Ballard County News

Just two miles south of the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, the tugboat Nancy Allen needed to refuel.

A man who rear-ended a Ballard County preschool bus Thursday was intoxicated, according to deputy Ronnie Harvell.

On September 29, 2009, Kentucky State Police arrested Ryan C. Hardesty, 25 of Woodbine, MD after the investigation revealed that Mr.

Kentucky State Police have charged a Maryland man with intentionally ramming his vehicle into two sheriff's patrol cars in western Kentucky, slightly injuring two deputies.

Kentucky State Police are investigating a crash in which a Maryland man ran off a highway in western Kentucky and hit two deputy sheriffs' cruisers.

Ballard County, KY- If you've thought September was too early for the seasonal flu shot, think again.

Opportunity and access. Two things one local college is making available to you.

Contractors dump whole trees and branches into a giant wood-chipper at Ballard County's debris pile in LaCenter.

McCracken County Sheriff, Jon Hayden has concluded a news conference regarding the early morning shooting of a Kevil man.

State officials are warning people to limit their intake of fish taken from some Kentucky waters.

FRANKFORT, Ky. - State officials warned people Friday to limit their intake of fish taken from some Kentucky waters.

Unemployment rates rose in all Kentucky counties between June 2008 and June 2009.

Preliminary statistics indicate that eight people died in seven separate crashes on Kentucky roadways from July 13-19. Four of the crashes involved motor vehicles and two of those victims were not wearing seat belts.

Eight people died on Kentucky roads last week, state police said. The deaths occurred in seven crashes from July 13 through July 19.

Paducah police are asking for your help finding a missing 81-Year-old man. Investigators say Mary Finney reported her father, Ernest Lamar Lumbley, missing Monday.

Hundreds of dollars flow into the City Clerk's office each day, so the city may not miss a few dollars.

During the week of June 29th through July 2nd, Kentucky State Police, Post One, conducted marijuana eradication throughout the eleven-county post district.

The students have become acquainted with the Middle Eastern country though Aaron Connor, a Ballard Memorial High School graduate now serving near Ghazni City, Afghanistan, with the Illinois National Guard.

Thousands of cubic yards of storm debris piled on Highway 121 in Ballard County.

Emerald ash borer traps are again being placed in Northern Kentucky. Although not officially found yet in Kentucky, it has been located in Ohio.