Author: WNKY Staff

Gov. Beshear: FEMA extends federal assistance deadline for Kentuckians impacted by severe storms

Deadline to register is now July 23

FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 6, 2021) – At the request of Gov. Andy Beshear, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has extended the deadline for Kentuckians impacted by severe storms to register for help under the Individual Assistance (IA) program. The deadline to apply is now July 23. “We are grateful that FEMA granted this extension because it will allow more Kentuckians…

WKU Track & Field: Finn, Smellie, Owusu-Antwi Add to Hilltopper Olympians

Photo Courtesy: WKU AthleticsBOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Track & Field alumni Michelle Finn, Gavin Smellie and Martin Owusu-Antwi made their Olympic Track & Field rosters, making four former Hilltoppers set to compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at the end of July and into August. Finn will compete for Ireland in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase while Owusu-Antwi was selected…

Man charged in Monday shooting

RUSSELLVILLE, Ky. – A Russellville man is charged in a Monday shooting that left one man injured. Early Monday morning Russellville police were called to 102 E. Second Street at 1:37 a.m. and upon arrival found Caleb Sowers, 23, of Russellville wounded by a gunshot. Sowers was taken to a Nashville hospital where he was treated and released, according to…

Three injured in Logan County wreck

RUSSELLVILLE, Ky. Three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash Monday in Logan County. The Logan County Sheriff’s Office responded to the wreck and said in a release Justin Forgy, 33, of Logan County, was driving a 2003 Toyota 4-Runner when he failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of U.S.68/Ky. 80 and Dennis Corinth Road. Forgy’s…

Police charge woman with bank robbery

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Seven minutes after PNC Bank on Russellville Road reported a bank robbery Monday, Bowling Green police officers had a woman in custody. At 9:51, PNC Bank called to report a robbery and while police were on the way an officer saw a woman who fit the description of the robber. The officer stopped and identified the…