A woman found dead in a Knox County home Saturday afternoon has been identified by Kentucky State Police as 61-year-old Karen West.

A Vincennes man has been arrested in Kentucky on a Knox County Circuit Court warrant for Robbery Causing Serious Bodily Injury. 25-year-old Norman Daw...

A Vincennes man has been arrested in Kentucky on a Knox County warrant for battery with serious bodily injury. 25 year-old Norman Dawson was charged w...

KNOX COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Kentucky State Police (KSP) is actively searching for a 48-year-old Barbourville man who reportedly walked away from a Corbin hospital Friday evening, according to Trooper Scottie Pennington. Pennington reports that Donnie E. Leath was receiving care at Baptist Health in Corbin when he walked away around 6:30 p.m. His...

BARBOURVILLE, Ky. – One man is facing charges after alleged explicit conversations with what he knew to be a minor, according to police. According to a social media post by the Barbourville Police Department, 29-year-old Joshua Wakin was arrested on Thursday on a complaint warrant following a joint investigation by Barbourville police and the Knox County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities say...

KNOX COUNTY, Ky. – A regular, unsuspecting treat turned into a $125,000 surprise for one Knox County resident. For this resident, buying a Kentucky lottery ticket was just a fun treat after a day of confusion.  The anonymous winner’s day started with a very different attitude, one of mainly confusion.  Her day began with a mix-up for a car appointment,...

From the Knox County Ky Sheriff's Department - Jacob Belew - KCDC On Monday, June 8, 2026, at approximately 1:15 pm Knox County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a male subject setting wildfires in the Moore Hill area of Corbin. Knox County Sheriff Mike Smith and two deputies responded to the area in an attempt to locate the suspect. Sheriff Mike Smith located the suspect, 26-year-old Jacob Belew of Corbin, KY, hiding in the woods behind his residence on Right Fork East Creek Road. West Knox..

A Barbourville man was arrested after two toddlers were reportedly found wandering unsupervised near swimming pools while he was asleep inside the home.