Author: WNKY Staff

Body found in Barren River near Greencastle Dam

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – At just before 6 p.m. Sunday the body of a young Hispanic woman was pulled from Barren River near the Greencastle lock and dam. Emergency crews were called out after someone reported seeing a body in the water. Multiple fire personnel, emergency medical services, the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, the Warren County Coroner’s…

Glasgow police investigate wreck with injuries Sunday

GLASGOW, Ky. – The driver of a motorcycle was injured Sunday afternoon at the intersection of N L Rogers Wells Boulevard and Wall Street in Glasgow. A 2011 Nissan being operated by a juvenile was traveling southbound on S L Rogers Wells Boulevard and was attempting to make a left turn onto Smith Road when it collided with a 2009…

Wreck shuts down road in Edmonson County

BROWNSVILLE, Ky. – A one-vehicle wreck in the 400 block of Wingfield Church Road Saturday in Edmonson County resulted in the road being shut down for two hours. The Wingfield Fire Department responded to the wreck and shut down the road while the firefighters cleaned up after a vehicle spilled oil and gas on to the road, according to a…

Cheers! BG Wine Fest a hit with wine lovers

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Wine lovers got a treat Saturday at the Historic Railpark & Train Museum during the BG Wine Fest. Kentucky wineries, musicians and food truck operators set up shop at the Railpark late Saturday morning for the third wine fest at the Historic Railpark. “We’ve got wineries from all across Kentucky here on site serving up some…

Helicopter crashes in Butler County

MORGANTOWN, Ky. – At about 11:15 a.m. Friday, a crop spraying helicopter in Butler County lost power and crashed into a soybean field, Butler County Sheriff Scottie Ward said. The pilot was awake and alert but injured and was flown from Butler County to a Nashville trauma center. The aircraft went down in a field in the 11000 block of…

Boating accident claims life of Greenville woman in Logan County

RUSSELLVILLE, Ky. – Conservation officers with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources are investigating a boating incident Thursday evening at Lake Malone that killed a 36-year-old Muhlenberg County woman. The incident happened around 9 p.m. in an area of the lake southwest of the Lake Malone Road/Ky. 1785 bridge in Logan County. According to initial reports, Jennifer Browning,…

Kentucky agricultural development board approves more than $2.3 million for projects across the commonwealth

Funded projects focus on agricultural diversification, rural development

FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky Agricultural Development Board approved $2,339,883 for agricultural diversification and rural development projects across the commonwealth at its monthly board meeting. State and County Funded Projects Christian County Agricultural Extension Foundation, Inc. was approved for $15,000 in Christian County funds for a commercial kitchen to provide a space for startup businesses, non-profit groups, and education classes….

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 Traffic Impact Report for July 16 through July 23

The District 3 area serves Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Logan, Metcalfe, Monroe, Simpson, Todd and Warren Counties

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (July 16, 2021) – The expected traffic impacts in the District 3 area for July 16 through July 23 are listed below. All work is subject to change. Interstate 65 A project to rehabilitate and resurface a section of Interstate 65 in Warren County continues with additional lane closures during certain days in both directions between the…