Author: WNKY Staff

Homeland Security employee indicted on federal child pornography charges

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A federal grand jury indicted a Homeland Security employee Wednesday on five counts of receiving child pornography. In a federal criminal complaint filed against Jason W. Durrett, 47, on July 28, the FBI agent investigating the case said Durrett sent clothed photos of a female minor who is believed to be related to him to another…

Two died, one injured in Russellville wreck

RUSSELLVILLE, Ky. – Two people died and one person was injured in a head-on collision Wednesday in Russellville. At about 5:10 p.m. Russellville police were called to the 1100 block of Bowling Green Road where they determined that a Nissan Versa and a Chevrolet Duramax hauling a dump trailer collided head on, according to a release from the police department….

Fries for School Supplies: Local McDonald’s raising funds for schools

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Through Friday, August 20th, select Bowling Green-area McDonald’s are helping to secure school supplies for local children. They are donating 10% of proceeds from all à la carte fry sales. The money raised will go directly to Stuff the Bus, a local non-profit. Several McDonald’s locations are participating in this fundraiser, including the location near the…

Kentucky COVID-19 update

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Governor Beshear announced on Wednesday that 2,542 new COVID-19 cases are confirmed in the commonwealth. Of those, 691 are under the age of 18. Eight new deaths due to COVID were also confirmed Wednesday. The positivity rate in Kentucky is 12.59 percent. Cases also continue to rise in schools across the commonwealth. In the Warren County…

Circuit Judge Phillip Patton receives Chief Justice’s Special Service Award

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Circuit Judge Phillip R. Patton (ret.), has received the 2021 Chief Justice’s Special Service Award for his work as a circuit judge for Barren and Metcalfe counties and for overseeing cases in the Green River Region as a retired judge. “Judge Patton, I am confident I speak on behalf of the entire Kentucky Court of Justice when…