Indiana State Police said retired K9 Boomer crossed over the rainbow bridge on Sunday. Boomer faithfully served the Indiana State Police from 2014 to 2022, protecting communities, assisting fellow officers, and making a lasting impact on public safety. Throughout his career, Boomer compiled an impressive record of serv...

Phase One of HMP&L's utility pole relocation/replacement project is underway. HMP&L and its subcontractor Groves Construction began work Thursday and will continue over the next 5-6 weeks. This work is part of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet's upcoming Watson Lane widening project. Phase 1 of this project i...

A road widening project will begin on Wheeler Road in Corydon on Monday, Nov. 2nd. Wheeler Road will be closed from Kentucky 145 to Sulphur Springs Road to thru traffic. Only local traffic will be allowed during this closure. The contractor estimates Wheeler Road will be closed to all thru traffic for a week. People wh...

PADUCAH, Ky. - The Henderson County Colonels put up 35 points against district rival McCracken County on Friday night, but the Mustangs' explosive start proved too much to overcome in a 49-35 road loss. McCracken County (6-3) scored on its first three touches of the football, building an early advantage and setting the...

Henderson, KY. (October 23, 2026) - Six local manufacturers opened their doors to more than 100 students and educators to tour their facilities this week. Manufacturing Academy - a daylong professional development event for students to help bridge the gap between manufacturing careers and the classroom was held on Thur...

Indiana State Police said retired K9 Boomer crossed over the rainbow bridge on Sunday. Boomer faithfully served the Indiana State Police from 2014 to 2022, protecting communities, assisting fellow officers, and making a lasting impact on public safety. Throughout his career, Boomer compiled an impressive record of serv...

Phase One of HMP&L's utility pole relocation/replacement project is underway. HMP&L and its subcontractor Groves Construction began work Thursday and will continue over the next 5-6 weeks. This work is part of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet's upcoming Watson Lane widening project. Phase 1 of this project i...

A road widening project will begin on Wheeler Road in Corydon on Monday, Nov. 2nd. Wheeler Road will be closed from Kentucky 145 to Sulphur Springs Road to thru traffic. Only local traffic will be allowed during this closure. The contractor estimates Wheeler Road will be closed to all thru traffic for a week. People wh...

PADUCAH, Ky. - The Henderson County Colonels put up 35 points against district rival McCracken County on Friday night, but the Mustangs' explosive start proved too much to overcome in a 49-35 road loss. McCracken County (6-3) scored on its first three touches of the football, building an early advantage and setting the...

Henderson, KY. (October 23, 2026) - Six local manufacturers opened their doors to more than 100 students and educators to tour their facilities this week. Manufacturing Academy - a daylong professional development event for students to help bridge the gap between manufacturing careers and the classroom was held on Thur...

A man has turned himself into authorities in connection with a shooting that occurred in Henderson on Wednesday afternoon. Henderson Police Department said that Drake A. Cook, 20, turned himself in at the Probation and Parole Henderson office on Friday. Cook was wanted for second-degree assault, first-degree wanton end...

A 17-year-old is accused of murder in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred in Evansville earlier this month. Ayden D. Simms, 17, of Sullivan, was arrested and charged with murder on Thursday in connection with the death of another 17-year-old. Simms is the second teen charged with murder in this case. Evansv...

Henderson Police Department are investigating a confirmed shooting that occurred in Henderson on Wednesday afternoon. Officers were dispatched to the South Green Street McDonald's at about 1 p.m. after receiving a report that a person had been shot in another location. The victim had been driving in the 300 block of So...

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, of Corydon, dead at the scene of a fatal crash. Henderson County Sheriff Chip Stauffer said first responders were dispatched at app...

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...