Year: 2026

A McCreary County man has been indicted on a manslaughter charge in the death of another McCreary County man earlier this year. Billy Proffitt Jr. was indicted by a McCreary County grand jury on a […]

Two men were taken to the hospital following a motorcycle collision on East Highway 80 in Adair County this past weekend. The Adair County Sheriff’s Office said 39-year-old Patrick Hampton of Louisville was operating a […]

Sheriff Bobby Jones says a Pulaski County man is behind bars following an investigation into alleged sexual abuse involving children. Sixty-nine-year-old Jeffrey Bryant of Science Hill was arrested Monday at his home after investigators obtained […]

A Pulaski County man has been arrested following a Kentucky State Police child exploitation investigation. Thirty-seven-year-old Samuel Reed Jones was taken into custody Tuesday afternoonafter an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children investigation by KSP’s Electronic […]

Liberty’s emergency water situation continues, but help is on the way. Mayor Dr. Sam Haddad told the Casey County News Tuesday afternoon that a temporary pipeline to pump water from the Green River to Lake […]

The Somerset Police Department says it’s stepping up enforcement during Somernites Cruise weekends in an effort to protect the popular event, not disrupt it. Police report a sharp increase in dangerous and disruptive behavior along […]

Four Russell County students were named national semifinalists in the Educators Rising National competition in Portland. Marlee McGowan was a semifinalist in Job Interview and Avery Larison was a semifinalist in Exploring Education Administration Careers. […]

Russell County’s NexGen Civics Club is earning national recognition. The club, which includes 20 local high school students, recently won a national award for Civic Education and Public Information from the National Association of Counties. […]

Russell County Hospital has its new security officer. After a lengthy search, Johnny Dial of Columbia has been hired to serve as a security officer as part of the Russell County Sheriff’s Office and stationed […]