Author: WNKY Staff

Cafe Kindness opens in Bowling Green

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A little kindness goes a long way, and that is exactly what a new business owner in Bowling Green in hoping for. Western Kentucky University graduate Anastasia Pendley is celebrating the opening of her new business, Cafe Kindness, on the square in Bowling Green. Having struggled with a negative relationship with food, Pendley said that through…

Bowling Green man charged with rape, two others charged with intimidating a witness

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Bowling Green man is charged with rape, and two others are accused of intimidating a witness. Mauricio Pascual-Mateo, 20, is charged with first-degree rape, according to a his arrest citation. Police received complaints that he had been sexually assaulting his intellectually-disabled partner in her sleep. Two others, Florecita Pascual-Mateo, 19, and Ivan Perdomo, 20, are…

Muhlenberg Athletic Director charged with two counts of harassment

GREENVILLE, Ky. – A staff member at Muhlenberg County High School has been charged with two counts of Harassment. According to a social media post by Greenville Kentucky Police Department, Muhlenberg County School District conducted a thorough investigation of an incident where Athletic Director Jerry Hancock allegedly subjected a student to unwanted physical contact during a school sport activity on…

Commissioner Quarles issues statement on tariffs lifted from Kentucky bourbon

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Agriculture Commissioner Dr. Ryan Quarles is applauding an agreement reached this week between the United States and the United Kingdom that ends a 25 percent retaliatory tariff on Kentucky bourbon and American whiskey. According to a release by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, the tariffs were among those imposed in 2018 on some American products by the…

Gov. Beshear, Kentucky State Police welcome 71 new troopers

FRANKFORT, Ky. – On Friday, March 25, Gov. Andy Beshear and the Kentucky State Police announced that 71 cadets have graduated the agency’s basic training academy, five of which have been assigned to Post 3 Bowling Green. Cadet Class 101 is the largest graduating class from KSP of the basic training academy since 2014, according to a release by KSP….

Portion of Smallhouse Road to close on Tuesday

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Bowling Green Municipal Utilities will have all of Smallhouse Road between Cedarwood Way and Cave Mill Road closed for sewer and water line service on Tuesday, March 29. The road closure will be for the new construction between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., weather permitting, according to a release by BGMU. As always, crews will complete…

Man arrested on assault charges

EDMONTON, Ky. – On Tuesday, March 22 around 3:45 p.m., the Metcalfe County Sheriff’s Office was notified of an assault complaint at Keltner Road, approximately eight miles northeast of Edmonton. According to a social media post by MCSO, Matthew D. Elston, 34, and Diane L. Ford were at the location when a verbal altercation escalated into a physical altercation and…