Morgantown News

A 24-year-old man has pleaded guilty, but mentally ill, in the death of a Kentucky social worker.

A 20-year-old from Morgantown, Ky., has been killed in a traffic accident. The crash happened on Highway 231 in Morgantown, which is located in the south-central part of the state.

Law enforcement officers from 18 agencies across the state graduated Friday from basic training at the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training.

She was known as the grand dame of the labor movement and the Mother Jones of the automobile industry.

According to the new Logan Economic Alliance Development Executive Director Tom Harned, Logan County is "well positioned for growth" and he is going to work hard to make it happen.

Last year, a three week renovation of the Butler County Animal Shelter led to a strong effort by the facility to find homes for all their pets.

A retired soldier returned to Fort Campbell Wednesday to receive one of the country's most coveted awards.

A Morgantown, Kentucky man is dead after a roadway accident involving a tractor. via TristateHomepage.com

A Butler County man died yesterday in a house fire, Kentucky State Police said late last night. via The Courier-Journal

“My fellow Americans, major combat operations in Iraq have ended and the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed”

The sound of mourning was unmistakable as the Bowling Green community paid its final respects to 26-year-old Adam Kohlhaas. via WBKO-TV Bowling Green

“I'm actually not used to it, I'm really nervous. I think were gonna do OK, but I'd rather be there anchoring and reporting than here dancing”

Some of our favorite local celebrities took to the dance floor at the 2nd Annual Dancing With Bowling Green's Own! WUHU personalities and candidates for mayor, plus our very own Tamara Evans, Sarah Goebel and ... via WBKO-TV Bowling Green

“We're just very happy to have the family back home here in Butler County”

Over the years, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has given families and their children with cancer...hope. WBKO's Sam Provenzano takes us to one area community that celebrated a child's special homecoming ... via WBKO

A passenger on a motorcycle that ran off a Butler County road Thursday died at the scene, Kentucky State Police said. via Lexington Herald-Leader

“This is a very small amount, but it gets a foot in the door to give some attention to those who have compulsive gambling problems”

Although a proposal to legalize casinos in Kentucky has stalled in the state legislature, lawmakers pressed ahead on Tuesday with a plan to rehabilitate compulsive gamblers. via Lexington Herald-Leader

A bill that would honor the Chevrolet Corvette as the official state sports car has stalled in a Kentucky General Assembly House committee. via WAVE-TV Louisville

“But the bill really is a good idea.”

Kentuckians continued to dig out of heavy snows after a winter storm dumped a foot of white powder in some areas. via Lexington Herald-Leader

“It was really bad timing here”

If the forecasters were right, a wide section of Central Kentucky could be encased in a layer of ice Friday morning, putting a serious crimp in normal activities such as walking and driving, and possibly causing power outages.

If, perchance, they were wrong ... well, go on about your lives.

The National Weather Service office in Louisville said one-tenth to two-tenths of ice could coat everything early Friday. That's enough to cause problems with small tree branches and power lines, meteorologist Robert Szappanos said. With Friday's temperature expected to approach 40, the ice probably won't be around long. Read more

A Morgantown man has been arrested on multiple kidnapping and sexual abuse charges, Kentucky State Police said. via Glasgow Daily Times, Glasgow, KY

A Morgantown man was indicted in Butler County on alleged sexual abuse and other charges. via Bgdailynews.com

After the unfortunate death of the Morgantown Police Department's drug dog, it was uplifting to learn that police there now have a new one to help fight crime. via Bgdailynews.com