Author: WNKY Staff

Ford recalls certain truck models for instrument panel issue

(CNN) – Some Ford owners will need to make a trip to the dealer. The automaker is recalling more than 355,000 of its pickup trucks due to a technical glitch. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the instrument panel display could go blank. That would prevent the driver from seeing information, including speeding and warning lights. Ford says no injuries…

Greenwood High School coach named Baseball Coach of the Year

Source: Warren County Public Schools. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A local leader in high school sports is being honored. Coach Jason Jaggers of Greenwood High School has been named the Coaches Association’s 4th Region Baseball Coach of the Year. Jaggers was recognized by the Board of Education recently. Congratulations on this accomplishment!

Scottsville man charged with rape, incest involving child

SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – A Scottsville man is charged regarding a child rape investigation. According to a uniform citation, the Allen County Sheriff’s Office responded Wednesday afternoon to interview 36-year-old Joshua Lowe of Scottsville regarding an alleged rape case involving a child. Deputies say Lowe confessed to details that, when combined with other information, led them to believe a rape had…

Auburn man allegedly breaks into Auburn business twice in August

AUBURN, Ky. – An Auburn man is facing burglary charges after allegedly breaking into a business on two separate occasions in the same month. Logan County Sheriff Stephen Stratton says the department responded to a burglary at Auburn Grocery Store on West Main Street on August 1. On August 25, the department received a call to investigate a burglary at…

Gov. orders flags to half-staff to honor victims of Minneapolis shooting

FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Commonwealth will honor Minneapolis shooting victims this week. In a release, Gov. Andy Beshear directed all flags at state buildings to be lowered to half-staff in accordance with a proclamation from the White House. Flags will be lowered until sunset on Sunday, August 31, to honor the victims of a shooting at Annunciation Church. Two children…

Farmers RECC helps provide donations to Kentucky’s Ronald McDonald Houses

Source: Farmers RECC.GLASGOW, Ky. – Kentucky’s Touchstone Energy Cooperatives, including Farmers RECC, are providing much-needed items to Ronald McDonald Houses in Lexington and Louisville. According to a release Wednesday by Farmers RECC, the cooperatives raised nearly $17,000 of items in total. Throughout June and July, co-ops gathered donations in a Wish List Drive campaign to support both Ronald McDonald Houses,…

Community Driven: Scotty’s Pound the Pavement

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – For this week’s Community Driven, brought to you by The Mint Gaming Hall, Nothing Bundt Cakes, and American Bank and Trust, we are excited to have in studio Kentucky Kids on the Block’s Ashley Reynolds and Joanne, who are here to tell us all about this year’s Scotty’s Pound the Pavement.

Laurel County man facing drug, poaching charges following investigation

LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. – A Laurel County man faces drug and poaching charges after law enforcement searched his garage. DEA agents in Laurel County contacted Kentucky Fish and Wildlife regarding the discovery of potential deer poaching while investigating an unrelated case. A search warrant was obtained for a garage. Wardens and law enforcement located 24 suspected illegally taken whitetail deer…

Law enforcement responds to two-vehicle injury collision near Auburn

AUBURN, Ky. – First responders are at the scene of a two-vehicle injury collision near Auburn. WNKY News 40 reporters were at the scene at approximately 1:45 pm. Logan County Sheriff Stephen Stratton says the collision happened at the railroad crossing on US 68 80 East. Stratton says an air ambulance has been requested. The roadway has reopened. This is…