August 2026 – Page 3

JROTC Tenderloin sale is Tomorrow

August 28, 2026 Eric Criswell

The Wayne County High School JROTC are going to run a tenderloin sale fundraiser tomorrow (Saturday) at the Twin Lakes Veterinary Services parking lot from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. The price of a sandwich […]

Cornbread Festival is set for Saturday

August 28, 2026 Eric Criswell

The annual Cornbread Festival returns to Mill Springs Mill on Saturday, August 29, 2026, is offering a day of food, history, and Kentucky tradition . Hosted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the event […]

Weekend Weather

August 28, 2026 Eric Criswell

Today Areas of dense fog before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the afternoon. Tonight Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low […]

Three juveniles rescued after getting lost in Daniel Boone National Forest

August 28, 2026 Kisha Jones

(WKYT) – Three missing juveniles lost in the Daniel Boone National Forest in Laurel County were rescued late Wednesday night. The London-Laurel Rescue Squad said the juveniles were lost in the forest near the dam […]

Family honors Flight 5191 victim’s legacy 20 years later

August 28, 2026 Kisha Jones

(WKYT) – Twenty years after the tragedy of Flight 5191, the memories of those onboard who died are still cherished by the friends and family they left behind. In Laurel County, the son of one […]

KSP unveils new state-of-the-art patrol boat

August 28, 2026 Kisha Jones

(WKYT) – The Kentucky State has a new tool: a state-of-the-art patrol boat. Gov. Andy Beshear said on Thursday that the agency recently purchased a Metal Shark Relentless with grant funding from the FEMA Port […]

Powerball winner James Farthing waives preliminary hearing in domestic violence case

August 28, 2026 Kisha Jones

(WKYT) – James Farthing, the Scott County man known for winning millions in a Powerball jackpot who has since had legal trouble, appeared Thursday afternoon in Scott District Court for what was scheduled to be […]

Community marks 20th anniversary of Comair Flight 5191 crash

August 28, 2026 Kisha Jones

(WKYT) – Families, first responders, friends and local officials gathered Thursday at the arboretum in Lexington to remember the 49 people killed when Flight 5191 crashed shortly after takeoff on Aug. 27, 2006. Families said […]

Iceberg lettuce cyclospora outbreak linked to more states, health officials warn

August 28, 2026 Kisha Jones

(AP/WKYT) — Parasitic illness cases linked to recalled iceberg lettuce have now been confirmed in 20 states, federal health officials said Thursday, expanding the scope of the largest outbreak of its kind in the U.S. The Food and […]

UK to receive federal funding for agricultural research building

August 28, 2026 Kisha Jones

(WKYT) – The University of Kentucky will receive the final piece of funding needed to complete construction of a new agricultural research building. Sen. Mitch McConnell announced on Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture […]

Judge hears arguments in perjury case of former Bardstown police officer Nick Houck

August 28, 2026 Kisha Jones

(WAVE/WKYT) – A judge listened to arguments Friday morning in the perjury case of former Bardstown Police Officer Nick Houck, who is charged in connection with the investigation into the disappearance of Crystal Rogers. Houck’s […]

Robert “Dob” Lowe

August 27, 2026 Kisha Jones

Robert “Dob” Lowe, age 30, of Monticello, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at his home. He is survived by: his wife, Natalie Lowe; one son, Louie Clyde Lowe; one daughter, Ellie-Mae Irene Lowe; […]

Month: August 2026

JROTC Tenderloin sale is Tomorrow

Cornbread Festival is set for Saturday

Weekend Weather

Three juveniles rescued after getting lost in Daniel Boone National Forest

Family honors Flight 5191 victim’s legacy 20 years later

KSP unveils new state-of-the-art patrol boat

Powerball winner James Farthing waives preliminary hearing in domestic violence case

Community marks 20th anniversary of Comair Flight 5191 crash

Iceberg lettuce cyclospora outbreak linked to more states, health officials warn

UK to receive federal funding for agricultural research building

Judge hears arguments in perjury case of former Bardstown police officer Nick Houck

Robert “Dob” Lowe

Jesse Earl Collins

Mary Ann Baskett

Eleanor May Taylor

Rosa Lee Abbott

Jimmy Lecil Ford