OIL SPRINGS, KY.- The Johnson County Sheriff’s Department and Kentucky State Police are outside a residence in Oil Springs where a man has allegedly barricaded himself inside the home. Shots have been reported to have been heard from inside the residence. Not much information is being released…
Read MoreELKHORN CITY, Ky. — Elkhorn City Elementary was placed on lockdown for a brief period this morning, after an adult entered the school before classes began and attacked a school employee. No students were harmed or ever in any danger. The alleged attacker left school grounds afterward and has not…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — The University of Pikeville welcomed a high-profile guest to campus today. EKB News Reporter Shelby Porter tells us all about Lieutenant Governor Janean Hampton’s visit. [su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/7SrgQx01CkA” height=”340″ responsive=”no”]SOT[/su_youtube]
Read MorePIKE COUNTY, KY.–Kentucky State Police have confirmed a death investigation is ongoing following an apparent drowning. A body was pulled from the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River, near Biggs. No further details are available at this time. We will bring you more information, as soon as it becomes…
Read MoreReports of flooding are coming in all around the region. We will continually update this page with the latest information. Flood Warning National Weather Service JACKSON KY 655 AM EST SUN FEB 11 2018 KYC025-071-115-153-159-175-195-237-112045- /O.NEW.KJKL.FA.W.0004.180211T1155Z-180211T2045Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/…
Read MoreFLAT GAP, Ky. — The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office is now confirming that a total of five people are dead in two separate locations in Johnson County. It was initially reported that two people were dead of apparent gunshot wounds at the home on McKenzie Branch off Ky. 172, where police found…
Read More(Flat Gap) – Two people are dead of apparent gunshot wounds in the Flat Gap community of Johnson County. Kentucky State Police officials tell EKB News a 9-1-1 call came in just before 4pm Saturday afternoon reporting a shooting. When troopers arrived at the home on McKenzie Branch off KY 172,…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. –It appears that the ramifications of former disability attorney Eric C. Conn’s wrongdoing are far from over for his former clients. EKB News has confirmed with Prestonsburg attorney Ned Pillersdorf that he was told today that about 2,000 more of Conn’s former clients…
Read More[su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/WxRJ6okndbM” height=”340″]SOT[/su_youtube] FRANKFORT, Ky. — A pair of bills sponsored by Republican state Rep. Toby Herald, of Beattyville, would redraw the political map … literally. House Bill 243 would consolidate 100 of Kentucky’s…
Read More[su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/i5DnlwpW12Q” height=”340″]SOT[/su_youtube] EASTERN, Ky. — There is a large police presence this morning at Floyd Central High School. Not many details have been released at this time. However, Floyd County Sheriff John Hunt received a tip…
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