WULF News

Area law enforcement is taking it to the streets Monday to show their support for the Special Olympics as they participate in the annual Torch Relay for the Special Olympics. “Law enforcement all across the state carry a torch to the opening ceremonies, which will be May 31 in Richmond, Kentucky, at the stadium at EKU for the Special Olympics, and we do it in support and to bring awareness and […]

Grayson County Sheriff Norman Chaffins is recognizing the quick action of one of his deputies Tuesday. Body cam footage from Deputy Thomas Lane shows the deputy responding to a car on fire at the intersection of Shrewsbury Lane and Schoolhouse Road near Leitchfield shortly before midnight May 21. The video shows Lane arrive on the scene to find the vehicle nearly fully engulfed in flames. After witnesses on scene told him […]

Fort Knox is gearing up to observe the Memorial Day holiday “We’re going to be hosting our Memorial Day ceremony at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central at 11.30 a.m. on Monday in honor of all service members who’ve made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of the nation,” said Fort Knox Garrison Commander Colonel Christopher Ricci.  U.S. Army Recruiting Command and Fort Knox Commander Major General Johnny Davis will be the ceremony’s keynote […]

Memorial Day weekend is here, and if the weather cooperates it means the first weekend for Elizabethtown’s American Legion Waterpark. “Once we’re open, our hours this season will be Monday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and then on Sundays we’re open from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.,” said E-Town PArks and Rec Programs Coordinator Adam Case. “The season starts this Saturday. We will close at the end of the […]

Folks traveling south this Memorial Day weekend can stop at the best maintained rest stop in Kentucky on the way home. The northbound Interstate 65 rest area near Horse Cave in Hart County was presented with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s Best Maintained Rest Area Award this week, the first time in the 24-year history of the award the Hart County location has been honored. Transportation cabinet judges select the award recipient […]

“On Monday evening, we were contacted by a group of private citizens from out of state who are part of an organization who creates fake social media accounts and portrays themselves as a juvenile to identify child predators,” said Elizabethtown Police Department Public Information Officer Chris Denham. “They had been conducting an independent investigation and had contact with 54-year-old Brian Warren of Magnolia. Warren agreed to meet with what he thought was […]

Two wanted fugitives were arrested in Meade County Wednesday. According to the Meade County Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 10 a.m. on May 22 detectives attempted to stop the vehicle of Anthony Stout, who immediately fled from the detectives on Flaherty Road. Stout and his passenger Tabitha Scrogham both had outstanding arrest warrants out of Meade County Court. The suspects drove to a mobile home park near Sandy Lane. After driving around […]

Area law enforcement agencies are reminding area residents to buckle up this Memorial Day weekend. Several area agencies are participating in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration‘s annual Click It or Ticket high-visibility enforcement effort, which runs now through June 4. The campaign aims to increase seatbelt use with traffic safety checkpoints and saturation patrols. The Kentucky Office of Highway Safety says of the 512 vehicle occupants that were killed in […]

There’s still time to register for Elizabethtown Community and Technical College’s Upward Bound Math and Science Summer Bridge and Summer Academy programs. “Our students are usually interested in STEM careers and college programs, and they come from five different regions,” said UBMS Director Rebecca Maddox. “So the five high schools are LaRue County High School, Nelson County High School, North Hardin High School, Thomas Nelson High School, and Washington County High School.” […]