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  • [ August 16, 2026 ] Albany Teen Crowned National Winner at America’s International Miss Pageant WJRS News
  • [ August 16, 2026 ] Bobby Popplewell, 95, of Russell Springs Obituaries
  • [ August 16, 2026 ] Kentucky Wildlife Biologist Explains Recent Black Bear Activity in Lake Cumberland Area WJRS News
  • [ August 16, 2026 ] Firefighters Evacuate Wayne County Care Home Following Gas Leak WJRS News
  • [ August 16, 2026 ] Two Teens Arrested in Pulaski County Homicide WJRS News
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Albany Teen Crowned National Winner at America’s International Miss Pageant

August 16, 2026 WJRS Staff

Jersie Smith of Albany was crowned 2026 America’s International Teen during the America’s International Miss Scholarship Pageant on Sunday. The national pageant was held August 14–16 in Pigeon Forge. America’s International Miss was established in […]

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Bobby Popplewell, 95, of Russell Springs

August 16, 2026 WJRS Staff

Bobby Popplewell, age 95, of Russell Springs, KY passed away Sunday, August 16, 2026 , at Jean Waddle Hospice Center in Somerset, KY. He was born on Saturday, August 1, 1931, in Greensburg, KY. He […]

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Kentucky Wildlife Biologist Explains Recent Black Bear Activity in Lake Cumberland Area

August 16, 2026 WJRS Staff

Black bear sightings have become increasingly common across Kentucky—including in places where residents are not accustomed to seeing them. More than a half-dozen bear sightings have been reported in Russell County in recent months. Across […]

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Firefighters Evacuate Wayne County Care Home Following Gas Leak

August 16, 2026 WJRS Staff

Several people were taken to the hospital following a reported gas leak Sunday morning at Dishman’s Personal Care Home in Monticello. Firefighters responded at approximately 11:08 a.m. and evacuated the building while crews checked for […]

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Two Teens Arrested in Pulaski County Homicide

August 16, 2026 WJRS Staff

Two teenage boys have been taken into custody in connection with a homicide reported August 12th in Pulaski County. Pulaski County Sheriff Bobby Jones says deputies were called to a residence on Lower Line Creek Road, where […]

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Bonnie Welker, 85, of Jamestown

August 16, 2026 WJRS Staff

Bonnie Rae Welker, of Jamestown, passed away peacefully and without pain at her home August 8, 2026. Bonnie was born in Akron, OH on December 18, 1940, a daughter of the late Evelyn L. (Latshaw) […]

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KSP Arrests Albany Man on Strangulation and Assault Charges

August 15, 2026 WJRS Staff

Kentucky State Police have arrested an Albany man following a reported domestic violence incident in Clinton County. KSP says Senior Trooper Brandon Poole responded to a residence Thursday afternoon, where he found a woman with […]

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Russell County School Board Faces Full Agenda at Upcoming Meeting

August 15, 2026 WJRS Staff

The Russell County Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday at 5:00 p.m. at the Auditorium/Natatorium Complex in Room 114. The board will recognize several outstanding achievements including Piper Garmon will be […]

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Columbia Woman Charged with Meth Trafficking, DUI

August 15, 2026 WJRS Staff

The Adair County Sheriff’s Office says a traffic stop during the early hours of Saturday resulted in the arrest of a Columbia woman. Forty-six-year-old Francesca Camacho was charged with careless driving, having no registration plates, […]

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Two-Year-Old Critically Injured; Somerset Man Charged

August 14, 2026 WJRS Staff

A Somerset man has been arrested after a two-year-old child was hospitalized with serious injuries. Kentucky State Police say they were contacted Thursday by Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital about the unresponsive child. The child was […]

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