Hancock County News

Hancock County resident Joseph Beard, age 47, received a 10-year prison sentence on a variety of drug related charges.

A lawyer representing the estate of a Western Kentucky University student killed six years ago says a hearing officer has awarded her estate $200,000. Bowling Green attorney Ben Crocker says that amount is the maximum allowed by the Board of Claims, where the case went after the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled in 2007 that neither the university nor ...

Scientists are drilling a well on a western Kentucky cow pasture as part of a project to test how to store emissions from coal-burning power plants.

Beside a cow pasture in Hancock County, scientists are drilling through 8,000 feet of rock, hoping to learn how to lock away forever an invisible gas that threatens Earth's climate and our way of life.

Drilling is under way in Hancock County for a test well that will be used for research in storing carbon dioxide underground.

Officials say a fire at a storm debris drop site in Hancock County got out of control Wednesday.

Kentucky State Police, Owensboro Police Department and Hancock County Sheriff's Department went to the address 905 Baker Lane in Hancock County to follow up on a tip received by Owensboro Police Department.

The federal Environmental Protection Agency hasn't yet signed off on a permit that would allow the Kentucky Geological Survey to begin drilling a well in Hancock County to store carbon dioxide.

A major local employer filed for bankruptcy protection this month, citing the impact of the global recession.

The aluminum industry has seen sales plummet and now Aleris Aluminum has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Authorities report one woman was killed in a car accident Thursday evening in Hancock County.

Harlan County recorded an 8 percent unemployment rate for December, down 0.5 percent from November.

HANCOCK AND WEBSTER CO., KY - New information Monday night on the storm cleanup in Hancock and Webster Counties.

Because of the snow and ice and power outages, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear declared a statewide emergency earlier Tuesday, and officials in many Tri-State counties have also declared states of emergency.

Ten students and four administrators from China arrived in Hancock County this week to visit the schools.

Two men are behind bars after leading authorities on a chase Monday night. Kentucky State Police say the Hancock County Sheriff's Department got a call about a suspected drunk driver around 10:30 PM.

Hancock County Kentucky's largest employer announces more than two dozen layoffs.

Update: The Sheriff's Department now tells Fox 7 News the shooting was self-inflicted. Previous Report: Developing news out of Hancock County, Kentucky this Thursday evening.

Hancock County, KY Two Tri-State counties are under consideration for nuclear power plants, and that news has caught some elected officials off-guard. It's part of Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear's new energy ...