Benton, KY

BENTON, Mo. (KBSI) – Five Kelly High School choir students were selected to participate in the Quad State Honor Choir after competing against more than 1,400 students who auditioned. According to the Kelly School District, 301 singers were selected from a pool of 1,426 students who auditioned. The five Kelly High School students selected were Brody Thurmond, Claire Jenkins, Jocelyn...

MARSHALL COUNTY, Ky. (KBSI) — A Benton man faces drug trafficking charges after deputies seized more than a quarter-pound of suspected methamphetamine during an investigation Sunday, Oct. 25, according to the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded around 2:11 a.m. to the 4100 block of Vanzora Road to conduct a follow-up investigation into a previously reported domestic assault involving Kyle...

BENTON, Ky. – An escaped inmate is back behind bars at the Marshall County Detention Center. According to the Kentucky State Police, at 11:18 a.m. CDT on Wednesday, Oct. 21, troopers were notified by the Marshall County Detention Center that an inmate had walked away from a work detail at the Marshall County Animal Shelter between 9 and 10 a.m....

BENTON, Ky. (KBSI) — Kentucky Lake Economic Development has received a Tennessee Valley Authority Workforce Invest grant to expand career training opportunities for Marshall County students. The grant will fund the purchase of two heavy equipment operator simulators for the Marshall County Technical Center, giving students hands-on training opportunities in high-demand industries. The simulators will help prepare students for careers...

KENTUCKY —KYTC is planning daytime closures on KY 1462/Benton-Birmingham Road at mile point 0.9 in Marshall County, from Oct. 20 to Oct. 23 and Oct. 26 and 27, for a bridge inspection.This is between KY 408/E. 12th Street and KY 1477/Benton Briensburg Road (locally known as Dump Road).Crews will be conducting a bridge load analysis.Closures are on weekdays only, from...

MCCRACKEN COUNTY, Ky., (KBSI) — A Kevil man faces multiple charges, including driving under the influence and four counts of first-degree wanton endangerment, following a two-vehicle crash that injured a passenger in McCracken County. According to the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the intersection of Benton Road and Oaks Road around 10:07 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23. A preliminary...

BENTON, Ky., (KBSI) – A Benton, Kentucky, man was arrested early Friday, Oct. 9, after police said they discovered methamphetamine during a traffic stop. According to the Benton Police Department, Officer Peyton Jackson stopped a van for a traffic violation around 2 a.m. on Valley Road. During the stop, police said a passenger, identified as 49-year-old Denny L. Cope of...