The Kentucky State Police (KSP) is investigating two deadly shootings that occurred Friday evening in Russell County.  On May 3, 2024 at approximately 7:00 P.M. CST, KSP Post 15 received a cal...

Activity Report April 2024 Calls for service 780 Citations 114 Motorist assists 22 Escorts 18 Accidents investigated 27 Injury accidents 6 Incident reports 18 Criminal cases opened 14

KSP have confirmed two people are dead following a shooting incident. Pulaski County Officials are investigating a shooting on Brown Ridge Road. Reports are that there is one victim at that locatio...

   On Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 11:00amCT, Adair County Deputy Sheriff Gary Roy was dispatched to Oak Grove Road, approximately 6 miles east of Columbia. The accident occurred when 8...

  On Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 1:20pmCT, Adair County Deputy Gary Roy was dispatched to KY 704, approximately 7 miles south of Columbia, after the Adair 911 Center received a call of a large tr...

In honor of National Small Business Week, April 28 through May 4, 2024, a proclamation was signed by Columbia Mayor Pam Hoots and Adair County Judge Executive Larry Russell Bryant, declaring Small Bus...

The Russell County Board of Education met yesterday afternoon in Special Session.  Superintendent Michael Ford tells WAVE NEWS what took place...     

Jamestown Mayor Regena Hinton tells us more about the grant, and Movie Night in Jamestown...     

  The following 2024 election reminders are from Lisa Greer, Adair County Clerk...   Kentucky is a closed primary state. The voter must vote the party they are registered at th...

  The Russell Springs Police Dept. is looking for information on a pickup truck (pic below) that was involved in a hit & run accident on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. If anyone kn...

  FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 2, 2024) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear provided updates on economic development; Small Business Week; the groundbreaking for a new recycling center in Paris; and Menta...

  Adair County Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire at 1:07amCT on Thursday morning, May 2, 2024 to 390 Dwight Curry Road, Columbia, KY.   Upon arrival, fire...

Bridget Compton, Adair Co. Deputy Judge Executive, and Pam Hoots, Mayor of Columbia, signed an official proclamation on Monday, April 29, 2024 at the Adair County Regional Jail, officially declaring...

Commissioner of Agriculture Jonathan Shell has named five individuals to serve on the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) Program Review Panel, including Russell County Judge Executive Rand...

T.J. Samson Community Hospital earned an "A" Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog that sets standards for excellence in patient care. Leapfrog assig...

  Leslie Cusinotta, age 44, of Columbia, KY was taken into custody the Adair County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday morning. She was charged with Knowingly Exploiting an Adult by (greater ...

  COLUMBIA, Ky. (May 1, 2024) – Kentucky State Police Post 15 will be conducting periodic traffic safety checkpoints in the Post 15 area, which includes Green, Taylor, Marion, Washi...

  As many of our April and May renewal customers have found, the Kentucky Department of Transportation was late mailing your renewal notices (which they do as reminders). We understand that it...

  Robert Ellis, 35, of Columbia was taken into custody by Officer Cross with the Columbia Police Department on Wednesday night, April 30, 2024.   Ellis was charged with Operati...

  On the morning of Thursday, May 2, 2024 Adair County High School, in conjunction with several community first responders, will stage an activity for Adair Couty High School students that wil...

  A mock accident will be held Thursday, May 1st, 2024 at RCHS...  

  An Adair County Grand Jury has returned indictments against several individuals. Indictments are legal accusations and do not determine guilt or innocence.  

  On Tuesday, April 30. 2024 Adair County Public Schools Superintendent Jason Faulkner announced the hiring of Mrs. Sarah Burton as the newly appointed principal for Adair County Primary C...

  Congratulations to Russell County SRO Deputy Jackie Grider on being named the SRO "Officer of the Year" of the South Region for the 2023-2024 school year!  

  On Monday morning, April 29, 2024 it was reported to Officers within the Adair Judicial Center that a male subject was in the parking lot exposing himself inside a vehicle. Contact was ...

  Gov. Andy Beshear announced that the Kentucky State Police is accepting applications from individuals who want to join an exemplary law agency that is "Built by Tradition. Trained to be...

  Adair County High School junior Ben Kingrey has been accepted to the Governor's School for Entrepreneurs for summer 2024. Ben is the son of Jonathan and Crystal Kingrey. GSE is an int...

  On Friday, April 26, 2024 at 5:26pmCT, Adair County Deputy Josh Durbin and Deputy Emily Wall were attempting to serve a warrant in the limits of Columbia after receiving information that 39-...

  On Friday, April 26, 2024 at approximately 6pmCT, the Adair County Sheriffs Office was dispatched to Edmonton Road (KY80), two miles west of Columbia to a reported auto collision.  &nbs...

Russell County Search and Rescue (RCSAR) responded to a boating accident in the early hours of Saturday, April 27, 2024 on Lake Cumberland. The incident, which occurred at approximate...