Slight uptick in gas prices this week

Gas prices in western Kentucky rose a penny this week, according to AAA.

The average price of regular unleaded gasoline was up to nearly $3.77 a gallon, across the western half of Kentucky.

Fuel prices in Louisville remain the highest at $3.98. Owensboro is the least expensive at nearly $3.70 a gallon.
Paducah checks in at almost $3.79 a gallon.

The continued uncertainty in Ukraine has kept the cost of crude oil high.

The national average for a gallon of regular unleaded is $4.19.