Author: WNKY Staff

Beaver Dam man sentenced to more than 19 years for possession, distribution of child pornography

OWENSBORO, Ky. – A Beaver Dam man was sentenced yesterday to 235 months in prison, followed by a 10-year term of supervised release for distribution and possession of child pornography, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Western District of Kentucky. The release stated that Freddie Fulton, 41, of Beaver Dam used a messaging application to…

KSP searching for escaped Marshall County inmate

BENTON, Ky. – According to a social media post by the Kentucky State Police, an inmate escaped from Marshall County Detention Center yesterday. Gregory S. Sullivan, 38, was last seen March 15 around 11:00 p.m. at the detention center wearing a dark colored shirt, grey/black sweatpants and tennis shoes. Sullivan is five feet five inches tall, 158 pounds with green…

Senate passes Sen. Rand Paul’s resolution to repeal travel mask mandates

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Sen. Rand Paul forced a vote on his resolution to repeal travel mask mandates on public transportation, according to a release. The Senate passed the resolution with bipartisan support voting 57-40. The release contained the following statement from Paul: “Today, the Senate said enough is enough, and sent a message to unelected government bureaucrats to stop…

Update: missing juvenile in Logan County found

Tristan Settles of Logan County has been found, according to Logan County Sheriff Stephen Stratton. – The Logan County Sheriff’s Office is still searching for Tristan Chase Settles of the Ray Walker Road area in Logan County. FBI investigators joined the search last night, and Settles has been added to the National Database for Missing & Exploited children, according a…

McKnight Named to NABC All-District Team

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – WKU Hilltopper Basketball sophomore guard Dayvion McKnight was tabbed to the NABC All-District First-Team, the National Association of Basketball Coaches announced Tuesday morning. The teams were selected by NABC-member head coaches in Division I. NABC Districts are organized by league and Conference USA is designated as the 11th District. This is the first honor of the kind…

One lane of Old Morgantown Road to close Wednesday

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Bowling Green Municipal Utilities will have the right, eastbound lane of Old Morgantown Road toward University Drive closed between South Sunrise Drive and Catherine Drive tomorrow. Work on sewer main repair will start around 8:00 a.m. and take much of the day, according to a release. BGMU asks motorists to drive safely in this area.