A Russell County Schools bus transporting students with disabilities was involved in a minor accident Friday afternoon.

A Jamestown resident and a student originally from Liberty are among four October Students of the Month at Somerset Community ...

Lenvil D. Skaggs, age 74, of Russell Springs, KY passed away Thursday, October 29, 2026, at Russell County Hospital. He was born on Wednesday, March 26, 1952, in Somerset, Kentucky. He was the son of: ...

Construction is expected to begin Monday, November 2nd, on a $3.6 million highway safety project in Wayne County. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says the project will convert the four-way ...

Two more arrests have brought the total to seven in Monticello Police Department’s ongoing investigation into an alleged ...

A dozen people were indicted during Tuesday’s monthly session of the Russell County Grand Jury.

Russell County Hospital reported increased patient volumes and net income of $732,000 for September. Director of Finance ...

A Liberty man was arrested Tuesday night on drug possession charges. William Johnson, 65, was arrested by the Casey County Sheriff’s Department on charges of possession of methamphetamine and ...

Two Columbia men were arrested Tuesday by Adair County Sheriff’s Deputy Josh Durbin on drug charges and other offenses. Christopher Belcher, 46, was charged with trafficking in methamphetamine, ...

UPDATE Tuesday, 7:45 p.m. — Russell County Coroner Mark Coots told WJRS NEWS the body recovered from Lake Cumberland Tuesday afternoon has been identified as Edward L. Plaster, 59, of Lexington.