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A Leitchfield man has been arrested after being accused of driving drunk on a moped and falling over in the middle of the street. Wednesday afternoon at approximately 5:45, the Leitchfield Police Department and EMS responded to the intersection of West Main Street and North Claggett Drive on the report of a moped accident. Upon arriving at the scene, a witness told police that the moped operator, 61-year-old Roger L. Burks, was traveling east on West Main Street when he “just fell over in the middle of the street.”

President Joe Biden is poised to nominate a conservative Republican anti-abortion lawyer for a lifetime appointment as a federal judge in Kentucky, a nomination strongly opposed by fellow Democrat and U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Louisville. The nomination of Chad Meredith appears to be the result of a deal with U.S....

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (WAVE) - Elizabethtown police have made an arrest in connection to an armed robbery where the suspect was caught on camera. Richard McDaniel, 60, was arrested in connection to a robbery at “The Bug’s Ear” boutique store on Monday morning, according to Elizabethtown Police spokesman Chris Denham.

Elizabethtown Police helped convict a Texas man accused of making and selling fake debit and credit cards. According to court documents, 35 year-old Bronson Meador briefly lived in Elizabethtown in 2021. During that time, he was engaged in a months-long scheme to obtain and use counterfeit and unauthorized credit and debit cards, as well as, other personal and financial information for his own personal benefit, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Kentucky.

Dennis Hancock heard the footsteps coming in 1989. They were loud and confident. Kathleen Trumbo marched straight into his office with determination on her face and a manner that made clear she wasn't there to ask him anything. She was there to demand it. ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Sheldon Hoagland said he hasn't played any golf since Sunday when he made the biggest putt of his life. "First time I've had my putter out since then," said Hoagland. "The last time this putter was struck, it won me 50-G's." The low-key 30-year-old Lebanon Junction...

A Hardin County man has been indicted in a crash that led to the stillborn delivery of a baby. Kenneth Johnson, 63, was charged with fetal homicide, two counts of wanton endangerment and assault in connection to a crash on January 31. According to Elizabethtown Police, the crash happened around...

Editor’s Note: The Nelson County Gazette believes the public has a right to know who has been arrested by local officials and lodged in the Nelson County Jail. The information below is a compiled list of daily booking logs from the jail. The bookings state the person(s) arrested and the charge(s) against them. This information is public record.

A tip shared with Hardin County Crime Stoppers is being credited to help the Elizabethtown Police Department make an arrest Tuesday of an armed robbery suspect. Less than 32 hours after The Bug’s Ear Boutique, across from the hospital, was robbed at knife point, Elizabethtown Police took 60 year-old Richard Earl McDaniel, of Elizabethtown, into custody around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. McDaniel is charged with first-degree robbery and being held in the Hardin County Detention Center under a $25,000 cash bond. He is scheduled to be arraigned in Hardin District Court Wednesday, June 29.

The Millwood man the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office has been searching for after disappearing a few months ago has been located, according to Sheriff Norman Chaffins. Chaffins said Richard Harris, 62, was located alive in Nashville, Tennessee. Nashville authorities identified him, the sheriff added. The sheriff’s office and bloodhounds...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Elizabethtown Police helped convict a Texas man accused of making and selling fake debit and credit cards. According to court documents, Bronson Meador, 35, briefly lived in Elizabethtown in 2021. During that time, he was "engaged in a months-long scheme" to "obtain and use counterfeit and unauthorized credit and debit cards" and other personal and financial information "for his own personal benefit," according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Kentucky.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) – The Terre Haute Rex built a 10-0 lead and held on to beat Alton 10-9 on Wednesday evening at Bob Warn Field. Jordan Schaffer and Parks Bouck each had a 3 run homer in the victory. Will Egger added 3 RBI’s for the Rex and Devin Ecklar picked up the […]

Grayson County sheriffs reached out to KSP to assist with a suicide investigation where evidence of foul play was found

LEITCHFIELD, Ky. (June 30, 2022)- Kentucky State Police (KSP) assisted the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) with an investigation that led to a man’s arrest in Grayson County. KSP was contacted by the GCSO requesting assistance with a suicide investigation at 252 Decker School Road in Leitchfield. GCSO...

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The Terre Haute Rex jumped out to a 10-0 lead and had to hold on 10-9 over Alton. The Rex are 8-2 in their last 10 games. Former Terre Haute North star Will Egger had 3 RBI in the win.

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. — Elizabethtown police have arrested a man they say robbed a local boutique at knifepoint. Shortly after 10 a.m. on Monday, police were called out to "The Bug's Ear" boutique on Dixie Highway for a report of an armed robbery. According to police, the suspect fled the...

A Texas man who briefly lived in Kentucky was sentenced yesterday to four and half years in prison for aggravated identity theft and numerous other charges at United States District Court in Louisville after he was caught with over 40 counterfeit credit cards at the city’s Muhammad Ali International Airport.