/ WSIP AM 1490 | CBS Sports
Mar 2, 2021 8:12 PM
Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced a grant totaling $305,986 from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for the Breathitt County Museum Board. The board will use the funds to transform their historic former jail building into a tourist destination in downtown Jackson.
The board will convert the site to a low-cost, one-stop shop for local artisans and entrepreneurs to sell arts and crafts and encourage visitors to participate in the local economy.
“Congratulations to the Breathitt County Museum Board on this award,” said Gov. Beshear. “This project will help build a stronger economic foundation, drawing on Appalachia’s unique heritage to create real opportunity in Breathitt County. We are grateful for the community leaders that made this project possible because it will help us build the stronger Eastern Kentucky we’ve always imagined.”
/ WSIP AM 1490 | CBS Sports
Mar 2, 2021 8:09 PM
On Tuesday, Gov. Andy Beshear updated Kentuckians on the state’s emergency response after record flooding over the weekend.
“What we have seen is some of the worst rain in Western Kentucky in parts of Calloway County, to parts of cities underwater in Eastern Kentucky. So many of our people are struggling right now,” said Gov. Beshear. “We have the National Guard out in force working with numerous local officials who are providing great leadership.”
Kentucky Division of Emergency Management Director Michael Dossett said 49 cities and counties have declared states of emergency.
“We have reached out to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and asked FEMA Region 4 to send their lead investigator to the state of Kentucky to look at the homes that were damaged and those that have been inundated,” said Director Dossett. “This is truly a record-breaking event. The water is still high, and this is not over.”
Upgrades have been completed on many sites and officials with Kentucky State Parks say campgrounds will open in ten days. The parks department said ye.
Paintsville/Johnson County Emergency Management March 2, 2021 7:00 p.m. Public Service Announcement The river crested yesterday at 39.79 feet and is r.
/ WSIP AM 1490 | CBS Sports
Mar 2, 2021 11:22 PM
The Kentucky State Police Electronic Crime Branch arrested Bill Daniel Combs, 36, on charges related to child sexual abuse material.
Combs was arrested as the result of an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) investigation. The KSP Electronic Crime Branch began the investigation after discovering the suspect communicating with a juvenile online.
The investigation resulted in an interview at a shelter in Pikeville on March 2, 2021. Equipment used to facilitate the crime was seized and taken to KSP’s forensic laboratory for examination. The investigation is ongoing.
Combs is currently charged with two counts of possessing matter portraying a minor in a sexual performance, and one count of prohibited use of an electronic communication system to procure a minor (Class-D felonies punishable by one to five years in prison). Combs was lodged in the Pike County Detention Center.