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Former Adairville city employee accused of stealing city funds

ADAIRVILLE, Ky. – A former Adairville city employee is accused of stealing city funds. According to a release from the Adairville Police Department, officers were notified of an alleged theft incident at Adairville City Hall on Friday. The alleged theft involved approximately $454 in city funds. During the investigation, authorities identified 61-year-old Kimberly Fowler as the suspect. The Logan County…

Community steps up to support at Mud Happens

ALVATON, Ky. – One annual event is showing that climbing to the top can be rewarding in more ways than one. Henkel Mud Happens: One Bad Mud Run returned Saturday to Phil Moore Park, where racers tackled an obstacle course to benefit a local nonprofit. Organizers say proceeds go to support the Family Enrichment Center. The event included a 3-mile…

Metcalfe County emergency personnel respond to two-vehicle collision with reported injuries

Source: Envato/by by PedaltotheStock. METCALFE COUNTY, Ky. – A two-vehicle collision closed a Metcalfe County roadway Friday evening. According to the North Metcalfe Volunteer Department (NMVFD), fire units, along with the Edmonton/Metcalfe Volunteer Fire Department, Metcalfe County Sheriff’s Office, and Barren-Metcalfe EMS, responded to a motor vehicle accident with injuries in the area of Sulphur Well-Knob Lick Road (Highway 70)…

Hart County jury sentences Barren County woman to 10 years for child abuse

MUNFORDVILLE, Ky. – A Hart County jury sentenced a Barren County woman to ten years in jail for child abuse. According to the Kentucky State Police, a Hart County jury convicted 24-year-old Ashley Anderson of Cave City of two counts of first-degree criminal abuse (child under 12) on Aug. 24 after a four-day trial. KSP says information about Anderson’s child…

U.S. 41 closure in southern Todd County delayed

UPDATE SEPT. 1 at 12:48 p.m.  BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — A temporary closure of U.S. 41 in Todd County is delayed. According to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District Three, the closure was initially scheduled to begin this week on Wednesday, Sept. 2. Transportation officials say new dates for the closure have not yet been finalized. The planned closure will impact…

Steel Across America display stops in Bowling Green in remembrance of Sept. 11

Source: Bowling Green Police Department. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Tunnel to Tower Foundation’s Steel Across America display is bringing remembrance across the country, including in Bowling Green on Friday. According to the Bowling Green Police Department, Capt. Robbie Perry spotted the display earlier Friday off of Scottsville Road. The department says the display carries a steel beam salvaged from…

Adair County man charged with robbery after alleged EPO violation

COLUMBIA, Ky. – A Columbia man is charged with robbery and wanton endangerment. On Aug. 28 at approximately 10:51 am, Columbia Police Department officers responded to a restaurant parking lot for a report of an Emergency Protective Order (EPO) violation, according to a release. Officers say they made contact with a female victim who was not injured or harmed during…

Driver identified, charged after passing stopped school bus in Washington Co.

  UPDATE Sept. 11 at 1:05 p.m. CST  WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ky. – A driver has been identified after allegedly driving past a stopped school bus as children unloaded in Kentucky last month. According to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, the driver has been identified as 32-year-old Katelyn Adams of Lebanon, Kentucky. Authorities say a complaint warrant was served on Adams,…