Somerset, KY

A 36-year-old East Bernstadt woman faces a felony charge after police say she sneaked up behind a high school football player and choked him during a game. The incident took place on October 30 during a matchup between Wayne County High School and North Laurel High School. According to the [...]

An early-morning break-in at a local equipment store ended with three men behind bars. Pulaski County Sheriff Bobby Jones reports that deputies rushed to Valley Farm Equipment just before two-thirty Tuesday morning after a motion detector alarm went off. Upon arrival, deputies spotted a suspect running into the dark. A [...]

A multi-year investigation into a brazen bank heist has culminated in the indictment of two out-of-state suspects, Pulaski County Sheriff Bobby Jones announced. Traveon Burnett, 27, and Kent Osby, 24, were indicted by a Pulaski County Grand Jury following an extensive probe into a 2023 “smash and grab” that left [...]

Jerrie Lou Dunbar, 83, of Russell Springs, passed away on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at Jean Waddle Care Center in Somerset. Born on May 6, 1943, in Russell County, Kentucky, Jerrie was a daughter of [...] The post Jerrie Lou Dunbar, 83, of Russell Springs first appeared on Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS.

Lenvil D. Skaggs, age 74, of Russell Springs, KY passed away Thursday, October 29, 2026, at Russell County Hospital. He was born on Wednesday, March 26, 1952, in Somerset, KY. He was the son of: [...] The post Lenvil Skaggs, 74, of Russell Springs first appeared on Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS.

A Jamestown resident and a student originally from Liberty are among four October Students of the Month at Somerset Community College. Adam St. Pierre of Jamestown is the college’s Arts and Sciences Student of the [...] The post SCC Recognizes Jamestown’s Adam St. Pierre and Liberty’s Isaiah Strauel first appeared on Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS.

Lenvil D. Skaggs, age 74, of Russell Springs, KY passed away Thursday, October 29, 2026, at Russell County Hospital. He was born on Wednesday, March 26, 1952, in Somerset, Kentucky. He was the son of: [...] The post Lenvil D. Skaggs, age 74, of Russell Springs first appeared on Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS.