Whitley, Knox County Police Searching for Missing Man Kentucky State Police officials are asking for help in their search for a missing Knox County man who lived in the Woodbine Community. He was last seen leaving for work on…
Law Enforcement Required to be Armed While Serving as School Security Law enforcement officers would be required to carry weapons when assigned to provide security at schools, under legislation that won final approval from Kentucky lawmakers on Friday. The…
Gov. Beshear Declares State of Emergency After Thursday Flooding Governor Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency Friday after multiple counties in Southeastern Kentucky experienced flooding on Thursday. Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Leslie, Letcher, Perry, Whitesburg, Jenkins, Hyde, and…
Cleaning Up Illegal Dumping In Breathitt County Kentucky officials have awarded nearly $1 million to counties across the state to help clean up illegal dumps.The grants from the state Energy and Environment Cabinet will go to 21 counties to…
Cold And Flu Season Taking A Toll The 2019-2020 cold and flu season has taken a toll on immune and school systems in the area. Some districts even going as far as closing to give schools a deep clean.“The…
Attracting School Teachers Kentucky’s largest school system has teamed up with the University of Louisville to start a teacher residency program, officials said.The program, aimed at combating teacher shortages, would allow people who received a degree in a field…
Flooded Roads And Unclean Water Knox County Judge Executive Mike Mitchell issued a state of emergency for the county on Thursday due to heavy flooding.”Even through last night we’ve been relocating people who have had water get up and…
Cleaning Up Illegal Dumps Kentucky officials have awarded nearly $1 million to counties across the state to help clean up illegal dumps.The grants from the state Energy and Environment Cabinet will go to 21 counties to help clean 121…
Possible Medicaid Changes Legislation aimed at shaking up some inner workings of Kentucky’s Medicaid program won initial approval from a state Senate committee on Wednesday.One measure clearing the Senate Health and Welfare Committee would cut out the role of…
Flood Watch Continues Thursday The Flood Watch covering parts of Eastern and Southern Kentucky will continue until 1 p.m. The Flood Watch covering Mingo and Logan County, West Virginia and Dickenson and Buchanan County, Virginia continues until early Friday…