Author: WNKY Staff

Bowling Green woman charged after attempting to use ‘movie money’

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Bowling Green woman is facing charges in relation to an incident involving movie money. According to a uniform citation, the Bowling Green Police Department responded Tuesday around 2:10 p.m. to Family Dollar on Glen Lily Road. Officers say they received a report of a female subject attempting to pass motion picture $100 bills to get…

Troopers respond to flipped truck with trailer on I-65

BARREN COUNTY, Ky. – The Kentucky State Police is at the scene of a flipped truck with a trailer on Interstate 65 northbound, authorities say. KSP Post 3 public affairs officer trooper Katan Parker says two lanes near the scene are currently blocked. Parker confirmed the wreck occurred near the 51-mile marker. Parker says no injuries have been reported at…

Golden alert issued for man in Laurel County

Source: Laurel County Sheriff’s Office. LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. – The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office says a golden alert has been issued for a missing man. The sheriff’s office says it is searching for 39-year-old David E. Dees. Authorities say he was last seen Aug. 2 at noon off of Douglas Boulevard in Laurel County. Deputies say Dees has autism, bipolar…

List: Area schools back in session starting this week

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Here is when local schools are due to be back in session for the upcoming school year. News 40 has compiled a list of some important upcoming dates for schools going back into session, separated by county below. Warren County  Warren County Public Schools: K-12, Aug. 6. Bowling Green Independent School District: K-12, Aug. 13. Allen…

School systems across the District 3 area begin to start back this week

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Some school districts across the area are starting back this week, with the remainder beginning over the upcoming weeks. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 is making drivers aware that school buses will be back on the roadways, along with traffic increasing around schools. Transportation officials also want the public to keep in mind that pedestrian…

Multiple agencies respond to reported Warren County structure fire

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A reported structure fire at a Bowling Green home is out thanks to the help of some newly staffed firefighters. According to Richardsville Fire Department chief Brian Lee, Richardsville units were dispatched to a structure fire Tuesday in the 1300 block of Anna Sandhill Road. Upon arrival, Lee says a single wide mobile home had smoke…

Scottsville man charged with drug trafficking after home search

SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – An Allen County man is charged with drug trafficking following a house search. According to a uniform citation, the South Central Kentucky Drug Task Force served a search warrant Monday at a home on the 500 block of South East Third Street in Scottsville regarding reported drug trafficking. Authorities say they made contact with 48-year-old Steven Mandrell…

BGMU issues water outage notice for some downtown roads

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Some customers in downtown Bowling Green may experience a water outage Tuesday afternoon. Bowling Green Municipal Utilities announced that water crews will be performing emergency water line replacement, resulting in an outage. The outage will impact Chestnut Street from Fifth Avenue to Fairview Avenue and High Street from Fairview Avenue to Orchard Street, along with all…

Tops defeat Belmont 2-1 in second exhibition

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Soccer defeated Belmont 2-1 on Monday night at the WKU Soccer Complex. The Hilltoppers managed to score two goals on four shots on goal compared to the Bruins’ one goal on eight shots on goal. HOW IT HAPPENED The first 20 minutes were back and forth in ball control with the teams trading possessions. WKU…