WULF News

The City of Elizabethtown is making an effort Friday to support families impacted by the government shutdown. The city, in partnership with Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland, is hosting a food giveaway at the Pritchard Community Center. Elizabethtown Mayor Jeff Gregory said during Monday’s city council meeting that the city is preparing enough boxes for 1,000 households. “This body has pledged $50,000 to purchase food for Feeding America, and we’ll do it in […]

Community members are invited to an evening of food, fellowship, and community spirit at the free Community “Stone Soup” Spaghetti Dinner, to be held Saturday, November 15 at 4 p.m. at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College. The event is the product of several area businesses and individuals looking to support area residents struggling. Little Charlie’s Pizza owner Charlie Messina says one of his employees got the ball rolling. “One of […]

Kentucky’s biggest hunting season gets under way this weekend. Modern Gun Deer Season in Kentucky opens on Saturday, November 8, continuing for 16 days and ending on Sunday, November 23. According to Kentucky Fish and Wildlife, hunters in Kentucky harvested nearly 150,000 deer last year, with the Modern Gun Season accounting for the most deer harvested annually. KFW says the state’s bountiful white-tailed deer herd provides many hunting opportunities and […]

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenburg, and Kentucky Third District Congressman Morgan McGarvey provided an update on the UPS Flight 2976 crash after touring the crash site Wednesday afternoon. Beshear described the scene of the crash as “violent.” “Where the plane hit, at best, is destroyed,” Beshear said. “What you see are mangled remnants of what was in its path, completely burnt and blackened.” The Governor confirmed the number of […]

You can help the Elizabethtown Police Department make the Christmas season special for area kids in need by supporting their annual Shop with a Cop program. “Every year, our Shop of the Cop program provides essential clothing and a special toy to nearly 300 Hardin County children, but we can’t do it without the support of individuals and businesses throughout Hardin County,” said EPD Public Information Officer John Thomas. “Your donations, big […]

The United Way of Central Kentucky recently distributed $5,000 in mini-grants to two area organizations. The United Way made a $3,000 donation to the Elizabethtown Police Department and a $2,000 donation to Fort Knox Alphas – Omicron Nu Lambda. According to the United Way, the EPD donation “will support crime victims in Elizabethtown with emergency needs such as food, shelter, personal care items, clothing, transportation assistance, and animal boarding.” The […]

Baptist Health Hardin invites area residents to a special presentation at the Hardin County Schools Performing Arts Center Wednesday evening. “It’s a simulation, a reenactment of a true story that happened here locally to a teen in our community,” said Kim Medley with BHH. “Their family has shared their story and so it’s basically a reenactment followed by a question and answer session from local experts in our community.” No […]

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is alerting drivers to possible delays on Interstate 65 in Bullitt County related to blasting. Permitted blasting operations for a private development will result in rolling roadblocks on Interstate 65 beginning November 17. According to KYTC District Five, blasting operations will take place in the area adjacent to mile marker 119.4 near the Airport South Logistics Buildings on Ferguson Lane. The blasting will occur daily from […]

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a deadly plane crash that took place at the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport Tuesday. “At approximately 5:14 p.m. Eastern time tonight, UPS Flight 2976 from Louisville, Ky., to Honolulu, HI, an MD-11 with three crew members on board, was involved in a catastrophic crash here in Louisville adjacent to our airport,” said Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear during a media update Tuesday evening. […]