PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Kentucky State Police is conducting a murder investigation in Pike County. According to a release, KSP responded to a 911 call regarding an unresponsive man in the Hell Community of Pike County on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Troopers responded to Allegheny Road and discovered a man dead near the road. KSP’s initial investigation showed that Brent Wooten,…
SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – A Scottsville man faces human trafficking and possession of child sexual performance materials in Allen County. According to a release, the Scottsville Police Department and the South Central Kentucky Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at the home of Jeffery Stinson, 60, of Scottsville, on SE 2nd Street in Scottsville on Monday. Electronic devices allegedly used…
Source: Kentucky Lottery. LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Three lucky winners in Kentucky are celebrating winning thousands of dollars from Saturday night’s Powerball drawing. According to the Kentucky Lottery, the tickets were sold for the recent $1.8 billion jackpot drawing, the second largest in United States history. The winning tickets included the following: A $100,000 ticket purchased at Kash Stop Four at…
HART COUNTY, Ky. – Hart County is no longer under a burn ban. According to an executive order Monday, Sept. 8, the burn ban is rescinded effective immediately. The order states sufficient rainfall has reduced dry conditions. News 40 will provide additional details on burn bans as they are released.
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Bowling Green man is accused of impersonating Warren County sheriff Brett Hightower during a recent incident. According to a uniform citation, the Kentucky State Police was contacted just after 5:30 p.m. Saturday in reference to an individual receiving a voicemail from a male subject stating he was Hightower with the Warren County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities…
SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – A Scottsville man is behind bars after another man was stabbed during an alleged dispute. According to a uniform citation, the Allen County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home regarding an assault around 11:24 a.m. Saturday. Upon arrival, deputies say they learned a male victim had been stabbed multiple times and was being transported to The Medical…
EDMONSON COUNTY, Ky. – A burn ban has been lifted in Edmonson County following recent dry conditions in the area. According to an executive order signed Monday by Edmonson County judge executive Ronald Scott Lindsey, the ban is lifted effective Sept. 8. The order states the ban is lifted due to rainfall. All citizens are still asked to be cautious…
Source: K105. FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — Beginning in early October, approximately 500 Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Headquarters and other enabling units from Fort Campbell will deploy to the Southern Border. According to a release on Monday, Sep. 8, this action is “to support U.S. Northern Command’s mission to secure and protect the territorial integrity of the…
GLASGOW, Ky. – Glasgow police are investigating a shots-fired complaint. Glasgow Police Department Major Terry Flatt says officers responded to a home on McKenna Street Saturday to reports of shots fired. According to a release, officers say a verbal dispute led to a handgun being fired into the air Mikal D. Johnson, 25, allegedly fired the gun. Johnson was arrested…
Photo source: Warren County Fire Department SystemBOWLING GREEN, Ky – Multiple fire departments responded to a crash Saturday. The Warren County Fire Department System states that the Bowling Green Fire Department, the Cave City Fire Department, Park City Fire Department, Smiths Grove Fire Department, and Warren County Fire Department respond to a single-vehicle accident with entrapment on I-65 Northbound at…
