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'Treated like dogs.' | Great-grandmother says mother of 3 kids found living outside had history of neglect
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Betty Snider is in jail after Louisville Metro Police officers found her three kids hungry, thirsty and living outside in the hot weather. "They've been treated like dogs and animals. They'd sneak down here when she was gone to get something to eat or drink. They wasn't allowed in their home," Mary Burkhammer, the children's great-grandmother, said.
Two men found dead at Ellis Park identified
HENDERSON COUNTY, Ky. (WEVV) — We have learned the identities of two men who were found dead at Ellis Park. Early Tuesday morning, authorities said they found the bodies of two men on Ellis Park property. According to investigators, the two men had been together the night before, and...
Hillview police cancel search, missing girl has been found
HILLVIEW, Ky. — UPDATE: Police say she has been located. The Hillview Police Department is asking for help finding a missing girl. The girl they are looking for is Hailey Ryan. See a picture of her below:. Police did not say when she went missing or where she was...
19-year-old dead after rollover crash in Jeffersonville
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (WAVE) - A 19-year-old is dead after an early Saturday morning crash in Jeffersonville. Jeffersonville police said at 4:08 a.m. officers were called to Vissing Park Road near Vissing Park on the report of a rollover crash. Several people were inside the crashed car and had to be taken to area hospitals with minor injuries. Others from the vehicle fled the scene but were eventually found at various hospitals.
Kentucky man, 44, sentenced to 20 years after found with missing Alabama girl he met online
A Kentucky man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after he was found with a young missing Alabama girl who he met on social media. Glendon Arnold Carpenter Jr., 44, will also remain on supervised release for life once he is released from prison, according to a Thursday statement by Middle District of Alabama Acting U.S. Attorney Kevin P. Davidson. The sentence was handed down Wednesday.
Hardin Co. teen accused of stabbing relative multiple times
A Hardin County teenager has been accused of stabbing a relative multiple times. Connor N. Hearron, 18, of Radcliff, was arrested by the Radcliff Police Department on Tuesday afternoon and charged with second-degree assault and intimidating a participant in the legal process, according to a report by The News-Enterprise. Hearron,...
‘This should never happen’; 2 Kentucky child deaths should be under investigation, instead they’re sitting in limbo
Serenity McKinney and Miya Rudd were both on the radar of Kentucky's child protective services prior to their deaths. Why weren't they protected?. When children are killed, there are always questions. When those children were known to state agencies, given the power to protect them, the questions only grow. Two...
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