Hardin County News

Police say skeletal remains found in Grayson County have been identified as those of an 81-year-old woman missing since 2001.

In a 180-degree turn from prosecutors' long-standing opinions, special attorneys with the Kentucky Attorney General's Office chose last week to postpone a Hardin County re-trial of convicted killer Michael St.

Human error doubled firefighter response time to a fatal blaze in central Kentucky, but fire department officials said the victim likely would have died even if the mistakes were not made.

Leaders in Elizabethtown and Hardin County are seeking to establish commercial jet service at the Elizabethtown Regional Airport, and a consultant for the airport board visited Columbia Tuesday to explain the effort and seek local financial support.

ELIZABETHTOWN Prosecutor Todd Lewis was telling of Michael St. Clair and Dennis Reese's cross-country crime spree when one detail too much was revealed, causing a mistrial in the second trial for the 1991 abduction of Frank Brady.

Gov. Steve Beshear hopes to lure a major employer to a small Hardin County community where two of his cabinet members - acting Economic Development Secretary Larry Hayes and Transportation Secretary Joe Prather - own nearly 90 acres of land.

Kentucky State Police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide of a couple near Elizabethtown.

WLKY.com updated June 16, 2009 HARDIN COUNTY, Ky. - WLKY.com Emotions boiled over in a Hardin County courtroom Tuesday as an Iraq War veteran was sentenced to life in prison for murder.

FRANKFORT, Ky. -- More than 200 soldiers have arrived at Fort Knox and the construction of $536 million in facilities is in full swing as part of the massive Army base expansion there, Army Accessions Commander Lt.

Gov. Steve Beshear today unveiled details of his economic incentives legislation, intended to modernize the state's economic development capabilities.

The Tea Party group is now joining forces and meeting at the State Capitol in Frankfort, on Independence Day for a statewide Tea Party.

On May 25, 2009 at 08:45 AM Eastern time, the Elizabethtown Post of the Kentucky State Police responded to a report of an injury accident near 1453 Hodgenville Road, Elizabethtown, Ky.

The Prisoners of War, Missing in Action flag is a symbol of remembrance for American soldiers whose whereabouts remain unknown.

The boom of cannon and musket fire will resound during the 17th annual Civil War Days at Hardin County's historic Fort Duffield.

The national consortium seeking to build a $600 million, 2,000-worker lithium battery factory south of Elizabethtown will apply today for a grant of roughly $300 million from the U.S. Department of Energy, according to its president Ralph Brodd.

FRANKFORT, Ky. - Gov. Steve Beshear has made the following appointments to Kentucky boards and commissions: Gov.

By Carl Keith Greene / Staff Writer At a called meeting Friday morning, the Laurel County Fiscal Court and staff members of the Laurel County jail heard proposals to save money on inmate medical care and food.

An early morning crash has sent eight people to the hospital and has caused some major traffic problems on I-65 near Elizabethtown.

A domestic violence suspect from Louisville led police on a chase down I-65 and ended when he rammed a state trooper's car.

A tractor trailer struck a broken-down tour bus carrying a family of musicians on Interstate 65 near Elizabethtown, sending nine people to the hospital.