Crystal Rogers was last seen on July 3, 2015. 10 years and five days later, the last person known to have seen her alive has been found guilty of her murder. A jury of six men and six women at the Warren County Justice Center on Tuesday found Brooks Houck guilty of Murder – Principal or Accomplice and Tampering with Physical Evidence. That same jury found Joseph Lawson guilty of Conspiracy […]
An Elizabethtown man who faces Murder and Arson charges in relation to an October 2024 double homicide was back in court Tuesday morning. Dustin M. Caudill appeared with counsel before Hardin Circuit Judge Larry Ashlock at the Hardin County Justice Center for a pre-trial conference. Caudill’s defense asked Ashlock to approve an order asking the Kentucky Correctional Psychiatric Center to release prior evaluation documentation on Caudill to an expert for […]
The Louisville Orchestra will be performing a free concert at Freeman Lake Park on Wednesday. Elizabethtown is the next stop on the orchestra’s “In Harmony” statewide free concert tour. “We started doing this touring back in November of 2022,” said Louisville Orchestra Tour Manager Elizabeth Etienne. “We received the first appropriation from the state in the summer of 2022, and we’ve been touring ever since, and we really hope to continue […]
The Elizabethtown City Council met for their first meeting of the month Monday. Kentucky League of Cities Executive Director J.D. Chaney was on hand to present the KLC Friend of Cities Award, which is presented to legislators who demonstrate strong support for cities and advocate for legislation for them, to State Senator Matt Deneen. He said as part of his current work he is putting an emphasis on public protection. “We will […]
Closing arguments were delivered in the trial of Crystal Rogers investigation suspects Brooks Houck and Joseph Lawson at the Warren County Justice Center Monday. Robert Boyd delivered the closing arguments for Lawson. He said that he agreed with a comment made during the prosecution’s opening statement that the jury should use their “God-given common sense,” and reiterated a statement made during the defense’s opening argument that Joseph Lawson is collateral damage in […]
An Elizabethtown man who escaped police custody in Richmond is back behind bars, this time in Nelson County. According to the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office, on July 2 deputies responded to a tip regarding the location of Jarod Barnes. Kentucky State Police Post Seven says Barnes, who is serving a sentence for multiple charges including second degree Engaging in Organized Crime-Criminal Syndicate and first degree Trafficking in a Controlled Substance, walked away […]
If you have been looking for a way to assist Kentucky Fish and Wildlife this summer, then you will gobble this news up. KFW is asking the public to be on the lookout for turkeys and share what they see with biologists in order to help better understand and manage the state’s wild turkey populations. Residents can report wild turkey sightings on the KFW Summer Turkey Brood Survey webpage, or by […]