A Junction City man was arrested Sunday after a pursuit that began in Jessamine County and ended when he crashed into the front porch of his home before allegedly damaging a deputy's patrol vehicle.

A 66-year-old Nicholasville man was discovered deceased near the Safe Harbor Grider Hill Marina at Lake Cumberland early Sunday morning, according to Clinton County Coroner Lonnie Scott.

A Nicholasville man reportedly drowned late Saturday night at Safe Harbor Grider Hill Marina on Lake Cumberland near Albany. The emergency call was received by Clinton County Dispatch shortly after 11 p.m. Albany Fire and [...] The post Nicholasville Man Drowns at Grider Hill Marina, Body Recovered Early Sunday Morning first appeared on Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS.

Rare swallow-tailed kites have stopped in Jessamine County, drawing birders to US 68 near Ramsey Farm.

Gail Ann Keene, 63, of Greensburg, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, August 20, 2026. She was born on November 4, 1962, in Fort Thomas, Kentucky, the daughter of Lawrence and Florence (Strickley) Yeary. Gail was [...]

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Kentucky’s measles outbreak continues to grow, with 24 cases now reported across seven counties, according to the Kentucky Department for Public Health. Twenty of the 24 cases were identified in recent days, state health officials said. Christian County has the most cases with 10, followed by Washington County with five and Jessamine County with four. Trigg...

More than 100 people gathered Wednesday to honor Caleb Poole, 20, who was killed in a crash Friday while returning home from a car show.

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Game Wardens arrested Cody Casey, 34, of Harrodsburg, on an indictment warrant in connection with the July 4 boating incident on Herrington Lake. Casey was charged with operating a wake boat that struck a pontoon boat, resulting in the death of Nazar Svintozelskiy, 25, of Nicholasville. The victim’s father, Alex Svintozelskiy,...

Nicholasville Police, Lexington Police and the Jessamine County Sheriff's Office are currently searching the area of Nicholasville for a man wanted on several active warrants.

JESSAMINE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Four World War II veterans are celebrating milestone birthdays this year, and Wilmore leaders are asking the community to help honor them with birthday cards. Thomson-Hood Veterans Center and Wilmore Mayor Harold Rainwater are collecting cards for the veterans — with a goal of collecting enough to match each...