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Knox Co. church gives back to Letcher Co. community
LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - The First Baptist Church Artemus of Knox County has traveled to Letcher County for its annual mission trip. For five years, members of the church have given away school supplies, backpacks, clothes, and more. On Saturday, the group gathered at the Calgary Campus in Blackey...
SOKY Static brings USFA World Series title back to Bowling Green
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - The Southern Kentucky Static 2015 8U softball team went to Panama City Beach with the hopes of bringing home a World Series title. 38 other teams stood in their way, but it wouldn’t be enough to stop the shocking Static. The team won eight straight games en route to the championship.
‘God has a future’: Operation Letcher County Recovery continues
FLEMING-NEON, Ky. (WYMT) - One church in Corbin is continuing to give back to flood survivors in Letcher County. Parkway Ministries has sent volunteers to Fleming-Neon, serving the community through providing food, clothes, and more. A project called ‘Operation Letcher County Recovery’ has been in place since November of 2022,...
Greater Cincinnati library to close for renovations, will move to curbside pickups
NEWPORT, Ky. (WKRC) - Some readers in the Tri-State will have to get their books curbside for the time being. The Newport branch of the Campbell County Library will close starting next week due to renovations. Some of the renovations are upgrades to the floors, bathrooms, and elevator. It will...
BOZICH | The Ville chases TBT's $1 million prize -- with Rick Pitino in their U of L corner
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Rick Pitino’s once-fractured relationship with the University of Kentucky has flowered into a full détente. Pitino sits in the front row of the Mark Pope Fan Club. He said he has donated NIL money to the Kentucky football program. I expect to see Pitino bring one of his St. John’s teams to Rupp Arena.
School-Record 22 UK Athletes Competing in Olympics
A school-record 22 University of Kentucky student-athletes, alumni and coaches will represent seven countries across six sports at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad to be held in France from through Aug. 11. Eight Wildcats will compete in 5×5 basketball, seven Wildcats will compete in athletics (track and field), two...
Jefferson County Clerk’s Office closes Highview location after attempted Saturday reopening
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - After closing all of its branches for nearly four days, the Jefferson County Clerk’s office began working on reopening a few locations Friday afternoon. Its Dixie Highway location opened first on Friday, with the promise of the Highview, Jeffersontown, East, and Westport branches opening Saturday...
Settlement filed in NCAA, Power 5 class-action lawsuits
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Formal settlement documents were filed on Friday in the class-action lawsuits involving the NCAA and the Power 5 conferences -- the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten Conference, Big 12 Conference, Pac-12 Conference and Southeastern Conference. The settlement documents address three cases -- House v. NCAA, Hubbard...
Man baptized while in ankle bracelets shares more about conversion, life before and after Christ
SOMERSET, Ky. (KT) — The recent account of the salvation and baptism of a man while he was wearing ankle bracelets attracted widespread attention on Kentucky Today as well as social media. That man’s story is made even more impactful when considering what happened before and after his salvation experience.
CRAWFORD | Louisville's Brohm talks sign stealing, technology and scholarship changes
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – While the financial and conference underpinnings of college football are changing rapidly and have been for a while, two new changes on the field will have an impact on the college game in the coming season. Teams will have the ability to communicate with offensive...
La Familia vs The Ville: A mock draft using Louisville and Kentucky's TBT rosters
Montrezl Harrell said there will be "no love lost" while his team of mostly former Louisville men's basketball standouts battles a squad representing archrival Kentucky on Monday night for a spot in The Basketball Tournament's semifinals. But, when it's all said and done at Freedom Hall, there will be a mutual respect...
Teacher becomes instant father to 4 after adopting student, his siblings
DANVILLE, Ky. (CNN) - A Kentucky teacher went from being part of a family of two to a family of six pretty quickly when one of his students said he needed to be adopted. Justin Padgett answered the call. He and his wife, Kasey, not only took in the boy,...
Local shoppers take advantage of tax-free weekend
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Shoppers across Tennessee over the weekend got to keep a little extra cash in their pockets, all thanks to the state’s sale tax holiday. The weekend offers a tax break on certain clothing items, school supplies, and electronics. According to Daniel Blosser, store director for Academy Sports + Outdoors, the […]
Gallatin PD seek to identify suspect involved in hit-and-run crash
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Gallatin police are trying to identify a woman they believe may have been involved in a hit-and-run accident on Friday. Police said the accident occurred at Walgreen’s at 580 Hartsville Pike around 4:10 p.m. The suspect was seen driving away in a maroon dually truck with black ram cage on the front. The truck may be a Dodge Ram, but it wasn’t clear to see the make and model on surveillance cameras.
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