DALLAS – WKU Track and Field’s Sophia Roskoski has been named the Conference USA Female Field Athlete of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday. The sophomore pole vaulter was given the honor after her performance at the Bellarmine Classic on Jan. 24. On the honor pole vault coach Lauren Zaglifa said “Sophia’s back to back PR’s speak for themselves…
BARREN COUNTY, Ky. – Barren County Schools has announced that Grant Harper, a Barren County High School Senior, has been selected as one of only 25 delegates to represent Kentucky at the 2025 YMCA Conference on National Affairs. According to the district, the weeklong conference will take place at the YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly in North Carolina, where top students from…
GLASGOW, Ky. – The Glasgow Police Department responded Tuesday to a collision on North Race Street. Officers say they responded to the scene for an injury accident. While there, police say they learned a 2016 Nissan Sentra driven by a juvenile was traveling northbound on North Race Street and did not see a 2013 Mazda driven by George Helms that…
Source: CPSC.(CNN) – The Consumer Product Safety Commission is sounding the alarm on BabyPark sling carriers. The agency is urging customers to stop using them due to a fall risk. The carriers can fail to hold an infant inside, and they don’t include the required warnings or instructions. The product was sold online at Shein.com from March through November 2024….
MORGANTOWN, Ky. – The Kentucky State Police is investigating a fatal shooting in Morgantown. According to KSP, just before 7 a.m. Tuesday, troopers were requested to assist the Morgantown Police Department regarding a shooting incident. Authorities say troopers arrived on scene on West Morrison Street and located a male with life-threatening injuries. Troopers say that individual was pronounced dead by…
FRANKLIN, Ky. – One woman has been flown after being struck by a vehicle early Tuesday on Interstate 65. Kentucky State Police public affairs officer trooper Katan Parker confirmed KSP responded for a vehicle versus pedestrian collision on I-65 near the southbound Kentucky Welcome Center in Simpson County. Parker says a woman was parked on the side of the road…
ROCKY HILL, Ky. – There had been concern in the Rocky Hill Volunteer Fire District that there wouldn’t be enough interest in filling the seats of three departing board members. A full board is required for each of the volunteer fire departments to operate, but that worry brought out the community for Monday night’s meeting with six nominations. Edmonson County…
GLASGOW, Ky. – One person was injured Tuesday morning after being hit by a vehicle on the Glasgow East Public Square. According to the Glasgow Police Department, officers responded this morning for a pedestrian versus vehicle accident. Police say they learned a 2005 BMW driven by Brenna Ennis was traveling eastbound around the Glasgow Public Square when her vehicle struck…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – On Monday, a Louisville man was sentenced in connection to a carjacking that resulted in the death of a teenage driver. Court documents state 31-year-old Michael Dewitt was sentenced to 20 years and five months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release, officials say. According to the United States Attorney’s Office, Western District of…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Hunters collectively recorded a near record harvest of deer during Kentucky’s just concluded 2024-25 season. According to a release by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, hunters took 149,868 deer, the state’s second-highest harvest ever recorded. Additionally, the release says hunters harvested more deer from public land than any previous year. The percentage of antlered…
