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The Superintendent of Christian County Public Schools is expressing his gratefulness for local law enforcement following a recent scare at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary and speaking on the next steps for the high school consolidation.  Speaking with WHOP Monday morning, Superintendent Chris Bentzel says a threat was called in that was believed to be against Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School last week and local law enforcement sprung into […]

Hopkinsville Police arrested Frenchy Jenkins of Hopkinsville after he was pulled over for having an improper vehicle registration and was found to reportedly be in possession of multiple drugs. Jenkins was pulled over on Saturday evening after his vehicle’s registration was found to be concealed or did not maintain insurance, according to a report from police. As the arresting officer was conducting the traffic stop, they allegedly saw a clear […]

A pedestrian was injured in a collision at Kroger in Madisonville Monday afternoon.  According to a news release from the Madisonville Police Department, it happened in the parking lot of Kroger near the front entrance when a vehicle driven by 27-year-old Johnny Eden of Madisonville was heading east in the parking lot.  Eden reportedly stated he was waving to a friend and did not see 69-year-old Regina Bowles of Madisonville […]

Christian County residents are being asked to grab a radon testing kit from the Hopkinsville-Christian County Public Library to not just make sure their homes are radon free, but to also join in a study by the Kentucky National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.  Dr. Ellen Hahn is a professor at the University of Kentucky College of Nursing and is the Principal Investigator of the Radon Research Study and appeared […]

The ShowBox in Hopkinsville is gearing up to finally open their doors, after long months of renovations and planning.  In a video on social media, new owner Shane Pollock says they’re excited to finally wrap up their redo of the local theater found off of Fort Campbell Boulevard, and with the projectors coming in soon, they’ll have a grand opening officially on October 6. Formally known as WK Cinemas, the […]

A Hopkinsville woman was served with warrants on numerous charges Monday, including theft of mail matter, felony theft by deception, theft of identity and more by the Hopkinsville Police Department.  According to the Hopkinsville police report, 26-year-old Haley Pool of Hopkinsville is accused of stealing a check out of a mailbox and then attempting to transfer roughly $2,800 from the victim’s account to a different account via a mobile app. […]

A Hopkinsville man has been arrested following an investigation and a foot pursuit Monday afternoon.  According to the Hopkinsville police report, officers responded to a residence in the 100 block of North Clay Street to investigate a problem and found a blood splatter on the ground outside of the residence. Entrance was made to the building, where no one was inside. Investigation revealed that 36-year-old Andrew Ly of Hopkinsville had […]

The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating a collision near the 11-mile-marker of I-24 eastbound near Clarksville that killed one person and injured another.  According to the preliminary report, a vehicle was parked in the left shoulder of I-24 nearly 11-mile marker and partially in the left lane of travel, when it was struck from behind by a vehicle driven by 35-year-old Challise Martin of Tennessee. The force of the crash […]