WJRS News

Jersie Smith of Albany was crowned 2026 America’s International Teen during the America’s International Miss Scholarship Pageant on Sunday. The national pageant was held August 14–16 in Pigeon Forge. America’s International Miss was established in […]

Black bear sightings have become increasingly common across Kentucky—including in places where residents are not accustomed to seeing them. More than a half-dozen bear sightings have been reported in Russell County in recent months. Across […]

Several people were taken to the hospital following a reported gas leak Sunday morning at Dishman’s Personal Care Home in Monticello. Firefighters responded at approximately 11:08 a.m. and evacuated the building while crews checked for […]

Two teenage boys have been taken into custody in connection with a homicide reported August 12th in Pulaski County. Pulaski County Sheriff Bobby Jones says deputies were called to a residence on Lower Line Creek Road, where […]

Kentucky State Police have arrested an Albany man following a reported domestic violence incident in Clinton County. KSP says Senior Trooper Brandon Poole responded to a residence Thursday afternoon, where he found a woman with […]

The Russell County Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday at 5:00 p.m. at the Auditorium/Natatorium Complex in Room 114. The board will recognize several outstanding achievements including Piper Garmon will be […]

The Adair County Sheriff’s Office says a traffic stop during the early hours of Saturday resulted in the arrest of a Columbia woman. Forty-six-year-old Francesca Camacho was charged with careless driving, having no registration plates, […]

A Somerset man has been arrested after a two-year-old child was hospitalized with serious injuries. Kentucky State Police say they were contacted Thursday by Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital about the unresponsive child. The child was […]