Author: WNKY Staff

Living Well – Pool safety

Summer is underway, and many families are hitting the pool. But a recent report suggests the number of children at risk for drowning has increased significantly over the past year, as the pandemic put many swim lessons on hold. Experts are offering four ways to reduce your family’s risk in the water this summer. Today’s Living Well has more.

Man stabbed in Edmonson County has ‘life-threatening’ injuries

BROWNSVILLE, Ky. – Edmonson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Tuesday afternoon stabbing in which one man sustained “life-threatening” injuries, Sheriff Shane Doyle said. The man, whose name has not been released, was taken to Warren County and then flown by medical helicopter to an area trauma center, Doyle said. As of 5:30 p.m. Edmonson County law enforcement was getting…

Attorney General Cameron joins 22-state letter to prohibit taxpayer funding of abortions

FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 22, 2021) – Attorney General Daniel Cameron joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in a letter urging Congressional leadership to maintain the Hyde Amendment in the 2022 budget. The Hyde Amendment prohibits the use of federal funds for abortions. The Biden Administration removed the amendment language from its proposed budget, despite its inclusion in federal budgets for…

T.J. Health Scottsville holds open house

SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – T.J. Regional Health hosted a ribbon cutting and open house for T.J. Health Scottsville and the newly opened Outpatient Diagnostic Center Friday at 1084 Veterans Memorial Highway in the Carpenter Dent Drugs building. After being designed and constructed by Builders by Design, the Scottsville primary care clinic opened a little over a year ago with nurse practitioners…

Realtors set records in May

Realtor Association of Southern KentuckyBOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The REALTOR® Association of Southern Kentucky’s May sales numbers once again set records. REALTORS® set the all-time monthly sales volume record, reaching $74,647,006, up 43.5% from May 2020. There were 328 residential units sold this May, with May 2020 reaching 211 units sold. The average sale price for a residential home came…

Kentucky State Police participate in operation SafeDrive

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky State Police (KSP) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Officers will be participating in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Operation SafeDRIVE (Distracted Reckless Impaired Visibility Enforcement) from June 22-24. This enforcement campaign targets unsafe driving behavior that often leads to crashes involving passenger cars and commercial vehicles. It complements national efforts to educate all drivers on how to share the roads safely…

Green River Correctional Complex receives near perfect audit score

FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 22, 2021) – Green River Correctional Complex (GRCC) in Central City received a 99.6% on its recent re-accreditation audit with the American Correctional Association (ACA). This is the prison’s ninth accreditation audit, with their initial audit having taken place in 1997. GRCC is both a medium and minimum-security facility that can house approximately 980 male inmates. The prison…