Month: November 2022

A Russell Springs man was arrested in Casey County last week on an indictment warrant, according to the Casey County Sheriff’s Office. According to the sheriff’s office, 32-year-old Eddie E. Alcorn was arrested on an […]

A Wayne County man was arrested over the weekend after falling over a bridge and lying in a creek drunk, and later eventually trying to fight police. Just after 9 p.m. Sunday, Wayne County sheriff’s […]

After three days of early voting for the General Election, there will not be early voting today. Tomorrow is Election Day in Russell County and across Kentucky, with polls open from 6 a.m. to 6 […]

Sen. Rand Paul made a campaign stop in Russell County this past Friday, speaking to constituents and elected officials in front of the Russell County Judicial Center just after noon. Paul spoke to WJRS NEWS […]

Kentucky State Police made a pair of arrests locally over the weekend. According to jail records, Keith Hancock, age 61 of Nancy, and Terri Phillips, age 48 of Edinburgh, Indiana, were arrested by Kentucky State […]

Russell County and the entire Lake Cumberland district are in the green category, or low level of spread, on the latest COVID-19 map released by the Kentucky Department of Public Health. It is the first […]

Over the three-day period of early voting last week, a total of 253,018 voters took advantage of Kentucky’s expanded voting access, according to the Secretary of State Michael Adams. Of that number, 121,280 were Republicans, […]

A vehicle versus tractor collision late last week in neighboring Adair County sent an Adair County man to the hospital with serious injuries and a Casey County man to jail, according to authorities. This past […]

With daylight saving time having ended this past weekend, drivers are being presented with challenges during their commutes that could impact pedestrian safety as well as the safety of others on the road. The Kentucky […]