FRANKFORT, Ky. – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear and Dr. Steven Stack, commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Public Health, said the state is expecting to receive approximately 38,000 doses of the vaccine against COVID-19 as early as mid-December. “Those will be provided to 38,000 individuals. We can go ahead and provide the first of these shots, and then we will…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green/ Warren County Humane Society needs help with extreme medical cases. Beginning November 27th, the community is urged to donate just $20 in 2020 to help abused, neglected and injured homeless pets that come into the humane society. So far, the BGWC Humane Society has taken in more than 9,200 animals this year, with…
BROWNSVILLE, Ky. – Two people in Edmonson County are charged with several drug crimes and one was served a warrant for charges involving the assault of an officer. Edmonson County Sheriff’s Deputies went to a home on Chalybeate School Road to serve an active indictment warrant on Keith Graham, 56. Heather J. Kerr, 37, refused to open the door when…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – You may have noticed on your Facebook feed that some of your friends are leaving the social media platform and heading to another. Right now, people are flocking to the app, Parler, which markets itself as an unbiased social media platform. Some have even called it the “conservative Twitter” and right now it is topping the…
On Friday morning, Judge Executive, Mike Buchanon announced that the Warren County Courthouse would not close, but will be implementing some safety protocols. The number of people allowed into the courthouse will be restricted,so Buchanon said be prepared to wait in a socially distanced line when you come. If additional staff inside the courthouse become sick, then those departments would…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A local restaurant announced via facebook Friday, that they will halt all operations. Owners of Mariah’s in Bowling Green stated that even though the current restrictions only eliminate dine-in for the time being, they made the difficult decision to close completely with the hopes of re-opening at the first of the year. The restaurant will not…
On Thursday, Governor Beshear urged religious leaders across the state to suspend in-person gatherings for the next three or four weeks. He stressed that this is just a request and not a mandate The governor asks that churches move to virtual services only through December 13th. Beshear says he is in constant communication with various faith leaders to determine the…
On Tuesday, the Barren River District Health Department announced they will no longer be contact tracing and will stop issuing quarantine orders to people exposed to COVID-19. This does not change the fact that all individuals exposed to COVID-19 must still quarantine. WNKY reached out to the health department to find out why contact tracing has been put on hold,…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear announced Tuesday what he called the deadliest day in Kentucky since the pandemic started in March after 33 people died due to COVID-19, the youngest being a 36-year-old woman. Nearly 1,700 Kentuckians have lost their lives due to the virus. The positivity rate on Tuesday was at 9.1%. This is the third highest date…
On Monday, Governor Andy Beshear announced the second highest total of new cases for a Monday. 1,514 additional cases are announced, meaning 139,097 Kentuckians have contracted the virus since the start of the pandemic in March. Monday’s positivity rate is at 8.98%. According to Gov. Beshear, this is the highest positivity rate since testing has been made readily available. Gov….
