Mayor Hoots has details on the city council meeting...   Play Audio   

  On Thursday, October 1, 2026, Adair County Sheriff's Office Deputies received information regarding the whereabouts of a wanted person in the community.    Deputies respo...

Barren River Lake Tournament...   The Russell County Laker Bass Team had a good showing with a second place finishing team on the JR side with Carter Hall and Rylan Holt weighing in a total...

BREAKING: ESCAPED WHITLEY COUNTY INMATE CAPTURED | Kentucky State Police say troopers captured Charles Blake Randle around 9 tonight. He now faces charges of first-degree escape, first-degree assau...

2026 Downtown Days lineup...  

Kentucky saw a surge in voter registration last month ahead of the midterm elections, with more than 12,300 new voters added to the rolls in September, according to Secretary of State Michael Adams....

JAMESTOWN, Ky. — Safe Harbor Jamestown has promoted longtime employee Robby Bell to the position of General Manager. Bell brings a decade and a half of hands-on experience to his new lead...

  COLUMBIA, KY. (10/04/2026) The Battle of Highway 55 trophy is returning to a familiar place -- Lindsey Wilson University.   The Lindsey Wilson football team played with all the qu...

  Scott C. Hughes, 54, pastor of Pleasant View Baptist Church in Waynesburg, KY, was arrested on Friday, October 2, 2026 on multiple charges of sexual offenses involving minors, and is being h...

  Who: Kentucky State Police (KSP) and the family of Trooper Hayden Phillips   What: KSP will provide a livestream of Trooper Hayden Phillips’ funeral through this link. ...

  Lake Cumberland State Resort Park is bolstering its culinary and hospitality operations, announcing a recruitment push for several permanent state government positions within its food servic...

  The body of 31-year-old William "Levi" Bell, a missing Green County man last seen in mid-September, was discovered Thursday evening in Columbia. A landowner found the remains ...

  The Columbia City Council will hold its regular monthly meeting on Monday, October 5, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. at City Hall. The highlight of the upcoming session is a scheduled closed-do...

  A Russell Springs man was injured Thursday morning after being struck by an SUV while crossing a downtown street.   According to the Russell Springs Police Dept., James Withers wa...

MEDIA ADVISORY:  Kentucky State Police Release Arrangements and Procession Route for Trooper Hayden Phillips Visitation - Saturday, October 3, 2026 Location: Living Hope Baptist Church, 1805...

State Police Safety Checkpoints    Photo from our friends at the Times Journal 

From Police Chief Evan Burton

A Warren County grand jury has indicted Emonnie D. Branch, 51, in the fatal shooting of Kentucky State Police Trooper Hayden Phillips. Branch faces formal charges of murder of a first responder, poss...

  The Columbia–Adair County Fire Department was dispatched at 12:39 AM Thursday morning to the Adair County Transfer Station, located at 877 L Willis Road, on a report of a structure fir...

  The Columbia Police Department is joining communities across the country in recognizing October as National Bullying Prevention Month.   Throughout the month, we will raise awarenes...

  Kentucky's Fall Forest Fire Hazard Season runs from October 1 through December 15, 2026.    During this period, state law (KRS 149.400) implements specific restrictions t...

  The Lake Area Foundation announces the opening of the Fall 2026 Lake Cumberland Area Development Fund grant cycle. Eligible organizations can request up to $5,000 for community and econ...

  COLUMBIA, Ky. (September 30, 2026) – Kentucky State Police, along with the Kentucky State Highway Department, will be closing a short portion of Jamestown Street (KY55) near KSP Post 1...

  FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 29, 2026) – Gov. Andy Beshear has ordered flags at all state buildings to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026 in honor of a Ke...

  FRANKFORT Ky. (Sept. 29, 2026) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced that his administration has secured $85 million in federal grant funding for the long-planned Somerset Northern Bypa...

  The City of Columbia is currently accepting applications for the street and/or sanitation department(s). Applications may be picked up at 116 Campbellsville Street. The City of Columbia is a...

  A Tennessee man accused of fatally shooting a Kentucky State Police trooper during a routine traffic stop was denied bond during his arraignment Tuesday in Warren County District Court. ...

  The Bookmobile Ribbon Cutting will be held on Thursday, October 1st at 10:00amCT...

  FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 29, 2026) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear removed an employment barrier for veterans and active-duty military by signing an emergency regulation to fast...

The community and law enforcement agencies across the Commonwealth are grieving the loss of Kentucky State Police Trooper Hayden Phillips, who was shot and killed in the line of duty during a t...