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Owensboro man accused of robbing Cricket Wireless in Henderson
An Owensboro man has been charged in connection with a robbery that occurred at Cricket Wireless in Henderson on Tuesday afternoon. Henderson Police Department officers responded at approximately 12:3...
Erin Apr 17, 2024
KYTC's High Water Report for April 15th, 2024
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) - The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) released a high water report as of 7 a.m. on April 15. According to KYTC, after several sunny days, water is starting to recede on ro...
Erin Apr 15, 2024
Police say fentanyl killed 8-year-old Kentucky boy, not an allergic reaction to strawberries
MADISONVILLE, Ky. (AP) - An 8-year-old Kentucky boy died of a fentanyl overdose last month, not from eating a batch of strawberries, authorities said this week. The family had told police they believe...
Erin Apr 12, 2024
Mark Pope Named Head Coach of Kentucky Men's Basketball
UK national champion player becomes 23rd head coach in Kentucky history LEXINGTON, Ky. - When his alma mater came calling, Mark Pope knew there was no place like home. Pope, a captain of the Universit...
Erin Apr 12, 2024 FILE - BYU head coach Mark Pope talks to his players during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against UCF Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. Kentucky has hired BYU’s Mark Pope as men’s basketball coach, bringing home a member of the Wildcats’ 1996 national championship team to succeed John Calipari. The school announced Pope’s hiring in a release Friday morning, April 12, but did not mention any contract details. The 51-year-old Pope will be introduced at a later date, the release said. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
Kentucky is Vested in Work Zone Safety
National Work Zone Awareness Week is April 15-19, 2024. Every year, Departments of Transportation nationwide participate in daily events to promote safer work zones. Whether behind a barrel or the whe...
Erin Apr 11, 2024
Colonels Shutout Braves
By Ryan Davenport, WSON Sports Correspondent The Henderson County Colonels were at home last night in Henderson to face off against the Union County Braves in the first 6th District game of the regula...
Ryan Davenport Apr 10, 2024
Arkansas hires John Calipari to coach the Razorbacks, a day after stepping down from Kentucky
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas hired John Calipari as men's basketball coach on Wednesday, a day after the Hall of Fame coach stepped down from the Kentucky program he led to the 2012 NCAA champio...
Erin Apr 10, 2024 FILE - Kentucky coach John Calipari speaks to the press during Kentucky's NCAA college basketball media day in Lexington, Ky., Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. Calipari is stepping down as Kentucky's men's basketball coach after 15 years, saying Tuesday, April 9, 2024, on social media that the “program probably needs to hear another voice” amid reports that he's closing in on a deal with Arkansas to take over that Southeastern Conference program.(AP Photo/James Crisp, File)
KYTC District 2 High Water Report
Multiple roadways flooded as Ohio River levels rise MADISONVILLE, Ky. (April 10, 2024) - Several roads across District 2 have been impacted by rising water from ongoing rainfall and are currently clos...
Erin Apr 10, 2024
John Calipari departs Kentucky after 15 years, saying the program 'needs to hear another voice'
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - John Calipari is stepping down as Kentucky's men's basketball coach after 15 years, saying Tuesday that the "program probably needs to hear another voice" amid reports that he's ...
Erin Apr 09, 2024 FILE - Kentucky coach John Calipari speaks to the press during Kentucky's NCAA college basketball media day in Lexington, Ky., Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. Calipari is stepping down as Kentucky's men's basketball coach after 15 years, saying Tuesday, April 9, 2024, on social media that the “program probably needs to hear another voice” amid reports that he's closing in on a deal with Arkansas to take over that Southeastern Conference program.(AP Photo/James Crisp, File)
Nashville man killed in wreck on Pennyrile Parkway this weekend
Nortonville, Ky. (04/08/2024) - Kentucky State Police are investigating a fatal collision that occurred on the Pennyrile Parkway near Nortonville this weekend. The Hopkins County Sheriff's department ...
Erin Apr 08, 2024