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Today's News

  • Pewee man follows truck to Indiana after armed men demand cash from his wife

    A Pewee Valley man followed a truck to Jeffersonville, Ind., after three men in the vehicle allegedly entered his home with guns demanding cash.

    According to Oldham County Police, two white males entered a residence in the 6600 block of Ashbrooke Drive about 9 p.m. Monday armed with guns and demanding cash from a female resident.

    After obtaining items from the residence, the woman told police the men fled to a dark colored truck parked on the street, occupied by a third individual.

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  • Drive-by shooting reported on Ky. 329 bypass near school

    Police are investigating a drive-by shooting that took place mid-rush hour this morning on the Ky. 329 bypass in Crestwood.

    Police responded to report of a shooting about 8 a.m. Thursday in the 6300 block of Ky. 329 bypass near Kenwood Station Elementary School.

    The victim, Arthur L. Wanty, 48, of Louisville, told police he was driving toward Crestwood when a man driving a gray two-door vehicle in the opposite direction crossed into the center of the roadway, held a weapon out his window and opened fire.

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  • News briefs

    La Grange man killed when ATV overturns

    A La Grange man died Saturday while driving an ATV in Henry County.

    According to a press release from Kentucky State Police, officers responded to a wooded area near Franklinton Road in Henry County at 7:47 p.m. Saturday.

    Upon arrival, officers found Timothy James, 53, of La Grange, trapped beneath an overturned ATV. James died at the scene. His death is under investigation by KSP. Crews from three fire departments and Henry County EMS responded to the scene.

    –Jacquelyn Stoess Hack

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  • Southeast Christian's Oldham campus burglarized

    Police found a suspicious car filled with stolen copper wire at a church construction site early Wednesday morning.

    During a routine patrol about 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oldham County Police arrested two men behind the future home of Southeast Christian Church's Oldham County campus in Crestwood Station shopping center.

    When an officer stopped their vehicle, he found a large amount of copper wire stolen from the construction site packed inside.

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  • Community prepares for Ironman triathlon

    While colorful signs and cheering spectators are expected to greet Ironman cyclists at one end of U.S. 42  Sunday with excitement and support, as competitors travel farther into the county, those sentiments are diluted.

    The annual Ironman Louisville event is scheduled Sunday, with a 2-mile swim, 26.2-mile run and 112-mile bike ride that runs through Oldham County. While downtown La Grange will host a festival for supporters and spectators, along U.S. 42, it’s more likely the racers will see groups of people in lawn chairs, or no one at all.

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  • Oldham school board raises tax rate

    The Oldham County school board has proposed a general fund tax levy of 68.9 cents on real property and 68.9 cents on personal property, an increase of 2 cents compared to taxes levied the previous year. The board has not increased the total real estate tax rate since 2007.

    The board will hold a public hearing at its administrative office located at 6165 W. Ky. 146, Crestwood. Speakers are required to sign-in.

    The proposed general fund tax rates are expected to produce about $39 million, of which nearly $2 million is from new and personal     property.

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  • Library earns gold for being green

    With a walking trail and a waterfall, visitors get the impression they’re approaching a lodge in the woods.

    Nestled off Ky. 53 in La Grange, the county’s main library offers just what a lodge does – a retreat from the day-to-day and a chance to enjoy some peace. And it’s the most environmentally-friendly library in the state.

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  • Crestwood food mart robbed at gunpoint

    An armed robbery took place late Monday night at a Crestwood gas station and police need help identifying the suspect.

    The clerk at Circle K Food Mart in the 6400 block of Ky. 146  told police a white male entered the store brandishing a handgun and demanded money from the cash register.

    Police said the clerk gave the suspect an undetermined amount of cash from the register, and the suspect fled.

    Surveillance footage shows the man entered the store at 10:17 p.m.

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  • ATV overturns, La Grange man killed

    A La Grange man died Saturday while driving an ATV in Henry County.

    According to a press release from Kentucky State Police, officers responded to a wooded area near Franklington Road in Henry County about 7:47 p.m. Saturday.

    Upon arrival, officers found Timothy James, 53, of La Grange, trapped beneath an overturned ATV.

    James died at the scene. His death is under investigation by KSP.

    Crews from three fire departments and Henry County EMS responded to the scene.

     

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  • Teen faces arson charge for playground blaze

    A 15-year-old boy faces an arson charge for a fire that scorched a popular city playground and sparked nearby power lines causing a widespread power outage in mid-June.

    La Grange Police charged a teenage boy Friday with one count second-degree arson, 14 counts wanton endangerment and two counts criminal mischief.

    Police brought wanton endangerment charges against the boy due to substantial danger faced by more than a dozen firefighters who responded to the scene.

    The boy is scheduled to appear in Oldham juvenile court.

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