WJRS News

Three people are facing criminal abuse charges following an investigation by the Columbia Police Department into the alleged mistreatment of four children. Chief Evan Burton told WJRS NEWS officers responded around 11:45 Tuesday morning to […]

The Russell County Community Blood Drive is today. The blood drive takes place today from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the South Kentucky RECC Community Room. The Kentucky Blood Center says donations tend to […]

Russell County Hospital CEO Scott Thompson said the hospital is on track to finish the fiscal year strong. The fiscal year runs through the end of June, and Thompson said the hospital looks to finish […]

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. […]