Author: WNKY Staff

Gov. Beshear invests more than $1.6 million for infrastructure upgrades in Warren County

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (March 17, 2022) – Thursday, Gov. Beshear announced two infrastructure awards: $1,600,000 for the City of Bowling Green to rehabilitate the College Street Pedestrian Bridge and $25,000 for Warren County to add new features to Weldon Peete Park. “These projects will give Warren County families more ways to spend time together, get outside and get exercise and…

Local non-profit prepares food supplies for Ukraine

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Local non-profit House on the Hill packed up deliveries for families in Ukraine tonight. Nine thousand pounds of food were packed and ready for shipment to help families in need with the help of the local organization alongside World Vision International and a church from Chicago. When not serving a global need, House on the Hill…

Man found guilty of murder by complicity, sentenced to 35 years

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Antonio Wilson of Smiths Grove has been found guilty of murder by complicity and will serve 35 years in prison. Wilson had formerly been accused of plotting the murder in 2019. Wilson was suspected of hiring another man to kill Smajo Miropija, Selma Miropija’s father. Smajo Miropija was found dead at a business in February 2019…

Ten charged in Fentanyl drug bust at Logan County Detention Center

RUSSELLVILLE, Ky. – On March 7, agents of the South Central Kentucky Drug Task Force were called to the Logan County Detention Center to investigate an incident involving several inmates that tested positive for Fentanyl, according to a social media post by the South Central Kentucky Drug Task Force. When agents with the SCKDTF arrived at the jail and began…

Gov. Beshear provides Team Kentucky update on bills signed into law, restoration project

File PhotoFRANKFORT, Ky. – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear updated Kentuckians on three pieces of legislation signed into law, as well as the Kentucky Capitol dome restoration project, according to a release. Beshear signed three bills into law, including SB 64 that allows any public agency to establish a peer support counseling program for Kentucky’s public safety officers who have faced…