U.S. Department of the Interior establishes Green River National Wildlife Refuge in Henderson, Kentucky (photo credit, DOI Photographer Tami Heilemann)

Henderson, Kentucky – Friday, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt, along with U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials, and their counterparts from the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, announced the establishment of the Green River National Wildlife Refuge near the confluence of the Ohio and Green rivers in Henderson, Kentucky.

Clay County Attorney Joseph C. White

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Nov. 20, 2019) — Attorney General-Elect Daniel Cameron has selected Joe White, the Clay County Attorney, to his transition team.

Laurel County, Ky. (November 20, 2019) - Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff's K-9 Deputy Gary Mehler arrested Jeffrey S. Dixon age 31 of Blackey, Kentucky on Tuesday night November 19, 2019 at approximately 10:02 PM.

LONDON, KY (November 20, 2019) - Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Chris Lee Francis age 37 of Little County Road, East Bernstadt pled guilty in Laurel Circuit Court on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 regarding a traffic crash investigated by Laurel Sheriff's Detective Sgt. Chris Edwards.

Highest honor given by Kentucky Electric Cooperatives

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (November 20, 2019) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was honored Monday morning as the "2019 Distinguished Rural Kentuckian" at the 73rd Annual Meeting of Kentucky Electric Cooperatives. The award is the highest honor given by the statewide association of Kentucky's electric cooperatives which serve nearly 1.5 million Kentuckians in 117 of 120 Kentucky counties.

Rep. Danny Bentley, R-Russell, asking a question concerning the diversion and prescribing of controlled substances in Kentucky.

FRANKFORT, KY (November19, 2019) – Drug overdose deaths in Kentucky decreased 15 percent last year. That’s 233 fewer people dying.