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High school football game under investigation after adult takes swing during brawl
BARDSTOWN, KY (WAVE) - A fight during a high school football game Thursday evening is now under investigation, the Bardstown School Board confirmed Friday. The incident was captured on cell phone video and provided to WAVE News Troubleshooters. It appears to show an adult taking a swing at teen student.
City commission rejects high bid for former HMP&L office
The Henderson City Commission rejected the high bid for the former office of Henderson Municipal Power & Light because it did not reach the lowest acceptable offer city officials had decided on before the auction of the building began. An online auction conducted by Herron Auction and Realty closed Thursday...
Johnson County grand jury returns 30 indictments
On July 19, a Johnson County grand jury returned 30 indictments, including one against a woman arrested on June 22 for charges related to driving under the influence of alcohol with an unsecured child in the vehicle, according to court documents. The indictment official charges Rachel Irene Woods, 30, of...
Trigg County Schools Address Adult Meals, Enrollment, Cyber Security
In accordance with state and federal law, and under the advisement of Food Services Director Lisa Marsh, Trigg County’s Board of Education Thursday night approved price increases for adult breakfast and lunch meals at the Trigg County Schools Cafeteria. Breakfast will be moving from $2.75 per meal to $3.25,...
Care Power Hour at T.J. Health Pavilion aims to make impact
GLASGOW, Ky.- The second annual Care Power Hour is making an impact, where T.J. Samson is breaking barriers to ensure that everyone experiences the care they need. Dozens gathered for a Care Power Hour at T.J. Regional Health, honoring Geraldine Flowers Glass and opening the community up to different resources available for any patient who undergoes any form of treatment.
One local teacher creates children's book on mental health
HOPKINS COUNTY, Ky. (WEVV) - The school bells will ring in less than a month and for one local school therapist, she remains engaged helping kids with their mental health. Kaitlyn Marks is entering her second year at Grapevine Elementary School in Madisonville, and she has learned many ways to make each learning session with a child unique.
Water main break reported on KY 136 in Henderson
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – A water main break has been reported on KY 136 near the riverport area in Henderson. A press release obtained by Eyewitness News says the Henderson Water Utility is repairing a 10″ water main. Officials have not said how long it will take for the main to be fixed. They also […]
High Five Rural Traffic Safety Project Launched in Lyon County
Various agencies and local leaders gathered in Eddyville Friday morning to launch the High Five Rural Traffic Safety Project to enhance safety and save lives in Lyon County. Deputy Director Ryan Fisher of the Kentucky Department of Highway Safety highlighted the success of the program’s seat belt initiative, which has been effective across the Commonwealth based on a pilot project in 2023. He mentioned that in Lyon County, the objective of the High Five Rural Seat Belt Program is to increase safety and save lives.
Newman is awarded Rotary’s ‘Hometown Hero’
City of Henderson City Manager Buzzy Newman said he was a bit suspicious of what could occur at Thursday’s Henderson Chamber of Commerce’s State of the City and County when he saw best friends, Mark and Jamie Mattingly, at the event. His grandson, Willy, up from his home...
Notebook: Louisville quarterback Tyler Shough at ACC Kickoff
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - University of Louisville quarterback Tyler Shough has been around the block. The native of Chandler, Ariz., spent three seasons at Oregon and then three more seasons at Texas Tech before transferring to Louisville for his seventh and final season. And he's met a lot of people along...
Fort Campbell soldier charged with selling secrets to China plans to plead guilty
Korbein Schultz, the Fort Campbell sergeant accused of selling U.S. military secrets to China, has decided to plead guilty, a newly filed court document shows. Schultz' attorney, federal public defender Mary Kathryn Harcombe, filed a motion Friday morning to set a hearing for him to change his plea, writing that Schultz "has decided to change his plea of not guilty to a plea of guilty pursuant to an agreement with the government." ...
Perry has put up big FT numbers in UK practices
Travis Perry had already reached folk hero status as a Kentucky basketball player long before he stepped foot on the University of Kentucky campus. Perry was Mr. Basketball and broke King Kelly Coleman’s career Kentucky high school scoring record, while making Lyon County the smallest school to win the Sweet 16 state championship in 40 years. So, the 6-foot-1 freshman guard spent the early ...
Family works to change domestic violence laws after woman is attacked
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) - Saturday morning, the Frankfort Applebee’s hosted a breakfast fundraiser for Faith Newsome. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office says Faith was riding on the back of a motorcycle when her boyfriend at the time, Brenden Cummins, crashed into her. She was thrown off the bike and then dragged underneath his car. Her pelvis was crushed, her lungs collapsed, she had multiple fractures, and her leg has since been amputated.
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