Garrett Wymer
Weekend Anchor/Reporter
Lexington, Ky.
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Garrett Wymer is a special projects reporter and weekend evening anchor.
He joined the WKYT News team in September 2014 as a multimedia journalist.
Garrett was named the state's Best Multimedia Reporter for 2016 in the Kentucky Associated Press Broadcasters awards competition.
Before working at WKYT, Garrett was a multimedia journalist at sister station WHSV-TV in Harrisonburg, Va.
He graduated from the University of Kentucky in 2013, where he double majored in journalism and political science.
Garrett lives in Lexington with his wife, Amy, and two dogs, Walter and Oliver.
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Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 3:30 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
In a one-on-one interview, HISA CEO Lisa Lazarus said the authority is ready for the initial rollout.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2022 at 4:00 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
Demand is still largely outpacing supply in Lexington, experts say, even as markets cool nationwide.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2022 at 1:13 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
Denny Lipscombe says his work is key for future generations. But time could be running out.
Updated: May. 26, 2022 at 2:17 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
WKYT has reported at least two arrests of Kentucky men in the past six months stemming from self-described predator hunters.
Updated: May. 25, 2022 at 3:50 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
State police gathered in Frankfort Wednesday to honor troopers killed in the line of duty.
Updated: May. 19, 2022 at 4:00 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
Rising rent and an affordable housing shortage are among the factors that worry advocates.
Updated: May. 10, 2022 at 5:17 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer and WKYT News Staff
With the Kentucky primary election a week away, are calls and texts from political campaigns starting to blow up your phone?
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 5:11 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
All four roughly hour-long episodes will be available Friday on Apple TV+.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2022 at 3:17 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
Kentucky’s Appalachian counties have higher shares of people with medical debt in collections, statistics show.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2022 at 12:46 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
As the nation faces a growing pilot shortage, EKU’s Aviation program is growing to meet increasing demand.
Updated: Apr. 1, 2022 at 3:04 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
Attorneys for Kim Davis, the embattled former Rowan County clerk, are officially appealing the judge’s latest ruling.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2022 at 4:00 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
Jaime Morales hopes his personal battle with PTSD will encourage others to seek help.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2022 at 3:06 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
A double crossover diamond was originally supposed to be built on Leestown Road years ago. Drivers are still waiting.
Federal judge rules Kim Davis violated couples’ constitutional rights; will go to trial over damages
Updated: Mar. 18, 2022 at 1:43 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
The former Rowan County Clerk spent time in jail for contempt of court for refusing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2022 at 1:54 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
Lexington is set to install 25 license plate reading cameras in April.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2022 at 4:00 PM EST
|By Garrett Wymer
A bill filed in Frankfort would help change that, but it has made little progress.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2022 at 5:14 PM EST
|By Garrett Wymer
The bill now moves to the U.S. Senate, where its future is unclear.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2022 at 3:17 PM EST
|By Garrett Wymer
Beds in some facilities are sitting empty - despite the high need for care.
Updated: Feb. 10, 2022 at 12:47 PM EST
|By Garrett Wymer
“They expect us to have the answers that they can’t get from anywhere else,” one CHW said.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2022 at 4:00 PM EST
|By Garrett Wymer
Organizers hope a nature immersion program will help first responders deal with mental health issues.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2022 at 6:32 PM EST
|By Garrett Wymer
Conversations between police and dispatchers are painting a better picture of what happened, after the shooting of a state trooper.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2022 at 10:41 AM EST
|By Garrett Wymer
The new tower’s proposed location is right across the road from the current one.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2022 at 1:46 PM EST
|By Garrett Wymer
It shows how personal health is connected to the community’s health, leaders say.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2022 at 2:58 PM EST
|By Garrett Wymer
One clinic on the frontlines is using technology to increase access.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2022 at 4:57 PM EST
|By Garrett Wymer
We’ve learned a demolition permit has been filed for the Meadowcrest Mansion, which sits off Winchester Road near I-75 and Polo Club Blvd.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2022 at 5:22 PM EST
|By Garrett Wymer
Thousands of drivers in multiple locations were stuck for hours. Some didn’t get home until early Friday morning.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2022 at 10:42 AM EST
|By Garrett Wymer
Dozens have died in Lexington alone over the past few years in alcohol-related crashes.
Updated: Dec. 31, 2021 at 4:40 PM EST
|By Garrett Wymer
Family and friends are mourning the loss of a Lexington teenager.
Updated: Dec. 30, 2021 at 3:46 PM EST
|By Garrett Wymer
Soaring insulin prices have left some people fighting back, if not fighting to survive.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2021 at 3:15 PM EST
|By Garrett Wymer
One family was in a bind over a delinquent property tax bill they thought was paid.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2021 at 2:31 PM EST
|By Garrett Wymer
Several neighbors in Pulaski County are pushing back against a second cell tower on their road.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2021 at 4:22 PM EST
|By Garrett Wymer
WKYT’s Sam Dick has spent his entire career telling the stories of others. However, maybe his biggest impact came from sharing his own.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2021 at 2:43 PM EST
|By Garrett Wymer
It is the kind of small town that fills the pages of storybooks. But, to some, this city, now known as Warsaw, has a less-friendly connotation.
Updated: Nov. 12, 2021 at 4:55 PM EST
|By Garrett Wymer
UK administrators are taking action against dozens of students and employees for violating the university’s coronavirus testing protocols.
Updated: Nov. 5, 2021 at 9:54 AM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
The bill would allow victims exposed to toxic water at the military base to seek relief in court.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2021 at 2:23 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
Widespread vaccine availability has changed the math, a Kaiser Family Foundation analysis found.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2021 at 10:42 AM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
Why do even the harmful trends catch on so quickly and so strongly?
Updated: Oct. 21, 2021 at 11:52 AM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff, Chad Hedrick and Garrett Wymer
Thursday morning, UK announced it was suspending all activities for new members of all fraternities and sororities on campus.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2021 at 12:22 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
Neighbors say they are hoping for some flexibility and nuance instead of an irreversible, one-stump-fits-all solution.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2021 at 2:44 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
They have teamed up with KSP in hopes of identifying the victim.
Updated: Sep. 30, 2021 at 11:27 AM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
The new rate is still lower than before, but significantly higher than the revised rate initially proposed.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2021 at 4:23 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
Ed Noon says his career as a funeral director also forced him to reflect while he fought the virus.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2021 at 4:00 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
Those who knew Rowan Co. native Ed Earhart, who died at the Pentagon, urge Kentuckians to keep their promise to remember.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2021 at 5:52 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
Members of a student conduct hearing board agreed that alcohol and racial slurs played a “significant role.”
Updated: Sep. 2, 2021 at 3:43 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
A novel solution has become normal. And now more are in the works.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2021 at 3:12 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
Health departments are trying to combat vaccine hesitancy.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2021 at 3:49 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
Children make up a small percentage of patients. Experts say that’s why they have to be ready when the call does come in.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2021 at 5:22 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
Stopping the violence will take time, community involvement and cooperation, Chief Lawrence Weathers said.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2021 at 4:00 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
State leaders have identified several areas in Kentucky where more vets are needed to take care of food animals.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2021 at 3:13 PM EDT
|By Garrett Wymer
The pandemic has proven to be a roller coaster for some in the industry. The ride isn’t over yet.