Kentucky
Family mourning after mother of 7 dies in Mountain Parkway crash
WOLFE COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — A deadly crash on the Mountain Parkway in Wolfe County has left a mother of seven dead and several others in critical condition.
Kentucky State Police confirmed that a minivan traveling eastbound on the Mountain Parkway crossed the center line and struck a car carrying Katelyn Harmon, her fiancé Russell Sowers, and two of her children.
Harmon did not survive the crash. Her family said the other three victims, in their car, are all in critical condition.
Harmon’s sister, Kelly Green, said Katelyn was looking forward to a bright future. She was preparing to start a new job, returning to school for nursing, and had just moved back to Kentucky to be closer to family.
“She was just so happy,” Kelly said.
The crash happened while Sowers was driving Harmon, her 9-year-old daughter Kaylen, and their 2-year-old daughter Gabriela, nicknamed “Suggie,” to visit Harmon’s mother.
“We all just can’t get over our minds over it,” Kelly said.
Kelly learned about her sister’s death through a devastating phone call from their mother.
“My mom called me back and told me my sister was in the coroner’s office,” Kelly said. “I just dropped to the floor.”
When asked what she would miss most about her sister, she said, “Everything. That’s what I’m going to miss is everything. She was the best person ever, my sister was,” Kelly said.
All three survivors, from this car remain in critical condition. Kaylen, the 9-year-old, was taken off a ventilator Friday night and is being treated at UK Children’s Hospital. The child has already experienced tragedy, having lost her father in a previous car accident.
“Because her dad was killed in a car accident,” Kelly said.
Kelly described how close Kaylen was to her mother, constantly checking on Katelyn’s whereabouts when they were apart.
“When Kaylen would leave the house, she’d be like, Kelly, give me your phone. I need to call and check on mom. That’s all she worried about was her mom,” Kelly said.
The family wants to correct reports that 2-year-old Gabriela suffered only minor injuries, emphasizing that she has been hospitalized for days after the crash.
“Suggie was hanging from the ceiling in her car seat,” Kelly said. “They’re all having it so rough, them kids are.”
Harmon leaves behind seven children. Her family has started a GoFundMe to raise money for funeral expenses and to support the children.
“She worked for her kids. She took care of her kids, and she made sure that anybody else was took care of. That’s all she worried about was everybody else, not herself,” Kelly said.
Sowers, Harmon’s fiancé, has opened his eyes but remains unresponsive, according to the family.
GRAYSON, Ky. (WSAZ) – New information has been released in the search for a missing woman at Grayson Lake.
According to game wardens with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, Marly Kinney, 19, of Ashland, was last seen at Grayson Lake on Wednesday afternoon.
They say search efforts are focused on the water at this time and include Kentucky State Police aerial support, drones, boats, and K9 assistance.
Crews suspend search for missing teen for the night
The search is now into its third day, with officials saying on and off rain has hindered their search and that a group of 50 volunteers are walking the banks of the lake to help in the search.
Search and rescue boats have been seen at the lake as well.
Officials say there are still many questions, including if Kinney is still alive and where exactly she went missing.
They also say they’ve been using a variety of equipment, including sonar and thermal detectors, as well as helicopters and underwater drones.
WSAZ received a statement from Kinney’s family Friday afternoon:
“We are very appreciative of the absolute surplus of support from law enforcement, search and rescue, 1st responders, and all of the community and its volunteers that are here with us and for us searching for Marly. We do not even know how to express our absolute gratitude to you all. We continue to have faith she will be found and brought back to us. We know we have the very best people doing all they can to bring her home.”
Anyone with information is asked to call 911.
We are still working to get more information.
Previous coverage can be found here.
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On Thursday, Kentucky’s home and away SEC opponents for the 2026-27 season were revealed and on top of learning the three opponents who they will play twice, there are some very intriguing matchups. In conference play, Kentucky will face six teams who are among the top 25 in many preseason rankings.
In SEC play, Kentucky will play Tennessee, Vandy and Ole Miss all both home and away. The home matchups include Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Vandy. As for the road tilts, the Wildcats will face Florida, Georgia, Mississippi State, Missouri, Ole Miss, Oklahoma, Texas, Tennessee and Vandy. Let’s take a look at some interesting developments from the schedule release.
John Calipari returns to Rupp Arena (again)
In Calipari’s first year with Arkansas, he got the best of Kentucky when he came into Rupp Arena and left with a 10-point victory, a game where you could really feel the tension all game long in the building from Kentucky fans, which translated onto the court with the players. Last season, it was Kentucky who shocked everyone when they stole one on the road against a top 20 Arkansas team after a rough up-and-down season up to that point. Now, the two will face off again as Kentucky will look to get the win in Rupp and make sure Calipari doesn’t get two in a row in the building. It’ll be another highly-anticipated showdown.
Kentucky hits the road at Texas
This is shaping up to be a major challenge for Kentucky next season and may even end up being one of the biggest games of the season. Texas is seen by many as a clear top 10 team, with some even having them within the top five and when you combine that with the fact that the game is on the road, the Wildcats will have their hands full. The Wildcats fell to the longhorns in the 2024-25 season, and it’ll be a much stiffer challenge this time.
Which game could be a trap?
We don’t have the game-by-game dates yet, so it’s hard to say with a lot of confidence, but opponent-wise, Georgia could really give Kentucky fits. In Pope’s first year, his team struggled handling the physicality of the Bulldogs and now, they’ve retained one of their best guards for another year and have added physicality through the portal. Mike White’s teams love to make opponents uncomfortable and they could do that once again down in Athens. Another sneaky team to watch is Oklahoma, who will have very good guard play. Kentucky will face both teams on the road.
Overall, it’s a pretty fair SEC schedule for a Kentucky team who has the capability of a return to being atop the conference once again. Mark Pope has such a system-fit squad and he can do some damage in the SEC.
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