As severe weather continues to affect people throughout the area, Nelson County Emergency Management officials have announced efforts to improve communication technology for public safety.

Before his passing, Toby Keith was a great friend of Willie Nelson. Behind the public eye, the two spent quite a bit of time together. In the public eye, the two as a collaborative pair are best ...

UPDATE 8:08 P.M., 4/19/2025 — The Nelson County Sheriff’s Office has identified the suspect wanted in a Shipman man’s murder. 22-year-old Katelynn Ann Hipes from Augusta County is facing ...

A 74-year-old woman died early Saturday when her vehicle got caught in floodwaters in Nelson County. Officials were alerted around 3:40 a.m. Saturday that a woman was trapped in a vehicle in the ...

NELSON COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — One person was found dead inside a "fully submerged" vehicle on Nelsonville Road in Nelson County early Saturday morning, according to the Nelson County Sheriff's ...

Nelson County is cleaning up after getting hit with flooding and snow, all in a three-day period. New Haven, located in southern Nelson County, saw the Rolling Fork River crest at 27.5 feet Monday.

Collapse at Nelson County, KY, Structure Leaves Five Firefighters Hurt Dec. 27, 2024 Another firefighter was injured during the effort to free the trapped crews from Northeast Nelson and Nelson ...

A Nelson County Sheriff's deputy shot a man during a welfare check in Cox's Creek on Christmas Day. ... "Hart raised the pistol at Deputy Lee Keith," Pineiroa said in a statement Thursday morning.

Six Nelson County firefighters are recovering from injuries after a structure fire at the former Henry McKenna distillery Thursday.. Northeast Nelson Fire Department posted to Facebook saying at ...

A Nelson County man faces criminal charges after he was shot by a sheriff's deputy during a welfare check Wednesday, officials from the sheriff's office and Kentucky State Police said in statements.