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Kentucky Fish and Wildlife is reminding boaters and motorists heading out on the water and the roads to be safe this Memorial Day weekend. KFW says game wardens, the U.S. Coast Guard, and other law enforcement agencies will be patrolling state waterways to check boaters for legal and safety considerations including lifejackets, boat registration, watercraft safety, and possible impairment. KFW is offering several safety tips ahead of the weekend. KFW says Kentucky law requires each occupant of a boat to […]

The Radcliff City Council met for a called meeting Monday evening. The council approved an update to the Radcliff Police Department’s policies and procedures concerning the department’s Code of Conduct. During the May 11 council work session, RPD Chief Jeff Cross said the updates keep the policy in line with standards set by the Kentucky Association of Police Chiefs. “Some policies have a complete standalone policy in itself that explains everything in detail, and then we have ‘rules and regulations’ that touches […]

Area communities are among the recipients of $6 million in state funding for projects aimed at reducing waste in landfills and improving management of hazardous household waste. Governor Andy Beshear last week announced the recipients of the funding which is supported through the Kentucky Pride Fund. 68 projects were selected from municipalities, universities, and fiscal courts across the commonwealth. The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet says three different grants were awarded. The Recycling Grant provides funds for counties to purchase recycling equipment. […]

A Texas man has pleaded guilty in federal court after burglarizing an Elizabethtown ATM. Jesse Kayembe of Houston on Thursday pled guilty to one count of Bank Larceny, for which a federal district court judge will determine the sentence in a hearing this September. Kayembe will also be required to pay restitution. According to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Kentucky, Kayembe and others working with him stole a truck in Elizabethtown. The release states: […]

A Louisville man is in custody after a fatal collision in Nelson County Friday. Kentucky State Police Post Four says at approximately 4:15 p.m. on May 15 troopers were requested to assist with a two-vehicle collision near the 3945 block of KY 245/Shepherdsville Road in Bardstown. The KSP says the preliminary investigation indicates a vehicle operated by Teudis Hernandez was traveling south on KY 245 when the vehicle crossed into the northbound lane. The vehicle then collided head-on with a northbound […]

Unemployment rates in the Lincoln Trail District in March saw declines in all but two counties, and the numbers are all down compared to the year prior. The Kentucky Center for Statistics says unemployment rates decreased in all 120 counties when comparing March 2026 with March 2025. The state unemployment average for March was 4.6 percent. That’s down from the 4.8 percent average reported in February and down from the March 2025 average of 5.1 percent. Hardin County’s unemployment rate […]

Memorial Day is less than a week away, and Fort Knox will be hosting visitation at the 118 cemeteries located on-post. “One thing we do at Fort Knox is from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Memorial Day, we open post to allow visitors to visit the over 100 cemeteries that we have,” said Fort Knox Garrison Commander Colonel Dave Holstead. Fort Knox Range Operations staff will be stationed at the following checkpoints within the range complex to assist visitors […]

Veterans, their friends and families, and community members are invited to learn more about suicide prevention at the Lethal Means Safety Summit, hosted on behalf of the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs and Commissioner Whitney Allen on Wednesday, May 20, in Louisville. “We teach things like ‘Military Culture 101,’” said KDVA Director for State Programs Millie Dee Stevens. “We also have someone coming that’s going to teach on CALM. It’s on firearms safety, how you can prevent suicides by participating […]

Central Kentucky Community Foundation Communications and Projects Coordinator Erin Hahn said Kentucky Gives Day 2026 went “really well” for local participating organizations. “We raised nearly $194,000 locally for Kentucky Give’s Day this year, and that included 933 individual gifts to 26 nonprofits in our service area,” Hahn said. The Community Foundation said statewide more than $853,000 from nearly 5,000 gifts supported nonprofits from across the commonwealth. Bernheim Forest raised the most money in the CKCF service area followed by St. […]