Author: WNKY Staff

Governor appoints Doris Thomas, Phillip Bale to WKU Board of Regents

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has appointed Doris C. Thomas and Phillip W. Bale to the Western Kentucky University Board of Regents. Thomas, of Smiths Grove, replaces Frederick Higdon of Lebanon and will serve through June 30, 2027. Bale, of Glasgow, will serve through June 30, 2027. Thomas, a WKU alumna, retired earlier this year from Med…

Tuttle retires after 20-year law enforcement career

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Wednesday night Jan Tuttle gave one final thumbs up before hanging up his utility belt and walking away from a 20-year career in law enforcement. Tuttle retired following his second term as a residents against drugs officer patrolling and making friends with people who live in property overseen by the Bowling Green Housing Authority. “It’s bittersweet,”…

Kentucky Kingdom is recognizing military personnel and their families this weekend with ticket discounts

Courtesy Kentucky Kingdom

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — As a thank you to servicemembers, from Friday, July 2, through Monday, July 5, military personnel and their families can visit Kentucky Kingdom and purchase day tickets at the ticket booth for just $19.95/ticket for up to 6 guests. For military personnel that purchase their tickets at Fort Campbell or Fort Knox prior to their visit, tickets…

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…