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A woman arrested for shoplifting at a food store Monday night is also facing drug possession charges.

Governor-elect Bevin made the following statement regarding the resettlement of Syrian refugees in Kentucky:

Governor Steve Beshear and federal highway officials along with state and local leaders gathered in Madisonville Monday to unveil a new shiny red, white and blue highway sign marking the long-sought designation of Interstate 69 for a section of the Edward T. Breathitt Pennyrile Parkway.

A Waverly woman was injured in a rear-end collision in Henderson Monday morning.

A Crittenden County man was injured when authorities say a deer crashed through the windshield of his pickup truck after it was hit by a car.

Union County First Director of Community Development Garrick Thompson is trying to form a new committee in order to speed up the process for new business prospects looking to locate within the county. Thompson tells WMSK News they have learned the past couple of years that there are inefficiencies that the City and County could

A Morganfield man was arrested after a wreck early Friday morning and charged with his 4th or greater DUI.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Nov. 16, 2015) – A site certified as Build-Ready in Graves County’s Hickory Industrial Park stands as the latest in a series of locations endorsed through a Kentucky program promising to slice months from new-facility construction, Governor Steve Beshear announced today.

Governor Steve Beshear and First Lady Jane Beshear will be in Henderson this morning to make a Recovery Kentucky announcement.

A 57 year old man was injured in a single-vehicle accident in Union County Sunday night.

A traffic stop on US Highway 60 East in Daviess County netted the arrest of a 42 year old Owensboro woman for possessing meth.

Due to the forecast of heavy rain the next couple of days, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has postponed a planned closure of KY 654 in Crittenden County scheduled for today and Tuesday.

With only five entries thus far for the Morganfield Christmas Parade, Union County Tourism Director Paul Monsour is urging more people to participate in the event and to to pick-up and return an parade entry application. There are several locations to pick-up an application for the Morganfield Parade, which is Sunday afternoon, November 22nd, at

Henderson, Ky. – The College Foundation Board of Directors pledged a $50,000 gift to the Henderson Community College BuildSmart campaign.

Motorists traveling on KY 654 in Crittenden County need to be aware a section of the road will be closed Monday and Tuesday.