Author: WNKY Staff

KSP holds wreath ceremony for fallen troopers

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Kentucky State Police gathered at the Fairview Cemetery Thursday afternoon to pay respect to a fallen trooper. KSP Post 3 honored fallen Trooper William Carter Smith, who was killed on April 26, 1973. Smith’s son laid the wreath in the ceremony. “These troopers that we are honoring today, they paid the sacrifice, but they done it…

Beshear orders flags to half-staff to honor Calloway County sheriff’s chief deputy

​​​​​​​FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear has ordered flags at all state buildings to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, May 21 to honor the Calloway County Sheriff’s Office chief deputy who died in service. Calloway County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Jody Wayne Cash of Murray was killed in Marshall County on Monday, May 16. Cash…

Glasgow man arrested on manslaughter, drug trafficking charges

GLASGOW, Ky. – An investigation by the Barren River Drug Task Force led to the arrest of a man Friday on manslaughter and drug trafficking charges. On Friday, May 13, the Barren River Drug Task Force filed charges against Tavaris M. Casher, 33, of Glasgow for manslaughter, second degree, and trafficking in a controlled substance, first degree (carfentanil or fentanyl…

Gov. Andy Beshear announces lowest unemployment rate in Kentucky’s history

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday that Kentucky has posted its lowest unemployment rate in history. According to the Kentucky Center for Statistics, Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary unemployment rate in April was 3.9%, the lowest rate ever recorded since the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics began reporting state rates in 1976. “Kentucky’s economy is absolutely on fire,…

Russellville’s Zuege Signs with Austin Peay

RUSSELLVILLE, KY. – Russellville High School’s Jacklyn Zuege has crushed the ball for the Panthers this season and will continue her dominance at Austin Peay. The future governor has only been at Russellville for a short time, but she is extremely grateful for her teammates and the Russellville community who have supported her since her arrival. “t’s truly amazing,” Zuege…