Nelson County

The murder trial for missing Bardstown mother, Crystal Rogers, is headed to southern Kentucky. A Nelson County judge ruled Monday that the trial of Brooks Houck and two co-defendants will be held in Warren County.

The Kentucky Supreme Court has denied a reduction in bond for Brooks Houck, the ex-boyfriend of a Bardstown woman missing since 2015. The decision will keep him in jail until he goes on trial Feb. 10, 2025, on charges related to the death of Crystal Rogers.

Students and staff walked out of class on Wednesday in Nelson County, protesting a controversial decision by the school board.The demonstration followed after a vote Tuesday night by the Nelson County School Board to continue with a plan to merge the county’s two high schools.

The Kentucky Attorney General’s Office has appointed a special prosecutor over twounsolved deaths and a disappearance in Nelson County.Among the cases is the 2015 disappearance of Crystal Rogers, a mother of five whose car and personal belongings were found on the side of the Bluegrass Parkway.

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