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3-decade-old missing Ky. woman case getting fresh look
HENDERSON, Ky. (WFIE) - There’s a development in the case of a missing Tri-State woman. A different agency is now getting involved in the investigation into Heather Teague’s disappearance. She went missing from Newburgh Beach in Henderson County nearly 29 years ago. Her mother, Sarah, has never stopped...
Big Rivers plans rolling roadblock on I-69 on May 12
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) says Big Rivers Electric will be conducting an early morning rolling roadblock on May 12 at the 133 mile marker along I-69 in Webster County. Officials say work and roadblocks are expected to begin around 8 a.m. This temporary measure is necessary to allow crews to […]
Man accused of fleeing from police on motorcycle in Madisonville
MADISONVILLE, Ky. (WEVV) — Police in Madisonville say they arrested one man Tuesday after he started a chase while on a motorcycle. A Madisonville Police Department officer said they were spotted a man driving a small motorcycle in the area of McCoy Avenue near Park Avenue late Tuesday around 11 p.m.
One arrested after Highway 41 chase in Henderson
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – According to the Madisonville Police Department (MPD), a chase started in Madisonville on I-69 and ended in Henderson. According to MPD, an officer saw a vehicle driving erratically and speeding and tried to pull them over. The driver didn’t stop. MPD identified the driver as 20 year-old Amber Wilkins. MPD says […]
Dawson Springs using tornado insurance money for new project
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - The City of Dawson Springs was approved for $2 million in state support for a $4 million industrial development project. City officials tell us they plan on building a 100,000-square-foot spec building using funds provided by the Kentucky Product Development Initiative program. We’re told the matching...
Woman arrested for DUI and drugs after nearly hitting officer's car in Madisonville, police say
MADISONVILLE, Ky. (WEVV) — A woman is facing drug and DUI charges in Madisonville after police say she nearly hit an officer's car Sunday. A Madisonville Police Department officer was driving down West McLaughlin Avenue around 2:30 a.m. when they say they watched a driver run a stop sign.
Westbound I-69 reopens in Madisonville after crash
UPDATE: KYTC now reports the ramp has been cleared and is reopened. The original story can be read below. HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) says according to Hopkins County Central Dispatch, the westbound on-ramp to Interstate 69 is currently blocked by a crash at the KY 70/Anton Road interchange. Motorists are […]
Henderson history: At least five bridges have crossed Highland Creek at U.S. 60
The U.S. 60 bridge that crosses Highland Creek into Union County is more than eight decades old – and its construction delayed Kentucky 359’s crossing of the creek. The road from Henderson to Morganfield, what we now call U.S. 60, has had at least five bridges over Highland Creek, including the current one, but when the road was first authorized in 1823 the creek was crossed by a ferry, according to a history of local roads written by Spalding Trafton in The Gleaner of Oct. 5, 1924.
Parents of Henderson and Muhlenberg Co. students invited to meeting on school bullying allegations
HOPKINS CO., Ky. (WFIE) - The African American Coalition of Hopkins County will hold a meeting with the parents of students who attend Henderson and Muhlenberg County middle schools at the Hopkins County Regional Chamber of Commerce in Madisonville. According to a press release, the schools facing multiple bullying complaints...
Thursday Sunrise Headlines
(WFIE) - This morning we’re learning more about the Union County man arrested for the murder of a Cambellsville University student. Court records show he has been indicted by a grand jury. New details in the motorcycle crash that killed a Kentucky State Trooper. The body of trooper Jonathan...
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