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Flags ordered at half-staff on Monday in honor of Air Force Tech Sgt. who died in Alaska
Gov. Andy Beshear ordered U.S. flags to be at half-staff on Monday at all state buildings in honor of a technical sergeant who died in Alaska, according to a release. Tech. Sgt. Andrew Hemsath died on July 5 while on active duty with the U.S. Air Force in the Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. He was assigned to the 355th Fighter Generation Squadron. ...
Drivers could get $500 or jail time after July 22 crackdown on road position – cops think it’ll make you ‘safer’
A STATE has expanded a law mandating drivers to move over or slow down for emergency personnel and police - now everyone is covered. Enough close calls pushed lawmakers to expand the law to all stopped vehicles, and heightened penalties to incentivize drivers. Kentucky always had a law protecting ambulances,...
One Person Found Dead After House Fire
One person is dead following a house fire on Saturday morning in Glasgow. The Glasgow Fire Department reported the fire occurred at 117 Hummingbird Lane, near Lexington Drive. Firefighters entered through the front door and extinguished the blaze. A female victim was found dead inside the home, according to the...
Man accused of shooting Glasgow teen indicted by grand jury
GLASGOW, Ky. (WBKO) - The man accused of shooting a 15-year-old boy in Glasgow has been indicted by a Barren County Grand Jury. Christopher Rye, 20, was indicted on one count of 2nd-degree assault for the shooting of Mattew Arms and three counts of 1st-degree Wanton endangerment of three other juveniles.
Kentucky hospitals share how global technology outage impacted them
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT)—A worldwide technology outage impacted healthcare entities across the nation Friday. Several of our hospitals and clinics in the Commonwealth were no exception. One of those directly affected is UK HealthCare. “We have a team that is used to handling things like this, so we got a...
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