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Kentucky's 2023 annual unemployment rate increased to 4.2% from 4% in 2022
FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 4, 2024) - Kentucky's annual unemployment rate for 2023 was 4.2% according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet....
Erin Mar 04, 2024
Henderson Community College to Host Solar Eclipse Activities
HENDERSON, Ky. - Henderson Community College has two special events scheduled in conjunction with the upcoming solar eclipse. The first event is on March 12 at 9:30 a.m. at the Preston Arts Center on ...
Erin Mar 01, 2024
Vehicle hits garage on Loeb Street; catches fire
Emergency officials responded to the 1500 block of Loeb Street on Friday morning after a vehicle crashed into a garage. Henderson Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief Chad Moore said the fire departme...
Erin Mar 01, 2024
Henderson Dominates District
By Ryan Davenport, WSON Sports Correspondent The Henderson County Colonels would come away with a 39 point win over the Union County Braves, 72-33, at Colonel Gym in the 6th District Tournament Champi...
Ryan Davenport Mar 01, 2024
Gov. Beshear Provides Team Kentucky Update
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 29, 2024) - Today, Gov. Andy Beshear, Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman and Dr. Steven Stack provided an update on federal funds to create jobs through the cleanup of historic mine site...
Erin Feb 29, 2024
Lady Colonels Claim District Crown
By Ryan Davenport, WSON Sports Correspondent The Henderson County Lady Colonels came away with a 20 point, 6th District Championship win over the Union County Bravettes, 55-35, at Colonel Gym in the 6...
Ryan Davenport Feb 29, 2024
Five workers rescued from Ohio River
Five people were rescued from the Ohio River late Wednesday morning. Officials said that the five people were employees with a company that were working on a barge at the river port. The employees wer...
Erin Feb 28, 2024
McConnell will step down as the Senate Republican leader in November after a record run in the job
WASHINGTON (AP) - Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost two decades, will step d...
Erin Feb 28, 2024
Henderson City Police Chief announces resignation
HENDERSON, KY, - Effective Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, Chief Sean McKinney is resigning from his position as Chief of Police for the Henderson Police Department. Due to recent family health issues, McKinn...
Erin Feb 28, 2024 Henderson Police Department Chief Sean McKinney speaks at a press conference on May 28, 2023 after a body believed to be escaped convict Bradley Gillespie was recovered from the Ohio River.
Racing authority reports equine fatality rate of 1.23 per 1,000 at tracks under its jurisdiction
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Horse racing's federal oversight body says racetracks under its jurisdiction experienced 1.23 racing-related equine fatalities per 1,000 starts in 2023, a much lower rate than at...
Erin Feb 28, 2024 jackiembarr / CC