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The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued an Extreme Heat Warning, which is in effect  for much of the area until 9 p.m. Thursday. “We have a very strong ridge moving in that’s already overhead over Tennessee,” said NWS Louisville Meteorologist Brian Foster. “It’s only going to be building stronger throughout the week, so we’ve got a lot of hot temperatures in store. Our heat index values are going to soar […]

The Lincoln Trail District Health Department this week is celebrating the anniversary of the off-side Women, Infants, and Children program at Fort Knox. “They increased their participation monthly and at the end of the year we had just under 100 participants, so that’s awesome,” said LTDHD Public Relations Officer Melissa Phillips. WIC is a federal supplemental nutrition program that serves women, infants, and children up to age five, and the health department […]

Grayson County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director April Spalding said an upcoming anniversary provided the organization with an occasion to make a new, fresh start as they moved into a new office this month. “Our 75th year is next year, so we wanted a new office location for our members and basically just for the Chamber,” Spalding said. The new Chamber office is located in the heart of Leitchfield on the […]

If you are planning on heading out on any of Kentucky’s waterways this Fourth of July weekend, make sure you are doing so responsibly. Kentucky Fish and Wildlife is stepping up patrols as part of Operation Dry Water, a nationwide boating safety initiative coordinated by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators that “brings together Kentucky game wardens and law enforcement agencies to increase awareness, enforce boating laws, and reduce […]

A Hardin County man is in custody after an alleged OWI crash led to the death of a juvenile. David Rhodes of Elizabethtown was charged with First Degree Assault and Operating a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of Alcohol, with additional criminal charges forthcoming, after his arrest Saturday. According to Kentucky State Police Post Four, in the evening hours on June 27 troopers received a report of a single-vehicle collision […]

Multiple Kentucky counties saw record amounts of rainfall over a short period of time this weekend, and communities are still dealing with flooded roadways and other impacts. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency in 18 counties and cities, including Bullitt, Grayson, and Meade counties and the cities of Brandenburg and Muldraugh. Four deaths have been confirmed, and during an update Sunday Beshear said more than 60 water […]

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says significant progress has been made on work on Interstate 65 through downtown Louisville, and a two-mile section of the interstate is scheduled to reopen to traffic today. The KYTC says Southbound I-65 from University Boulevard to I-264/Watterson Expressway is expected to reopen to two lanes of traffic. Four ramps will also be reopening with this section: both on- and off-ramps at Crittenden Drive and the […]

Independence Day will be celebrated this Saturday, July 4, and if fireworks are part of your celebration, make sure you are using them safely. Radcliff Deputy Fire Marshal Tommy Crane says the safest, and cheapest, way to enjoy fireworks is to attend a city or organization’s fireworks display. “There are a lot of them, and I’m sure this year there are probably going to be even more bigger displays and bigger […]