Category Archives: Kentucky News
Johnson named Kentucky's Elementary Teacher of the Year
WCLU News Brief Red Cross Elementary teacher, Scott Johnson, who is beloved amongst colleagues and students alike, has been chosen as Kentucky's prestigious Elementary Teacher of the Year. To see deta...
Aug 13, 2024
KSP Investigate Fatal Collision Involving Motorcycle
At approximately 9:00 pm on Monday, August 12 the Kentucky State Police Post 03 was notified of a possible fatal collision in Butler County. Troopers arrived on the scene on Russellville Road. A preli...
Aug 13, 2024
Brittany Joyce May, pleaded guilty to committing wire fraud and aggravated identity theft
A Frankfort woman, Brittany Joyce May, 35, pleaded guilty on Thursday, before U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove, to committing wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. According to her plea a...
Aug 11, 2024
Man Found Guilty of Murder in London City Police Officer's Death
(Update) The Kentucky State Police and the Laurel County Attorney's Office presented the case of Casy Preston Byrd to the Warren County Circuit Court. Mr. Byrd was on trial for the death of London Cit...
Aug 09, 2024
Kentucky State Police Investigates Pedestrian-Involved Crash
The Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 7 Reconstruction Team is investigating a pedestrian-involved collision that occurred on Friday, Aug. 9, at 4:36 p.m. (ET) near 1013 Buc-ee's Boulevard in Richmond....
Aug 09, 2024
FEMA Crews Hit Streets in Kentucky to Help Those Affected by May 21-27 Severe Weather
Kentucky residents are starting to see FEMA's crews in neighborhoods helping those affected by the May 21-27 severe weather apply for federal disaster assistance and to identify needs within communiti...
Aug 08, 2024
Gov. Beshear: Nearly $650,000 in Grants Awarded to 6 Kentucky Companies To Support Continued Job Growth
A press release from the Governor's Office: Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced that six innovative Kentucky companies will receive nearly $650,000 in state matching grants to support high-paying jobs ...
Aug 08, 2024
Rise in Food Insecurity Affects over 176,000 Kentuckians in the Heartland
The latest Map the Meal Gap data from Feeding America reveals a troubling surge in food insecurity across Kentucky's Heartland. In 2022, 176,270 people in Feeding America, Kentucky's Heartland's (FAKH...
Aug 08, 2024
10 Year Old Dies in Accident on I-75 in Whitley County
The Kentucky State Police, London Post was notified by Whitley County 911 at approximately 11:18 PM of an injury accident involving two vehicles on interstate I-75. The Corbin City Police was on scene...
Aug 06, 2024
Lexington Brothers Sentenced for Money Laundering Conspiracy Involving Luxury Cars
Two Lexington men, Hussein Qasim, 34, and Ibrahim Qasim, 29, were sentenced on Monday, by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell, to 57 months and 45 months, respectively, for their roles in a money laund...
Aug 06, 2024