WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – One person is injured following a reported motorcycle crash Friday. According to trooper Katan Parker, public affairs officer for the Kentucky State Police, troopers responded to a wreck involving a motorcycle on Interstate 65 at the 19-mile marker. Parker says the incident was a single-vehicle wreck. The motorcyclist was injured and transported to an area hospital,…
SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – The Scottsville Police Department is investigating a shoplifting incident. According to a release, SPD is seeking information regarding a subject captured in video surveillance inside a local business. The subject appears to be wearing a maroon hooded sweatshirt, black or blue pants and white sneakers. Information can be provided to the Scottsville Police Department by calling 270-237-3611.
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – It’s time again to recognize those that have contributed to the community with their time and effort. Volunteers in Action, a coalition of representatives from agencies and organizations that rely on volunteer service, is now accepting nominations for its 35th annual Volunteers of the Year Awards. This year, the event is sponsored by Franklin Bank & Trust…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear has ordered that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, Feb. 28, in honor of trailblazing civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Feb. 17 at the age of 84. Previously, the governor’s office says Beshear had ordered flags to half-staff on March 7…
BROWNSVILLE, Ky. – A Metcalfe County man is charged with stealing a vehicle and drug possession According to the Metcalfe County Sheriff’s Office, deputies conducted a traffic stop on KY 218 near the Center community after observing a truck with multiple equipment violations on Sunday evening. The driver of the truck is identified as 44-year-old Steven R. Garmon of Knob…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU Hilltopper Basketball earned its fifth straight win with a wire-to-wire, 90-73 rout of New Mexico State on Thursday night in E.A. Diddle Arena. The Hilltoppers (17-11, 10-7 CUSA) exploded to a 17-0 start and never looked back, stretching their lead to as many as 32 points behind a balanced attack that saw five Hilltoppers score…
NEWARK, Del. – WKU women’s basketball extended its winning streak to three games with a 73-71 win at Delaware on Thursday evening in the Bob Carpenter Center. The Lady Toppers (8-18, 4-11 CUSA) held off a Blue Hens (12-16, 6-10 CUSA) comeback bid in the fourth quarter to secure the win. HOW IT HAPPENED Torri James, Tia Shelling, Trinity Rowe,…
SUMNER COUNTY, Tenn. – A Portland man who raped and sexually molested young girls in Sumner and Rutherford Counties has been sentenced. According to a release, Criminal Court Judge Dee David Gay sentenced 32-year-old Walter Lucian Lewis, of Portland, to three consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole plus an additional 60 years after convictions for continuous sexual abuse…
DEVELOPING UPDATES AS MORE INFORMATION IS MADE AVAILABLE: BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) — Federal and local authorities announced a major development Friday in the nearly 30-year-old abduction and killing of 7-year-old Morgan Jade Violi, calling it one of the most significant actions taken by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in at least a decade. Friday morning, according to Kyle G. Bumgarner,…
