border conflict with Hezbollah threatened to explode into a larger war. Dozens of Israeli warplanes struck more than 1,300 targets in southern Lebanon on Monday morning, according to the Israel Defense Forces.

Israel is reportedly responsible for the hundreds of pagers that blew up simultaneously across Lebanon Tuesday. The New York Times cites American and other officials saying Israel targeted members of Hezbollah. Military Analyst Mike Lyons joins Tony with his analysis on this approroach!

Academics, busing, PVA and taxes, just a few issues discussed as Tony Cruise caught up with JCPS Super Dr. Marty Polio today on NewsRadio 840WHAS!

The FBI is investigating what it calls an "attempted assassination" of former President Donald Trump, after Secret Service agents fired at a man with an AK-47 on or near Trump's Florida golf course on Sunday. Joining Tony to talk about how this happened yet again, is law enforcement analyst Paul Viollis.

After altercations with police, what can we learn from Tyreek Hill and Scottie Scheffler? Law enforcement analyst Paul Viollis joins Tony with a look.

"After 30 years of working school and workplace shootings, we are still looking at the same shooter showing the same signs. The solution is not that difficult so why do we keep having the same conversation?" So says Chief Executive Officer, with the Viollis group, Paul Michael Viollis, Sr. He joins Tony with a discussion about where we go from here.

On the first day school last week, an assistant principal at a Texas school was confronted by an out-of-control student who was screaming, hitting other students and throwing chairs at teachers. By the time an air ambulance landed outside the school, Candra Rogers had lost the use of her right eye after the 11-year-old boy hit her with a wooden hanger. Education officials say the woman’s ordeal is a graphic illustration of the stress facing the nation’s teachers and school administrators. ABC News' Jim Ryan checks in w/Joe with a look at whats happening.

As the US sends warships to the trouble middle east, is this more of the usual posturing or should we be concerned? Military Analyst Mike Lyons joins to help us understand all that is in play.

What's been hailed as the largest prisoner swap since the cold war has people talking. What lead to it and why now? Military Analyst Mike Lyons joined to break down what could be in play.

Virgil Ropel, a local born and raised WWII Veteran that will be turning 100 and the American Legion needs you as they're Birthday Card Campaign for Virgil. His daughter Maureen joins Tony & Scott with a look back on "Rop's" life. You can send those cards to Virgil Roppel c/o American Legion Post 244 3408 College Drive Jeffersontown, KY 40299

Qualified students graduating from Louisville high schools can receive automatic admission to Bellarmine University under a new initiative that provides these students more options for an affordable education in their hometown. Lauren Keeling with Bellarmine join Tony & Scott to talk about how future students can qualify.