Ten Russell County High School students had a unique opportunity Thursday to observe the Kentucky Supreme Court in session at Campbellsville University. The students are members of the high school’s social studies Gifted and Talented […]

A summer-long search for a Tennessee murder suspect ended Thursday morning in Wayne County. Jesse Wayne Phillips, 38, was taken into custody during a joint operation involving local, state and federal law enforcement officers at […]

Pulaski County authorities have identified the Russell Springs man killed in Wednesday’s two-vehicle collision on the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Parkway. Authorities confirmed to WJRS NEWS that 74-year-old John Kesot died following the crash near […]

Kentucky lawmakers are continuing their work in Frankfort during the General Assembly’s 2026 interim period. The interim runs from June 1st through December 1st and allows legislative committees to study issues, hear testimony from officials […]

Kentucky Fish and Wildlife has announced a special antlerless deer season in an effort to monitor and prevent the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease, commonly known as C-W-D. The special season will run September 25th […]

More details coming soon from Clinton County Sheriff Ricky Marcum. This story will be updated when new details are made available to WJRS NEWS.  

A two-vehicle collision Wednesday near the Nancy exit on the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Parkway claimed the life of a Russell Springs man and left his wife critically injured. The collision occurred around noon central […]

The Russell County Sheriff’s Office responded to 636 calls for service during the month of August, according to a report Sheriff Derek Polston presented to the Russell County Fiscal Court earlier this week. Deputies made […]

A Somerset man was arrested on drug and weapons charges following a traffic stop in Casey County shortly after midnight Tuesday. According to the arrest citation, Casey County sheriff’s deputies stopped 30-year-old James Cox on […]