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Owensboro Transit System and the Owensboro Trolley are closed for Memorial Day. The announcement was made on t...

***UPDATE #2*** (May 24, 2021): With the assistance of the Kentucky Medical Examiner and Ohio County Coroner, ...

UPDATE: KSP actively searching for 41-year old Sandy "Slim" Thompson as a person of interest     &nb...

By Mel Ford May 24, 2021 | 8:15 AM STATEHOUSE (May 19, 2021) – Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, in collaboration with the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration’s Division of Aging has announced that nominations are now being accepted for the 2021 Golden Hoosier Award. “Every year, it amazes me how many thoughtful and selfless Hoosiers we have in our state,” Crouch said. “Despite all the challenges we faced as a state over the past year, we still had numerous Hoosiers who ...

By Mel Ford May 20, 2021 | 6:19 AM Beginning Thursday, May 20, the eastbound lane and the left turn lane of westbound Ninth Street will be closed to allow for equipment needed for roof repair at the Owensboro Museum of Fine Art. This closure is expected to last from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., pending no delays or inclement weather. A detour will be appropriately marked for this closure. Please use caution and attention while driving in this area.

100109-N-9594C-057 – KABUL – Canadian Maj. William M. Church, left, NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A), and U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell talk during a tour of the Central Training Facility (CTC), Kabul, on January 9, 2010. Sen. McConnell was joined by Senators Lisa Murkowski, Roger F. Wicker and Mike Crapo and Rep. Michael Castle for a visit to CTC and other facilities in the area. The Congressional delegation received briefings from CTC, NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A), and Int...

By Mel Ford May 19, 2021 | 5:07 AM Lottery sales in Kentucky are higher than they have ever been.  Officials revealed during their recent board of directors meeting that sales are nearly 40-percent higher this fiscal year compared to a year ago.  Sales have topped one-point-three-billion dollars between July 2020 and April 2021.  Scratch-off tickets and the internet have accounted for most of the boost in sales. Comments

By Mel Ford May 19, 2021 | 5:10 AM It’s that time of year again as it is peak tick season. Ticks can be a problem year-round in the Commonwealth, but the summer months increase their numbers. Over the next few months experts say several kinds of ticks like the Black Deer tick, the American Dog tick and the Lone Star tick are all present in Kentucky. Ticks can also carry diseases like Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Lyme disease so health officials say it’s important to remove a tic...

By Mel Ford May 19, 2021 | 5:18 AM Within the next week, maybe two. That’s the best guess from experts as to when southern Indiana will see the cicadas emerge and start to make noise. This year’s batch is called Brood X, and they are getting attention because of a fungus that may cause their butts to fall off. Evansville’s Mesker Park Zoo’s Paul Bouseman says the bugs are harmless to people. He says they will be noisy and likely will be everywhere for about four to six weeks. So...

By Mel Ford May 19, 2021 | 5:04 AM Governor Andy Beshear is sticking with the supplemental unemployment benefits provided by the federal government.  Many business owners see the additional 300-dollars a week in enhanced benefits as encouraging people not to return to work.  But the governor said yesterday that withdrawing from the federal program could cause more problems at this time.  The extra benefits from the federal government are scheduled to end in the fall.