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Meredith reviews the week in Frankfort
Week 11 of the 2024 Regular Session saw significant developments in Kentucky’s legislative landscape, notably with the Senate presenting its version of the biennial budget. Each of the following budget bills passed in the Senate this week
Leitchfield FD dispatched to car fire on WK Parkway, moments later, LFD responds to single-car accident about half-mile away
The Leitchfield Fire Department was dispatched to a car fire near the 98-mile marker of the eastbound Western Kentucky Parkway on Saturday. On Saturday night at approximately 6:15, firefighters initially responded to vehicle fire involving a Chevrolet
5 people, including 2 children plus 1 infant, transported to ER after t-bone crash on byway, Salt River Rd.
Five people, including two children and an infant, were transported to Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center on Saturday following a two-vehicle crash on the William Thomason Byway. On Saturday afternoon just after noon, Leitchfield Police Department
Breckinridge Co. Sheriff’s Office has ‘several hundred suspected stolen household items.’
Police in Breckinridge County say they have hundreds of stolen items available for pick-up. “The Breckinridge County Sheriff’s Office has recovered several hundred suspected stolen household items over the past week,” the sheriff’s office said in a
In historic collaboration, Leitchfield woman 1 of 8 ECTC students beginning careers in human resources
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (ECTC) Workforce Solutions, in partnership with the Lincoln Trail Workforce Development Board, Kentucky Career Center – Lincoln Trail and professional services company YRCI, recently celebrated eight students, including one from Grayson County,
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Reed Sheppard becomes first Kentucky-born player named top freshman in college basketball
For the first time ever, a Kentucky-born player has been named the top freshman in college basketball. UK guard Reed Sheppard is the third Kentucky player tabbed the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) Wayman Tisdale National
Teacher, coach in Whitley Co. accused sexual misconduct involving students
A teacher and coach in Whitley County has been arrested on a dozen child sex-related charges. The Kentucky State Police Electronic Crime Branch arrested Lioney A. Henriquez, of Corbin, 39, and charged him with nine counts of
2 shot in Barren Co., man arrested
A man in Barren County has been arrested after allegedly shooting two people. Barren County deputies responded to the shooting Sunday afternoon at 3:30 on Park City-Glasgow Road (Hwy 2189), Barren County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer
Proposed school choice constitutional amendment will be on November ballot
Kentucky Republican lawmakers on Friday put the political fight over whether taxpayer money should be able to flow to private or charter schools in the hands of voters to decide. The proposed school choice constitutional amendment won
8-year-old Hopkins Co. boy dies after eating strawberries sold as school fundraiser
A child in Hopkins County has died after eating strawberries from a school fundraiser. On Friday morning at approximately 6:30, the Madisonville Police Department responded to a residence after an eight-year-old boy was found not breathing, according
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