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Governor Andy Beshear signed a bill yesterday that would classify any product containing tianeptine, an unregulated drug known as “gas station heroin” that produces opioid-like effects, as a Schedule I controlled substance, which would prevent […]

A church in neighboring Somerset sustained significant damage from a fire Thursday afternoon. Cornerstone Baptist Church off Clifty Street in Somerset caught fire Thursday afternoon at around 2:45 p.m. ET. The first floor of the […]

The deadline to register to vote in the May primary is now less than one month away. The deadline to register to vote in the primary is April 17th at 4 p.m. Those who need […]

Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary unemployment rate for February was 3.9 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics, an agency within the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet. The preliminary February 2023 jobless rate was unchanged […]

Severe weather is possible across the Lake Cumberland Area on Friday. Sean Hammond has the latest severe weather outlook in the video below.  

A Tennessee man was arrested following a high-speed pursuit on the Cumberland Parkway that went through Russell County on Wednesday. According to Kentucky State Police, 32 year-old Matthew Cole of Madison, Tennessee faces charges of […]

More American Rescue Plan Act funding is available and the Lake Cumberland Tourist Commission is going all in to try and obtain some of the additional money to use locally. Tourism Director Danielle Wilson talked […]

Earthwork has begun at the location of the new Russell County Schools Athletic Complex. Superintendent Michael Ford gave WJRS News more details about the work being done.

The online portal to request an absentee ballot for the upcoming May primary election will be opening soon. The online portal will open in just over a week on Saturday, April 1. The portal opens […]

Several local electrical students at the Lake Cumberland Regional College and Workforce Center recently passed the Electrical TRACK Assessment, a rigorous assessment developed by members of the electrical industry throughout the state. Passing the test […]