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Chris Bailey's forecast: Your week ahead weather

Good Monday everyone and Happy Memorial Day. Today is the day we honor all those brave men and women who have served and continue to serve our country. I simply say thanks to each of you. The weather out there today continues to run on the steamy side as we await some big changes for the week ahead...

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BOURBON COUNTY

Chris Bailey's forecast: Hot one today, but a big break ahead

Good Sunday everyone. Our mini heat wave rolls on across the Bluegrass State and today is likely to be the hottest of the bunch. That doesn’t spell very good news for all those outdoor activities. You may not even technically need the grill today as the sun and heat might get that steak to...

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MADISON COUNTY

Irvine man charged with rape, kidnapping in Madison County

An Irvine man faces charges of rape and kidnapping, the Madison County Sheriff's Office said in a release Thursday.

4 days ago
VOTE RESULTS

Jonathan Shell defeats Nathan Mick in GOP primary for 36th House District

A 24-year-old farmer beat the Garrard County Economic Development director in the Republican primary for the open 36th House District seat in Garrard County and part of Madison County.

6 days ago
PUBLIC SAFETY

Two indicted in Richmond on kidnapping, murder, abuse of corpse charges

Matthew Denholm and Daniel Keene are charged in the disappearance and deaths of Sonsaray "Sonsi" Warford and her boyfriend, Charles "Chew" Walker.

5 days ago
EDUCATION

Education Notes

Awards/honors

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BOURBON COUNTY

Chris Bailey's forecast: Scattered storms continue

Good Tuesday to one and all. The threat for showers and thunderstorms continues out there today and this trend may carry us into Wednesday. This is giving us a nice little break before an early season heat wave builds in for the upcoming Memorial Day Weekend.

6 days ago
STAGE AND DANCE

Homer Tracy, beloved EKU theater professor, dies

Homer Tracy, a theater professor at Eastern Kentucky University for 26 years, died Saturday after a brief battle with colon cancer. He was 58.

7 days ago
BOURBON COUNTY

Chris Bailey's forecast: A stormy break from the heat

Good Monday everyone and thanks for dropping by the blog. Our weekend was hot and the upcoming weekend may be even hotter. In between, we are catching a little bit of a break from the heat and this break will include some showers and thunderstorms.

7 days ago
MADISON COUNTY

Machine to help in chemical weapons destruction

Preparations to destroy tons of chemicals weapons stored at Blue Grass Army Depot in central Kentucky will reach another milestone this month with the delivery of a rocket cutting machine.

7 days ago
BOURBON COUNTY

Local races on the ballot Tuesday in several Central Kentucky counties

Congressional and state legislative races will command most of the attention in Tuesday's primary election, but some local races are on regional ballots.

9 days ago