OWENSBORO, Ky, (WEHT) - After searching for nearly a week, police have arrested the man wanted in McLean County for murder. According to the Daviess County Jail's website, 18-year-old William Arant was arrested by Owensboro Police early Wednesday morning and was booked into jail just after 5 a.m. Tell City woman arrested in neglect case He faces murder, burglary, receiving stolen property and drug charges and is being held without bond. Arant has since relocated to the Muhlenberg County Detention Center. Police named Arant as the suspect in connection to the shooting death of Steven Powell in ..read more

OWENSBORO, Ky. (WEHT) -- An Owensboro firefighter facing 20 child porn charges appeared in court Monday morning. Court officials tell us 53-year-old Clifford Brandon pleaded not guilty to the charges. Police took him into custody last Friday after a search warrant was conducted at his home and at the fire station ..read more

OWENSBORO, Ky. (WEHT) - The Daviess County Commission approved a resolution naming Owensboro as the "Quintessential Bluegrass Music Capital of the World." Officials say the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum hopes to drive tourism and create economic development activity. Owensboro will host the 20th annual ROMP music festival in June, which features several bluegrass artists and draws thousands of people to Yellow Creek Park. According to the recently passes resolution, the art Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Owensboro is the only cultural center in the world dedicated solely ..read more

OWENSBORO, Ky. (WEHT) -- Authorities have set bond for a Maceo man facing child porn charges in Daviess County. Clifford Brandon, a firefighter with the Owensboro Police Department, was arrested at his fire station on Friday. A day later, he sits in the Daviess County Jail on $100,000 bond. Brandon has been suspended without pay while the city decides how they will discipline him ..read more

OWENSBORO, Ky. (WEHT) -- The Owensboro Police Department is taking part in a mission to break down the barriers between police officers and the citizens they serve. Officers are encouraging the public to join them Friday, February 17 at Kahawa Java for "Coffee with a Cop". "Have you ever had questions about what's going on in your neighborhood?," says the department in a social media post. "Have you ever wanted to meet and have a casual conversation with an officer?" Owensboro Police say now is your opportunity to chat with officers at the event, which starts at 7 a.m. and wraps up at 9 a.m. K ..read more

OWENSBORO, Ky. (WEHT) -- If you drive along the Audubon Parkway, here's something you need to know about. Transportation officials say crews will be shutting down two ramps on the freeway in order to repair damaged concrete ..read more

OWENSBORO, Ky. (WEHT) - The Owensboro Police Department (OPD) confirmed a firefighter was arrested on child porn charges. OPD says on February 10, around 6:45 a.m., detectives executed search warrants at two separate locations based upon an ongoing investigation involving Possession of Child Pornography. Police say following the execution of the search warrants and based upon evidence found during the investigation, detectives charged Clifford Brandon, 53, of Maceo, with 18 counts of Possession or Viewing of Matter Portraying a Sexual Performance by a Minor Over the Age of 12 but Under the Age ..read more

OWENSBORO, Ky. (WEHT) - According to Owensboro Police Department (OPD), Clifford Brandon, 53, of Maceo, a firefighter at Owensboro Fire Station 2, was arrested on charges of child pornography. A news release says on the morning of February 10, the Owensboro Police Department (OPD) executed a search warrant at Owensboro Fire Station 2. The release says that search ended in the arrest of a city employee serving as a firefighter. City officials note due to the nature of the charges the employee is facing, the employee has been suspended without pay pending the city’s employee disciplinary process ..read more

OWENSBORO, Ky. (WEHT) -- The Owensboro Fire Department was busy Thursday morning with a house fire on the city's southside. Crews were dispatched to the fire in the 3700 block of Winchester Drive shortly before 11:30 a.m. Officials arrived on scene and found smoke coming from the single-family home. (Courtesy: Owensboro Fire Department) OFD says firefighters were able to contain the fire to the room it started in. Although the fire hadn't spread, officials say the entire house was damaged by smoke and water. Everyone inside the home was able to make it out without injuries. Fire officials are ..read more

HENDERSON, Ky (WEHT) - The Owensboro Museum of Fine Art Foundation received a gift of $1 million during ceremonies on Tuesday from Dr. R. Wathen Jr. and Jeanette Napier Medley. "I have given numerous works of art to the museum from our personal collection as well as other gifts over the years and I have been giving a lot of thought to how I could help this institution build a stronger financial base far into the future," said Dr. Medley. "The endowment is meant to provide financial stability and a permanent source of annual income. The principal of the endowment is restricted and will remain i ..read more