Ethan Sirles
WYMT Digital Executive Producer
I was born in Louisville, Kentucky and grew up just south of the city in Mount Washington.
I decided I wanted to be in news in high school after discovering my love for storytelling. I always loved telling creative stories, so I decided to try and do it for a living.
At first, my goal was to be a news anchor. After a few years of college, internships, jobs, etc., I decided I wanted to write more than anything. So, I added a journalism major on top of my media communications major at the end of my freshman year and dove head first into every job or position that gave me some hands-on experience.
After four years of undergrad, I graduated in May 2021 from Asbury University with a Bachelor's Degree in Media Communications and Journalism at only 20 years old.
As the Digital Executive Producer here at WYMT, I look over everything you see here on our website along with all of our social media accounts. I write everything from stories to Facebook captions and I love doing it. My favorite part of the job is knowing people stay up to date with the information I share and keeping the stories engaging and relevant.
WYMT has been a great place to start my career and I know it will help me succeed for many years to come.
Officials with Kentucky State Police (KSP) are investigating a deadly shooting in Whitley County.
Police said their initial investigation found a 2021 Polaris RZR went off the road, throwing the driver, Tonya Peters, 47, from the vehicle.
On Monday, Kentucky Football shared a tweet saying Chris Rodriguez Jr. will be available again on October 1.
Community members are shocked and saddened after a deadly shooting took place in Paintsville on Friday.
Around 10:45 p.m. Tuesday, Deputies said they saw a car with expired registration plates driving recklessly.
The Governor said this project aims to make sure water level will not pose as much of a threat as it did during the recent flooding.
According to the Pulaski County Sheriff, a woman was arrested on drug charges after a search warrant was carried out at her house.
The non-profit organization, Operation Barbeque Relief, started in 2011 in Joplin Missouri.
The Under Secretary spent time volunteering and touring damage in the area.
Because of the recent flooding in the area, planners with the festival said it is not possible to move forward.
The A.B. Combs Elementary school was in use from 1974 to 2017, but now, cleanup is underway to prepare to open its doors to students from Buckhorn and Robinson.
Wednesday morning, members of the Morehead State basketball team arrived in Hindman, with no idea what they were about to experience.
KSP Post 10 in Harlan got a call Tuesday night about two people being shot on Jonathan Drive.
The collision, with involved a car and a moped, happened on KY 1651 in McCreary County.
“I love my neighbors so I had to try to save them. So, that’s really all that was going through my mind was to help other people I guess,” said Jordan Childers, a Knott County native.
The mayor of Hindman, Tracy Neice, said the flooding that hit Eastern Kentucky Wednesday night and Thursday morning is some of the worst he has ever seen.
“Widespread devastation,” is how Ray Jones, the Pike County Judge-Executive referred to the damage from the flooding in the Big Sandy region.
In a release from the White House, President Joe Biden declared a major disaster in Kentucky following the flash flooding that hit the eastern part of the Commonwealth.
Several areas in Eastern Kentucky are under flood watches.
According to a release from KSP, the initial investigation showed a motorcycle traveling south hit a pickup truck.
Deputies responded and, after initial investigation, they said they determined the suspect to be under the influence of drugs.
The crash happened around 5:45 a.m. between a tractor-trailer and a motorcycle.
On Thursday, Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced a Floyd County school administrator had been indicted for sexual assault charges.
KSP Troopers confirmed a car chase in Pike County led to a shooting.
A father of a girl killed in the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting was denied a compassionate release.
The Cardinals and Wildcats are set to tip off in December at Rupp Arena.
On Wednesday, Williamsburg Police announced that two men were arrested twice within a 24-hour period after separate chases.
According to a release from KSP, investigators responded to a home near Elkhorn Creek and found two men had been shot.
Gordon McKinney, 54, was last seen on May 9.
“I’m going for the number one spot,” said Sharpe in the interview.
On Wednesday, Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron issued a consumer warning for scams related to the current baby formula shortage.
The ANDE Rapid DNA Identification System helped police positively identify a woman who went missing in 2020.
A candidate for Clay County Sheriff is in custody and facing a number of charges.
Agents from several law enforcement organizations across the Commonwealth recently arrested 12 people and more than 10,000 pills in a drug operation.
The charges allege Creech committed these offenses between 1994 and 2014.
Officials with the sheriff’s office are looking for Brandon Robert Johnson, 20, of Willow Branch Road, East Bernstadt, Kentucky.
They said all students were safe and supervised.
An official told WYMT that a crash in Letcher County shut down US-119 Thursday evening.
Deputy Stephen Racz died after a battle with cancer.
The crash happened just past the Little Laurel Road intersection.
A release says Stephen Higgins allegedly fought with a man before taking money from him.
He said he cannot thank Big Blue Nation enough for how they welcomed and embraced him.
A special examination into the City of London's financial management resulted in 12 findings and three observations.
The Turner Cemetery, dating back to the 19th century, is one of Harlan County’s oldest cemeteries.
The release said Sanchez had repeatedly sexually assaulted a 14-year-old from June to November 2016.
We are told fighters are responding to the scene.
In March alone, health officials said there were 26 cases in the area.
After pleading guilty to child pornography charges in October 2021, a former Bath County Deputy Sheriff was sentenced to 300 months in federal prison on Monday.
On Thursday, Dontaie Allen took to Twitter to thank UK fans and announce his decision to enter the transfer portal.
