Author: WNKY Staff

Multiple agencies respond to structure fire in Butler County

BUTLER COUNTY, Ky. – Units responded to a mobile home fire early Friday morning. According to the Fourth District Fire Department, units were alerted just before 5:30 a.m. to a reported structure fire off of the 1400 block of Leonard Oak Church Road. Units with Morgantown, Fourth District and Rochester fire departments responded to the scene. Upon arrival, units reported…

Union Coating & Chemical Industries to invest $11.9 million in Glasgow

GLASGOW, Ky. – Union Coating & Chemical Industries has announced it is establishing its new U.S. manufacturing facility in South Cooper Industrial Park in Glasgow. According to a release by the Barren County Economic Authority, Union, a global manufacturer of advanced powder coating solutions, will invest $11.9 million in the initial phase of the Glasgow facility, with plans to scale the…

Downtown avenue to close for police graduation processional

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A downtown Bowling Green avenue will close Friday afternoon. The Bowling Green Police Department will conduct a graduation processional for Bowling Green Law Enforcement Class 9. East Main Avenue, between Adams and State streets, will close to traffic around 1:30 pm. BGPD encourages the public to cheer new officers as they march from Bowling Green Police…

Juvenile killed in Hart County crash

MUNFORDVILLE, Ky. – The Kentucky State Police is investigating a fatal crash that claimed the life of a juvenile. KSP public affairs officer trooper Katan Parker says troopers responded to a fatal collision at the 65.8-mile marker on Interstate 65 just after 11 a.m. The preliminary investigation indicates a juvenile was driving a car north on I-65 when it crashed…

Alabama man allegedly points gun at people, flees police

SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – An Alabama man allegedly pointed a gun at individuals driving a stolen car. The Scottsville Police Department said it responded to a complaint of a man pulling up to individuals and pointing a gun at them on Wednesday evening at Food Lion on Gallatin Road. SPD and the Allen County Sheriff’s Office began searching for the vehicle….

Drug task force executes search warrants at two Franklin vape shops, locate illegal materials

FRANKLIN, Ky. – Two Franklin vape stores are being investigated for selling THD products to minors on Tuesday. The South Central Kentucky Drug Task Force executed two search warrants at two vape stores, Dreamland Corner and Dreamland Tobacco. The agency says it is investigating the stores after several complaints of the stores selling THC products to minors and the illegal…

Russellville woman found guilty of manslaughter in drowning death of two-year-old

RUSSELLVILLE, Ky. – A Russellville woman has been convicted of manslaughter in the 2024 drowning death of a two-year-old girl she babysat. A jury found Lindsey Dover, 31, of Russellville, guilty of second-degree manslaughter at the Logan County Courthouse on Thursday. The verdict was unanimous. On July 10, 2024, the child victim was unsupervised by Dover on Pleasant Drive and…

Warren East Football head coach submits resignation following investigation

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A local football coach has submitted his resignation. Tanner Hall, former head football coach for Warren East High School, submitted a resignation letter to Principal Jonathan Vincent on Thursday morning. In the letter, Hall says, “This season, I have been on suspension pending an allegation stemming from August 7, 2025. The Department of Community Based Services…

Semi-truck crash closes I-65 north near Upton

HART COUNTY – A semi-truck crash on I-65 Northbound is impacting traffic Thursday morning. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 says the crash happened at the 74-mile marker near Upton. KYTC says the accident clearance could take several hours. Kentucky State Police Public Affairs Officer Trooper Katan Parkers says two other vehicles were involved in the crash. One of the drivers…