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A Jefferson County man is in custody following a road rage incident in Elizabethtown. Kevin Felix of Louisville was charged with three counts of first degree Wanton Endangerment and one count of Possession of a Handgun by a Convicted Felon following his arrest Saturday. According to the Elizabethtown Police Department, on October 4 at around 2:41 a.m. officers were dispatched to East Dixie Avenue between Steel Drive and Public Square […]

Firefighters rescued two individuals from a burning residence in Hardin County Thursday. The Upton Fire Department says at approximately 6:42 p.m. on October 2 they, along with the Sonora and Glendale fire departments, responded to a reported structure fire with confirmed entrapment at a residence on Broadway Street in Sonora. Mutual aid was requested from the Elizabethtown Fire Department. The fire department says Sonora crews were on the scene five minutes […]

The National Fire Protection Association encourages residents to take steps to protect their homes and loved ones during Fire Prevention Week, which runs now through October 11. Radcliff Deputy Fire Marshal Tommy Crane says the theme for Fire Prevention Week this year is “Charge into Fire Safety: Lithium-Ion Batteries in Your Home”. Crane says with so many items on the market today using lithium-ion batteries, make sure you do some homework […]

Students at T.K. Stone Middle School Thursday got hands-on experience in STEM education and helping members of their community. Students in Jennifer Weaver’s class, with help from Heartland Ambucs, assembled two tricycles for children with disabilities. Weaver said she met Heartland Ambucs volunteer Darrell Olson through Wesley Hilltop. “We had a couple of bikes that they brought on Thursday, and I had the classes split up into two groups, and they kind […]

A Hardin County teenager was convicted for his part in a 2024 overdose death of a minor. The Kentucky Attorney General’s Office says 18-year-old Aadyn Kristopher-Nelson Durbin pleaded guilty in Hardin Circuit Court this week to Second Degree Manslaughter, Trafficking in a Controlled Substance, and Trafficking in Marijuana. Durbin was sentenced to 10 years in prison. The AG’s office says “Durbin admitted to knowingly selling fentanyl, which caused the victim’s death […]

The Stephen Foster Story may not be on stage at the amphitheater, but you’ll find some Halloween fun in its place. Now through November 15, the community is invited to the inaugural Bardstown Scarecrow Trail, a family-friendly event that has transformed the Stephen Foster Story amphitheater’s driveway “into a vibrant display of creativity and community spirit.” The drive-through experience features a variety of scarecrows sponsored and created by area businesses, […]

Team Kentucky Stop Scams is offering advice on how to handle unwanted calls. The Stop Scams team says the best way to handle an unwanted call is to simply not answer. Once scammers know a number is live, they are encouraged to continue calling the number. Stop Scams says the best method is to let the call ring to voicemail as hitting ignore can also signal that the number is […]

Hardin County Animal Care and Control Director Mike McNutt says the shelter is continuing to deal with overpopulation issues, and in particular the need to get large dogs adopted out has substantially grown. “We’re inundated with big dogs right now,” McNutt said. “When I say big dogs, I mean 40 pounds and up, and all of our kennels are full and they’re just coming in faster than we can move […]