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A Nelson County man faces charges after allegedly assaulting an officer when attempting to flee a traffic stop.  Dustin M. Thompson of New Hope faces multiple charges including Strangulation, Assault of a Police Officer, and Disarming a Peace Officer following his arrest Friday. According to the Kentucky State Police, shortly after midnight on June 7 a trooper attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle on Charlestown Road for […]

Three people are in custody and a dog is in a shelter after an incident in Grayson County. John D. Absher of Bunker Hill, Indiana, Casey M. Lester of Tollesboro, and Richard W. May of Harold each face charges of first degree Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Absher and Lester had multiple warrants out for their arrests. According to the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office, shortly after 8 a.m. on […]

Registration is open to vote in the November 5 general election, and Hardin County Clerk Brian D. Smith says getting registered is a simple process. “Registering to vote has never been easier,” Smith said. “The quickest and easiest way for most. folks would be to visit govote.ky.gov. They can do that on the computer or their phone and they can register to vote that way. They can also call or visit their county […]

Registration is still open for the Elizabethtown Police Department’s upcoming Teen Citizen’s Police Academy. “Beginning July 2, we are hosting our next Teen Citizen Police Academy,” said EPD Public Information Officer Chris Denham. “This free five-week program is for any teen interested in learning more about a career in law enforcement and our police department.” The Teen Citizen’s Police Academy is free for area teens ages 13 to 18. In addition […]

Kentucky was one of only eight states that saw a decrease in the number of drug overdose deaths last year. The governor’s office has released information on the 2023 Kentucky Drug Overdose Fatality Report, which reported 1,984 overdose deaths last year, down 9.8 percent from 2022 and the second year in a row the state has seen a decrease. Lincoln Trail District Health Department Harm Reduction Manager Jennifer Osborne said progress […]

Drivers should be on the lookout for work on U.S. 31W in Radcliff set to begin next week. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District Four says a pavement rehabilitation project is scheduled to begin Monday between West Lincoln Trail Boulevard and the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery. The project will include removal and replacement of the road surface and improved turn lane configuration with striping. The KYTC says crews will be setting up varying traffic […]

Quicksie and The Wolf, along with the Heart of Kentucky Association of Realtors, are excited to invite the community out to Freeman Lake Park this Saturday for the 28th annual Children’s Fair. “It’s so wonderful because it’s all free,” said realtor Lydia Drexler, who co-founded the Children’s Fair with Quicksie co-founder Maryilyn Evans. “Everything is free. The booths are free for people to come in, and every sponsor that we have has something […]

The suspect in the February murder of a Campbellsville University student remains incarcerated as he awaits trial. A grand jury in April indicted Charles E. “Zeke” Escalera on charges of Murder and third degree Burglary along with second degree charges of Burglary and Fleeing or Evading Police. Escalera is accused of murdering Campbellsville University freshman Josiah Kilman in his dorm room at the university. Kilman was found unresponsive shortly after midnight on […]