Author: WNKY Staff

Kentucky State Police investigates fatal collision in Allen County

SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – One person has died following a crash in Allen County. According to the Kentucky State Police, just before noon on Wednesday, KSP Post 3 received a call about the fatal collision. Troopers say thet responded to the scene on Macedonia Road at Old Gallatin Road. According to authorities, a preliminary investigation indicates that a red 2010 Ford…

Glasgow police to conduct traffic safety checkpoints this month

GLASGOW, Ky. – The Glasgow Police Department is hosting traffic safety checkpoints through Oct. 31. According to Glasgow police, the checkpoints will begin this Friday and continue through the end of the month. The checkpoints will include but not be limited to Columbia Avenue, West Main Street, North Jackson Highway and Happy Valley Road. During the checkpoints, officers say they…

Med Center Health Adult Day Center hosts Celebrate Community Concert

Source: Med Center Health. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Med Center Health’s Adult Day Center had a day out for an annual event. The Celebrate Community Concert took place Wednesday at Bowling Green Ballpark, drawing in more than 500 adult day clients, according to Med Center Health associates. Musical acts included Jon Crosby & Friends and Gary Weilage. The concert is…

Bowling Green man sentenced to 30 years in daughter’s homicide case

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Bowling Green man faces three decades in prison in the death of his daughter. According to court records, 52-year-old Damian Bowden was sentenced Tuesday in Warren County Circuit Court to 30 years in prison. Court records state Bowden entered a guilty plea that same day on charges of murder, abuse of a corpse, tampering with…

Pet of the Day: Jack

For your Thursday Pet of the Day, brought to you by Morgantown Bank and Trust, we would like you to meet– Jack. This sweet man is a tiny man full of love, ready to give. Jack is super sweet towards everyone he meets and just wants to be pet all day long. Jack is also pretty brave, so he would…

Barr: $20M federal grant awarded to Kentucky Education Development Corporation

LEXINGTON, Ky. — More than $3 million in federal funds will benefit the Kentucky Education Development Corporation, officials say. This is according to an announcement Wednesday by U.S. Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY), whose office states a federal grant of $3,230,400 is being awarded through the U.S. Department of Education’s GEAR UP Elevate grant. Officials say the grant was awarded to…

KSP raises awareness of messages impersonating funeral homes

OWENSBORO, Ky. – The Kentucky State Police is working to raise awareness of text messages that are impersonating funeral homes. According to authorities, KSP Post 16 in Henderson says victims report receiving unsolicited texts that claim to be a funeral home representative demanding payment for services. These messages are fraudulent, authorities say. Funeral homes do not ask for payments through…

TVA names Alabama native Matt Rasmussen as chief nuclear officer

Source: Tennessee Valley Authority. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ― The Tennessee Valley Authority has named Matt Rasmussen as its new chief nuclear officer, succeeding Tim Rausch, who is retiring after a distinguished 40-year career in the nuclear industry. The TVA is an energy supplier that serves south-central Kentucky and surrounding areas, with Bowling Green Municipal Utilities and Warren Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation…

Conservationist Jane Goodall dies at 91

(CNN) – The woman who changed the way the world looks at wildlife is gone. Legendary conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall died Wednesday of natural causes, according to her namesake institute. Officials there say Goodall was “a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world.” Goodall’s field work with chimpanzees included documentation of the primates’ emotions and personality…