Author: WNKY Staff

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…

Living Well – Kidney donation

A daughter from Indiana gave her father a very special gift. For the last three years, her dad was suffering from kidney failure. So, she did months of testing to become a kidney donor for her dad. Today’s Living Well has that story, plus why more living donors are needed.

Police release name of Sunday’s shooting victim

UPDATE: AN EARLIER VERSION OF THIS STORY SAID THE SHOOTING OCCURRED ON HIGHLAND WAY. HOWEVER, POLICE LATER LEARNED THE SHOOTING TOOK PLACE SOMEWHERE ELSE. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Bowling Green police are investigating a Sunday shooting in which the victim showed up at a home in the 1700 block of Highland Way just before 1 p.m. Shedrick Johnson, 60, was…

Gov. Beshear: disaster food benefits available to more Kentuckians affected by floods

File PhotoFRANKFORT, Ky. (June 21, 2021) – Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday that more Kentuckians affected by recent flooding may be eligible to apply for disaster food benefits during a six-day application process that begins Wednesday, June 23 and ends Monday, June 28, 2021. Gov. Beshear’s administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have received approval for the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition…

Metcalfe County Sheriff’s Office receives clean audit

EDMONTON, Ky.  – State Auditor Mike Harmon Monday released the audit of the sheriff’s settlement – 2019 taxes for Metcalfe County Sheriff Lonnie Hodges. State law requires the auditor to annually audit the accounts of each county sheriff. In compliance with this law, the auditor issues two sheriff’s reports each year: one reporting on the audit of the sheriff’s tax…

Emerging Leader – Elizabeth Newbould

Elizabeth Newbould is the Director of Marketing and Communications with United Way of Southern Kentucky. She’s also heavily involved in a variety of other community activities and organizations. We hear more in this week’s Emerging Leader.