Author: WNKY Staff

Mitigation efforts are slowing COVID spread

File PhotoFRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear Saturday said mitigation efforts have stopped the growth of COVID-19 cases in the commonwealth, noting that case numbers are continuing to decline and Kentucky’s positivity rate is stable. “What we are seeing is that the measures we have taken are working,” said Beshear. “We have stopped the increase in cases, which we knew we…

Gov. Beshear asks Kentuckians to follow holiday guidelines

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 18, 2020) – On Friday, Gov. Andy Beshear reminded Kentuckians to follow new holiday guidance issued Thursday and reminded restaurant and bar owners to apply for assistance through the Team Kentucky Food and Beverage Relief Fund by midnight tonight, if they have not already done so. “Christmas is probably my favorite day of the year, and I know we all…

Dangerous Tennessee Felon Sentenced to 18 Years for Hopkinsville Carjacking

PADUCAH, Ky. – United States Senior District Court Judge Thomas B. Russell sentenced a Clarksville, Tennessee convicted felon to 18 years imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release for the defendant’s role in the February 18, 2019, Hopkinsville, Kentucky carjacking, announced United States Attorney Russell Coleman. There is no parole in the federal system. “When you put families and…

Feel Good Friday – Veterans Alliance Center

There’s a resource in Bowling Green to help veterans and those who are homeless in need of clothes, food, and even a place to live. In this week’s Feel Good Friday, WNKY’s Josh Shortt takes us to the Veterans Alliance Center, which hasn’t been fazed by COVID.