Month: May 2020

There will another slight risk for severe weather Monday afternoon and evening for portions of western Kentucky and middle Tennessee. Severe storms will be most likely during the afternoon and evening hours and the primary threats will be damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain. A severe thunderstorm warning was issued Sunday afternoon in southern Trigg County, but Trigg County Emergency Management Director David Bryant said he had not received […]

Plans have been announced for University Heights Academy to hold a graduation ceremony while also maintaining social distancing. Head of School Beth Unfried sent an email to UHA families saying an outdoor graduation is set for Thursday, May 21 at 6 p.m. in the front parking lot of the school. It will be moved to May 22, in the case of rain. The audience will be very limited as each […]

Photo provided A single-vehicle accident Friday in Calloway County caused critical injuries to the driver. The Calloway County Sheriff’s Department investigated and determined 58-year old Russell Trites of Murray had been eastbound on KY 94 when his vehicle went off the left shoulder of the roadway, traveled about 250 yards through a field and struck a tree. Trites had to be extricated from his vehicle and was flown by Air […]

A man was flown to a Nashville hospital after falling off the tailgate of a moving truck on Russellville Road in Hopkinsville Saturday night. It happened about 8:20 p.m. and Hopkinsville Police Officer Alan Vance says 65-year old Thomas Bernhardt of Hopkinsville was attempting to ride on the tailgate and fell off as the driver of the pickup turned from the parking lot of the Circle K gas station onto […]

Hopkinsville police are investigating after a home and vehicle were struck by gunfire early Saturday morning on Walnut Street. A woman told officers that her home and car were shot in the 1700 block of Walnut sometime around 3 a.m., according to Hopkinsville police. No injuries were reported and no description of any suspects was given.

A body was found Saturday afternoon on Little River. A person on a canoe found the body on the river just west of the Marietta Drive bridge, according to Hokpinsville Fire Department Captain Spencer Wood. https://media.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/1411/files/2020/05/captain-wood.mp3 Christian County Coroner Scott Daniel said there were no immediate signs of foul play and that the man did not have any identification on him. He is asking anyone in the public who knows […]

A Madisonville woman was injured in a two-vehicle accident Saturday. It happened a few minutes after noon and Madisonville police say 33-year old William Davis of Madisonville attempted to make a left turn from North Church Street onto West Noel Avenue and drove into the path of a car driven by 33-year old Megan Malloy of Madisonville. Their vehicles collided and Malloy was treated for injuries. Davis was not hurt, […]

Two people were arrested after a child was found in an abandoned vehicle on East Ninth Street Saturday morning. Hopkinsville police officers were called to investigate an abandoned SUV at Car Stop at 1410 East Ninth about 10:45 a.m. and found the small child in the back seat alone, according to Sgt. Martin Lopez. The child was evaluated and determined to be okay by medical professionals and Sgt. Lopez says […]