Category Archives: Local News
Armed burglar forced at gunpoint from N. Jackson Hwy. home Sunday evening
Michael B. Groce, 27, of Glasgow, was arrested early Monday after he was alleged to have burglarized a home along North Jackson Highway. (BARREN CO. DETENTION CENTER) BY BRENNAN D. CRAIN, WCLU News GL...
Aug 08, 2022
Glasgow man arrested after alleged road rage incident
Sammie D. Mitchell, 21, of Glasgow, allegedly pointed a gun toward an SUV on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022, after he claimed the SUV nearly crashed into his fianc's vehicle. (BARREN CO. DETENTION CENTER) BY ...
Aug 08, 2022
Search for escaped Barren inmate continues
Donald P. Shelton, 33, allegedly walked away from a Barren Detention Center work detail along Hiseville Park Road on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022. (BARREN CO. DETENTION CENTER) BY BRENNAN D. CRAIN, WCLU New...
Aug 08, 2022
Development continues on Cave City entertainment venue
Laborers continue work on Cave City's newest outdoor entertainment venue called "The Ace Alley Event Center." Glass Ceiling Enterprises LLC was the recent recipient of a small business revolving loan ...
Aug 05, 2022
Panel discussion examines local drug, child welfare issues
Justin Kirkpatrick, a captain with the Glasgow Police Department, speaks during a roundtable event about drugs and substance abuse held at the Barren Co. Board of Education on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. ...
Aug 05, 2022
Gov. Beshear announces $75M fund for Kentucky nonprofit organizations
(WCLU NEWS FILE PHOTO) FRANKFORT - Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced a $75 million fund to help Kentucky's nonprofit organizations recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Team Kentucky...
Aug 04, 2022
Nathan Morris, Anthem Lights to present 'When the Curtains Close' this weekend
Nathan Morris, a proclaimed mortician musician, appears in a photo released on his website. (PHOTO BY LAUREN ELIZABETH) BY BRENNAN D. CRAIN, WCLU News GLASGOW - Questions about the funeral business ma...
Aug 03, 2022
GWC receives AWOP award for 16th consecutive year
GLASGOW - The Glasgow Water Company's treatment plant operations at Barren River Lake announced this week that they received a state award for the sixteenth consecutive year. The Area-Wide Optimizatio...
Aug 03, 2022
School resource carnival planned Aug. 16 in Glasgow
GLASGOW - TJ Regional Health's "Back-to-School Carnival" has been rescheduled after it was canceled last month. The carnival is a celebration for the upcoming school year. Resources from the community...
Aug 02, 2022
AAA: West Central KY gas prices more than 70 cents cheaper than last month
Gas prices in West Central Kentucky are 19 cents lower this week at $3.690, according to AAA East Central's Gas Price Report. Today's regional average is 71 cents lower than a month ago. This week's a...
Aug 02, 2022