Author name: Bill Stephens

Union County Fiscal Court approves tasers for jail supervisors, and pay raise for election workers

Union County Fiscal Court magistrates unanimously approved two jail updates where jail supervisors can carry tasers as well as an amendment of jailer classifications for pay raises, and approved a pay raise for election precinct workers.

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KSP arrests Morganfield woman for possessing meth and other offenses

A Morganfield woman arrested earlier this year and indicted by the grand jury in July for several counts of trafficking meth is back behind bars facing additional drug possession charges.

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Veterans Day Program to be held Wednesday at Union County Courthouse

Locally, Commander of the Griggs-Alvey American Legion Post #48 Lark Buckman tells WMSK News a Veterans Day Program will be held tomorrow morning at the Courthouse.

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Henderson County Man Sentenced To Ten Years In Prison For Human Trafficking

A Henderson County man was sentenced in federal court Monday to ten years in prison after pleading guilty to human trafficking for recruiting two minors to engage in commercial sex acts, according to U.S. Attorney John E. Kuhn, Jr.

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Indiana man injured in semi vs semi crash on William Natcher Parkway

An Indiana man is stable condition this morning after he was injured when police say he crashed his semi into another semi on the William Natcher Parkway Monday morning, which caused the parkway to be closed for nearly 7 hours.

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Morganfield woman indicted by Union County Grand Jury earlier this year arrested Sunday in Henderson

A Morganfield woman indicted by the Union County Grand Jury in August for fraudulently using a credit card was arrested in Henderson this morning for charges of identity theft, DUI, fleeing from police and other offenses.

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Henderson man arrested on bench warrant charged with drug possession

A Henderson man was taken into custody early Sunday morning on an active bench warrant for Failure to Appear in court on drug possession charges.

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Gov. Beshear Orders Flags to Half-staff to Honor Fallen Police Officer

Governor Steve Beshear has directed that flags at state office buildings be lowered to half-staff Wednesday in honor of a Richmond police officer killed in the line of duty.

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Whitfield Joins in Introducing Resolution to Designate November “National Diabetes Month”

1st District Congressman Ed Whitfield has joined two other U.S. House of Representatives in introducing a resolution to designate November as “National Diabetes Awareness Month.” Whitfield, Co-Chair of the House Diabetes Caucus, said in a release Kentucky continues to rank in the top 10 every year in the number of new diabetes cases, which is

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Pape Announces he will change Veteran’s Administration

Mike Pape, who is now a candidate for Congress to replace the retiring 1st District Congressman Ed Whitfield, has announced his plan to modernize and replace an outdated VA Healthcare system.

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Eastbound Ramp Closures at AUDUBON Parkway/KY 1078 Exit 5 Interchange in Henderson Co. now OPEN

Motorists who travel the Audubon Parkway in Henderson County will be happy to know the exit and entry ramps at the KY 1078 Zion Exit 5 Interchange are now open after being closed for reconstruction as a part of a larger rehabilitation project along the parkway since last week.

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