Category Archives: Local News
Kentucky in state of emergency amid widespread floods, rain
Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency in Kentucky on Sunday after several areas reported widespread flooding. (BRENNAN CRAIN/WCLU NEWS) FRANKFORT, Ky. - Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of...
Mar 01, 2021
Portion of Oil Well Road closed in southern Barren County
GLASGOW, Ky. - A portion of Oil Well Road in southern Barren County is closed due to excessive flooding. The portion of roadway from addresses 4336 to 4715 is closed, according to Barren County Judge ...
Mar 01, 2021
Barren, Metcalfe County Schools closed Monday due to high waters
Bud Tarry, Barren County Schools director of transportation, listens during an earlier meeting of the Barren County Board of Education. Tarry said the school system will be closed Monday, March 1, 202...
Feb 28, 2021
Localized flooding reported across several area counties
Several reports of localized flooding were made early Sunday as rain continued to fall across the region. Emergency crews in Barren and Hart Counties warn of rising waters and water over roadways. The...
Feb 28, 2021
Sunday Sports February 28, 2021
Basketball Scoreboard Boys Elizabethtown over Barren County 87 to 67 Caverna beat Eminence 65 to 52 Madisonville-North Hopkins beat Edmonson County 69 to 46 Metcalfe County over Campbellsville 72 to 4...
Feb 28, 2021
Saturday Sports February 27, 2021
Basketball Scoreboard Boys Glasgow beat Pulaski Southwestern 67 to 56 Barren County over South Warren 46 to 43 Hart County beat Campbellsville 54 to 53 Warren Central over Warren East 81 to 43 Louisvi...
Feb 27, 2021
Barren County man faces attempted murder charge after Friday shooting
LECTA, Ky. - A Barren County man was charged early Friday evening with attempted murder after he shot toward his wife and son inside of a vehicle. Authorities responded at 6:37 p.m. to 3596 Lecta Kino...
Feb 27, 2021
West Main fire still under investigation, cause remains unknown
Rubble remains on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, from a fire along West Main Street in Glasgow. The fire knocked down a power line and utility pole in the area. Several departments responded to the fire on ...
Feb 26, 2021
Barren, Glasgow students returning to in-person instruction by mid-March
Keith Hale, left, and Bo Matthews, right, recently unveiled plans to their Boards of Education that detailed how they would send students back to school on a mostly in-person schedule. GLASGOW, Ky. - ...
Feb 25, 2021
Monroe County resident dies in Wednesday Metcalfe crash
EDMONTON, Ky. - A Monroe County resident died in a car collision on Wednesday. Kentucky State Police said the collision happened around 11:45 a.m. The crash occured two miles south of Summer Shade at ...
Feb 25, 2021