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Breckinridge Co. man charged in connection to shooting death of 15-year-old girl, juvenile female charged with murder
A Breckinridge County man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a teenage girl in Elizabethtown where a 15-year-old girl was charged with murder. The Elizabethtown Police Department responded Sunday morning at approximately 2:30
Clarkson students receive on-site dental care in program hosted by Clarkson Family Resource Center
Students at Clarkson Elementary School recently received on-site dental care through the Big Smiles Kentucky In-School Dental Program. Big Smiles is an in-school dental program designed to “address today’s dental crisis and keep children healthy.” Its innovative
Hardin Co. man formally sentenced in overdose death of Elizabethtown HS student
A Hardin County man has been formally sentenced for his role in the overdose death of an Elizabethtown High School student/athlete. Damien S. Felker, 19, of Elizabethtown, was sentenced earlier this week in a Hardin County courtroom
Over $250,000 upgrade slated for railroad crossing on Ray Priddy Rd.
A railroad crossing in Grayson County is receiving a safety upgrade. Gov. Andy Beshear’s office said on Thursday that $1.6 million in rail crossing improvement grants, provided by the Kentucky Rail Crossing Improvement (KRCI) program, were awarded
Breckinridge Health opens Cancer Treatment Center
Breckinridge Health has announced the opening of a Cancer Treatment Center at Breckinridge Memorial Hospital. “Breckinridge Health has officially opened its Cancer Treatment Center, expanding access to lifesaving oncology services for rural patients across Hardinsburg and nearby
State News
Lawmakers propose Diaper Trust Fund to allow financially struggling families access to free diapers
Bipartisan mirror legislation has been filed in the Senate and House to establish the Kentucky Diaper Trust Fund to help struggling families across the state access diapers. Sen. Cassie Chambers Armstrong, D-Louisville, and Rep. Vanessa Grossl, R-Lexington,
Nelson Co. woman sentenced to federal prison after sending sexually explicit images of children to man in Australia
A Nelson County woman has been sentenced on federal child sexual exploitation charges. U.S. Attorney Kyle G. Bumgarner for the Western District of Kentucky and Special Agent in Charge Rana Saoud of Homeland Security Investigations announced earlier
KY sues company that created Character.AI, chatbot blamed on 2 teenage suicides
Kentucky is the first state in the nation to launch a lawsuit against an artificial intelligence chatbot company that has preyed on children and led them to self-harm, according to the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office. Attorney General
Human remains found in remote area of northern Warren Co., not far from Butler Co. line
Human remains have been found in a remote area of northern Warren County. The remains were located on Thursday “in a heavily wooded area off the 7300 block of Richardsville Road (Hwy 263),” the Warren Co. Sheriff’s
Woman arrested for killing infant in 1991
After 35 years, a woman has been arrested in the cold case murder of an infant that occurred in Madison County. The Fairfax County (Va.) Police Fugitive Tracking and Apprehension Team arrested 55-year-old Jennifer Cummins, of Fairfax,
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
