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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, […]

UPDATE: KYTC District Four says due subcontractor scheduling issues the start of the project has been delayed to Monday, March 3. A bridge along U.S. 62 in Nelson County will be closed for a superstructure project set to begin Monday. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District Four says the U.S. 62 bridge over Cedar Creek will be fully closed with work to be completed within 90 days. The bridge is located about 9.4 […]

The weather outside may be cold, but the scene amongst the Kentucky coyote population is red hot as winter mating season means increased sightings in rural and urban areas. Kentucky Fish and Wildlife says winter mating season for coyotes runs through March, which means coyotes will be roaming rural and urban areas as they search for mates, establish territories, and raise pups in the late spring and early summer. Coyotes are […]

Another winter storm system brought 2 to 8 inches of snow across much of Kentucky, and frigid temperatures in the forecast the rest of the week combined with the remaining impacts of weekend flooding means the cleanup is not an easy one as plowing gives way to salt treatments. “With these temperatures expected to be very cold the next few days, especially at night, effectiveness of those treatments will become […]

College undergraduate enrollment is up across the commonwealth. According to a report from the Council on Postsecondary Education, from Fall 2023 to Fall 2024 undergraduate enrollment at the Kentucky Community and Technical College System increased by 6.8 percent, public universities saw a 3.9 percent increase, and private institutions affiliated with the Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities saw a 3.7 percent increase. The CPE says enrollment also increased among targeted […]