Category Archives: Local News
New Salem Road to undergo partial closure this week
GLASGOW - A roadway will be temporarily closed in eastern Barren County beginning Wednesday. A drainage improvement project is slated to begin midweek along New Salem Road. The road is expected to be ...
Apr 25, 2022
Community member shares mental health, therapy journey
Steven Reneau, 36, sits for a portrait inside Southern Cup Coffee and Cafe in Glasgow following an interview about mental health and his personal journey with it. (BRENNAN CRAIN/WCLU NEWS) GLASGOW - A...
Apr 25, 2022
Ben Nuckols (D) - Barren Co. Magistrate District 5 candidate
GLASGOW - The primary election is scheduled May 17 in Kentucky, and WCLU News has brought back interviews with local candidates. Join Brennan Crain with WCLU News as he interviews candidates daily. Wa...
Apr 25, 2022
One dead after car, buggy crash in Hardyville
HARDYVILLE - A woman has died after a horse drawn buggy was hit Saturday in Hart County. Kentucky State Police says the injury collision happened just before 6:51 p.m. A crash happened near 6853 Hardy...
Apr 24, 2022
Jury awards nearly $6M to Fords in negligence lawsuit
(WCLU NEWS FILE PHOTO) GLASGOW - A jury in Barren County Friday awarded nearly $6 million to a county sheriff's deputy and his wife in a case involving the city of Glasgow, the city's police departmen...
Apr 23, 2022
Jackie Perkins (R) - Barren Co. Magistrate District 5 candidate
GLASGOW - The primary election is scheduled May 17 in Kentucky, and WCLU News has brought back interviews with local candidates. Join Brennan Crain with WCLU News as he interviews candidates daily. Wa...
Apr 22, 2022
Grants could fund addiction recovery house, special needs facility
Mark Bowman, a magistrate representing District 5 in Barren County, questions Krista Steenbergen, the county grant administrator, during an earlier meeting of the Barren Fiscal Court on Nov. 23, 2021....
Apr 22, 2022
WCLU News wins two first place titles in journalism awards
GLASGOW - WCLU News was named Thursday as the first place winner for two broadcast journalism awards presented by the Kentucky Broadcasters Association. The announcement was made in the KBA's weekly n...
Apr 21, 2022
Magistrates say "neigh" to horses at state park
These horses are some of the eight horses housed at the Barren River Lake State Resort Park in Lucas, Kentucky. The horses were the center of attention at a recent joint meeting of two committees of t...
Apr 21, 2022
Drugs found hidden inside Easter eggs, officials say
HARDYVILLE - A Hart County man was arrested after an investigation found he had drugs in his possession. The sheriff's office arrested Michael Devore, 46, at his residence on Monday. Probation and par...
Apr 21, 2022