South Columbia avenue in Campbellsville will close on Thursday August 1st, the road closure will be due to the replacement of the bridge over Buckhorn Creek.

State highway officials told 99.9 the Big Dawg News that the street will be closed for 120 days.

Taylor County Sheriffs department investigated a one vehicle accident Monday morning, sheriff Dickie Benningfield told 99.9 The Big Dawg news that Josh Ramsey age 43 of Campbellsville lost control and overturned his Hyundai on Meadow Creek road, Ramsey was taken to Taylor Regional Hospital and later charged with driving under the influence.

The accident ws investigated this morning (7/22) at 8:30am by Sergeant Josh Patrick. 

Summersville, Ky. (July 18, 2024) — On July 18, 2024, at approximately 8:30 a.m., the Kentucky State Police Electronic Crime Branch arrested Jamicah Cane Sears, 26, on charges related to child sexual abuse material.

Mr. Sears was arrested as the result of an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children investigation. The KSP Electronic Crime Branch began the investigation after discovering the suspect sharing images of child sexual exploitation online.

The investigation resulted in a search warrant at a residence in Summersville, KY on July 18, 2024. Equipment used to facilitate the crime was seized and taken to KSP’s forensic laboratory for examination. The investigation is ongoing.

Mr. Sears is currently charged with one count of distribution of matter portraying a minor in a sexual performance and one count of possession of matter portraying a minor in a sexual performance.  These charges are Class-D felonies punishable by one to five years in prison.  Mr. Sears was lodged in the Taylor County Detention Center. 

The Kentucky Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force is comprised of more than twenty-six local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. The mission of the ICAC Task Force, created by the United States Department of Justice and administrated by the Kentucky State Police, is to assist state and local law enforcement agencies in developing a response to cyber enticement and child sexual abuse material investigations. This support encompasses forensic and investigative components, training and technical assistance, victim services, prevention and community education. The ICAC program was developed in response to the increasing number of children and teenagers using the internet, the proliferation of child sexual abuse material, and the heightened online activity of predators searching for unsupervised contact with underage victims. 

Kentucky State Police (KSP) responded to a two-vehicle fatal collision involving a motorcycle in Hardin County Sunday evening.  

On July 14, at approximately 8:07 P.M. EDT, Trooper Cole Payne was on patrol when he came up on a collision at the intersection of the U.S. 31W bypass and the westbound ramp to the Western Kentucky Parkway (WKP).

The preliminary investigation indicates that off-duty Hardin County Deputy Billy Edwards, age 67, of Elizabethtown, formerly of Green County was operating a 2023 Harley Davidson motorcycle traveling on the bypass when a 2024 Buick Envista, operated by Cameron Harris, age 20, attempted to make a sharp right turn onto the WKP exit ramp, causing him to collide with the motorcycle. This caused the motorcycle to lose control and exit onto the shoulder of the ramp. Deputy Edwards was ejected along with a passenger, receiving fatal wounds.

Kathy Edwards, 58, of Elizabethtown, was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Hardin Co. Coroner’s Office. Harris and a passenger of the Buick reported no injuries.

The affected portion of U.S. 31W bypass was closed until just before midnight to allow troopers to reconstruct the collision. KSP Post 4 was assisted at the scene by the Elizabethtown Police Dept., Hardin Co. Sheriff’s Office, Hardin Co. EMS, and the Hardin Co. Coroner’s Office. The collision remains under investigation by reconstructionist Tpr. Jesse Harp.

A Green County Grand Jury has returned several indictments. We remind you that indictments are legal accusations and do not determine guilt or innocence.

A Taylor County Grand Jury has returned numerous indictments. We remind you that indictments are legal accusations and do not determine guilt or innocence.

A police chase in LaRue County ended with shots fired and a man hospitalized late Friday night.

Hodgenville Police reported that officers attempted to stop a car on Lincoln Farm Road traveling 40 miles over the speed limit.

the driver then fled on foot, firing shots at police.

The man was later found in a creek behind Creekfront Park where he suffered a self inflicted gunshot and was transported to Baptist Health Hardin in Elizabethtown.