Hardin County Quick Response Team Director Justin Blair says December saw another spike in drug overdoses. “It’s still the same old thing with fentanyl and methamphetamines,” Blair said. “That’s really what’s creating all of this issue, and like I’ve said before, the hospitals use fentanyl, but it’s regulated, and so what they’re getting on the street is made in somebody’s basement, and it’s just super dangerous and you have no […]

More than $200 million in funding will help support health care in Kentucky’s rural communities. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear announced this week that the state’s Rural Health Transformation Plan has been accepted in full by the White House, securing $212.9 million in funding from the $50 billion authorized by Congress earlier this year and administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. According to a release from the governor’s […]

New Year’s Eve is upon us, and area law enforcement agencies are reminding Kentuckians to take precautions if alcohol is part of your celebration tonight. “I want to wish everyone a very Happy New Year, but also remind you to please celebrate responsibly,” said Elizabethtown Police Department Public Information Officer Chris Denham. “If you choose to consume alcohol, please be sure you have a safe ride home beforehand. A single decision to […]

One person is dead and two people are injured following a collision in Breckinridge County Monday. According to Kentucky State Police Post Four, at approximately 5 p.m. on December 29 troopers were notified of a two-vehicle collision near the four-mile marker on KY 79. The KSP says the preliminary investigation indicates a passenger car operated by 42-year-old Justin Nance of Falls of Rough crossed the center line, resulting in a […]

The Kentucky Department for Public Health on Tuesday announced the first pediatric death from influenza in the current respiratory virus season. According to the KDPH, the child lived in Kenton County and had not received this season’s flu vaccine. The KDPH says the number of flu cases is increasing across the state, especially among children. Most cases result in mild symptoms, but serious symptoms such as difficult or fast breathing, seizures, […]