Author: WNKY Staff

Governor announces $11.8M in road funding

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced more than $11.8 million in discretionary transportation funding to help dozens of local governments make street and road repairs and improvements for the betterment of their communities. The funding from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) will support 177 projects that include resurfacing, patching and sealing, storm drain work, slip repair and in one…

Man found guilty on several counts of sexual abuse toward children

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – James Dixon, 71, was found guilty by a Warren County jury Wednesday night on three counts of first-degree sexual abuse and one count of first-degree sodomy. The jury recommended at total sentence of 45 years. According to a Facebook post by Commonwealth’s Attorney Chris Cohron, “three brave victims” testified about the abuse that they endured as…

Innovative Kentucky Businesses Awarded $900,000 in Match Funding

Program supports higher-paying jobs and technology development

File PhotoFRANKFORT, Ky. (July 1, 2021) – Nine high-tech Kentucky companies will receive a total of $900,000 in state matching grants to support high-paying jobs and technology development in the commonwealth, Gov. Andy Beshear announced today. The grants are part of the commonwealth’s nationally recognized Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Matching Funds program. The…

Gov. Beshear Awards 150 GEER II Grants Totaling $15 Million to Local Family Resource and Youth Services Centers across Kentucky

File PhotoFRANKFORT, Ky. (July 1, 2021) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear and Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman awarded $15 million in grants to 150 local Family Resource and Youth Services Centers (FRYSCs) from the second round of the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund 2 (GEER II). The grants will fund educational support services needed due to COVID-19’s impact on schools, youth…

Hot Rods edge Grasshoppers in 3-2 Win

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Evan Edwards hit a go-ahead home run in the fifth inning to propel the Bowling Green Hot Rods (32-15) to a 3-2 win over the Greensboro Grasshoppers (28-22) on Wednesday afternoon at Bowling Green Ballpark in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The two teams will play the third game of a six-game set on Thursday evening with a…

Two men accused of damaging Weldon Park

GLASGOW, Ky. – The Glasgow Police Department conducted a investigation into a vandalism complaint at Weldon Park. The damages at Weldon Park were estimated to be over $1,000. James Keys and Andrew Boughton, both of Glasgow, were arrested and charged with first-degree criminal mischief.

Glasgow police arrest Bowling Green man on multiple criminal charges

GLASGOW, Ky. – Glasgow police arrested a man wanted by police in Bowling Green for questioning in a reported robbery. Tuesday afternoon a police officer located a vehicle and a man matching the description of vehicle released by police in Bowling Green, according to a release from the Glasgow Police Department. The officer saw the vehicle on Humble Avenue and…