LEWISBURG, Ky. – Officials say Xavier Cruz has been found safe. LEWISBURG, Ky. – Logan County agencies are searching for a missing juvenile. The Logan County Sheriff’s Office says it responded to a home located at 476 Dunmor Deer Lick Road to a report of a missing juvenile at 11:37 p.m. LCSO says the family of Xavier Cruz, 17, last…
JABEZ, Ky. – Kentucky State Police is investigating a possible murder, suicide in Russell County. The Russell County Coroner’s Office says it was called to Cherokee Trail in Jabez on Saturday at 8:45 pm. RCCO found the bodies of Thomas Sawyer, 78, and his wife Dorothy Sawyer, 80, dead from apparent gunshot wounds at their residence. Witnesses said a neighbor…
HARDINSBURG, Ky. – Kentucky State Police is investigating a fatal semi collision on Thursday afternoon. KSP Post 4 says it responded to a single-vehicle collision near the intersection of KY-144 and Cart Manning Crossing Road in Breckinridge County at the request of the Breckinridge County Sheriff’s Office KSP’s initial investigation shows that Michael Robert Tropp, 44, of Jasper, IN, was…
Photo credit: Alvaton Fire DepartmentALVATON, Ky. – A person was injured after a dirt bike accident on Friday. The Alvaton Fire Department says it received a dispatch to a single-vehicle accident at the Rivergreen subdivision. The accident involved a dirt bike. Firefighters provided patient care and assisted EMS with stabilization. A landing zone was set up for Air Evac Lifeteam…
SPRINGFIELD, Ky. – Kentucky State Police says one man is dead after an EF-2 tornado in Washington County KSP Post 15 Public Affairs Officer Trooper Jonathan Houk says Washington County Dispatch contacted Post 15 to respond to a report of a tornado in the East Texas Community of Washington County on Friday. Troopers responded to the 3200 block of Long…
OXFORD, Miss. – WKU Baseball dropped its NCAA Oxford Regional opener to #18 Georgia Tech 9-2 on Friday evening at Swayze Field at Oxford-University Stadium. HOW IT HAPPENED • Georgia Tech took a 3-0 lead with a three-run homer in the first inning. • The Yellow Jackets tacked on another with a sacrifice fly in the second. • A sacrifice…
UPDATE BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A jury has found Steven Lawson guilty of all charges after a four-day trial in Bowling Green. Lawson has now been found guilty of tampering with physical evidence, which is a class D felony that carries a sentence of 1-5 years, and conspiracy to commit murder, a class B felony with a sentence of 10-20…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – A text message scam, impersonating state agencies, is active in Kentucky. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says the fraudulent text messages include a link that is similar to state government website addresses. According to a release, the scam messages warn customers of unpaid traffic tickets. The messages say that a “DMV violation” will be reported and “driving privileges…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A longtime state lawmaker announced Friday that she is switching parties, joining Republican supermajorities in the latest setback for Democrats trying to rebuild support across rural Kentucky. State Sen. Robin Webb, who represents a four-county swath of northeastern Kentucky, revealed she will join the ranks of GOP lawmakers who control the flow of legislation in the…
Photo Credit: Washington County Sheriff’s OfficeSPRINGFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Harsh storms hit a remote area of central Kentucky on Friday morning, injuring seven and leaving one person dead. Washington County Judge-executive Timothy Graves said two or three houses were destroyed and downed trees temporarily blocked roads. “We were fortunate this was located in a remote part of the county,” Graves…
