WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – Warren County Public Schools has announced the name of its newest school being build on Dillard Road. On Friday, the district announced the school will be called Summit View Elementary. In September 2024, the 20 acres where the school will be located was approved to be rezoned to allow the construction to take place. The land…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Attorney General Russell Coleman announced Friday the Attorney General’s Special Prosecutions Unit will send a child predator from Carter County to prison. Chester Griffith, 76, of Grayson got a recommended eight-year sentence for crimes against children under the age of 16. On Thursday, Griffith pled guilty to two felony counts of first-degree sexual abuse, as well as…
OHIO COUNTY, Ky. – Four people have been indicted in Ohio County for the murder of eight-month-old Miya Rudd in April 2024. Miya Rudd’s parents, 30-year-old Tesla Tucker and 31-year-old Cage Rudd, along with her paternal grandfather, 57-year-old Ricky Smith and a family friend, 29-year-old Brodie Payne, all from Reynolds Station, Kentucky, were recently indicted by an Ohio County Grand…
HUDDY, Ky. – Kentucky State Police Pikeville Post is investigating an assault in Pike County. KSP says it responded to a shooting in Huddy at the Forest Trace Apartments on Thursday. Troopers say they located a man who had been shot. According to KSP, Carson Jones, 45, of Stone, fired a gun, resulting in Chad Hurley being shot. Hurley was…
HART COUNTY, Ky. – In a previous Wanted Wednesday, News 40 shared that the Kentucky State Police was searching for a man wanted in relation to flagrant non-support. According to jail records, 46-year-old Vernon White was arrested on Jan. 16. He remain in the Hart County Jail on multiple charges, including flagrant non-support, nonpayment of court costs, fees or fines…
Source: Somerset Fire Department. SOMERSET, Ky. – Fire crews were at the scene of a collision into a building on Friday in Somerset. The Somerset Fire Department says it was dispatched to the 1200 block of S. Highway 27 for a report of a vehicle versus building collision. On scene, officials say crews found a customer at the business had…
Washington – Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement on Friday regarding the March for Life and the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act: “Today, tens of thousands of proud, pro-life Americans will descend on our nation’s capital for the annual March for Life. For over half a century, this movement has united people across all ages, faiths, and backgrounds….
Source: Scottsville Police Department. UPDATE: SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – Police say Justin Collado has been located. SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – The Scottsville Police Department is asking the public’s assistance in finding a missing man. Police say Justin Collado is a missing person. Details are limited at this time. If you have any information on his location, please contact the Scottsville Police Department…
PADUCAH, Ky. – A Hopkinsville man has been convicted of conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, as well as seven counts of money laundering. According to the United States Attorney’s Office, Western District of Kentucky, court documents and evidence presented at trial show that between May 2020 and January 2022, 46-year-old Robert Blaine of Hopkinsville…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU women’s basketball added another tally in the win column on Thursday afternoon with a 69-61 win against Louisiana Tech in E.A. Diddle Arena. The Lady Toppers have now won four straight games. WKU (13-5, 4-2 CUSA) led LA Tech (11-7, 4-3 CUSA) from start to finish, but had to hold off several Lady Techster runs…
