Author: WNKY Staff

Glasgow intersection closed due to downed pole

Photo: Glasgow Police DepartmentGLASGOW, Ky. – A Glasgow intersection is closed indefinitely. Glasgow Police Department Major Terry Flatt says the intersection of South Broadway and East Main is closed due to a downed utility pole. Flatt says the intersection will be closed until further notice, and power will be down. Glasgow EPB is at the site working to restore power….

Report of ‘home incarceration’ scam in Warren County

WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – The Warren County Sheriff’s Office is warning the community of a new scam. Deputies say mugshots are being posted to social media pages, and scammers are now preying on family members of those who have been incarcerated. Authorities say a family member of someone who had turned themselves in was contacted and told that “due to…

Steven Lawson sentenced in Crystal Rogers case

NELSON COUNTY, Ky. (WAVE) – One of the three men convicted in connection with the disappearance of Crystal Rogers is now facing 17 years in prison. According to WAVE, Steven Lawson has been sentenced to 17 years in prison with no chance for parole. Steven Lawson was found guilty in May of conspiracy to commit murder and tampering with physical…

Kentucky State Police Post 15 Columbia welcomes new post commander

Source: KSP Post 15. COLUMBIA, Ky. – Kentucky State Police Post 15 in Columbia would like to welcome Capt. Jennifer Sandlin, a 22-year KSP veteran, as the new post commander. Sandlin began her career in May 2003 and graduated from the Kentucky State Police Academy in October 2003. After graduation, she served at Post 9 in Pikeville as a Trooper…

German American Bank names Bowling Green native as regional president

Source: German American Bank. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – German American Bank is welcoming Bowling Green native Travis Russell as its regional president. According to a release by German American Bank, Russell will lead the company’s financial team serving Barren, Hart, Simpson and Warren counties in south-central Kentucky to deliver commercial and personal banking and wealth management services. Travis joins a…

Kentucky man wanted on sodomy, sexual abuse charges

COLUMBIA, Ky. – The Kentucky State Police is asking the public’s help to find a man wanted on sodomy and sexual abuse charges. According to KSP Post 15, 61-year-old Eugene Wilson has previous addresses in Edmonton, Kentucky and Lake Placid, Florida. Wilson is described as 6 feet 3 inches tall with blue eyes and a tattoo on his left shoulder….

Units respond to structure fire at Warren Co. home

Source: Richardsville fire chief Brian Lee. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Warren County home is damaged following a house fire on Wednesday. Richardsville Fire Department chief Brian Lee confirmed Wednesday morning units were on scene of a reported structure fire on Robins Nest Drive. Lee says units were dispatched just before 11:30 a.m. to the scene. Upon arrival, an initial…

State police searching for missing boy

JACKSON, Ky. – Kentucky State Police is searching for a missing child in Breathitt County. Kentucky State Police Public Affairs Officer Post 13 Trooper Matt Gayheart says KSP responded to a 911 call for a missing child in the Panbowl Branch Road area of Jackson Wednesday morning. Gayheart says troopers and local search and rescue teams responded to the area…

Man arrested following pursuit in Todd, Christian counties

By Tom Rogers/WEKT

TODD COUNTY, Ky. – One man is behind bars on multiple charges after a multi-county pursuit began in Todd County. According to WNKY News 40 media partner WEKT, the Todd County Sheriff’s Office says it located a vehicle driven by 31-year-old Zachary Evans of Hopkinsville Tuesday night on West Jeff Davis Highway that fled from Elkton police earlier that day….