Local News
Elizabethtown mother pleads guilty to smothering her child with a pillow
A Hardin County woman has pled guilty to smothering her child with a pillow. The incident happened Saturday night June 7, 2025, on University Drive in Radcliff when 27-year-old Brooke Elizabeth Ann Corner, of Elizabethtown, was observed
Man formerly of Grayson Co. pleads guilty, sentenced for murdering his girlfriend, her teenage daughter
A man formerly of Grayson County has pled guilty and been sentenced for murdering his girlfriend and her teenage daughter. Joshua A. Cottrell, 44, pled guilty in a Rowan County courtroom on Tuesday to two counts of
Grayson County celebrates Education Apprenticeship Program
One student. One question. Not a lot of answers in the beginning. But a willingness to try, and to believe, led to something much bigger than anyone could have imagined. Grayson County Schools’ K–12 and Early Childhood
Tornadoes touch down in Ohio, Hart counties, severe weather could impact Grayson Co. Tuesday evening
Tornadoes touched down in neighboring Ohio and Hart counties during Monday night/Tuesday morning’s severe weather event. The National Weather Service (NWS) said an EF-1 twister touched down northeast of Hartford and carried with it maximum sustained winds
Ohio Co. HS, Butler Co. HS students to attend prestigious The Gatton Academy
The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science at WKU has selected 97 sophomores for the Class of 2028, including two students from neighboring counties. Applicants to the prestigious two-year program were evaluated on ACT/SAT scores, high school
State News
AG Coleman defends church shrine proposal in religious liberty case
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman announced Tuesday he is leading a 20-state coalition to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to clear the way for a northern Kentucky church to build an outdoor shrine on its property. In
Woman killed by dog she regularly walked with
A dog a woman regularly walked with has killed her. The incident happened on Sunday afternoon at approximately 3:00 on Railroad Street in Maytown, a small community in Floyd County. The victim, Cynthia “Cindy” Prater, was walking
Man fatally stabs his girlfriend
A man has been jailed after fatally stabbing his girlfriend. Kentucky State Police responded to the report of a stabbing at the residence at 6063 Hwy 72 in Pathfork in Harlan County on Saturday morning at approximately
Owensboro PD looking for missing teenager
Police in Owensboro are asking for help locating a missing juvenile. The Owensboro Police Department said 16-year-old Arienonna Thompson was last seen on Friday. Arienonna stands five feet, three inches tall and weighs 125 pounds. She has
Monroe Co. sheriff, ‘a friend to everyone,’ dies at 70
The Monroe County sheriff, who had 48 years of law enforcement experience, has died. Dale “Frog” Ford, 70, of Tompkinsville, died Friday at The Medical Center at Bowling Green. “He was in law enforcement for forty-eight years
National News
Hurricane Harvey Threatens US with Most Powerful Storm in 12 Years
Hurricane Harvey has potential to be the most powerful hurricane to hit the U.S. mainland in more than a decade. Harvey is set to hit land late Friday or early Saturday on the central Texas coast where
President Trump Begins Tax Reform
U.S. President Donald Trump will begin a major push next Wedjesday with a speech in Missouri to convince the public of the need for tax reform. The President has shifted gears and his entire agenda will be
Florida Set to Carry Out Execution With New Drug
Florida is scheduled on Thursday to put to death an inmate by injection that includes a drug never before used in a U.S. execution.Mark James Asay, 53, would be the first Florida inmate executed since January 2016.
Powerball Ticket Unclaimed0 $759 Million Jackpot
A Powerball ticket sold in Massachusetts will have won more than $750 million on Wednesday. The ticket matched all six number draw, but has still gone unclaimed to one of the largest in the lottery’s history. Powerball
What to Do With Used Eclipse Glasses
Tuesday millions of people ogled the skies using eclipse viewers, but happens now with the glasses? Another eclipse will cross America in 2024, or you can donate them to other parts of the world, who will experience
