WULF News

A Nelson County man was charged with animal cruelty following an investigation by the Kentucky State Police. The KSP says Aaron John Thompson of Bardstown on Monday was charged with second degree Cruelty to Animals. The charge was cited to Nelson County District Court. According to the KSP, at 11 a.m. on February 17 troopers responded to a call from an individual who said an organized chicken-fighting event was taking place […]

When it gets cold outside, animals need special attention. With frigid temperatures in the forecast for the rest of the week, Hardin County Animal Care and Control Director Mike McNutt has some advice for dog owners. “A lot of people are under the impression that dogs have fur and they can handle the cold better than humans, and that’s like an old wives tale, and the truth of the matter is that […]

After a brief respite from precipitation Monday, another round of winter weather appears to be on its way to the area. “We’ve got another snow event coming through, probably in the E-Town area between about 6 and 8 p.m. Tuesday evening, probably somewhere between 4 and 6 inches of snow by Wednesday morning,” said Meteorologist John Gordon with the National Weather Service in Louisville. “It will be a dry snow, and […]

A Radcliff man is in custody after a shooting incident in LaRue County. Anthony Barth of Radcliff was charged with first degree Wanton Endangerment following his arrest Saturday. According to the LaRue County Sheriff’s Office, on February 15 deputies responded to the Dollar General store in Magnolia following a reported possible shooting. The sheriff’s office says the victim’s vehicle was found to have been struck twice, once in the trunk area […]

Temperatures may be cooler and conditions may be wetter at the moment, but state fire officials are reminding residents to take precautions to protect their homes and natural areas during Spring Wildfire Season, which runs now through April 30. “During the late fall through early spring, since everything goes dormant, the leaves fall, the grass dies down and stuff, all that stuff is technically dry,” said Radcliff Deputy Fire Marshal Tommy […]

The Bullitt County Sheriff’s Office has released information on two ongoing investigations. The sheriff’s office says on February 13 deputies responded to a residence on the 300 block of Wilma Avenue to perform a welfare check on a woman “who had not been seen or heard from in several days.” The deputies found a female subject and a male subject who were both dead inside the residence. The sheriff’s office also […]

The City of Elizabethtown Events Program has released the schedule for the 2025 Lawn Party at the Lake concert series at the Freeman Lake Park bandstand. “It is a free concert series,” said City of Elizabethtown Events Manager Beth Pyles. “It’s family friendly throughout the summer. It is the second Wednesday of the month in the months of June, July, August, and September. It is a totally free event. We have […]

More than $900,000 in grant funding was awarded by the state for cleaning up illegal open dumps. The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet says the funds from the Illegal Open Dump Grant Program will be used “to clean up 85 illegal dumps in 17 counties and support healthy communities across the commonwealth.” LaRue and Meade counties are among the recipients in the latest round of funding. According to the EEC, counties […]

Road conditions across the area remain in poor condition after a weekend rainfall event that resulted in widespread flooding gave way to a winter weather event. Meteorologist Mark Jarvis with the National Weather Service in Louisville says the rainfall over the weekend was significant. “The Kentucky Mesonet site in Cecilia, they had 4.66 inches of rainfall for the event, and down in Hodgenville we've had 5.12 inches, and down in […]