Seven hundred Russell County voters cast ballots Thursday as early in-person voting got underway for the November General Election. Russell County Clerk Patti Glover told WJRS NEWS late Thursday afternoon that was a “big turnout” […]

Construction is expected to begin Monday, November 2nd, on a $3.6 million highway safety project in Wayne County. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says the project will convert the four-way intersection of Kentucky 90 and Kentucky […]

Two more arrests have brought the total to seven in Monticello Police Department’s ongoing investigation into an alleged organized crime group accused of burglarizing the Country Farm & Home warehouse. The latest arrests are 39-year-old […]

A dozen people were indicted during Tuesday’s monthly session of the Russell County Grand Jury. According to circuit court records, those indicted include: Bradley Hicks of Russell Springs, charged with theft of a firearm, possession […]

Russell County Hospital reported increased patient volumes and net income of $732,000 for September. Director of Finance Nequila Norris presented the financial report during Tuesday afternoon’s regular monthly meeting of the hospital’s Board of Directors. […]

A Liberty man was arrested Tuesday night on drug possession charges. William Johnson, 65, was arrested by the Casey County Sheriff’s Department on charges of possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Johnson was […]

Two Columbia men were arrested Tuesday by Adair County Sheriff’s Deputy Josh Durbin on drug charges and other offenses. Christopher Belcher, 46, was charged with trafficking in methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, […]

UPDATE Tuesday, 7:45 p.m. — Russell County Coroner Mark Coots told WJRS NEWS the body recovered from Lake Cumberland Tuesday afternoon has been identified as Edward L. Plaster, 59, of Lexington. According to Russell County […]

The Tennessee man accused of fatally shooting Kentucky State Police Trooper Hayden Phillips entered a plea of not guilty in a Warren County courtroom Tuesday morning. Emonnie Branch, of Portland, Tennessee, faces charges of murder […]

Congressman Andy Barr, who represents Kentucky’s 6th District and is the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, made a campaign stop in Russell Springs Tuesday morning. Barr met with approximately three dozen supporters at the Russell […]