SIMPSON COUNTY, Ky. – A state of emergency has been declared in Simpson County. According to an executive order, Simpson County judge-executive Mason Barnes declared the state of emergency in response to the recent severe weather event that occurred. The order states multiple state and county roads have flooded, along with properties. Simpson County emergency responders will be directed to…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear provided an update on severe weather affecting the Commonwealth. On Tuesday, the governor reminded Kentuckians that snow and below-zero temperatures are expected across much of the state this week. “If you can’t turn your heat on by this afternoon, you need to call a family member or friend and go stay with them. If…
Source: Clarksville Police Department. CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Police say they are searching for a suspect after multiple people were injured in a shooting in Clarksville. According to the Clarksville Police Department, officers responded around 7:39 p.m. on Monday to Tennova Healthcare after three gunshot victims arrived at a hospital. Police say the victims included a 3-year-old girl with a non…
BARDSTOWN, Ky. – Kentucky State Police is investigating a Nelson County man after receiving a tip to a chicken-fighting event. KSP Post 4 in Elizabethtown say it responded to Pottershop Road on Monday. Troopers and detectives say they located a chicken-fighting event was active. The property owner, Aaron Thompson, 37, was arrested and charged with cruelty to animals – 2nd…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A vehicle fire caused a temporary road closure Tuesday morning. The Richardsville Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire on KY Highway 185 near Scoggins Road at approximately 7:17 am. Units located a passenger vehicle fully engulfed and began attacking the fire. The department says it quickly extinguished the fire. No injuries have been reported. The…
HAZARD, Ky. – After historic flooding across Kentucky and Tennessee, The Salvation Army says it is mobilizing to assist impacted communities. Some areas received more than 8 inches of rain in just 24 hours, leading to widespread flooding, power outages and water shortages. According to The Salvation Army, the hardest hit communities are located in eastern Kentucky. Officials say mayors…
Photo credit: WKDZ RADIOPEMBROKE, Ky. – Two people in a vehicle were pulled out of flood waters Tuesday morning. According to a report from WNKY News 40 partner WKDZ Radio, a car occupied by a man and a woman stalled out in flood waters on Pruitt Lane. The Christian County Sheriff’s Office says the vehicle was traveling toward Bradshaw Lane…
Source: Laurel County Fire Department. LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. – Laurel County agencies worked a tractor-trailer fire Tuesday morning. At 9:40 a.m., the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office says sheriff John Root is reporting a traffic advisory on Interstate 75 in Laurel County. Deputies say the tractor-trailer fire occurred earlier this morning at mile marker 33. According to the Laurel County Fire…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (Feb. 18, 2025) – The current list of roads still closed due to flooding is listed below. The Interstate 165 northbound off-ramp at Exit 26 in Butler County is a major new closure that happened this morning. Please do not go around or move barricades. Motorists should not attempt to drive through possible high water. Allen County…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – An I-165 exit is closed. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 says the Interstate 165 northbound off-ramp at exit 26 at Morgantown is closed due to heavy flooding. The cabinet says crews placed barricades on Tuesday morning. Exit 26 off-ramp leads to U.S. 231, which has a closure at milepost 10 to 11. This section is located…
