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Leitchfield man convicted of multiple felonies, who absconded from parole, arrested after fleeing trooper
A Leitchfield man convicted of multiple felonies and who absconded from parole has been arrested on several charges after fleeing a state trooper. Kentucky State Police arrested 37-year-old Wallace L. Mercer on Thursday morning at approximately 11:00
$1.3 million grant helps students with disabilities, low-income & first-generation students at ECTC’s Leitchfield Campus
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (ECTC) was recently bestowed a $1.3 million TRIO Student Support Services grant from the U.S. Department of Education to expand services to the college’s Leitchfield and Springfield campuses. TRIO Student Support Services
GCSO Chief Deputy Sonny Poteet announces run for sheriff
Grayson County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Sonny Poteet has announced his candidacy for Grayson County sheriff. With current Sheriff Norman Chaffins opting not to run for a fourth term, Poteet, a Republican, joins Clarkson Police Chief Buck
Leitchfield man with long arrest history jailed on burglary, theft charges
A Leitchfield man with a long arrest record has been accused of burglary and drug possession. Leitchfield Police Officers Tamara Jupin and Wally Ritter arrested 40-year-old Dominique L. Noe at the Dollar General store on Brandenburg Road
Hardin Co. woman accused of applying alcohol to juveniles’ sunburns, forcing juveniles to take hot showers
A Hardin County woman has been arrested after allegedly applying alcohol to sunburns on two juveniles and striking the juveniles in their faces on multiple occasions. The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office arrested 27-year-old Ashley Coulter-Boston, of West
State News
Intoxicated man playing with gun shoots brother in face, severing spinal cord
A 22-year-old man has been charged after shooting his brother in the face while playing with a gun. The Georgetown Police Department arrested Brian Newman, of Georgetown, after he, while intoxicated and dancing, accidentally shot his brother
Man killed when driver runs red light
One man is dead after a driver ran a red light in Christian County. Kentucky State Police said troopers responded to the crash on Sunday afternoon at approximately 3:00 at the intersection of Hwy 117 and Hwy
Convicted felon still on the run after stabbing man at small town grocery store
Police continue to look for a woman wanted for stabbing a man at a grocery store in Morgan County. Kentucky State Police said 35-year-old Alaina “Jade” Gevedon, of West Liberty, stabbed 46-year-old Robert Jones, of West Liberty,
Country music star from Kentucky donates $500K to over 2 dozen Appalachian Region charities
A country music star from Kentucky and his wife are contributing $500,000 to a group of over two dozen charities. Tyler Childers, 34, of Louisa in Lawrence County, and his wife Senora May, 34, originally from Estill
Young victim reports sex abuse to her grandmother, child sex predator given 3 life sentences as a result
A child sex predator has been sentenced to three life sentences. Harrison Cress, 58, of Perry County, was found guilty of two counts of first-degree sodomy (victim under the age of 12), incest (victim under the age
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