Tornado watch issued; public schools closed by Jennifer P. Brown February 16, 2023 Large hail and damaging winds are possible, the National Weather Service warned.
City of Hopkinsville seeks to demolish 2 buildings downtown by Jennifer P. Brown February 15, 2023 Hopkinsville City Council has a special meeting Thursday night to consider the future of the old Holland Opera House and Lee's Game Room on South Main Street.
Kentucky lawmaker proposes murder charges against people getting illegal abortion by Divya Karthikeyan February 15, 2023 Some Kentucky Republican officials spoke out against the bill after it was filed on Tuesday.
Kenneth Bates, ‘dean of gospel music’ in Hopkinsville, has died by Jennifer P. Brown February 15, 2023 Bates was a former county magistrate and served as president of the Hopkinsville NAACP chapter.
Bill blocking local assistance with federal firearms regulations sails out of Kentucky House committee by Liam Niemeyer February 14, 2023 House Billl 153 would prevent local law enforcement and public officials from assisting or cooperating with a federal ban on firearms.
Effort underway to map location of private storm shelters by Hoptown Chronicle February 14, 2023 Community and Development Services is asking property owners to identify the location of shelters.
KFTC seeks investigation of surface mining’s role in deadly Kentucky floods by Liam Niemeyer February 14, 2023 A Kentucky advocacy group wants to know if inadequate reclamation contributed to disaster.
Christian County Board of Education approves purchase of concealed weapons detectors by Jennifer P. Brown February 13, 2023 The detection system for three schools will cost approximately $810,000, the district said before Monday's meeting.
Doctors are disappearing from emergency rooms as hospitals look to cut costs by Blake Farmer and Brett Kelman February 13, 2023 A staffing strategy that has permeated hospitals, particularly emergency rooms, seeks to reduce their top expense: physician labor.
Experts ask legislators to address pregnancy-related deaths in Ky. by Divya Karthikeyan February 12, 2023 According to experts, 91% of maternal deaths in 2018 were "potentially preventable."
GOP lawmakers seeking oversight of disaster donations, while Beshear defends funds’ transparency by Liam Niemeyer February 12, 2023 Sen. Whitney Westerfield, R-Fruit Hill, said he wants to ‘get to the bottom’ of how the donated disaster funds have been used so far.
They were Navy men for the United States by Jennifer P. Brown February 12, 2023 The U.S. Navy enlisted at least 10 Black men from Christian County during the Civil War. They ranged in age from 14 to 40.
