Severe storms knock out power, cause damage
A severe thunderstorm and a possible tornado caused significant damage in Hopkinsville and Christian County Friday night. The first severe thunderstorm warning for Christian County came out just after 10 […]
Tornado Watch until 2 a.m.
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of East-central and southeastern Illinois Western and central Indiana Western and central Kentucky Extreme southwestern Lower Michigan […]
Fort Campbell identifies nine soldiers killed in Trigg Co. helicopter crash
Officials on Fort Campbell have released the names of those nine soldiers who were killed when two Blackhawk helicopters went down in Trigg County earlier this week. The Fort Campbell […]
Severe risk persists this afternoon, evening
Forecasters remain concerned about the possibility of a significant severe weather outbreak in western Kentucky this afternoon and evening. The entire listening area remains under a moderate risk of severe […]
Gov. signs sports betting, medical marijuana bills
Governor Andy Beshear on Friday signed legislation into law that legalizes medical marijuana and sports betting in Kentucky. In a few months Kentuckians will be able to go to a […]
Local legislators overall pleased with 2023 session
Local legislators agree the 2023 session of the Kentucky General Assembly that concluded Thursday night was an overall success, though no one ever gets everything they wanted in those limited […]
Gov. to sign sports betting and medical marijuana bills this morning
Today is set to be a historic day for medical marijuana advocates in Kentucky. Governor Andy Beshear has said he will sign a bill today legalizing the drug for medical […]
Severe storms, tornadoes possible Friday afternoon into Friday evening
The risk for possibly significant severe weather Friday afternoon and evening in western Kentucky continues, with the Pennyrile region under an enhanced risk and areas to our west under a […]
Unemployment up in all nine Pennyrile counties
Unemployment was up from January to February in all nine Pennyrile counties and up from a year ago in seven of those counties. Christian County’s jobless rate was 5.1 percent, […]
Jury duty exemption option for those 70 and up headed to Gov’s desk
Kentuckians ages 70 and older could soon be able to opt out of jury duty after legislation to that effect has made it out of the Senate and House. Christian […]