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Miss Magoffin named People’s Choice
BOWLING GREEN – This week the SI talked with Miss Magoffin County Lauryn Whitaker about her recent run in the Miss Kentucky Scholarship Pageant, where she placed in the top 12 and won the People’s Choice Award. Lauryn Whitaker, 20 years old and a junior at the University...
Ellis Park receives water from local fire departments
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – The city of Henderson posted on July 4, many of Henderson County’s volunteer fire departments as well as the City of Henderson Fire Department spent over seven hours responding to a critical water situation at Ellis Park. According to Matt Pressley, General Manager of Ellis Park, due to low water levels […]
Police: Mexican restaurant in Dearborn County robbed at gunpoint
AURORA, Ind. — The Dearborn County Sheriff says that a Mexican restaurant in Aurora was held up in an armed robbery Friday night. According to police, it happened at about 10:45 p.m. at Alejandra's Authentic Mexican Restaurant while they were already closed for the night. The suspect is believed to have entered through a back door.
Dispatch: Miami River Park search and rescue underway
MIDDLETOWN (WXIX) - A search and rescue is in progress at the Great Miami River in Middletown, according to Middletown Police dispatchers. Middletown dispatch said crews responded to the 4400 block of North Verity Parkway Friday night after reports that someone went missing at the Great Miami River Park. The...
Kentucky Teacher of the Year speaks out against school choice amendment
This story was initially published with incorrect data regarding Calvary Christian School’s student body size; it has been updated to reflect the correct data. 2024 Kentucky Teacher of the Year Kevin Dailey doesn’t think school choice is the real issue behind Amendment 2, a proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot this fall to allow state funding for schools outside of the current public school system.
KY Republican HQ building fund tops $3.2 million, most from corporations with lobbying interests
FRANKFORT – The Republican Party of Kentucky Building Fund raised another $314,750 in the past three months for its project to expand its state headquarters known as the “Mitch McConnell Building.” This brings the total raised for the project to more than $3.2 million, with the vast majority of that coming in large contributions from […] The post KY Republican HQ building fund tops $3.2 million, most from corporations with lobbying interests appeared first on Kentucky Lantern.
Young Kentuckians desperately need more from their elected officials
The annual national KIDS COUNT Data Book includes more data into which to dive than column inches allow. But an overview of the report reminds us that Kentucky is not the best place in America to be young. Or the second-best place. Or the tenth or the 20th or even 30th. Instead, the 2024 report […] The post Young Kentuckians desperately need more from their elected officials appeared first on Kentucky Lantern.
Hebron development gains approval for zone change
The Boone County Planning Commission approved a zone change that encompasses portions of three properties, eventually making way for the proposed The Shoppes at Hebron Pointe development. The vote took place at a regularly scheduled planning commission meeting on Wednesday, July 3. Pending final approval from the Boone County Fiscal...
'Came out of nowhere': EF-1 tornado strikes West End of Louisville ahead of July 4th party
One minute on the Fourth of July. That's how long it took a neighborhood in Louisville's West End to be damaged by an EF-1 tornado that touched down without any warning. Lashonda Arthur Petty, 47, and her family — her dad, 9-year-old daughter and boyfriend — were getting ready to host an Independence Day party for about 60 people. Before guests could arrive it got cloudy; the sky got dark and she could see through her door when the tornado touched down.
Bowling Green man hits big Kentucky Lottery jackpot
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A $1 wager has paid off big for a Bowling Green man. The man, who wishes to remain anonymous, won the rolling jackpot of the Bankroll Jackpot Instant Play game online on June 10. The man won $120,351.75. According to the Kentucky Lottery, the man...
Lit fireworks cause fire on 3-story, multi-family residential home in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Cincinnati Fire Department responded to a multi-family residential home that caught on fire from fireworks. The City of Cincinnati said 44 firefighters were on scene to put out the fire that was coming from the roof of a three-story, multi-family residential structure in the West End. Cincinnati...
One Dead and Seven Injured in Kentucky Nightclub Shooting
A tragic incident occurred outside the H20 Lounge in Kentucky early Tuesday morning, resulting in the death of one individual and leaving seven others wounded. First responders arrived at the scene at 12:47 a.m., where they found two people with gunshot wounds, as reported by the Louisville Police Metro Department.
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