WULF News

Crystal Rogers investigation suspect Steven Lawson was back in Nelson Circuit Court for a status hearing Thursday. While no motions were before the court, Lawson’s defense previously requested the hearing be scheduled in order to keep “on a routine track in advance of the currently scheduled trial date.” The defense requested another status hearing for 30 days out, but when Special Prosecutor Shane Young asked for a date in late April due […]

As outbreaks of measles are reported in the southwest, health officials have announced a confirmed case in Kentucky. The Kentucky Department for Public Health and the Franklin County Health Department say they have confirmed a case of measles in an adult Kentucky resident who recently traveled internationally to an area with ongoing measles transmission. Health officials are working to identify and contact individuals who may have been exposed to the virus after […]

Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Jonathan Shell is inviting the public to submit their artwork for the state’s contest to redesign the Kentucky Spay and Neuter license plate. According to a release from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, proceeds from the sale of the spay and neuter plate  go to the Animal Control and Care Fund, which the state Animal Control Advisory Board uses for animal control issues and applications for spay […]

The City of Elizabethtown is announcing several street closures that are set to begin Monday. The following streets will be closed to through traffic from March 3 until construction is completed later in the summer: -Helm Street between South Mulberry and South Miles streets -Terry Court -Park Avenue between South Miles Street and College Avenue The city says the closures are related to the Helm Street, Terry Court, and Park Avenue Street […]

An alleged threat put North Hardin High School under a hard lockdown at around 10 a.m. Wednesday. “That means that no students were permitted to leave their classrooms and all students and staff were secured where they were,” said Hardin County Schools Community Relations Specialist John Wright. “No one could leave or exit a secure area, but that lockdown, at approximately 10:15 a.m., was lifted.” The lockdown resulted from a student who […]

Greenspace and the City of Elizabethtown are partnering to host a public meeting at the Pritchard Community Center Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. to gather public input on the bicycle and pedestrian master plan Greenspace began developing about two years ago, with the organization contracting engineering firm Gresham Smith. Greenspace President David Haines told the Elizabethtown City Council earlier this month the public meeting will be preceded by a series […]

A Hardin County man serving time for the murder of his brother has been sentenced in federal court for sending threats from jail. Kyle Miller of Vine Grove was sentenced to four years in federal prison following three years of supervised release after he was convicted for Mailing Threatening Communications with Threats to Kill and Extort. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Kentucky, Miller mailed […]

Area veterans organizations are partnering to sponsor a special screening at Crowne Pointe Theatre on Friday. The Elizabethtown Elks Lodge No. 2891, the Kentucky Elks Association, VFW Posts 10281 and 12237, and American Legion Post 113 are offering the community the chance to be among the first in the country to see Brothers After War, the follow-up to the award-winning documentary Brothers at War. The film will be screened at Crowne Pointe Theatre at […]

The Hardin County Fiscal Court met for their second meeting of the month Tuesday. The court approved an ordinance on second reading that amends the 2024-2025 budget. Hardin County Judge/Executive Keith Taul said the amendment facilitates a $1 million Federal Community Development Block Grant for Family Scholar House. District Four Magistrate Fred Clem attempted to motion to reintroduce a resolution drafted by the Hardin County Finance Committee to form “a steering committee […]