Kelsey Souto
Weekend Anchor, Reporter
Huntington, WV
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Kelsey Souto is a weekend anchor and investigative reporter for WSAZ. She joined the team in Huntington, WV. December of 2019 after spending several years as a reporter and evening anchor in southern Idaho.
Kelsey was born and raised in the sunshine state and is a graduate of the University of South Florida.
She enjoys consumer reporting, crunching numbers and meeting the people who make every story unique.
In her spare time you can catch her hiking the outdoors, playing with animals or reading a new book.
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In a report we first brought you last month, a board member at Kosair for Kids, saw the story and felt called to action.
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The flight was made possible through the support of Kentucky Touchstone Energy Cooperatives.
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The September Yearling sale at Keeneland runs through the 23rd.
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Now that all 100 cameras are installed and operational, the technology is able to cover more ground for law enforcement.
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Evelyn was born in October 2022 and diagnosed with Biliary Atresia.
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We’ve learned the name of a man killed in a crash a week ago in Lexington.
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Sparks was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of an accident, wanton endangerment, failure to render aid and DUI.
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Both candidates released their plans this week for education reform in Kentucky.
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Volunteers have the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of children, who are in care due to dependency, neglect or abuse.
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Vanessa Baker was declared dead months after the flood. She was swept away in the Lost Creek community, one of the hardest hit areas, and her body was never found.
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The City of Lexington is working to remove financial hurdles so that more residents can take swimming lessons.
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Hotels are filling up and restaurant reservation lists are growing longer.
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Lexington journalist Lee Carter passes away after an accident.
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Wednesday night, an interfaith vigil was held to honor the five lives lost and eight others wounded in the mass shooting in Louisville.
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A report is due by December 1st with a draft of policies, procedures and regulations.
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One central Kentucky man is hoping to share a word of warning to others who may be down-playing potential symptoms and delaying life-saving screenings.
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Meet the man who isn’t letting the miles limit his love of sport and excitement for Kentucky High School basketball.
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It's a Christmas miracle for two pups who were rescued during eastern Kentucky flooding.
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Kentucky has seen 664 deadly crashes around the state this year and could be on pace to reduce traffic fatalities on roads this year.
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However, the measure has had trouble getting to the governor’s desk in a Republican dominated legislature.
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A stretch of road is shut down in both directions due to a hazmat situation in Garrard County.
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A week before the Magoffin County Bus Crash, 15-year-old Angelica Faith Rife was killed in a UTV crash along with 4-year-old Branston Hill, off Ky Route 7.
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Roy Howard is suing Hemp XR, alleging employees there sold him a delta-8 vape pen without telling him what it was, leading him to crash into a Lextran bus.
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A woman from Mt. Sterling was in Florida when Hurricane Ian hit last week, but was able to travel two hours away just in time.
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Yellow Freight has begun collecting supplies to send down to Ft. Myers later this week.
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Floridian Jan Sprenger is temporarily calling Kentucky home this week while the Sunshine State awaits Ian’s wrath.
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Wildcat fans are celebrating another weekend win and starting the season 4-0, but sometimes the excitement gets out of hand and turns criminal.
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Its workface is made up of mostly those in substance use recovery, and now they’re celebrating their milestone.
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Weeks after deadly floods ripped through eastern Kentucky, a group of neighbors are now filing suit alleging negligence against an area mining company.
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Senator Mitch McConnell was asked Monday what is being done for flood victims.
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At least 18 eastern Kentucky school districts were impacted by historic flooding last month.
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Six lawyers with Dinsmore in Lexington will be in Letcher County on Friday working with flood victims who are faced with one of those FEMA denial letters.
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Lawyers from around the region are volunteering their time to help flood victims through the appeal process.
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Moore, 24, of Catlettsburg, Kentucky, died March 19 in a military aircraft crash while on active duty with the U.S. Marine Corps in Norway.
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Family, friends and members of the community gathered Monday morning to say a final farewell to a U.S. Marine who was killed during a NATO military training exercise in Norway last month.
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