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Glasgow man arrested after allegedly entering property without permission, hunting

GRAYSON COUNTY, Ky. – A Glasgow man is facing charges related to entering a property in Grayson County without consent and illegal hunting activity. Allan Sauer, 21, of Glasgow is charged with theft by unlawful taking or disposition all others, third-degree unlawful transaction with a minor, second-degree cruelty to animals, discharge of a firearm/other device across public, criminal littering and…

Hart County man killed in Bullitt County logging accident

SHEPHERDSVILLE, Ky. – A Hart County man is dead after a logging accident. According to Bullitt County Sheriff Walt Sholar, the office responded to a call at approximately 1:15pm to a wood area on Mt. Elmira Road on Wednesday. A 62-year-old man from Cub Run was killed in a logging accident. The man was operating a skidder at the time…

In a first since 1938, Des Moines, Iowa, kids will trick-or-treat on Halloween

By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — For the first time since 1938, children in Des Moines, Iowa, will go trick-or-treating on Halloween. Going door-to-door for candy on All Hallows’ Eve has long been commonplace throughout the country. But not in Des Moines, where Iowa’s capital city took a different approach more than seven decades ago in hopes of tamping down on…

Beshear orders flags to half-staff in honor of State Sen. Johnnie Turner

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear has ordered that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise until sunset on Saturday, Nov. 2 in honor of State Senator Johnnie Turner, who died Oct. 22 . According to a release by the governor’s office, Turner died at the age of 76. “Britainy and I are saddened by…

Man flown for treatment after motorcycle involved crash in Glasgow

GLASGOW, Ky. – The Glasgow Police Department is investigating a motorcycle involved injury accident. Public Information Officer Major Terry Flatt says police responded to the intersection of West Main Street and S L Rogers Wells Boulevard on Wednesday. The department’s investigation shows a truck, driven by Tayesean Barlow, attempted to make a left turn at the intersection and failed to…

UPDATE: Further details released following tractor-trailer collision in Metcalfe County

EDMONTON, Ky. – One person was hospitalized after two tractor-trailers collided in Metcalfe County on Thursday. Edmonton-Metcalfe Volunteer Fire Department stated its units were dispatched Oct. 31 to the 2800 block of Greensburg Road for a commercial vehicle accident with injuries and one patient entrapped inside of one of the vehicles. Upon arrival, the fire department says two tractor-trailers had…

Voting locations in south-central Kentucky

Buchanon Park precinct early voting on Oct. 31. 2024. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – News 40 has gathered a list of the key local locations and dates for this election season. For early voting and election day information, please read below. Sample ballots for each county can be found here. Warren County Mail ballots can be dropped off at the Warren…

Woman killed in I-75 collision in Rockcastle County

MOUNT VERNON, Ky. – Kentucky State Police Post 11 is investigating a fatal collision. KSP says it responded to I-75 71-mile marker northbound to a two motor vehicle crash on Wednesday in Rockcastle County. Police say a car, driven by Sally T. Broesell, 77 of Berea, was traveling north bound on I-75. Police say Broesell lost control of the vehicle…