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Two Indicted For Making False Reports
Two Mercer County residents have been indicted on multiple counts of filing false reports over the past year. Dakota L. Milton, 21, and Anastasia M. Wellbaum, 23, both of 851 South College Street No. A12, Harrodsburg, were indicted by the Mercer County Grand Jury last week on multiple class D felony counts of filing false reports which generated an emergency response in 2024.
Valley Station residents concerned over neighbor’s pack of dogs
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - It’s a scene you wouldn’t expect in a residential neighborhood. A pack of dogs on the loose. “We’re greatly concerned that someone, a child or another animal or something’s gonna get hurt, going to get bit,” Valley Station resident Bill Williams said.
More than 100 animals left to fend for themselves in Shepherdsville after owner arrested, evicted
SHEPHERDSVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The arrest and eviction of a man in Shepherdsville left more than 100 animals and a mess behind. With the animals left to fend for themselves, neighbors now say they're relieved to see them, and the tenant, are gone. The man who was renting the home...
Grand jury hands up a dozen indictments
A Russell County grand jury met yesterday and handed up 12 indictments. Yevonda Popplewell, age 40, of Somerset, charged with possession of methamphetamine, tampering with physical evidence, and being a persistent felony offender. Angela Passmore, age 42, of Jamestown, charged with possession of methamphetamine, tampering with physical evidence, possession of...
Ambulance crashed into by hit and run driver, police say
HOPKINS CO., Ky. (WFIE) - A teenager from Providence is accused of crashing into an ambulance and leaving the scene. Madisonville Police say it happened Wednesday just before 10 a.m. They say the ambulance had on lights and sirens and was nearly through the intersection of Island Ford Road and...
Could Beshear flip Kentucky blue as a VP candidate?
If Gov. Andy Beshear appears on the November ballot as the vice presidential candidate, do Democrats have a shot at flipping Kentucky from red to blue? Not likely, said Stephen Voss, a political science professor at the University of Kentucky. ...
Kentucky weather today: More clouds with a few spotty storms
LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — Today will be another day with mostly cloudy to partly sunny skies and the chance for a few spotty storms. Most of the area will be dry today; however, as a weak cold front moves through the area, it will increase the risk of a few showers and storms.
Kentucky Weather: Cold Front Brings Rain and Cooler Temperatures
Jackson, KY – A cold front will drop into Kentucky from the north today and tonight, bringing significant weather changes to the region. The front is expected to stall near the Tennessee border on Friday, resulting in drier and slightly cooler air filtering into northern and eastern portions of the area by Friday night.
Local officials hope latest truancy bill increases attendance in Kentucky schools
PADUCAH — Kentucky’s latest truancy law requires that schools alert the county attorney’s office when a student has 15 or more unexcused absences. House Bill 611, which took effect this month, is meant to combat a rise in truancy throughout the state — where close to 30% of students were absent for 10% or more of the 2022-2023 school year.
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