WULF News

An escapee in Madison County the Kentucky State Police is currently searching for has local ties. Troopers are currently searching for 28-year-old Jarod Ryan Barnes, who KSP Post Seven Public Affairs Officer Trooper Justin Kearney says walked away from the Bluegrass Career and Development Center in Richmond just before 6:45 p.m. on Sunday. The KSP says Barnes is serving a sentence for multiple charges including second degree Engaging in Organized Crime-Criminal Syndicate […]

The Hardin County Fiscal Court met for their second meeting of the month Tuesday. The fiscal court approved a resolution that amended the Hardin County Administrative Code. After an amendment to the resolution presented by Magistrate Chris Yates removed policies concerning take-home vehicles and social media, Magistrate Kenny Saltsman said the amendment only changed policy concerning the use of county facilities by for-profit businesses. After the administrative code amendment was approved, Yates […]

Elizabethtown Police Chief Jeremy Thompson says with the area experiencing growth from developments such as BlueOval SK, the EPD knew it would need to match that growth, and that growth has been a reflection of the trust the city council and the community have in the department. “We were voted one of the safest cities in the United States a few years back,” Thompson said. “We didn’t stop there and just […]

CASA of the Heartland celebrated the growth of the organization with a ribbon cutting at their new headquarters in Elizabethtown Monday. CASA of the Heartland Executive Director Michelle Kail says the new office, located at 950 North Mulberry Street, Suite 290 in Elizabethtown, was needed after the organization expanded its service area to include LaRue County in 2023 and Breckinridge, Grayson, and Meade counties in 2024. “We were just kind of […]

Kentucky’s unemployment rate in May was mostly in line with where it was the year prior. The Kentucky Center for Statistics says the state unemployment average for May was 5 percent. That is up a tick from May 2024 when the average was reported at 4.9 percent, but it is down slightly from the April average of 5.2 percent. Kentucky’s unemployment average also came in higher in May than the national unemployment […]

The Stephen Foster Drama Association is gearing up for their 25th-annual Fourth of July Celebration.  According to the Drama Association, the Fourth of July is particularly significant to the organization as it not only recognizes the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, but also the birthday of Stephen Foster himself, fifty years later on July 4, 1826. In celebration of both occasions, a family-friendly celebration will […]

More than 100 antique automobiles will be making their way through Elizabethtown this Wednesday as part of the Hemmings Great Race. The nine-day, 2,300-mile classic car rally takes the drivers on a different route each year. This year’s route runs from St. Paul, Minnesota, to Irmo, South Carolina. The driver’s will be stopping at the Swope’s Cars of Yesteryear Museum for a hosted lunch stop. “We have 120 vintage automobiles, […]

Several area entities will receive support from the latest announced grants from the Legacy Foundation of Kentuckiana. The foundation announced last week the approval of 23 grants totaling $2.35 million “to support charitable programs that foster healthier communities in the Louisville area, focused particularly on the needs of vulnerable populations.” The foundation says the grants reaffirm its commitment to strengthening local health and well-being by addressing pressing regional challenges. Among […]

With summertime comes summer heat, so parents and caregivers should take extra steps to make sure children do not get left behind in a hot vehicle. “On just a sunny 60 degree day, it can be up to 110 degrees in the car,” said Radcliff Deputy Fire Marshal Tommy Crane. “Especially with our hot and humid area around here in the Ohio River Valley, the other thing to think about […]