A Virgina man faces multiple charges after his arrest in Grayson County Wednesday. The Leitchfield Police Department says officers responded to Hometown Hangout in the early morning hours of April 10 for a report of a possible burglary. “Upon arrival, officers found that a back door had been left unlocked and multiple fridges and the walk-in cooler had been entered by someone,” said Detective Sergeant Ian Renfrow with the LPD. “Multiple cases […]
The Bullitt County Sheriff’s Office’s partnership with other area law enforcement agencies led to the seizure of narcotics earlier this week. Detectives with the Greater Hardin County Narcotics Task Force searched a Bullitt County residence on Monday. As a result of that search, officers seized 56 grams of cocaine, 1.5 pounds of psychedelic mushrooms, and 6 pounds of marijuana, along with other drug paraphernalia. The approximate street value of the drugs is […]
The Kentucky State Police is investigating an injury accident on Interstate 65 in Hart County Wednesday that caused significant traffic delays. According to the KSP, the investigation indicates that Jose Gonzalez of Munfordville was operating a car near the 67 mile marker of I-65 north when the vehicle left the roadway, struck the inside barrier wall, then traveled across all three lanes of traffic. The vehicle was then struck by a commercial […]
The City of Elizabethtown kicks off its summer programming one month from today with the eighth annual E-Town Wine Fest, which E-Town Events Manager Beth Pyles says will be bigger than ever. “Delicious food, wineries, we will have beer – we’ve got some craft breweries going to set up as well,” said Pyles. “Of course, the Bourbon’s Backyard Bourbon Bar will be available as well, and this year we’ll have several […]
The first reading of the 2024-2025 county budget was held during the Hardin County Fiscal Court’s first meeting of the month Tuesday. Hardin County Judge-Executive Keith Taul is proposing a budget that totals $59,615,729. The county’s expenses in the budget total $22,294,285, which comes in higher than the county’s revenue. “We unfortunately only have revenue of $17.5 million of recurring sustainable taxes, fees, some interest thrown in there from some money […]
The Kentucky General Assembly is currently in its veto recess, meaning the state House of Representatives and state Senate are waiting on Governor Andy Beshear to review and take action on the more than 160 bills that passed the 2024 legislative session. Kentucky 10th District Senator Matt Deneen sponsored four bills that passed through the general assembly. One of those, Senate Bill 18, has been signed into law. Deneen says the […]
Hodgenville Police Chief James Richardson says he was disappointed with the low turnout for a presentation on sextortion the department hosted via Zoom, so after getting community feedback on how to improve the idea and reach more people the police department is hosting an in-person event on sexual assault and related issues on April 15. “We’re going to give a presentation,” Richardson said. “It’s going to start at 6 p.m. at […]