FRANKLIN, Ky. – A wanted man is charged with fleeing police in Simpson County on Thursday. According to a uniform citation, the Franklin Police Department observed a driver with active warrants traveling on Nashville Road in Franklin. Police say the driver was identified as 54-year-old Michael Chastain of Brownsville. Authorities say the vehicle was speeding when they attempted a traffic…
LeGrande, Ky. – Emergency personnel responded to a crash in Hart County early Friday morning. According to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, the single-vehicle crash involving a commercial vehicle happened in LeGrande near the Wigwam General Store. KY 218 was blocked just east of U.S. 31E. KYTC says the crash scene was cleared at 5:45 am and the roadway reopened. This…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A vehicle fire in Bowling Green destroyed two vehicles but was stopped before it could spread to a nearby home, according to the Woodburn Volunteer Fire Department. Firefighters were dispatched to 13340 Nashville Road on Thursday after callers reported a vehicle fully engulfed in flames and threatening a second nearby vehicle. Officials said both vehicles were…
UPDATE May 28 at 6:40 p.m.: CAVE CITY, Ky. – Two juveniles and one woman are dead following a crash Saturday in Barren County. In an update, the Kentucky State Police stated the driver, 35-year-old Aleah Kroger of Dayton, Ohio, died at TriStar Skyline Medical Center on Sunday, May 24. According to authorities, this follows after troopers received a call…
SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – A wanted Georgia man is behind bars after allegedly fleeing police in Scottsville. According to a uniform citation, the Allen County Sheriff’s Office observed a vehicle pull off of the shoulder on Franklin Road. During this time, deputies say they learned through dispatch the driver, identified as 45-year-old Cardy Robinson of Ringgold, Georgia, had multiple warrants out…
Source: Office of Attorney General Russell Coleman. FRANKFORT, Ky. – The man convicted in the brutal murder of a former Kentucky lawmaker’s daughter will serve a life sentence. According to a release by the Office of Attorney General Russell Coleman, 27-year-old Shannon Gilday was sentenced Thursday in Shelby County. Gilday will be eligible for parole after serving 25 years, officials…
WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – Drivers are now traveling on the new alignment on Kentucky 185 in north Warren County. According to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3, drivers were switched over to the new alignment Wednesday afternoon. Transportation officials say the new alignment is located east of the old KY 185 corridor near Runner Road, reconnecting south of Kentucky 1320….
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Speakeasy Dispensary has announced it is opening its newest Kentucky medical cannabis location in Bowling Green next week. According to a release by the dispensary, it will open to registered Kentucky medical cannabis patients on June 5 at 11 a.m. The dispensary will be located at 2708 Scottsville Road Suite A. According to the release, registered…
MUHLENBERG COUNTY, Ky. – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will begin an $8 million roadway project next week. According to a release, a project to widen KY 181 in Muhlenberg County is set to begin Monday. The project, announced on May 15, will widen the highway approximately eight feet and improve the drainage between Depot Street (12.78 mile point) and the…
Photo source: WPSDPADUCAH, Ky. – The Kentucky State Police is investigating the death of an inmate at the McCracken County Jail. According to a release, jail staff contacted KSP after discovering an unresponsive inmate. The inmate was transported to a local hospital for treatment. The inmate was pronounced dead at the hospital a short time later. KSP Investigators say that…
