Author: WNKY Staff

Bowling Green Fire Department wants to remind you to test smoke alarms

Photo courtesy of Bowling Green Fire DepartmentBOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green Fire Department posted a reminder to check smoke alarms, along with some tips that could help improve safety. — Bowling Green Fire Department (@bgkyfire) March 1, 2022 Some of the reminders included replacing a smoke alarm every ten years and to include one in each bedroom, according…

Gov. Beshear provides Team Kentucky update on funds, housing for tornado victims

File PhotoFRANKFORT, Ky. – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear provided another Team Kentucky update, which provided some news for victims of the December 10 tornado. According to Beshear, Kentucky Emergency Management took over the management of emergency sheltering in hotels for tornado victims. As of March, the commonwealth is sheltering 2,605 individuals from 246 households in travel trailers, hotels and state…

Barren County Cleanup Week starts late March

The Cleanup Week service is free to all Barren County residents. The following locations and dates will be available for Barren County Cleanup Week from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. during the week of March 28 through April 1: –  Hiseville, Mill Street on Monday, March 28 –  Park City, Park City Fire Department on Tuesday, March 29 –  Cave…

Glasgow man wins $50,000 on scratch-off ticket

GLASGOW, Ky. – Last Friday, Elvis Roberts of Glasgow bought a ticket at a vending machine at the Five Star on Cave Mill Road in Bowling Green. Roberts scratched off the ticket to find the number 26 at the bottom, winning a $50,000 prize on a $2,000,000 Diamond Dazzler Scratch-off ticket. He scratched of the ticket at the store, but…

KSP arrest man accused of rape from 2020 case

Whitley City, KY. – On March 2, 2022, the Kentucky State Police served an indictment warrant and made an arrest as the result of a rape investigation stemming from 2020. A trooper began the investigation in 2020 and recently presented the case to the McCreary County Grand Jury, which returned an indictment warrant for a suspect in the case. Yesterday,…