Only two of the 50 cows which escaped a fenced in area in Caldwell County and walked onto the Western Kentucky Parkway Saturday morning remain at large.
The Highway Department says extra patrols have been out all weekend looking for the cattle, which made their way through a break in the fence before daylight Saturday and closed a 12 mile stretch of the four-lane highway for about four hours.
At least five wrecks occurred, but no human injuries were reported. Motorists driving through Caldwell County are advised to be cautious and to call 911 if one of the two missing cows is spotted.
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12/11/2011/am

Hopkinsville Police are investigating the report of shots fired near a West 16^th Street residence last night.

The incident happened about ten minutes before midnight at 441 W. 16^th, where Barbara Baker told officers she heard gunshots outside of her residence.

When police arrived, they found five shell casings in the roadway, which were taken into evidence. No suspects are listed on the report.

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12/11/2011/am

At least $8,000 worth of furniture is missing from a rental home on Chateugay Drive.

The rental property’s owner, Gregory Cager, told Hopkinsville Police last night around 8 that a former tenant removed all of the furniture out of his fully furnished house when they moved out.

A suspect is listed on the report, with the investigation continuing.

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12/11/2011/am

A Marshall County man is in jail on rape and assault charges after an incident there last night.

Few details are provided by Kentucky State Police, who say a 24-year old female victim was taken to Marshall County Hospital, where troopers were called to around 8pm.

During the course of the investigation, evidence was discovered which led to the arrest of 27-year old Andrew Tribbett of 106 Allen Heights Road, Benton. Tribbett is charged with 1^st degree Assault, 1^st degree Sodomy and 1^st degree Rape and is lodged in the Marshall County Jail.

Trooper Trey Green is the lead investigator and was assisted at the scene by the Benton Police Department, Marshall County Sheriff’s Department and Marshall County EMS.

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12/11/2011/am

Christmas came early for members of The Land Between the Lakes Association and Friends of LBL organizations.

The two organizations were the recent recipients of a $61,500 bequest from James T. Ramey of Eddyville.

Ramey was an attorney and nuclear expert who served as counsel for the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission’s Chicago office and shortly after being appointed as a commissioner with the Atomic Energy Commission by President John F. Kennedy, Mr. Ramey played a key role in the critical negotiations that averted nuclear war during the 1962 Cuban missile crisis.

Officials say his thoughtful donation will have a positive impact on thousands, possibly millions of future visitors to Land Between the Lakes.

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