Author: WNKY Staff

KYTC District 3 releases traffic impact report through Aug. 22

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The expected traffic impacts in the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 area through Aug. 22 are listed below. All work is subject to change. Reminder that schools across the District continue to start back. Motorists should be aware of school buses on the road, children waiting for school buses near roads, congestion and traffic queues around…

Scottsville woman charged after traffic stop

SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – A Scottsville woman is charged after police say she drove on a DUI-suspended license. The Scottsville Police Department says it received a reckless driver call Saturday around 2:14 p.m. Police say a vehicle driven by 40-year-old Heather McPeak of Scottsville was behind their police cruiser. Authorities say they recognized McPeak was driving on a DUI-suspended license. Officers…

Bowling Green woman charged with fleeing police after wreck

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Bowling Green woman is charged in connection with a weekend pursuit. According to a uniform citation, the Bowling Green Police Department was conducting a traffic stop Saturday morning at the intersection of Louisville Road and River Street when a collision occurred on the other side of the intersection. Police say they saw a gray passenger…

Man arrested after over 30 grams of meth found during traffic stop

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Morgantown man is facing several drug charges in Bowling Green. According to a uniform citation, the Bowling Green Police Department observed a vehicle traveling Saturday morning at Rochester Street and Madison Street. Authorities say the driver did not have a seat belt on. During a traffic stop, authorities say they learned 32-year-old Benjamin Embry of…

Kentucky State Police investigates trooper-involved shooting in Floyd County

HAROLD, Ky. – One man is dead following a negotiation incident in Floyd County. According to the Kentucky State Police, KSP’s Critical Incident Response Team has been requested to investigate a trooper-involved shooting that occurred on Monday, Aug. 18 around 9 a.m. on property of a business on Kentucky 680 East near the Harold community in Floyd County. Authorities say…

Beshear administration takes action against deadly ‘designer Xanax’

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear is announcing an emergency designation of bromazolam as a Schedule 1 controlled substance, banning the drug from being sold in Kentucky. The announcement comes Monday after the drug, widely known as designer Xanax, has been tied to a growing number of fatal overdoses in the Commonwealth and across the country. “Team Kentucky has made…

Mother, step-father indicted in Breathitt County child’s death

Photo source: (Left) Kentucky State Police (Right) WKYT via CBS Newspath. JACKSON, Ky. – The mother and step-father of a Breathitt County child have been indicted in his death. According to commonwealth attorney Miranda King, the mother of 10-year-old Jayden Spicer, Felicia Gross, and his step-father, Joshua Gross, have been indicted on multiple charges in an ongoing death investigation. The…

Ag Tag donations reach nearly $1 million in 2025

Source: Kentucky Department of Agriculture. FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky farmers have set a record by donating nearly a million dollars to the Ag Tag Program in 2025. The total, $995,440.74, is the largest amount ever donated in a single year, according to Commissioner of Agriculture Jonathan Shell, who said this tops last year’s total by more than $60,000. Kentucky drivers…

Grayson County man flown after ATV crash

GRAYSON COUNTY, Ky. – A Grayson County man has been flown following an ATV crash. According to WNKY News 40 media partner K105, the wreck took place on Saturday around 1 p.m. in the 100 block of Northgate Drive in Leitchfield. More here. Upon arrival, the Leitchfield Fire Department and EMS located a male that had been seriously injured in…