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Elizabethtown Police Chief Jeremy Thompson made a proposal to improve communications abilities for city emergency responders during the Elizabethtown City Council’s work session Monday. Thompson proposed rather than new construction the city partners with Motorola and the Kentucky State Police on their expansion project, which would allow the EPD and the Elizabethtown Fire Department to use the KSP’s upgraded system. Thompson said this would be a significant savings compared to the estimated […]

At a time where maintaining the national blood supply is already challenging, American Red Cross Account Manager Tammy Ritchie says the weather has not done them any favors. “The snow and the weather has played havoc on our blood supply just like it has in everyone’s lives, and we have had to cancel hundreds of units worth of blood drives, so we are doing everything we can to start out […]

Carolyn Beeler says she thought her worst fears about the train tracks near her fiancé Jeff Collier’s house on Hawkins Drive had come true Thursday night when they were awakened when a vehicle came crashing through their bedroom wall. “He’s got train tracks behind the house, and I told him, I said ‘one day, I’m just waiting for this train to go through,’” Beeler said. “That’s what I thought it was, […]

The Kentucky Department of Revenue is accepting and processing state individual income tax returns, but a delay to services is due to begin this week. The deadline to file Kentucky and federal tax returns for 2024 is Tuesday, April 15, but processing will take a pause this Wednesday. The DOR says the department is transitioning to a new integrated tax system and launching a new business tax portal. These changes will require […]

A Hardin County man is in custody after he allegedly struck two men changing a tire on the Bluegrass Parkway, killing one, and fled the scene. Jason T. Hamilton of Rineyville faces multiple charges including Vehicular Homicide When Under the Influence of Alcohol, Leaving the Scene of an Accident, and Fourth Degree Assault following the incident Friday. According to Kentucky State Police Post Four, at around 11 p.m. on February […]

A suspect is in custody after multiple shooting incidents occurred in Radcliff. Dante T. Patterson faces charges of Attempted Murder, Wanton Endangerment, Assault, Leaving the Scene of an Accident, and Possession of a Handgun by a Convicted Felon following his arrest Saturday. According to a post on the City of Radcliff Government Facebook page, officers with the Radcliff Police Department responded to Braxton Court for a call of reported gunfire. […]

Emergency responders Thursday night made a rescue in Elizabethtown. “At around 10:30 p.m. Thursday evening, we along with the Elizabethtown Fire Department and Hardin County EMS responded to the report of a disabled vehicle in the floodwater on Hawkins Drive,” said Elizabethtown Police Department Public Information Officer Chris Denham. “When our officers arrived, we determined a vehicle occupied by two adults and a juvenile drove around the high water barrier and into […]

Light snowfall overnight and frigid temperatures led to slick conditions across the area Thursday morning. State officials say the Kentucky State Police has responded to 175 stranded motorist calls, 149 non-injury crashes, and 18 injury crashes over the course of the recent winter weather. Slick conditions in Hardin County led to several slide-offs Thursday morning, including an incident that shut down Hawkins Drive for several hours. “At Interstate 65 Northbound, […]