WULF News

A police call regarding a domestic incident led to a vehicle pursuit and a man’s arrest.  Jerry S. Martin of Scottsville faces multiple charges including Attempted Murder of a First Responder, Wanton Endangerment, Fleeing or Evading Police, and Menacing, among other charges, following his arrest Monday. According to the Meade County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a residence on Sandy Hill Road at around 1 a.m. on November 4 after […]

Several area communities, schools, and organizations have events planned today through Monday in observance of Veterans Day. The City of Elizabethtown will host their annual motorcade and Veterans Day ceremony Monday. The motorcade will begin at 10:15 a.m. at American Legion Park on North Miles Street, proceeding to Ring Road and ending at the Elizabethtown Nature Park. Active duty service members and veterans are welcome to line up by 9:45 a.m., while […]

The Elizabethtown man charged with Murder and Arson following a late October fire appeared in Hardin District Court Wednesday afternoon. Dustin Caudill appeared before Judge Kimberly Schumate for a preliminary hearing. Caudill’s attorney, public defender Erin Hartman, said the hearing would not be necessary as Caudill was waiving his case to the Hardin County Grand Jury. Judge Schumate said Caudill’s case will be reviewed by the grand jury, and should they choose […]

As Kentucky Fish and Wildlife continues to monitor for chronic wasting disease, the agency is offering an incentive to hunters to help with their efforts. Kentucky hunters that harvest a deer between now and January 20 are invited to submit it to Kentucky Fish and Wildlife for sampling, which will enter them in the Shoot for Samples regional giveaway. KFW says the giveaways will take place across five regions: Bluegrass, Northeast, Southeast, […]

Tickets are now on sale for the multiple Christmas activities offered by the City of Elizabethtown this holiday season. “The City of Elizabethtown prides itself in offering events for our residents,” said Elizabethtown Events Manager Beth Pyles. “We have a lot to offer here. You don’t have to go to a big city. I think the festivities that we have here are fantastic, and we just hope that everyone enjoys […]

Hardin County Schools will be partnering with several area agencies to present an assembly on the dangers of drug overdoses. “It’ll be an opportunity for our community, our parents, our families to see that obviously drug use and the abuse of it is not the proper thing to do,” said HCS Community Relations Specialist John Wright. “It can impact so many lives when things go wrong, and so this will really […]

The judge in the cases of the Crystal Rogers investigation suspects has ordered for a separate trial for one of the defendants.  Nelson Circuit Judge Charles Simms III ordered Tuesday that Steven Lawson will be tried separately while the trials for Brooks Houck and Joseph Lawson shall be consolidated. Simms said in the order that while the prosecution intends to introduce Steven Lawson’s grand jury testimony and redact Joseph Lawson and […]

The polls are open, and voters have until 6 p.m. local time to cast their ballot in the 2024 general election. The Associated Press reports that about 77 million Americans cast early ballots in this year’s election, with several states seeing record numbers. Hardin County Clerk Brian D. Smith described the early voting turnout in Hardin County as “staggering.” “We voted over the course of three days early voting,” Smith said. “We […]

The Elizabethtown City Council met for their first meeting of the month Monday. The first reading was held on an amendment ordinance for the city’s zoning ordinance. Reading from the ordinance, City Attorney Ken Howard said the ordinance adds provisions for medical cannabis. “Definitions for the various use types, the zoning districts where the various uses will be permitted, special provisions for spacing of uses, and hours of operation and parking standards,” […]