Horse Cave woman dead after motor vehicle collision with horse and carriage

A collision between a vehicle and a horse and carriage resulted in the death of a Hart County woman Monday. Kentucky State Police Post Three says at approximately 8:24 a.m. on May 11 troopers were notified of an injury collision and responded to the 1600 block of South Dixie Highway in Munfordville. The KSP says the preliminary investigation indicates a horse and carriage operated by Melvin Miller of Horse Cave was traveling north on South Dixie Highway. A pickup truck operated […]

May 13, 2026

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E-Town and Radcliff city councils host meetings

The Elizabethtown City Council met for a special meeting Monday. A public hearing was held on the city’s Municipal Road Aid funding. “The city currently has $0 in carryover funds in its Municipal Road funds and will receive approximately $601,857.59 during the fiscal year 2027,” said Elizabethtown Mayor Jeff Gregory. “The LGEA fund has $0 in carryover funds and will receive approximately $0 during the fiscal year 2027.” A zoning map amendment setting the zoning for the Woodland Corridor to Neighborhood Commercial […]

May 12, 2026

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Kentucky voter registration sees another surge ahead of registration deadline

The primary election is one week away, and voter registration saw another surge. The Kentucky Secretary of State’s Office says 9,883 new voters were added to the rolls ahead of the April 20 registration deadline. According to the Secretary of State’s Office, Republican registration in April increased by 3,915 voters, independent or other registration increased by 1,725, and Democratic registration increased by 1,168 voters. Republican registration makes up 48 percent of the state electorate, Democratic registration makes up 41 percent, and independent […]

May 12, 2026

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Area nonprofits seek support on KY Gives Day

Area nonprofits will be looking for extra support Tuesday as they participate in KY Gives Day. “It is a chance for area nonprofits to showcase all the great work that they do throughout the year in giving back to the community, and it also makes it a very easy way for the community to give to them through the online portal,” said Central Kentucky Community Foundation Communications Coordinator Erin Hahn. The online portal is open at www.kygives.org through midnight. Multiple opportunities for matching donations […]

May 12, 2026

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PinkDot Project promoting mission during National Period Poverty Awareness Week

Dr. Shannon Holt, who with support from the Central Kentucky Community Foundation’s Heels Together Initiative spearheaded the creation of the PinkDot Project, says two in five women in the United States cannot afford their own period supplies, something that has become increasingly problematic as costs have risen. “One in four students can’t afford their supplies, and these students and women, they’re missing school, they’re missing work, and when you can’t go to school and can’t get your education and when […]

May 11, 2026

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Foster home numbers down nearly 50 percent from last year

Heritage Children Services Home Resource Coordinator Jessy Jefferson says Kentucky, and the nation as a whole, is seeing a major shortage in available foster homes, with numbers down nearly 50 percent from last year. “These kids need safe places, and when these kids suffer, all of our community suffers,” Jefferson says. “They need to be somewhere safe where someone can guide them, give them direction, where they can get services, where they can get therapy, because we do therapeutic foster care […]

May 11, 2026

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Road work on Ring Road, Patriot Parkway, and Veterans Way creating various lane configurations

Officials are reminding drivers in Elizabethtown to continue paying attention to traffic pattern changes and possible delays related to two major road projects. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District Four says traffic on Ring Road near the intersection with Patriot Parkway has been placed in a split phase on the outside of the roundabout under construction at the new Kroger. On the Patriot Parkway side, turning lane and r-cut loon work will require various lane closures and configuration changes. This week, Provident Way […]

May 11, 2026

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Independent review of Kentucky Office of Medical Cannabis released

The Kentucky Office of Medical Cannabis has created “an effective program that was transparent and fair to all licensure applicants” according to an independent review. The Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet’s Office of the Inspector General on Thursday published findings from their independent review of the OMC. According to a release from the FAC, the review “included the review of statutes and regulations, numerous reports, system data, policies and processes, videos, licensure applications, legislative testimony, and in-person interviews of personnel directly involved […]

May 11, 2026

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March unemployment in Kentucky sees slight decline

March unemployment in Kentucky is down slightly from the previous year. The Kentucky Center for Statistics says the state unemployment average for March was 4.2 percent. That is the same as the average reported in February, and down .5 percent from the March 2025 average of 4.7 percent. Kentucky’s unemployment average for March came in under the national unemployment rate, which the U.S. Department of Labor says at 4.3 percent is up from the 4.2 percent rate reported in March 2025. […]

May 8, 2026