Category Archives: Local News
Barren Co. Property Transfers - Week of Feb. 14, 2022
GLASGOW - The following property transfers occurred from Feb. 14 to Feb. 18, 2022. Tax information is not reported when money is not exchanged. Such instances include foreclosures, master commissioner...
Feb 25, 2022
Glasgow native to appear on ABC's 'American Idol' Sunday
Maddie Belle, a Glasgow native, auditions before "American Idol" judges during season five auditions of "American Idol," which premieres this Sunday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. CT on ABC. (ABC/Eric McCandless)...
Feb 24, 2022
Police respond to two crashes involving injuries
GLASGOW - Local authorities say three people were transported to the hospital Wednesday as a result of two crashes. Glasgow Police responded to an injury accident at the intersection of Veteran's Oute...
Feb 24, 2022
Ford closed along Crabtree Road due to high water
GLASGOW - A ford along Crabtree Road in southern Barren County is closed due to high water. The ford is near Skaggs Creek just south of Temple Hill. County officials warned Thursday morning of rising ...
Feb 24, 2022
Board moves closer to property purchase for judicial center
John T. Alexander, Barren Circuit Judge, speaks during a court hearing at the Barren County Courthouse in early 2021. He's also a member of the project development board charged with overseeing the co...
Feb 24, 2022
Traffic delayed near E'town along I-65, West Ky. and Bluegrass Parkways
ELIZABETHTOWN - Northbound traffic along Interstate 65 in Elizabethtown is at a standstill following an incident earlier this morning. Transportation officials say the incident occurred near Exit 91, ...
Feb 24, 2022
Tenn. man charged after allegedly found 'passed out' in car near downtown
GLASGOW - A Tennessee man who allegedly fled on foot near downtown Glasgow Tuesday morning was apprehended and arrested on drug related charges. Detectives with the Barren River Drug Task Force notice...
Feb 23, 2022
Police on scene of injury accident along Cumberland Expressway
UPDATE (3:30 p.m.): The roadway has reopened, police say. GLASGOW - Police are at the scene of an injury accident along the Cumberland Expressway near mile marker 14. The single vehicle accident occur...
Feb 23, 2022
Bill would allow a year of Medicaid for new mothers
(WCLU News FILE PHOTO) By Melissa Patrick, Kentucky Health News A bill that would extend Medicaid coverage to new mothers up to 12 months after giving birth passed unanimously out of the House Friday ...
Feb 23, 2022
Suspects sought in ATM theft in E'town
THE NEWS-ENTERPRISE ELIZABETHTOWN - Elizabethtown police are seeking two suspects involved in stealing a "substantial amount of money" Monday morning from an ATM machine at Wilson & Muir Bank in E...
Feb 23, 2022