Category Archives: Kentucky News
'Porch pooper' plagues Louisville residence
Jennifer Moonsong/ WCLU News Director Louisville police are looking for a suspect of the dairy different sort this weekend. They are seeking the "porch pooper". In a residential neighborhood in Louisv...
Mark Buckles Sep 01, 2024

Smithland Bridge Project in Kentucky Earns Prestigious Award for Innovation
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) has been recognized for its innovative approach to infrastructure with the U.S. Highway 60 Smithland Bridge project receiving the "Best Use of Technology and...
Mark Buckles Aug 30, 2024

Kentucky Marks Overdose Awareness Day with Statewide Observances and Call to Action
In a solemn tribute to the lives lost to drug overdoses, Governor Andy Beshear has ordered that flags at all state office buildings in Kentucky be lowered to half-staff on Saturday, August 31, in obse...
Mark Buckles Aug 30, 2024
WKU basketball legend Bobby Rascoe to be laid to rest today
Jennifer Moonsong/ WCLU News Director Western Kentucky University basketball legend Bobby Rascoe will be laid to rest this afternoon, leaving behind an admirable legacy. A graduate of Daviess C...
Mark Buckles Aug 29, 2024

Threat Against Judicial Official Leads to Lockdown at Elizabethtown Schools
A serious threat against a local judicial official led to swift action by law enforcement and prompted a temporary lockdown at Elizabethtown Independent Schools on Wednesday, August 28. The incident u...
Mark Buckles Aug 29, 2024
T.J. Regional Health Attains National Accreditation from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer
Press Release T.J. Regional Health announced that it has again received accreditation under the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Commission on Cancer (CoC) Accreditation Program. The ACS CoC ...
Mark Buckles Aug 28, 2024
Dolly Parton Joins Kentucky's Celebration of Statewide Free Books for Kids
In a celebration of literacy and early childhood education, Governor Andy Beshear and First Lady Britainy Beshear welcomed country music legend and philanthropist Dolly Parton to Kentucky. The occasio...
Mark Buckles Aug 27, 2024
Kentucky Veterans Honored with Return from 2024 Honor Flight
Kentucky veterans recently returned home after participating in Honor Flight 2024, a program sponsored by Kentucky's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives. The flight transported 68 veterans from the Blue Gr...
Mark Buckles Aug 27, 2024
KSP and Local Authorities Locate Missing Canoeist on Rockcastle River
In a coordinated effort, the Kentucky State Police (KSP) and local rescue teams successfully located a missing individual near the Rockcastle River after a multi-hour search. The individual, an overdo...
Mark Buckles Aug 27, 2024
Drowning victim recovered, identified
Jennifer Moonsong/ WCLU News Director Yesterday, efforts to recover the body of a male drowning victim ceased 'til morning. This morning efforts resumed, and authorities have confirmed that they recov...
Mark Buckles Aug 26, 2024