Wolf Country

The trial of Crystal Rogers investigation suspects Brooks Houck and Joseph Lawson began at the Warren County Justice Center Wednesday morning. Jim Lesousky asked the jury in the opening statement for the Commonwealth to use their “god-given common sense” as they heard the testimony and reviewed the evidence, which he said would show that Crystal Rogers died on July 3 or 4, 2015, “at the hands of a cruel murder.” Lesousky […]

The jury has been selected for the joint trial of Crystal Rogers investigation suspects Brooks Houck and Joseph Lawson. 15 jurors were selected from an initial pool of 132 at the Warren County Justice Center Tuesday for the trial. Those 15 jurors will be presented with the witness testimony and evidence presented at the trial, after which 12 jurors will deliberate. Nelson Circuit Judge Charles Simms III began the day […]

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 […]