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Heavrin: Lawmakers continue working on budget
Crafting a state budget is the most consequential responsibility entrusted to the Kentucky General Assembly. The document reflects the commonwealth’s priorities and values, as well as providing a vision for the future. Every two years, lawmakers pass
Follow-up restaurant inspections dominate report, Clarkson Cafe’ and Leitchfield Aquatic Center struggle
The Grayson County Health Department has released July’s restaurant/food inspection results. The rating score of the establishment is determined by subtracting weighted point values of noted violations from 100, officials said. Unannounced inspections observe the overall operation
AG’s office shutters Hardin Co. business ‘taking advantage of Kentucky veterans’
Kentucky officials have shuttered a business in Hardin County that claims to assist veterans. Attorney General Russell Coleman announced that C & P Garage (aka Compensation & Pension Garage), by a court order, “has been closed after
Employees appear to vote to unionize BlueOval SK Battery Park in close vote, over 3 dozen ballots disputed
An election to determine whether workers unionize an electric vehicle battery manufacturing complex in Glendale is in limbo Thursday due to a few dozen disputed ballots that could swing the outcome. The United Auto Workers (UAW) claimed
Hardin Co. teen’s femur shattered ‘into more than fifty pieces’ in dirt bike accident, deputy first on scene comforts boy
A Hardin County deputy is being recognized for comforting a teenager who suffered a disturbing leg injury in a dirt bike versus side-by-side accident. The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office said the accident occurred on August 16 when
State News
Driver facing vehicular homicide charge when passenger dies in DUI crash
A driver has been arrested after a DUI crash killed his passenger and seriously injured another passenger. Kentucky State Police said troopers responded to the single-vehicles wreck on Thursday night at approximately 9:40 on Sulphur Creek Road
Whitesville woman arrested after falsely reporting she was assaulted, sexually assaulted, robbed
A Daviess County woman has been jailed after falsely claiming she was sexually assaulted in Whitesville. The Daviess County Sheriff’s Office said the woman claimed that on August 13 she was assaulted, sexually assaulted and robbed by
Child hospitalized following ATV crash
A child has been airlifted following an ATV accident. The Louisa Fire Department in Lawrence County told WSAZ.com that the accident happened Wednesday night on Levisa Drive when an 11-year-old boy flipped an ATV. He was airlifted
Suspect opens fire on 2 deputies serving warrant, shooting both multiple times
Two Boone County deputies have been shot multiple times while serving a warrant. The shooting happened Thursday night at approximately 10:00 at Towne Creek Crossing Apartments in the 13000 block of Service Road in Walton when deputies
Woman found shot inside her vehicle on I-65 near Louisville airport
A woman was found suffering from a gunshot wound in her car alongside I-65. The Louisville Metro Police Department responded Thursday morning at 3:45 to an accident on I-65 near Grade Lane, just south of the Louisville
National News
Hurricane Harvey Threatens US with Most Powerful Storm in 12 Years
Hurricane Harvey has potential to be the most powerful hurricane to hit the U.S. mainland in more than a decade. Harvey is set to hit land late Friday or early Saturday on the central Texas coast where
President Trump Begins Tax Reform
U.S. President Donald Trump will begin a major push next Wedjesday with a speech in Missouri to convince the public of the need for tax reform. The President has shifted gears and his entire agenda will be
Florida Set to Carry Out Execution With New Drug
Florida is scheduled on Thursday to put to death an inmate by injection that includes a drug never before used in a U.S. execution.Mark James Asay, 53, would be the first Florida inmate executed since January 2016.
Powerball Ticket Unclaimed0 $759 Million Jackpot
A Powerball ticket sold in Massachusetts will have won more than $750 million on Wednesday. The ticket matched all six number draw, but has still gone unclaimed to one of the largest in the lottery’s history. Powerball
What to Do With Used Eclipse Glasses
Tuesday millions of people ogled the skies using eclipse viewers, but happens now with the glasses? Another eclipse will cross America in 2024, or you can donate them to other parts of the world, who will experience
