Blackford, KY

An accident involving a National Guard water truck sent two people to the hospital on Sunday. Deputies responded to Highway 902 in Fredonia, where they learned the rear tires of the truck had ran off the roadway. The driver, 31-year-old Aaron Corley, overcorrected, causing the vehicle to turn over in a ditch.

MARION, Ky. — Response has been swift since a severe water shortage in the town of Marion caused Gov. Andy Beshear to declare a state of emergency on June 18. While local civic and business leaders express confidence in the steps taken and progress made, there is still a sense of anxiety over what might happen if the water pressure goes from low to zero. ...

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MARION, Ky. (WEHT) — As the water crisis in Marion continues, local leaders are working together with the National Guard to get water to the community on a daily basis. City officials say the current distribution schedule will remain in effect for Monday, June 27th, and Tuesday, June 28th. “We continue to work on the […]

AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) - Last December, an outbreak of powerful tornadoes ripped through several states in the Midwest and Kentucky. The twisters left a path of destruction and many communities in shambles. And while communities across the state were left to pick up the pieces and start over, they...

WEBSTER CO., Ky. (WEHT) – The Providence Police Department (PPD) reported that twenty-two people involved in a drug trafficking incident at the Webster County Detention Center have now been indicted. PPD says on June 23, a Webster County Grand Jury convened in a special meeting where Officer Eric Elder presented an investigation into an organized […]

The Christian County Grand Jury handed down a modified indictment Friday against a Crittenden County man charged in a 2019 fatal traffic wreck that claimed the lives of a Cerulean woman and her 11-year-old daughter. 37-year-old Robert Jackson of Marion was initially indicted on two counts of reckless homicide and...

MARION, KY- Rain Sunday was a welcome sight for Marion, Kentucky as the city continues to try extend their dwindling water supply. In April, the city was forced to drain its main water source following a levee breach at Lake George. In the meantime, the sight of National Guard convoys...

WEBSTER CO., Ky. (WFIE) - Providence Police say there was a special called Grand Jury Thursday where they presented an investigation into an organized drug trafficking at the Webster County Detention Center. Police say it had been going on since July 2021. [Previous: Another arrest made in Webster Co. Jail...

Kentucky has a new target for the 2024 class after extending a scholarship offer Saturday. Travis Perry, a 2024 guard for Lyon County, picked up an offer from Kentucky during his visit Saturday. Perry is on pace to be the all-time leading scorer in Kentucky high school history. Perry, a...

MARION, KY — The Kentucky National Guard is now in Marion, Kentucky, helping haul water to add to the city's water supply. This comes after the city was forced to drain its main water source following a levee breach at Lake George. Friday, soldiers brought in a large orange...

The Princeton City Council accepted multiple bids at a special meeting on June 23rd for the city’s ball field project. City Clerk Cory Willett reports Mallinson Quarry’s bid for rock was accepted upon Department of Natural Resources approval and verification of business license and proper insurance. The bid was for $10.50 for a one-inch base per ton and $12.50 for a 1-1/4-inch rock per ton. Mallinson’s bid was the lowest of the two. The other bid came from Norris Quarries.

MARION, Ky. (WEHT) – Marion city officials said the first day of water distribution to city residents went well. The Crittenden-Livingston Water District began providing water to residents with last names that began with letters A-G at the Old National Guard on June 23. The water provided is roughly eight percent of the City’s daily […]

The Highway 41 Yard Sale is underway and continues through Saturday afternoon. Jane Meacham has her annual multi-family yard sale set up on Madisonville Road just north of Hopkinsville and says she sees a lot of the same people each year. Sales are set up along 41 in the Hopkinsville,...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Gov. Andy Beshear on Thursday announced new help for western Kentucky, not only because of the December tornado outbreak that led to more than a dozen counties receiving a federal disaster declaration, but also a failing water supply in Crittenden County. The Team West Kentucky...

An Eddyville woman was charged with possession of drugs after a traffic stop in Christian County Tuesday night. Christian County Sheriff’s deputies say they stopped Shealyn Duvall on Kentucky 1682 near Pennyrile Parkway for expired registration and during the stop, she was not able to show proof of valid insurance.

With a state of emergency declared for the City of Marion, Kentucky National Guard soldiers are responding to help with the water crisis. By Friday, soldiers with the 149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade will begin transporting water from the Cumberland River. Army PLS vehicles will transport non-potable storage tanks daily from the river at Dycusburg to provide Old City Lake with 80,000 gallons of water to offset the daily consumption of Marion's 3,000 residents.

KENTUCKY (WFIE) - Friday is your chance to get a free at-home COVID-19 test kit in Western Kentucky. Health First Community Health Center will be offering them while supplies last. That’s happening from 9 to 2 p.m. You can pick them up at the health center on Morgan Street...