One person was killed during a head on collision at Kentucky 425 between Kentucky 1299 and U.S. 41A on Wednesday morning. The Henderson County Coroner’s Office pronounced Tayler Baker, 20, dead at the scene of a fatal crash. Henderson County Sheriff Chip Stauffer said first responders were dispatched at approximately 5:33 a.m. Wednesday to the
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 19, 2026) – The Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission is accepting grant applications. Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman encourages Kentucky organizations working in prevention, treatment and recovery to apply to partner with the Commission in this lifesaving work. The Commission is accepting applications in the following areas: Interested organizations can find more
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FRANKFORT, Ky.– The deadline to apply to become a Kentucky State trooper and attend the next academy class has been extended through Oct. 30. “Kentucky State Police play a critical role in protecting our commonwealth and our people and we are committed to supporting these brave leaders for all that they do,” Gov. Andy Beshear
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OWENSBORO, Ky. — Movi Vault, a new subscription streaming platform from Kentucky Sound Stage founders Jeremy Winton and Kristi Kilday, will launch December 1, 2026, with programming centered on Kentucky, its neighboring states, and the people and culture of the heartland. The service is planned to be available worldwide, giving regional productions a new way
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OWENSBORO, Ky. — The Kentucky Wesleyan College Wade Lecture Series will bring two historians of early America to campus this October for talks on the debates that shaped the U.S. Constitution and the minister at the center of the Salem witch trials. Both lectures will be held in Tapscott Chapel in the Barnard-Jones Administration Building,
An 18-year-old has been arrested on a murder charge in connection with a shooting in Evansville last weekend. Keaton M. Howard, 18, was located and taken into custody in Morganfield. He has been charged with murder. The murder charge stems from a shooting that occurred Sunday night in Evansville. Evansville Police officers were dispatched to
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The Kentucky Department of Education has released the Spring 2026 state assessment data from the Kentucky Summative Assessment. These assessments measure student proficiency and progress on Kentucky’s state content standards. During the 2025-2026 school year, Kentucky public school students in grades 3-8, 10 and 11 took assessments called the Kentucky Summative Assessments and the Alternate
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Evansville Police Department said that a restraining order violation led to an officer-involved shooting Tuesday. Officers were dispatched to the 1500 block of East Illinois Street in Evansville just after noon Tuesday to a domestic violence call in progress. A juvenile 911 caller reported that their mother was dragged into a residence by a male
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A teenager was killed in an apparent late-night shooting in Evansville over the weekend. Evansville Police officers were dispatched to the area of Washington and Kentucky Avenues just before 11 p.m. Sunday. Multiple 911 callers reported hearing gunshots in the area and said someone was down on the ground in the 800 block of Madison
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Authorities are searching for a missing Henderson man who was the passenger on a boat that capsized at the Green River Lock and Dam in Henderson County on Wednesday night. Hasani Carter, 29, of Henderson was on a boat with multiple other people when it capsized, his sister Brandi Hemm told WSON on Thursday morning.
MUHLENBERG COUNTY, Ky. (October 7, 2026) – A Bremen man has been charged with murder in connection with a Drakesboro woman’s death. The Muhlenberg County Sheriff’s Office conducted a welfare check at a residence on Wild Horse Lane in Bremen on Monday. Deputies located a deceased woman inside the home and contacted Kentucky State Police
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As respiratory virus season begins, the Green River District Health Department is encouraging community members to protect themselves and their families by staying up to date on recommended immunizations. The Kentucky Department for Public Health recently released updated 2026–2027 guidance on vaccines for flu, COVID-19, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). Key points from the new
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Northbound Bridge Will Carry Three Lanes of Traffic The northbound twin bridge is expected to carry three lanes of traffic as of Monday. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet said crews have been working around the clock to expedite construction of a median crossover in Henderson that will allow one lane of southbound U.S. 41 traffic to temporarily
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MORGANFIELD, KY (10-2-2026) —There are games on a football schedule that mean a little more than others. Friday night is one of them for the Union County Braves. At 2-4, we all can agree the first six games have not gone exactly the way we wanted. There have been some tough nights, including a three-game
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After months of me working behind the scenes to develop from scratch our very first native iOS app, the day has finally come!! WMSK has a new way for listeners to keep up with the station and Union County wherever they go. The new WMSK mobile app is now live, bringing the station’s live broadcast,
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