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Robin Fields Kinney named as interim state commissioner of education
FRANKFORT, KY) - The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) named Robin Fields Kinney as interim state commissioner of education during a special meeting on Sept. 14. Kinney, an associate commissioner who ...
Erin Sep 14, 2023
City of Henderson wins Community of the Year Award
The City of Henderson won the Community of the Year Award from the Green River Area Development District. The award was given for the effort being made by the City of Henderson with the creation of th...
Erin Sep 14, 2023
Gov. Beshear: Small Businesses Investing, Creating Jobs Can Apply for Tax Credits Worth up to $25,000
Time for Kentucky Small Business Tax Credit is running out for 2023 tax returns FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 13, 2023) - Today, Gov. Andy Beshear urged the owners of Kentucky's small businesses, which help d...
Erin Sep 13, 2023
Parents and Caregivers Urged to Keep Kids Safe in Vehicles
National Child Passenger Safety Week is Sept. 17-23 FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 13, 2023) - Each year, National Child Passenger Safety Week aims to increase awareness for parents and caregivers about the im...
Erin Sep 13, 2023
Kentucky's chief justice decides not to seek reelection in 2024
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky Chief Justice Laurance B. VanMeter announced Tuesday that he will not seek reelection for another term on the state Supreme Court in 2024, setting the stage for another ...
Erin Sep 12, 2023 FILE - Kentucky Chief Justice Laurance B. VanMeter asks a question during a hearing in Frankfort, Ky., Nov. 15, 2022. Chief Justice VanMeter says he won't seek reelection for another term on the state Supreme Court in 2024. His announcement Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023 sets the stage for another transition at the top of the state’s judicial system at the end of next year. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, file)
US sets record for billion-dollar weather disasters in a year - and there's still 4 months to go
The deadly firestorm in Hawaii and Hurricane Idalia's watery storm surge helped push the United States to a record for the number of weather disasters that cost $1 billion or more. And there's still f...
Erin Sep 12, 2023
Bells toll as the US marks 22 years since 9/11, from ground zero to Alaska
NEW YORK (AP) - With tolling bells, personal tributes and tears, Americans looked back Monday on 9/11 at anniversary observances that stretched from ground zero to small towns. People gathered at memo...
Erin Sep 11, 2023 People carrying a wreath arrive at the commemoration ceremony of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, in New York. Americans are looking back on the horror and legacy of 9/11, gathering Monday at memorials, firehouses, city halls and elsewhere to observe the 22nd anniversary of the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Slow Start Again Dooms Colonels
By Ryan Davenport, WSON Sports Correspondent The Henderson County Colonels faced off against the Paducah Tilghman Blue Tornado at home in Henderson.   The Blue Tornado would be the first to strik...
Greg Busby Sep 09, 2023
3-year-old fatally shoots toddler at Kentucky home
CORBIN, Ky. (AP) - A 3-year-old fatally shot a 2-year-old boy at a home in southeastern Kentucky, a sheriff said. The toddler was shot in the head Thursday morning by the older child, who had gained a...
Erin Sep 08, 2023
Henderson Police investigating forged check incident
Henderson Police Department is investigating a forged check incident that occurred at a local bank. Officers responded to Independence Bank in the 1100 block of Barret Boulevard in reference to someon...
Erin Sep 08, 2023