Month: February 2022

Due to inclement weather, the Kentucky General Assembly will not convene today. The House and Senate are now scheduled to gavel in for the 23rd legislative day on Monday, Feb. 7. The final day to […]

Kentuckians who receive surprise medical bills now have protection against those bills. Through the federal No Surprises Act, excessive out-of-pocket costs are restricted, and emergency services are covered without any prior authorization, regardless of whether […]

The Adair County Sheriff’s office has located a white Chevrolet 2500 pickup truck that was involved in a hit and run collision earlier this week but the driver remains unaccounted for. Deputies in neighboring Adair […]

31 new COVID cases were reported in Russell County on Thursday. New cases by county in the Lake Cumberland District were: Pulaski 102, McCreary 45, Adair and Casey 43, Taylor 40, Wayne 37, Cumberland 24, […]

Russell County Schools will not have in-person classes on Friday, February 4th, due to the impending inclement weather, according to Superintendent Michael Ford. This will be an NTI Day for the school district.

WJRS News participated in a conference call earlier today with the National Weather Service in Louisville. Meteorologist John Gordon gave an update on the ongoing winter weather event… Gordon gave an updated timeline on when […]

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) District 8 highway crews have been preparing for several days to respond to the winter storm expected to impact the region with a wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet, ice […]