Hopkinsville Police arrested three juveniles yesterday for allegedly burglarizing a residence.

According to police, the juveniles whose ages range from 13, 16 and 17 were caught entering a 150 North Jessup residence.

When officers reportedly arrived on the scene, a witness identified all three juveniles and they were taken into custody without incident and charged with 2^nd degree burglary.

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One of the men who represents Trigg County in Frankfort has announced he won’t seek another term.

Fifth District State Representative Melvin Henley of Murray tells the Murray Ledger and Times he won’t seek a fifth term during next year’s election. Representative Henley tells the paper he’s always said nobody should say in office in office more than eight years and that if he’s going to walk the walk, he’s also going to talk the talk.

Henley defeated Robert “Bucky” Buckingham in 2004 and has won re-election three times since. He has represented portions of Calloway and Trigg Counties.

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12/19/2011/am

A Christian County Sheriff’s detective has been suspended without pay for an alleged off-duty incident.

A news release says Sheriff Livy Leavell suspended Detective Kent Roberts without pay, effective December 9^th, for an alleged off-duty assault which is currently under investigation by Kentucky State Police.

Detective Roberts has been employed by the department since November of 2007.

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12/19/2011/am

It looks as though Commonwealth’s Attorney Lynn Pryor will seek another term in that office.

Ms. Pryor will hold a Christmas open house Thursday afternoon from 3 until 5pm at her office and will make her political intentions known at a 4pm announcement, according to the invitation.

It would be her second term in office, if re-elected, as she defeated Rick Boling for the office in 2006.

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12/19/2011/am

Long time North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il has died over the weekend at the age of 69.

The dictator allegedly died from an apparent heart attack according to state media reports from the communist country.

Millions of North Korean citizens were reportedly shocked and upset following news of his death.

A Pyong Tek, South Korean native and Army spouse 44-year old Kyong Suk Dawson says she knew his death would happen sooner or later after she heard reports he was ill.

Kim Jong Il reportedly suffered a stroke in 2008 and was rarely seen in public, but state media released video of the dictator in good health while attending various events over the years.

Last year, the North Korean leader announced his third and youngest son, Kim Jong Un would be his successor.

Meanwhile, Dawson says she is hopeful that the two Koreas would now have better relations following the 69-year old’s death.

The North Korean leader took to power in 1994 after the death of his father, Kim Il Sung. During his leadership of the isolated communist nation, Kim Jong Il has been accused of many terroristic plots including master-minding the bombing of South Korean officials while they were visiting Burma, now known as Myanmar in 1983 and bombing a Korean Air Flight that claimed the lives of all passengers on board.

Since the Korean war in 1950, the two Koreas have been divided by a demilitarized zone and remains heavily fortified by American troops.

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