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Fulton Store Employee Struck by Hit and Run Driver
Officers with the Fulton Police Department were called Wednesday morning to 3J’s convenience store in reference to someone being struck by a vehicle. West Kentucky Star reported a store employee was in the parking lot checking the fuel levels, when she was hit from behind by a silver SUV that promptly left the scene.
Indiana man arrested after leading police on chase that ended in fiery crash
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- An Indiana man who led police on a short chase that ended in a fiery crash Wednesday afternoon was arrested. The incident started Wednesday afternoon. According to Indiana State Police Sgt. Carey Huls, a state trooper saw a man driving a white Chevy Blazer with expired tags make an unsafe lane change.
Russellville man arrested on drug charges from Todd, Hopkins counties
A Russellville man was taken into custody by the Todd County Sheriff’s Thursday following an investigation by the Pennyrile Narcotics Task Force. According to a news release, Deputy Derek Baumann with the sheriff’s office and detectives with the Task Force located 40-year-old Thomas Morgan of Russellville at a residence off of Gibson Hightower Road in Todd County, who was wanted in multiple counties, including Todd and Hopkins.
Fish and Wildlife agency to offer hunter education course
In conjunction with National Shooting Sports Month in August, the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) is offering its special statewide “Hunter Education Day” on Aug. 3. The department will offer nearly 30 in-person hunter education classes and live-fire range days at locations across Kentucky. The department’s training class includes hunter ethics, wildlife […] The post Fish and Wildlife agency to offer hunter education course appeared first on Jessamine Journal.
Buyer Beware: 3 card skimmers found in Elizabethtown. Devices now being placed in retail stores, restaurants, ATMs
Credit/debit card skimmers are being found by law enforcement in Kentucky and eastern Indiana, and three of the devices were recently discovered in Elizabethtown. “We’ve had at least 3 cases in the last few months of skimmers set up in local retail establishments at self check-out and even staffed check-out counters,” the Elizabethtown Police Department said.
Parents can safely surrender babies up to 30 days old due to Indiana's safe haven law
Update: This story was updated to clarify that surrended babies do not always go into custody of DCS, they can go to pre-adoptive homes. The deaths of two abandoned babies left out in the elements became foundational in establishing Indiana's Safe Haven Law. After the discovery of these babies, the state's opinion on parents...
Community comes together to remember life of 8-month-old Miya Rudd
OWENSBORO, Ky. (WEHT) — The community came together to remember the life of a missing Ohio County baby who is presumed dead. The Pleasent Valley Community Church and Glenn Funeral Home and Crematorium hosted a visitation, celebration of life, and a vigil on Thursday for 8-month-old Miya Rudd. “The community has shown remarkable support today […]
Ohio and Kentucky DNC delegates lining up for Harris, plus more top stories
The announcement came suddenly that President Joe Biden would be leaving the race. On Cincinnati Edition, we discuss how his decision could change the trajectory of the U.S. Senate race in Ohio. Plus, how Ohio DNC delegates are lining up for Vice President Kamala Harris. But in Kentucky, one Democratic...
Soda Pop Wars: Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear apologizes for barb, but not to Sen. JD Vance
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, one of the leading contenders to be Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate on the Democratic presidential ticket, apologized this week for something he said in lambasting Ohio Sen. JD Vance as inauthentically Appalachian — but the apology wasn’t to Vance. Beshear, at his regularly scheduled news […] The post Soda Pop Wars: Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear apologizes for barb, but not to Sen. JD Vance appeared first on The Tribune.
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