WULF News

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 […]

After two days and six witnesses, the defense in the trial of Crystal Rogers investigation suspects Brooks Houck and Joseph Lawson rested their case Thursday. Houck’s defense attorney Brian Butler called Dr. Jeffrey Neuschatz, a professor of psychology at the University of Alabama Huntsville, who the court accepted as an expert “on cognitive psychology regarding police interviews.” Neuschatz testified that a person’s memory of a specific event can be impacted by multiple […]

The defense opened its case as the trial of Crystal Rogers investigation suspects Brooks Houck and Joseph Lawson continued at the Warren County Justice Center Wednesday. Lawson’s attorney Kevin Coleman gave his defense’s opening statement to the jury. Coleman stated that Lawson is not guilty of either of the charges he faces, and described Lawson as “collateral damage” in the Commonwealth’s pursuit of convicting Houck. The first witness called by Houck’s defense […]

The Kentucky Attorney General’s Office says no credible violations were discovered in the 2024 General Election. The Attorney General’s office on Tuesday announced the completion of the 12 required county inquiries following the 2024 General Election. Kentucky law requires the AG’s office to conduct independent inquiries in 12 randomly selected counties following an election. According to a release from the AG’s office, no credible election law violations were found by detectives with […]

After five days of testimony from 38 witnesses, the prosecution rested its case in the trial of Crystal Rogers investigation suspects Brooks Houck and Joseph Lawson Tuesday. The prosecution showed a recorded deposition of Terry Benjamin with Lone Star Search and Rescue. He testified that on May 21, 2016, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Detective Jamie Brooks picked Benjamin and his K9 partner Ranger up and took them to a parking lot owned […]

The governor’s office released the 2024 Kentucky Domestic Violence Data Report this week. The report is compiled using data from the Kentucky State Police, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, the Administrative Office of the Courts, and ZeroV. The report is the product of laws signed in 2022 and 2023 requiring the collection and analysis of data related to domestic violence. According to a release from the Kentucky Justice and Public […]

Area school districts are celebrating new additions to their administrative teams. Elizabethtown Independent Schools has named Wesley Hatfield as the district’s new Curriculum Specialist. The district said in a release: “A dedicated educator with nearly 20 years of classroom experience, Hatfield brings a deep understanding of instructional excellence, collaboration, and student-centered learning to this new leadership role.” EIS also announced Daniel Lockwood as the district’s new Assistant Superintendent of Student Learning. […]