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Perry County Deputy Saves Man from Suicide Attempt A PERRY COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY IS BEING HAILED AS A HERO AFTER SAVING A MAN WHO TRIED TO HANG HIMSELF FROM A TREE ON MONDAY. DEPUTY PAUL CAMPBELL RESPONDED TO A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS CALL. WHEN HE ARRIVED, HE FOUND THE MAN JUST MINUTES AWAY FROM…
Family Cemetary Vandalized with Stolen Truck THE FAMILY OF A LITTLE GIRL BURRIED IN GREENUP COUNTY WANT ANSWERS AFTER THEIR FAMILY CEMETARY WAS FOUND VANDALIZED OVER THE WEEKEND. HEAD STONES WERE BROKEN AND KNOCKED OVER…AND A PICKUP TRUCK WAS ACTUALLY SITTING ATOP THE GRAVE OF ELENA JENKINS WHO DIED BACK IN THE SPRING TRAGICALLY…
Two Firefighters Hurt During Martin Fireworks Display TWO FIREFIGHTERS IN MARTIN WERE HURT SUNDAY NIGHT DURING A FIREWORKS DISPLAY TO MARK THE 4th OF JULY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY WERE INJURED WHEN A FAULTY FIREWORK WENT OFF. BOTH FIREFIGHTERS WERE TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL AS A PRECAUTION AND LATER RELEASED. THE MISHAP ENDED…
DUI Suspect Hits Child with Car A LEXINGTON MAN FACES DUI CHARGES AFTER POLICE SAY HE HIT A GIRL WITH HIS CAR. IT HAPPENED SUNDAY NIGHT ON CHILES AVENUE. INVESTIGATROS SAY THE 6-YEAR-OLD WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED AND IS EXPECTED TO RECOVER. Source: MG News Return to News
State Lawmakers to Debate Critical Race Theory LAWMAKERS IN FRANKFORT WILL HEAR TESTIMONY THIS TODAY ON CRITICAL RACE THEORY. THE INTERIM JOINT COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION WILL CONDUCT A HEARING ON THE MATTER. EDUCATION OFFICIALS FROM ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH WILL PARTICIPATE. REPUBLICANS HAVE ALREADY INTRUDUCED TWO BILLS THAT WOULD BAN THE TEACHING OF CRITICAL RACE…
State Announces Nearly Million in New Road Projects THE STATE OF KENTUCKY IS INVESTING NEARLY 12-MILLION DOLLARS IN STREET AND ROAD REPAIRS. LATE LAST WEEK, THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE ANNOUNCED 177 DIFFERENT ROAD PROJECTS IN 33 COUNTIES AND 13 CITIES…TOTALING 11.8-MILLION DOLLARS. THE PROJECTS INCLUDE RESURFACING, STORM DRAIN WORK, AND A CONNECTOR ROAD IN BOURBON…
Police Pursuit Ends in Fatal Motorcycle Accident A POLICE PURSUIT NEAR GLASGOW ENDS WITH A FATAL MOTORCYCLE CRASH. INVESTIGATORS WITH THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE SAY 34-YEAR-OLD JOSHUA HARTIGAN FLED FROM THE SCENE OF A DOMESTIC INCIDENT ON A MOTORCYCLE. OFFICERS PURSUED THE MOTORCYCLE AND AT SOME POINT, HARTIGAN WRECKED THE BIKE AND DIED AT…
Knox County Man Arrested for Attempted Burglary A KNOX COUNTY MAN IS ACCUSED OF TRYING TO BREAK INTO A HOUSE FRIDAY NIGHT. DEPUTIES WERE CALLED TO A HOME ON NORTH HIGHWAY. WHEN THEY ARRIVED, WITNESSES SAID 34-YEAR-OLD TIP MILLER TRIED TO BREAK IN. THEY TRACKED HIM AND HELD HIM ON HIGHWAY 1304 UNTIL DEPUTIES…
American Flags Stolen from Hazard Lion’s Club Display THERE’S A MYSTERY IN HAZARD…MEMBERS OF THE LION’S CLUB ARE SEARCHING FOR THREE AMERICAN FLAGS STOLEN OVER THE WEEKEND. MORE THAN 100 WERE PLACED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY FOR THE INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY. LOCAL BUSINESSES SPONSORED EACH FLAG…WITH THE MONEY GOING TO THE LION’S CLUB COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP…
Fatal Crash Overnight on Highway 15 in Breathitt County A DEADLY CRASH OVERNIGHT IN BREATHITT COUNTY… JACKSON POLICE SAY IT HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY 15 JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT. THE VICTIM HAS NOT YET BEEN IDENTIFIED. THE JACKSON POLICE DEPARTMENT DIDN’T SHARE ANY OTHER DETAILS ABOUT THE ACCIDENT WHICH IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. Source:…