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Gov. Beshear has ordered flags lowered to half-staff in honor of Jones
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Gov. Andy Beshear invites the public to pay their respects to former Kentucky Governor Brereton Jones, who will lie in state in the State Capitol Rotunda on Monday, Sept. 25, from 10 ...
Erin Sep 22, 2023 FILE - Brereton Jones, former Kentucky governor, is photographed at his horse farm, Feb. 1, 2006, in Lexington, Ky. The former Kentucky governor, a Republican turned Democrat who became a prominent horse breeder and then plunged into Kentucky politics, presiding over efforts to improve health care and strengthen ethics laws during his term as governor, has died, Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Brian Tietz, File)
Rolling Roadblock for Power Line Installation on I-69 in Henderson County on Sunday, Oct. 1
Beginning at 7 a.m. and lasting approximately 30 minutes MADISONVILLE, Ky. (Sept. 22, 2023) - Big Rivers Electric has scheduled a rolling roadblock on Sunday, October 1st, to reduce traffic speed on I...
Erin Sep 22, 2023
Colonels Look to Get Back in Win Column Against Cardinals
By Ryan Davenport, WSON Sports Correspondent The Henderson County Colonels suffered a loss against the Owensboro Aces, 41-21, on the road in Owensboro last Friday night.   This week the Colonels ...
Greg Busby Sep 22, 2023
Beshear says sports wagering is off to strong start in Kentucky, with the pace about to pick up
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Sports betting in Kentucky is off to a strong start right out of the gate, attracting more than $4.5 million in wagering since launching two weeks ago, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thu...
Erin Sep 21, 2023
State releases county unemployment data for August
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 21, 2023) - Unemployment rates rose in 105 counties between August 2022 and August 2023, fell in eight, and stayed the same in seven counties, according to the Kentucky Center fo...
Erin Sep 21, 2023
Southeast Tourism Society Selects Bluegrass in the Park and Porchfest as "Signature Event of the Southeast" Award Winners
ATLANTA, Ga. (September 20, 2023) - Southeast Tourism Society has named Bluegrass in the Park Folklife Festival and Porchfest as two of 20 Signature Events of the Southeast for 2023. The Signature Eve...
Erin Sep 20, 2023
Kentucky Supreme Court reviews state's Republican-drawn legislative, congressional maps
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky Democrats took their legal fight to the state's highest court on Tuesday in challenging Republican-drawn boundaries for state House and congressional districts. The hear...
Erin Sep 20, 2023
Traffic backed up on U.S. 41 due to tractor-trailer rollover Tuesday morning
The Henderson County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to an accident involving a tractor-trailer that rolled over at Ellis Park on U.S. 41 northbound before 9 a.m. Tuesday. As of mid-day Tuesday, traff...
Erin Sep 19, 2023
Southbound Twin Bridge to undergo testing starting Monday; KYTC said to expect delays and potential traffic backups
MADISONVILLE, Ky. (Sept. 19, 2023) - The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to conduct testing of the US-41 Southbound Twin Bridge over the Ohio River starting Sept. 25 and continuing through Nov. ...
Erin Sep 19, 2023
Former Kentucky Gov. Brereton Jones dies, fought to bolster health care and ethics laws in office
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Former Kentucky Gov. Brereton C. Jones, a Republican turned Democrat who led efforts to improve health care and strengthen ethics laws during his one term three decades ago, has ...
Erin Sep 19, 2023 FILE - Brereton Jones, former Kentucky governor, is photographed at his horse farm, Feb. 1, 2006, in Lexington, Ky. The former Kentucky governor, a Republican turned Democrat who became a prominent horse breeder and then plunged into Kentucky politics, presiding over efforts to improve health care and strengthen ethics laws during his term as governor, has died, Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Brian Tietz, File)