Author: WNKY Staff

Biden administration announces $7.4M to improve Kentucky rail infrastructure, supply chain

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Railroad Administration announced $7.4 million in rail infrastructure funding Thursday for Kentucky. According to a release by the U.S. Department of Transportation, the funding is part of the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements grant program. The R.J. Corman Railroad Company, LLC received up to $7.4 million for the Bluegrass Multimodal Freight Improvement Project. The…

Gatton Academy holds National STEM Scholar Program event

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Ten teachers from eight states are celebrating their entry into the National STEM Scholar Program, but the achievement does not end with them. Today’s ceremony at Gatton Academy on the WKU campus recognized the influential middle school STEM teachers for their ability to not only reach students in classrooms today but also years into the future….

KSP asks for public’s help in unsolved murder

HORSE CAVE, Ky. – The Kentucky State Police is asking for help in the 2002 unsolved murder of James Perkins. A release by KSP stated Perkins was last seen leaving a party of some friends before going to his residence. Friends of the victim discovered his body the next day at this home, stated the release. Perkins was found in…

One dead after injury accident in Glasgow

GLASGOW, Ky. – The Glasgow Police Department stated one person has died following a vehicle accident. On Tuesday, May 31, the GPD responded to an injury accident on Trojan Trail in Glasgow. Richard A. Mattingly was driving a 2009 GMC Sierra eastbound on Trojan Trail when he suffered a medical issue, causing his vehicle to run off the road and…

KSP investigating officer-involved shooting; 1 dead

LONDON, Ky. – The Kentucky State Police stated they are investigating an officer-involved shooting the led to one death Tuesday in Laurel County. According to a release by KSP, the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office requested KSP Post 11 to investigate the shooting. The incident took place around 2:40 p.m. EST, according to the release. KSP stated troopers and detectives responded…