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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, […]
AG Coleman announces indictments for exploitation case in Ohio Co.
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – Attorney General Russell Coleman announced that an investigation conducted by the Attorney General’s Office of Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Control resulted in the indictments of five individuals for exploitation and the use of forged instruments, such as false documents pertaining to a power of attorney and an “irrevocable” qualifying income trust. […]
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...
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