BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Members of the Kentucky Board of Education who were removed from office by an executive order from Gov. Andy Beshear announced a new partnership with the Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions in order to take legal action to address their removal from the board. Attorneys for the board members and the Bluegrass Institute have withdrawn…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Local apartment complexes have filed a lawsuit against the United State Postal Service in Bowling Green after a recent change in mail delivery left hundreds of Bowling Green apartment residents without mail distribution. Originally, the United State Postal Service said in a statement to WNKY that they are prohibited from distributing mail to individual mailboxes for…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Representatives from animal shelters around South Central Kentucky tell WNKY that people are abandoning animals at the shelters when no one’s there. And believe it or not, that is against the law. Yesterday, while the Bowling Green Warren County Humane Society was closed, three cats were dropped off and let loose outside of the gate. “Someone…
MORGANTOWN, Ky. – A substance abuse recovery center in Morgantown inside of an old elementary school building held its public showing today to spread the word about their services. Kentucky Christian Recovery on Huntsville Quality Road is a for-profit recovery center. The Executive Director of the center, Donte Paul, says their goal is to provide a faith-based treatment facility where…
CAVE CITY, Ky. – Many law enforcement agencies across the state and the country are struggling to find enough officers. The city council in Cave City is discussing a need to hire an additional law enforcement officer. As WNKY reported Tuesday, the Edmonson County Sheriff’s Office is in need of a bigger budget to hire more personal. The Cave City…
BROWNSVILLE, Ky. – In Edmonson County Fiscal Court, a decision will make roadblock barriers wider with flashing lights, rather than just covering one lane. The upgrade comes after authorities say Alexandra Richardson drove around a barrier on Oak Hill Road and into high water, resulting in her toddler’s death. The original proposition was for locked gates to be installed on…
BROWNSVILLE, Ky. – The Edmonson County Sheriff’s Office now has a departmental budget set for 2020, but the budget is substantially lower than what was asked for. This year’s budget is $666,000 but Sheriff Shane Doyle requested $694,000. Although the budget is higher than last year’s the funds may not be enough to cover the overtime due to call volume…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Tuesday, the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce recognized four individuals for their outstanding volunteer service in the community this past year during the 2019 Chamber Volunteer Awards news conference. The Chamber celebrates with four separate awards. The Ambassador of the Year was given to Alan Palmer, who has been an ambassador since 1996. Collectively the…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Bowling Green elementary school was placed on lock-down Monday morning after officials say a child brought an airsoft gun into the school. When the student was confronted, the child ran from the building and was pursued by school and district administrators as well as law enforcement. The incident was handled by the Bowling Green Police…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – There have already been several sexual assault related arrests involving children in 2020 here in south central Kentucky. Just this morning, The Warren County Sheriff’s Office arrested Thomas Guthrie. He is charged with two counts of rape, two counts of incest, four counts of sexual abuse, and one count of indecent exposure. All counts are involving…
