Category Archives: Local News
GoFundMe releases legitimate links to relief funds
(PHOTO BY GOFUNDME) GoFundMe says several links may yield scams as some try to benefit from relief efforts aimed toward tornado victims in the area. An official list of GoFundMe accounts was released ...
Mark Buckles Dec 13, 2021
Electric crews continue power restoration following weekend storms
A downed tree in Horse Cave, Ky. impacts a set of utility lines after a confirmed EF-1 tornado ripped through the community early Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. Utility crews were working Saturday morning a...
Mark Buckles Dec 13, 2021
Family photograph from tornado-hit area lands in Indiana
The National Weather Service in Louisville released information late Sunday describing the pathway several tornadoes took across the evening hours of Friday and early Saturday morning. (NATIONAL WEATH...
Mark Buckles Dec 13, 2021
Mayfield community highlights catastrophe of Saturday tornado
AP-US-MIDWEST-TORNADOES Tornado toll in dozens, yet not as high as initially feared MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) - Dozens of people in five states have been killed by tornadoes that leveled entire communities o...
Mark Buckles Dec 13, 2021
Officials continue tornado, storm damage assessments
A warehouse in Horse Cave along North Dixie Highway appears with siding blown away during straight line winds and a tornado early Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. The National Weather Service in Louisville co...
Mark Buckles Dec 13, 2021
'Thank God I made it out,' resident shares after storms ravage parts of northern Barren County early Saturday
Linda West, a resident of Cave City, describes damage her apartment endured during a line of severe storms early Saturday morning on Dec. 11, 2021. West, along with several other residents of the stat...
Mark Buckles Dec 11, 2021
County officials report 'no injuries' so far in Barren County, damage impacts uncertain
GLASGOW, Ky. - Storms continue to pass through the region, and many roadways continue to be impacted. Tracy Shirley, Director of Barren County Emergency Management, said several roads are blocked by t...
Mark Buckles Dec 11, 2021
Beshear, state officials address storm damage across state
Mark Buckles Dec 11, 2021
Monroe County, southern locations to expect severe weather impacts
GLASGOW, Ky. - The latest update from meteorologists across the area indicate severe thunderstorms are moving into south central Kentucky. Strong winds are expected to hit southern Kentucky shortly af...
Mark Buckles Dec 11, 2021
KY WFO LOUISVILLE Warnings, Watches, and Advisories
LOUISVILLE - A severe thunderstorm warning is now in effect through 3:45 a.m. for most of the area, according to the National Weather Service. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING The National Weather Service ...
Mark Buckles Dec 11, 2021