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Kentucky middle school star football player accidentally shot and killed
Jett Ballard had a bright future. The middle school football star was an All-Star for the past two seasons and played on the Region 3 Battle of the Region football team while on the Middle School football roster in Berea, Kentucky. According to reports, Ballard was visiting friends in Estill...
Martin County man arrested for setting prayer altar on fire
MARTIN COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - A man was arrested after he set a prayer altar on fire last month on God’s Promise Trail in Inez. According to an arrest citation, Devin Morris, 24, of Martin County was one of three people responsible for the incident. Officials said Morris also...
FBI says two former WKU students were terrorists
Two former Western Kentucky University students became ISIS terrorist recruits and trained in Syria while attending the Bowling Green school, according to court records. One of the then-students issued a warning in an email to WKU in June 2015 after he left the U.S. saying, in part: "In sha Allah [God willing] when we conquer the U.S. I will look for you." This was disclosed in the federal court case of the students' associate, Mirsad Hariz Adem Ramic, filed in the Western District of Kentucky. The Courier Journal reported Ramic's arrest and sentencing last month and has learned new details of the case through a review of court filings.
Kentucky State Police challenge to get back on calendar cover
The Kentucky State Police are looking to regain the cover spot on the American Association of State Troopers Best Looking Cruiser calendar. For 2024, KSP is featuring the new 2024 Ford Mustang GT pursuit vehicle. The photo submitted for voting was taken in Lexington along Old Frankfort Pike in front of a statue of Triple Crown winner Secretariat. This year marks the return of the Mustang to the fleet.
Police warn public to look out for credit card skimmers found inside local grocery stores, gas stations
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - You may have heard of credit card skimmers being used to steal credit card information at the gas pump, but skimmers being hidden inside stores is a new trend being reported to local police. This week Shelbyville Police recovered a credit card skimmer at a Save...
Proposed $400M Ford plant in Shelby County brings mixed reviews
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A $400 million Ford plant could be coming to Shelby County in Kentucky, but those who live there have mixed feelings of what it could bring. Steve Clayton opened Last Stop Brewing in downtown Shelbyville back in March and is in support of a proposed component plant that could go somewhere in Shelby County.
On the trail of J.D. Vance’s Kentucky mountain roots
Searching for traces of Vance in his ancestral home takes you down winding blacktop through the deep shade of creeksides, past bright fields of Queen Anne’s lace and bottomland plots of corn. It takes you onto people’s porches to ask directions, where, contrary to popular stereotype, an approaching stranger is no big deal The post On the trail of J.D. Vance’s Kentucky mountain roots appeared first on Pennsylvania Capital-Star.
SMOOTH JAZZ ON THE RIVER FESTIVAL
Harold S. Jones is excited to announce the 5th Annual Smooth Jazz on the River festival two nights of amazing music presented by Harold Jones Fine Arts Center. On Sunday September 1 the SIUE and Eastern Illinois University Jazz Band, The Tom Edgar Quartet and Felipe Brito Quintet will perform.
TD Live Team Previews: Madisonville Maroons
MADSIONVILLE, Ky. (WFIE) - It’s time to start up our football previews!. On Tuesday, the Owensboro Catholic Aces and Madisonville Maroons held a 7 on 7, so let’s start off our previews with a look at the Maroons. The Madisonville Maroons are coming hot off of an 8-3...
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