WULF News

Nolin RECC sent crews out early Sunday morning in response to the devastation caused by a historic winter tornado event impacting several communities throughout the state.

“Our line techs are always eager to get into these communities and help out, because they know what that extra help can mean to these co-ops struggling to make restoration. But particularly now because they are so close to home, these are co-ops that we work with a lot and so it means even more that we are able to get in and help them out,” noted Communications Manager Sarah Fellows. 

Ten lineman were sent out to both Warren County and Meade County. The length of their stay is dependent on damage assessment in the area.

Throughout the night and early into Saturday morning,  tornadoes touched down throughout the state. 

“The storms that were coming through were rolling. The tornado that hit Madisonville actually went over the top of the Vine grove area around 1:30 this morning,” stated Hardin County Chief Emergency Services Officer Bryce Shumate. While Hardin County suffered minor damage due to high wind speeds, tornadoes damaged more than a dozen counties throughout the state. “The primary tornado was on the ground continuously  for over 200 miles in our state, something we have never seen before,” noted Governor Andy Beshear. This is believed to be the most severe tornado event in the commonwealth.

With the rise in COVID-19 cases, Hardin County Schools will require masks for students, staff and guests beginning on Monday. The incidence rate in Hardin County on December 9th was 60.8. 

For more information on COVid-19 protocols, visit hardin.kyschools.us.

Kentucky State Police have arrested a Taylor County man after a standoff with law enforcement. Around 7 p.m. on Sunday, December 5th, Post 4 Troopers were working an ongoing investigation that led them to a residence on College Street in the Buffalo Community of Larue County. One state trooper attempted to make contact with the individual at the residence, and the person made verbal treats toward the trooper’s life.

Kentucky State Police’s Special Response Team was later called to the scene, and the individual surrendered around 12:30 a.m. this morning.

42 year-old James Deslongchamps, of Campbellsville, was charged with terroristic threatening in the third degree, and menacing and resisting arrest. He was lodged in the Larue County Jail.

No one was injured during the incident.

A vehicle pursuit this morning has ended in Hardin County.

At 2:27 a.m., the Hodgenville Police Department observed a 2004 Hundai driving erratically on Lincoln Farm Road. The vehicle failed to stop and was pursued onto Lincoln Parkway and into Hardin County. Units from Kentucky State Police began to pursue the vehicle and were successful. Spike strips were deployed at Sportsman Lake Road, and the vehicle then stopped in the median.

The operator of the vehicle, 44 year-old William Pierce of Mount Sherman, was taken into custody and lodged in the Larue County Jail. Mr. Pierce had an outstanding bench warrant through the Larue County Circuit Court for violation of supervision on felony drug charges. He was charged with Fleeing or Evading Police in the first degree, and Wanton Endangerment in the first.