On Saturday, July 11, 2026, your local Russell County girls are heading to the STATE TOURNAMENT in Marion County! They are making HISTORY as the FIRST 8u softball team to qualify for th...

  The following is an announcement from Russell County School Supt. Michael Ford...   I am pleased to announce that Mrs. Susan Stringer has been selected as the district’s new...

  The Russell Springs City Council met on Thursday evening in regular session. Mayor Eddie Thomas shares with WAVE liseners what took place, including details on a new golf course co...

  The Russell Springs Police Dept. Activity Report for June 2026...    

  The Boil Water Advisory for Little Louisville Road and Bunny Trail Road in Jamestown, KY has been lifted. You no longer have to boil your water.   A second Boil Water Advisory has...

  Crews are hard at work fusing and laying the pipeline that will bring water from the Green River to the lake in Liberty, KY. Every day gets us one step closer to pumping water in. &n...

  The Russell County Fiscal Court will meet on Monday, July 13, 2026 at 10:00 A.M. The meeting is open to the public.   AGENDA  WELCOME, OPENING PRAYER & PLEDGE ...

  The Russell Springs City Council will meet on Thursday, July 9, 2026 at 6:00pmCT at City Hall. Meetings are open to the public.   AGENDA PRAYER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE MEETING...

  Columbia, KY – T.J. Health Columbia has earned Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check mark for Acute Stroke Ready H...

  The City of Jamestown Water Department has issued a Boil Water Advisory for Little Louisville Road and Bunny Trail Road. Until further notice, boil all water used for drinking and cooki...

  Congratulations to the Russell County Hospital on receiving the Rural Stroke Silver Award American Heart Association “Get with the Guidelines” achievement award. The aw...

  The Adair County Sheriff's Department has released their Activity Report for June 2026: 22 Warrants of Arrest served 7 Criminal cases opened 4 Call Response Reports written 7...

  There will be a Special Called Adair County School Board Meeting on Monday, July 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM at the Adair County Board of Education, 1204 Greensburg St, Columbia, KY.   AG...

  The following is the monthly activity report from the Columbia Police Dept. for the month of June 2026...    

  Mayor Pamela Hoots discussed with Wave News what took place at Monday's Columbia City Council meeting... Play Audio    

  Tessa Sturgill, 45, of Russell Springs - arrested on Friday night by KSP for Theft of Identity of Another Without Consent, Giving Officer False Identifying Information, 2 counts of Non-Payme...

  Melvin Ostrander, 45, of Russell Springs - arrested Saturday morning by the Russell County Sheriffs Office for Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration. He was lodged in the Russell ...

  Susan Marlow, 61, of Russell Springs - arrested early Monday morning by the RCSO for Trafficking in Methamphetamine, Possession of Hydrocodone & Marijuana, License to be in Possession, O...

  LIBERTY, KY (July 6, 2026) – Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 15 Troopers responded to a two-vehicle injury collision on KY 70 near Pruitt Lane in Casey County, just before 3:00 P...

  We'll See You at the Fair!    

  MARION COUNTY, KY - An 18-year-old Campbellsville man is dead following an early morning shooting in Marion County.   According to Marion County Sheriff Ray Gardner, deputies were...

  2026 Lakefest Beauty Pageant winners...    

  On Thursday night around 10:30 PM, Russell County Search & Rescue was called out to assist Kentucky Fish & Wildlife on the Cumberland River, approximately one mile downstream from Wo...

  COLUMBIA, KY. (07/01/2026) Longtime Kentucky college athletics administrator Chris Wells has been named commissioner of the Mid-South Conference.   Wells, who has served...

The Columbia-Adair Utilities District boil water advisory that was issued earlier this week has been lifted...    

  The following boil water advisory was issued Friday morning...    

  The Columbia City Council will meet on Monday, July 6, 2026 at 5:00pmCT at City Hall for a Regular Called Meeting.   AGENDA CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL OPENING PRAYER PLED...

  FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 2, 2026) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear provided updates on emergency response efforts following recent storms and flooding, economic development, state parks and tour...

    Tompkinsville Chief of Police Channing Cain met with Columbia Chief of Police Evan Burton at the Columbia Police Department earlier this week, to discuss current law enforceme...

Boil water advisory issued Thursday morning at 7:25amCT...