Photo source: City of ScottsvilleSCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – The City of Scottsville provided an update on a water tank restoration project Monday. According to a release, phase two of the water tank restoration project at the Sumitomo water tank will begin in the summer. The water tank has a capacity of 300,000 gallons. The city says this is “another step in…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A portion of Chestnut Street is being impacted this week by utility work. According to a social media post by the City of Bowling Green, starting Monday, public works crews are performing hydro excavation of utilities to prepare for the Chestnut Street replacement project. Officials say this will continue for two weeks. The work will require…
Source: Logan County Schools. LOGAN COUNTY, Ky. – Logan County Schools has released a statement after the district says a student brought an unloaded BB gun in their backpack. On Monday afternoon, Dan Costellow, superintendent of Logan County Schools, says the incident was “handled quickly by administration and law enforcement, and all students are safe.” The following statement was shared…
Source: Ohio County Schools. BEAVER DAM, Ky. – Rob Russell has been named the new principal at Beaver Dam Elementary. According to a social media post by Ohio County Public Schools, Russell will begin his new role on July 1. The district says Russell previously taught social studies at Muhlenberg South/Muhlenberg County High School for seven years before being the…
Source: Covington Police Department. COVINGTON, Ky. – One week later, authorities are still searching for a missing college student from the Covington area. According to a report by LEX 18, 22-year-old Murry (Alexis) Foust is a Northern Kentucky University student. According to police, Foust was last seen in the area of the Latonia neighborhood of Covington. Since Foust’s disappearance, police have continued…
MADISONVILLE, Ky. – A Madisonville man was arrested after police say he provided fraudulent military documents to the VFW. According to a uniform citation, the Madisonville Police Department began investigating 56-year-old James Werfelman, of Madisonville, after the State Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars provided a possible fraudulent certificate of release from active duty. The commander says Werfelman was…
Image Source: Evanto Elements(CNN) – The Supreme Court temporarily restored mail access to an abortion drug on Monday. According to CNN, the court’s decision on an emergency appeal comes after a lower circuit court Friday stopped Telehealth and mail order access to mifepristone. That court reportedly issued the order because it decided Louisiana was likely to win its case that…
Source: Alvaton Fire Department. WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – Early Monday morning, first responders were dispatched to a reported injury collision on Interstate 65. According to a social media post by the Alvaton Fire Department, the scene was located at the 24-mile marker. Fore officials say one person was extricated from the vehicle. Additional details on the patient’s condition have not…
OHIO COUNTY, Ky. – An Owensboro man is accused of child sexual abuse. According to the Ohio County Sheriff’s Office, 24-year-old Zachary Maske, of Owensboro, was arrested on April 30 in Daviess County on an indictment warrant following an investigation into alleged sexual crimes that occurred in Ohio County. Maske is charged with Rape 2nd Degree – No Force (3…
TODD COUNTY, Ky. – One man is behind bars after an alleged motorcycle pursuit from Todd County into Logan County over the weekend. According to a uniform citation, the Guthrie Police Department was conducting a traffic stop on Saturday when a motorcycle passed by without a license plate. Authorities say they attempted to stop the motorcycle, however, it began traveling…
