Source: Madison Twp. Fire Department CAMBY, Ind. – The Madison Township Fire Department in Indiana is sharing how teamwork helped save a fawn caught in floodwater. According to a social media post by the department, units dispatched to the 1300 block of North Mann Road shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday. While crews were clearing the scene after a driver safely reached…
UPDATE (3:54 pm) – A Tennessee man wanted for murder, whose vehicle was found in Clinton County, KY, is now on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Most Wanted Alert list. 38-year-old Jesse Wayne Phillips is charged with second-degree murder following a shooting incident in Pickett County, Tennessee Wednesday. The Clinton County Sheriff’s Office located his vehicle at a home on…
GRAYSON COUNTY, Ky. – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will begin work on a bridge replacement project next week. According to KYTC, temporary measures were taken two weeks ago to “keep traffic moving” on the KY 79 bridge over the Rough River Lake spillway. KYTC says crews will begin rebuilding the bridge on June 1. Hall Contracting was awarded a $2.54…
SUMNER COUNTY, Tenn. – A White House High School band director is being terminated from his position after being charged with rape. According to a social media statement by Sumner County Schools, the former band director, 32-year-old Dalton Hawkins, was arrested by the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday. The statement further says the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office received information…
HART COUNTY, Ky. – The Hart County Sheriff’s Office is warning drivers to stay aware on the roads Thursday afternoon as an Amish wedding takes place. Authorities say drivers should be cautious on Highway 88 near Cub Run, particularly between Raymond Smith Road and Cedar Road around noon and 1 p.m. Deputies say the road is expected to be more…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Bowling Green man is facing multiple drug charges following a traffic stop on Wednesday. According to a uniform citation, the Bowling Green Police Department stopped a vehicle on Morgantown Road for excessive window tinting. Authorities say the driver was identified as 30-year-old Pedro Alfaro of Bowling Green. Alfaro was asked to exit the vehicle, and…
UPDATE May 28 at 1:45 p.m. According to an updated alert sent at 1:45 p.m., Kentucky State University received an all clear following Thursday’s campus safety threat. The alert states main campus and Benson Farms can resume normal operations. Campus work will remain virtual for the remainder of the day. Further details have not been released at this time. Original…
FRANKLIN, Ky. – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says a paving project in Simpson County is underway. Officials say crews began milling and paving U.S. 31-W from near Broadway Avenue (mile point 9) to near the Warren County line (mile point 13.9) Thursday. Crews will work from 7 pm to 6 am, weather permitting. The project is expected to take five…
GREENSBURG, Ky. – Green County Emergency Management has identified the body in a death investigation from earlier this month. According to a release, GCEM responded to a body found at Big Pitman Creek on May 8. Kayakers located the body tangled in brush. On Thursday, the body was identified as Ashley N. Matthews. The Kentucky State Police is investigating Matthews’…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear says the Commonwealth has now reached four straight years of declines in overdose deaths. According to a release by the governor’s office, addiction services through Medicaid, the Opioid Response Effort, Narcan distribution, grant funding, addiction treatment organizations, recovery ready communities, reentry services and efforts by the Kentucky State Police have helped lead to this…
