Kentucky’s 2020 unemployment rate was up sharply from 2019 due to COVID shutdowns
Kentucky’s unemployment rate last year, heavily impacted by coronavirus shutdowns, was up sharply from 2019. Kentucky’s annual unemployment rate for 2020 was 6.6 percent, up from 4.1% in 2019, according […]
Madisonville man arrested for internet sex crimes against children
Investigation by the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office has led to the arrest of a Madisonville man for alleged internet sex crimes against children. A news release says deputies executed a […]
Woman allegedly hit man with baseball bat
A Hopkinsville woman was arrested for felony assault Sunday after she allegedly struck a man with a baseball bat during a dispute on Campbell Street. An arrest citation for 20-year […]
Kentucky finishes seventh straight week of declining COVID cases
Kentucky has completed a seventh consecutive week of declining numbers of new COVID-19 cases as Governor Andy Beshear announced 526 more and 13 new deaths Sunday. The positivity rate was […]
Man arrested on robbery warrant
An arrest warrant for robbery was served Saturday night against a Hopkinsville man. It alleges that on December 17, 60-year old James Carter of Hopkinsville concealed items he wanted to […]
Fire causes heavy damage to vacant home, investigated as arson
Fire caused heavy damage to a vacant Hopkinsville home early Sunday morning and it’s being investigated as arson. Firefighters were called to 208 Bryan about 12:30 a.m. after multiple residents […]
Foster appointed to KRS Board of Trustees
Retired Christian County Attorney Mike Foster has been appointed by the governor to the Board of Trustees of the Kentucky Retirement Systems. He replaces David Gallagher, who has resigned and […]
Todd County BWA lifted
The boil water advisory issued Thursday for a section of Allegre Road and all of Minnie Hollow Road has been lifted. The Todd County Water District says the water has […]
Kentucky reports 840 new COVID cases on anniversary of first case
Governor Andy Beshear honored the over 4,800 Kentuckians who have died from the coronavirus on the one-year anniversary of the state’s first case Saturday as he announced another 840 cases […]
Time winding down on 2021 General Assembly session
Time is winding down on the 2021 short session of the Kentucky General Assembly and while a budget compromise still hasn’t seen the light of day, other bills are making […]