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Injury collision occurs at CWB/Greensburg ST-RD intersection Click on headline for story plus photo By Ed Waggener Just three days after new LED lights were installed at the intersection of KY 61/Greensburg Road intersection with the KY 55 Columbia Western Bypass, another injury accident has occurred.

Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair was shot multiple times, including once to the head, according to police.

This Fourth of July as we all watch fireworks and eat at backyard barbecues, we all need to remember what the holiday is really about - honoring the sacrifices of those who have allowed all of us to maintain our rights and independence.

We recycle, reuse, pass down, and pass on at our house. Always have. My wife and I both came from families that did the same.

Police now know the cause of death of a Barren County man involved in a single-vehicle wreck that occurred Tuesday about 15 miles south of Glasgow.

The Louisville Orchestra will perform in concert Friday in downtown Glasgow in front of city hall.

Another suspicious house fire occurred Wednesday in the Hiseville area. The Barren County Sheriff's Office responded to a house on fire northeast of Glasgow on Center Road at around 4:40 p.m. This is the third suspicious fire that has occurred recently within the Hiseville area, said Sheriff's Chris Eaton.

The audio file of Barren County Jailer Leland Cox's conversation with Kentucky State Police is now available online.

If you're having a tough time working minimum wage, there's a change on the way. Here in Kentucky, our 70 cent minimum wage increase goes into effect on Wednesday. That's several weeks ahead of a federal minimum wage increase for the same amount that hits on July 24th.

Two motorcyclists are behind bars sfter a high speed chase with Kentucky State Police that ended with one man wrecking his bike. KSP observed the two drivers speeding northbound on the William Natcher Parkway at approximately 130 miles an hour. A trooper merged onto the Natcher ahead of the two motorcycles and attempted to slow them down. 19-year-old Kenneth Krawiec was boxed in and forced to stop 22-year-old Adam Bladassarre, sped up and passed the troopers creating a chase spanning 23 miles. Bladassarre lost control of his motorcycle and crashed at Exit 27 on the parkway. He was taken to the Medical Center, treated and released. Both subjects were arrested on numerous offenses and lodged in the Warren County Regional Jail.

Barren County Sheriff’s Deputy Joseph D. Walden was presented a Purple Heart and the Medal of Valor from Glasgow Mayor Darrell Pickett in council chambers at city hall Monday morning. Walden was wounded during a shooting incident at a residence on McKenna Street on June 20, 2007, in which two people died. He was an officer with the Glasgow Police Department at that time. Shown from left are: Pickett, Glasgow Police Chief Horace Johnson, Walden and Barren County Sheriff Chris Eaton.

Leland Cox has stated since being accused of sexual abuse that the acts were consensual, but that he knew his actions had been morally wrong. Yet in a 37-minute interview with Kentucky State Police Drug Enforcement/Special Investiga-tions detectives on July 24, 2008, Cox said that while at the time he thought the acts were consensual looking back he could understand why the women involved did not.

Infomercial pitchman Billy Mays died at his Tampa, Florida, home this morning, authorities told CNN. The 50-year-old known for his shouting OxiClean ads was pronounced dead at 7:45 a.m. The Hillsborough County medical examiner will perform an autopsy,

A group of Mary Wood Weldon Library employees, patrons and members of the community led a metal elephant: now named Ellephanilla, down to the new library location on South Green Street Saturday morning.

Boy drowns in pool Preliminary autopsy reports revealed that a 12-year-old Hart County boy died Thursday by drowning in a swimming pool.

Glasgow officials are experiencing the same budgetary concerns as many national and state leaders - how to meet increasing demands for local needs and services while operating on decreasing revenues during an economic recession.

Citizens First Bank will celebrate its new location in Glasgow with a donation and fundraiser for Community Medical Care Inc.

A Barren County man on trial for five counts of sexually-related charges involving a minor female was found not guilty on all counts by the jury Thursday afternoon in Barren County Circuit Court.

Farrah Fawcett died at 9:28am PT this morning; she was 62 years old Best known as one of "Charlie's Angels", Fawcett had been battling anal cancer for the last several years. Longtime love Ryan O'Neal and close friend Alana Stewart were at her side when she passed away.

Michael Jackson Dies We've just learned Michael Jackson has died. He was 50. Michael suffered a cardiac arrest earlier this afternoon at his Holmby Hills home and paramedics were unable to revive him.