Caldwell County News

Two fugitives from a Western Kentucky work farm have been captured in Georgia. Police say James Whisman and Jesse Sebastian escaped from the Western Kentucky Correctional Complex in Fredonia three weeks ago.

As authorities continue to search for two fugitives from a western Kentucky work farm, a principal says he has surveillance video of them inside his school.

According to Caldwell County Sheriff's Deputy Jon Pettit, a woman was driving next to the high school when she saw a man in a wooded field across the street.

Throughout the weekend's political events in Western Kentucky, Democrats routinely gave the loudest cheers for Republican U.S. Sen.

During a week-long eradication effort, Kentucky State Police destroyed nearly 3,500 marijuana plants.

Slideshow An accident on US 641 near the Crittenden-Caldwell County line has slowed traffic to the area. via WPSD-TV Paducah

State police have charged two men with arson after a makeshift bomb was thrown into a house in Western Kentucky. via Lexington Herald-Leader

“We cannot take safety for granted”

PRINCETON, Ky. Kentucky State Police have charged two men with arson after a makeshift bomb was thrown into a house in Western Kentucky. via The Courier-Journal

Caldwell County, Kentucky Judge Executive Van Knight has died. His office staff members tell NewsChannel Six that he fell last night, and had a head injury. via WPSD-TV Paducah

Update, 3pm Mon: Authorities have recovered a stolen truck in Caldwell County, Kentucky that they think the escapess used to leave the Branchville Prison area. via WFIE-TV Evansville

“I was only hoping for $700 or so to myself so I could get a cheap vehicle, so I could get on the right path to work. I seriously wasn't doing this for fun or any stupid.”

Two inmates who escaped from the Branchville correctional facility this weekend are still on the loose, but Indiana State Police say they found the getaway car the inmates used. via WEHT-TV Evansville

“It's really scary especially when you have children”

The manhunt continues for two prison escapees who may be in Kentuckiana. Authorities say 20 year old Conan Helsley and 45 year old Kent Day escaped late Friday night from the Branchville Correctional Facility ... via WAVE-TV Louisville

Today, I saw something that just breaks my heart. Phillip Knee located in Caldwell County, Kentucky, has been charged with the murder of his girlfriend's 10 month old son. via Blogger Party

A Caldwell County, Kentucky man pleaded not guilty Thursday after initially confessing to killing his girlfriend's son. via WPSD-TV Paducah

“It's something that I've enjoyed for a long time.”

FREDONIA - Virginia Blair watched from her window as the white frame schoolhouse next door fell into disrepair. via The Cincinnati Enquirer

“This right through this area is probably the worst I've seen”

While most of us are starting to get back to normal after the ice storm, others are still struggling without electricity. via WPSD-TV Paducah

“It'll be all transparent and above board.”

A winter storm blanketed large portions of central and western Kentucky late Monday night and early Tuesday morning, leaving a treacherous mix of snow and ice that closed schools, left roadways a mess and ... via Lexington Herald-Leader

FREDONIA, Ky. _ A western Kentucky dairy farm received three times more news than it expected. via The Courier-Journal

If you're a fan of Kentucky's nature license plates, you'll see three new designs on the road starting this year. via The Courier-Journal

“But we had a training mission going that direction.”

A bald eagle that was shot last April in Caldwell County was flown aboard a Navy training jet from Louisville to Florida yesterday, where it will live in a wildlife sanctuary. via The Courier-Journal