The Kentucky State Police is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Nelson County. According to KSP Post Four, the preliminary investigation by the KSP Critical Incident Response Team indicates that an employee of the Nelson County Humane Society called 911 Wednesday afternoon “after an individual became disorderly inside the premises and threatened them with a firearm.” The individual, identified as 80-year-old Norman Perkins of New Haven, left the premises and began […]

McDonald’s restaurants are recognizing the crew members who have played a role in building the “Mcdonald’s Experience” in local communities with their inaugural One in Eight Day. “Across the U.S., one in eight Americans have had work experience at McDonald’s in their lifetime, so McDonald’s corporate is pushing out January 8, 1/8/26, just to show appreciation to current career members and management teams, and then former employees that worked at […]

Kentucky government is launching a new statewide initiative aimed at carbon monoxide safety. Governor Andy Beshear on Wednesday said as part of the initiative, the state will be working with local building personnel and the Department of Education to conduct proactive inspections of aging buildings, beginning with schools, daycares, and senior living facilities. These inspections will include checks of furnace rooms, HVAC systems, kitchen equipment, and emergency monitoring devices to […]

An Elizabethtown man charged in the accidental overdose death of a Hardin County teenager received his sentence Monday. Hardin Circuit Judge Larry Ashlock accepted the commonwealth’s plea deal with Damien Felker, who pleaded guilty to all of the charges a grand jury indicted him on in December of 2024 including first-degree Trafficking in a Controlled Substance Resulting in Death. Under the terms of the deal, Felker will serve 10 years […]

West Point Mayor Richard Ciresi says the city has continued to make efforts to make the city aesthetically pleasing in order to attract new residents and tourism. Ciresi says the city accomplished several goals in 2025, including the opening of a Dollar General store, which he believes is the first national retailer to open in the city in decades. “That filled the big demand,” Ciresi said. “Now you can buy some […]