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One dead after collision near Slaughters
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – One person has died after a fatal crash near Slaughters. Troopers with the Kentucky State Police say on July 17, at approximately 1:32 a.m. (CT), the Webster County Sheriff’s Department requested KSP Post 2 to investigate a fatal collision on Interstate 69. KSP says preliminary investigation revealed that Dexter B. George, […]
Police: K9 sniffs out drugs during stop in Madisonville
MADISONVILLE, Ky. (WEVV) — Police in Madisonville say they used a K9 to sniff out drugs during a traffic stop. Officers say they pulled a driver over for a signal violation on Tuesday, and that Crystal Goff was in the car. MPD says Goff handed over an insurance card,...
Minor family reacts to non-guilty verdict in Madisonville murder trial
MADISONVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — The parents of a man killed in a shooting last year are speaking out after the alleged shooter was found not guilty of their son’s murder. Raleigh Lamar was acquitted last week in the 2023 shooting death of Terrence Minor Jr. at a Madisonville apartment complex. “It just hurts. We should […]
KSP: Portion of I-69 to close for deadly crash investigation
WEBSTER CO., Ky. (WFIE) - Kentucky State Police will shut down part of Interstate 69 to learn more about a deadly crash. Authorities say 25-year-old Krista Brune of Evansville was killed when she crashed early Wednesday morning near Slaughters. According to a news release, she crashed her car into a...
Hopkins County Mother Charged With Child Endangerment
Madisonville Police have charged a woman with endangering a child after she was found passed out behind the wheel of a car with her small child in the back seat. 29-year-old Michaela Wells’ small child had a red face from the 98-degree heat. Wells told officers she had been...
Evansville woman killed in wrong-way crash in Webster County, Kentucky
An Evansville woman was killed Wednesday morning after she collided with a truck while driving the wrong direction on an interstate highway in Webster County, Kentucky, officials said. Kentucky State Police publicly identified the woman as 25-year-old Krista N. Brune. The Webster County Coroner’s Office pronounced Brune dead at the...
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