Local News
Groundbreaking held for Grayson Co. Tech Center renovation
True teamwork was the theme of the day at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Grayson County Technology Center renovatio on Monday afternoon. Legislative action provided the initial $10 million funding to get the project off the ground.
5 tornadoes touch down during Sunday’s storms, including in Breckinridge Co.
A total of five tornadoes touched down in Kentucky during Sunday evening’s severe thunderstorms, including in Breckinridge County. K105 reported Tuesday morning that National Weather Service (NWS) damage surveyors confirmed EF-1 tornadoes (wind speeds between 86 and
4 GCHS students named finalists in WKU writing contest, 1 student wins poetry division
A Grayson County High School student won a statewide WKU writing contest and three other students were finalists in the competition. Jada Colley, Maddie Bratcher, Ella Decker, and Lily DePoyster were recognized as finalists in the WKU
Silverleaf names Renfrow 2025 Legendary Partner for being ‘tireless advocate’ for sex abuse victims
A former Leitchfield Police Department school resource officer and detective who was recently promoted to assistant chief has been lauded by Silverleaf, a regional sexual violence resource center and child advocacy center based in Elizabethtown. LPD Assistant
Falls of Rough man busted after Flock Safety camera system leads LPD to stolen vehicle
The newly installed Flock Safety camera system led the Leitchfield Police Department to a stolen vehicle and the arrest of a Falls of Rough felon. On Wednesday, LPD received a notification through Flock Safety cameras that a
State News
Fourth member of family dies from injuries sustained in house fire
A fourth person from the same family has died from injuries suffered during a residential fire in Pulaski County. As K105 previously reported, a fire ripped through a home on Parkers Mill Road in Somerset at approximately
How to search for times, locations 15-year-olds can apply for driver’s permit
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced on Tuesday that beginning Wednesday morning at 7:00 CT, 15-year-old Kentuckians can visit the Kentucky State Police website to search for times and locations to apply for a driver’s permit and take
‘Armed and dangerous’ suspect on the run since Wednesday captured in Madisonville
An “armed and dangerous” man on the run since Wednesday has been captured. On Wednesday, the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office requested assistance from Kentucky State Police in locating 45-year-old Jonathan Ruby, of White Plains (Hopkins Co.), who
23-year-old southern Ky. man dies in forklift accident
A 23-year-old man has died in a forklift accident. Todd County Emergency Management told WKDZ.com that first responders were dispatched Thursday morning to the accident on Roger Q. Mill Road in Fairview. The injured, Jonas H. Martin,
Pamela Stevenson, top Democrat in the KY House, launches campaign for the US Senate
Kentucky lawmaker Pamela Stevenson, the top-ranking Democrat in the GOP-led state House, launched her U.S. Senate campaign on Monday, vowing to help “stop the recklessness” in Washington if elected. The seat has long been held by Republican
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
