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A Texas man has pleaded guilty in federal court after burglarizing an Elizabethtown ATM. Jesse Kayembe of Houston on Thursday pled guilty to one count of Bank Larceny, for which a federal district court judge will determine the sentence in a hearing this September. Kayembe will also be required to pay restitution. According to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Kentucky, Kayembe and others working […]

A Louisville man is in custody after a fatal collision in Nelson County Friday. Kentucky State Police Post Four says at approximately 4:15 p.m. on May 15 troopers were requested to assist with a two-vehicle collision near the 3945 block of KY 245/Shepherdsville Road in Bardstown. The KSP says the preliminary investigation indicates a vehicle operated by Teudis Hernandez was traveling south on KY 245 when the vehicle crossed into the […]

Unemployment rates in the Lincoln Trail District in March saw declines in all but two counties, and the numbers are all down compared to the year prior. The Kentucky Center for Statistics says unemployment rates decreased in all 120 counties when comparing March 2026 with March 2025. The state unemployment average for March was 4.6 percent. That’s down from the 4.8 percent average reported in February and down from the […]

Memorial Day is less than a week away, and Fort Knox will be hosting visitation at the 118 cemeteries located on-post. “One thing we do at Fort Knox is from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Memorial Day, we open post to allow visitors to visit the over 100 cemeteries that we have,” said Fort Knox Garrison Commander Colonel Dave Holstead. Fort Knox Range Operations staff will be stationed at […]

Veterans, their friends and families, and community members are invited to learn more about suicide prevention at the Lethal Means Safety Summit, hosted on behalf of the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs and Commissioner Whitney Allen on Wednesday, May 20, in Louisville. “We teach things like ‘Military Culture 101,’” said KDVA Director for State Programs Millie Dee Stevens. “We also have someone coming that’s going to teach on CALM. It’s […]

Central Kentucky Community Foundation Communications and Projects Coordinator Erin Hahn said Kentucky Gives Day 2026 went “really well” for local participating organizations. “We raised nearly $194,000 locally for Kentucky Give’s Day this year, and that included 933 individual gifts to 26 nonprofits in our service area,” Hahn said. The Community Foundation said statewide more than $853,000 from nearly 5,000 gifts supported nonprofits from across the commonwealth. Bernheim Forest raised the […]

The summer closure of Interstate 65 through downtown Louisville begins in just over two weeks, and more closures are in effect this weekend as crews prepare for the work and the detour. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District Five says one lane of southbound I-65 at the I-65/I-264 interchange and lanes on the off-ramp from eastbound I-264 to southbound I-65 will be closed from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. […]

Bernheim Forest invites area residents to celebrate spring at their annual BloomFest, taking place this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. “BloomFest is a day of fun and nature that welcomes families and anyone that’s young at heart to explore the season, creativity, and discovery,” said Bernheim Forest Director of Marketing and Communications Lynette Cox. “We’re going to enjoy hands-on activities like arts and crafts, you can build garden […]

The Lincoln Trail Area Development District is gearing up for their annual Senior Celebration, to be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 21 at the Pritchard Community Center in Elizabethtown. According to LTADD, the Senior Celebration is held as part of Older Americans Month. The event is free to attend and brings together seniors from across the eight-county district “for a day filled with engagement, education, […]