WULF News

A multi-state law enforcement effort contributed to the arrest of a LaRue County man. Alan “Brent” French of Upton was arrested Friday on an outstanding warrant for first degree Incest, first degree Sodomy, and first degree Sexual Abuse. The Hodgenville Police Department says their officers were made aware of allegations of a possible abuse case in January involving the 59-year-old French and two juvenile females, a 15-year-old and a 5-year-old. Charges were […]

A Campbellsville University student is dead after being found unresponsive in his dorm room early Saturday morning, and a fellow student is in custody. The Campbellsville Police Department says that a male student, later identified as 18-year-old Josiah M. Kilman, was found unresponsive in his dorm room at around 12:43 a.m. Saturday, and was pronounced dead by the Taylor County Coroner’s Office after being transferred to Taylor Regional Hospital. The […]

Kentucky Second District Congressman Brett Guthrie is himself a graduate of West Point, so he said it was an honor to present Elizabethtown High School Senior Sydney Braeger Friday with her official appointment to the United States Military Academy. Braeger said she is grateful for the opportunity and grateful for the people in her life. “I wouldn’t be where I am right now without support from the school, support from my friends, […]

Apothecare Pharmacies owner Gary Hamm said he thought it was important for customers and consumers alike that he and members of his team reach out to area representatives and senators during Pharmacists Day in Frankfort last week to discuss State Bill 188, which relates to patient access to pharmacy benefits. Hamm said the bill’s main focus is to keep people from being taken advantage of. “There’s a lot of patient steering […]

A Nelson County man will serve more than nine years in prison for a bank fraud and money laundering scheme. Wavy Curtis Shain was sentenced Wednesday to nine years and two months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release and ordered to pay more than $4.5 million in restitution following his conviction for one count of Bank Fraud and one count of Money Laundering. The United States […]

Early registration dates are coming up for preschool and kindergarten classes at Hardin County Schools. Registration for HCS elementary schools that house preschool and kindergarten will be held Friday, March 8 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Those elementary schools are:  -Creekside (151 Horseshoe Bend, Sonora, KY) -Cecilia Valley (931 E. Main Street, Cecilia, KY) -G.C. Burkhead (1323 St. John Road, Elizabethtown, KY) -Heartland (2300 Nelson Drive, Elizabethtown, KY) -Lincoln […]

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College President Dr. Juston Pate said BlueOval SK’s pledge to donate $500,000 over the next five years in support of the Family Scholar House ECTC Campus goes beyond money. “It’s not just the dollar amount,” Pate said. “It’s, truly, we recognize the impact that this project is going to make for generations and generations of families in this area, and we recognize what a significant contribution […]

Area wireless customers are among those impacted by a nationwide service outage Thursday. “This morning, we’ve had a report of multiple outages in the area of cell phones, mainly focused towards AT&T, that’s our biggest provider with the most outages,” said Hardin County Emergency Management Director Joey Scott. “Verizon has some outages. T-Mobile and Cricket Wireless have also been affected, as well.” Emergency responders still have access to their communication […]

Nolin River Wildlife Director Mary Key says spring is one of the most critical times at the wildlife rehab as that’s when baby animals tend to arrive in abundance. “A baby animal comes to us after it’s either been injured or orphaned, most likely orphaned, and you know, it’s really usually people-related,” Key said. “It’s somebody trapped and relocated mom, or shot mom, or run over mom, so I think […]