HENDERSON, Ky. - Families can get up close to a medical helicopter and vintage airplanes at Henderson Aviation Day. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17th at the Henderson City-County Airport, located at 2154 Highway 136-West. Admission and parking are free. The Air Evac Lifeteam 46 crew will...

The Henderson Humane Society said there are two confirmed positive cases of canine parvovirus within its shelter. Humane Society Board President Christa Bennett confirmed to WSON that the shelter was in a temporary lockdown out of an abundance of caution and to protect the dogs in their care and in the community. They ...

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. The...

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 Ken...

HENDERSON, Ky. Kentucky State Police Post 16 is preparing for the Fallen Trooper Mack Brady 5K run on Saturday, Oct. 17th at Central Park in Henderson. All proceeds will go to support Trooper Island Kids Camp. Interested runners can register at runsignup.com. Runners will receive a free shirt for their participation. T...

HENDERSON, Ky. - Families can get up close to a medical helicopter and vintage airplanes at Henderson Aviation Day. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17th at the Henderson City-County Airport, located at 2154 Highway 136-West. Admission and parking are free. The Air Evac Lifeteam 46 crew will...

The Henderson Humane Society said there are two confirmed positive cases of canine parvovirus within its shelter. Humane Society Board President Christa Bennett confirmed to WSON that the shelter was in a temporary lockdown out of an abundance of caution and to protect the dogs in their care and in the community. They ...

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. The...

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 Ken...

HENDERSON, Ky. Kentucky State Police Post 16 is preparing for the Fallen Trooper Mack Brady 5K run on Saturday, Oct. 17th at Central Park in Henderson. All proceeds will go to support Trooper Island Kids Camp. Interested runners can register at runsignup.com. Runners will receive a free shirt for their participation. T...

Henderson Municipal Power & Light will begin a six-week long project to relocate and replace utility poles along Watson Lane on Thursday. HMP&L Facilities and Safety Director Ray Nix said this project is in conjunction with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet's Watson Lane widening project. New poles will be pl...

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-1...

HENDERSON, Ky - In a game that featured more than 1,000 combined yards of offense and came down to the final second, the Henderson County Colonels fell to George Rogers Clark 53-48 Friday night at Colonel Stadium. The offensive slugfest featured 1,008 combined yards between the two teams, with both offenses consistentl...

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. 4...

OWENSBORO, Ky. -- Stacy Hawkins Adams will present the Ellie Magnuson Lecture in Literature and Science on Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 10 a.m. in Tapscott Chapel in the Barnard-Jones Administration Building at Kentucky Wesleyan College. Her topic is "The Power of Still Becoming: Using Reflection and Writing to E...