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The registration window is now open for young drivers in Kentucky to sign up for the second Safe Teen Driving Challenge. “Like last year’s challenge, teens ages 15 to 19 with a learner’s permit or a driver’s license are eligible to sign up and to participate, and thanks to program sponsors we’ll be awarding $10,000 in cash prizes to the safest teen drivers,” said Governor Andy Beshear during Thursday’s Team […]

With spring being a prime time for thunderstorms in Kentucky, you can assist the National Weather Service in Louisville by completing training to become a SKYWARN Spotter. According to the NWS, SKYWARN is a volunteer program in which trained severe weather spotters help keep their local communities safe by providing timely and accurate reports of severe weather to the NWS. Since the program was introduced in the 1970s, the information […]

The Kentucky State Police is investigating a fatal collision on Dixie Highway Saturday. According to KSP Post Four, the single-vehicle collision occurred at approximately 9:50 a.m. on March 21 on U.S. 31W within Muldraugh city limits. The KSP says the preliminary investigation indicates 34-year-old Dennis J. Perry of Louisville was operating a vehicle heading north on U.S. 31W when for unknown reasons the vehicle left the roadway and struck the […]

The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal collision which occurred Saturday. According to the sheriff’s office, at approximately 2:15 p.m. on March 21 deputies responded to a two-vehicle collision on the 6900 block of Rineyville Big Springs Road. The preliminary investigation indicates a westbound motorcycle crossed into the eastbound lane, colliding with an eastbound SUV. The operator of the motorcycle sustained life-threatening injuries and was transported to Baptist Health Hardin, […]

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and CASA of the Heartland will once again be participating in the national Pinwheels for Prevention campaign “as a reminder of the uplifting and great childhood that all children deserve.” The blue and white pinwheels represent hope, health, and happiness for children served by the CASA organization. CASA of the Heartland will kick off the campaign with their annual Pinwheel Planting Community Event, held in […]

Bernheim Forest Director of Marketing and Communications Lynette Cox says the forest recently saw a special new visitor. “We’re so excited to introduce Gwaihir, our latest tagged golden eagle at Bernheim Forest and Arboretum,” Cox said. Bernheim’s a great place where we have golden eagles that come and winter with us every year because of the variety of the forest there.” Gwaihir received his name, taken from J.R.R Tolkien’s Lord of the […]

The final day of school for Hardin County Schools and the graduation dates for the district’s high schools have been announced. The Hardin County Board of Education voted on Thursday to amend the 2025-2026 district calendar, setting the last day of school for all kindergarten through 12th grade students for Thursday, May 21. According to a release from HCS, the strategic integration of Non-Traditional Instruction Days and traditional snow days along with […]

Following damage surveys of the severe thunderstorms that worked their way through the area Sunday into Monday, the National Weather Service in Louisville confirmed an EF1 tornado touched down in the area. “The tornado was measured at 110 miles per hour, and it traveled more than 43 miles on the ground from Grayson, Hardin and Meade counties,” said Governor Andy Beshear during Thursday’s Team Kentucky Update. “This tornado and the […]