Category Archives: Local News
Barren County jail committee recommends new inmate tracking system
By WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1 The Barren County Detention Center may be getting a new online inmate tracking system. Members of the Barren County Fiscal Court Jail Committee met for a special-called ...
Oct 08, 2025
2 out of 3 plead guilty in Glasgow company theft case
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Two out of the three people indicted in a federal theft case involving a Glasgow company have entered into guilty pleas, according to court documents. In an indictme...
Oct 08, 2025
Free costume giveaway at Weldon library this Saturday
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 As a reminder, community members who want assistance with obtaining Halloween costumes can get them for free from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday at the Mary Wood Weldon Mem...
Oct 08, 2025
Barren Countian student loan repayments expected despite shutdown
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 It’ll take more than a federal government shutdown to stop student loans repayments. The United States government officially shut down on Oct. 1 at 12:01 a.m. ...
Oct 08, 2025
Park City woman arrested in Glasgow
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 A Park City woman was arrested by Glasgow police on numerous driving and drug-related charges on Oct. 7. Police stopped 27-year-old Olivia Jane Kendrick on East Main...
Oct 08, 2025
Kentucky Parole Board members threatened despite opposing child killer’s release
by Jamie Lucke, Kentucky Lantern October 7, 2025 Kentucky Parole Board members received what police describe as violent threats after the early release of a child killer attracted criticism from the T...
Oct 07, 2025
Glasgow police make pair of arrests
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Glasgow police made a couple of arrests Monday in unrelated cases. The first is a wanton endangerment case after a Glasgow woman threatened a man and a woman with a weapon....
Oct 07, 2025
Park City man remains jailed on attempted murder, theft charges
By JAMES BROWN Glasgow News 1 A Park City man charged in an organized theft from Lowe's and attempted murder in Monroe County remains in the Barren County Detention Center. Caleb McClellan, 20, of Par...
Oct 07, 2025
Former Marine fighter pilot Amy McGrath launches a second U.S. Senate bid
by Liam Niemeyer, Kentucky Lantern October 6, 2025 Former Marine fighter pilot Amy McGrath has launched a campaign for Kentucky's open U.S. Senate seat, her second U.S. Senate bid after losing to long...
Oct 07, 2025
Glasgow man injured in motorcycle, tractor collision
By JAMES BROWN Glasgow News 1 A Glasgow man was injured Friday when the motorcycle he was driving collided with a tractor near the Barren and Metcalfe county line. Jacob Basham, 22, of Glasgow, was in...
Oct 06, 2025