Author: WNKY Staff

Child dies in one-vehicle wreck in Barren County

GLASGOW, Ky. – A 10-year-old died Saturday night in a single-vehicle wreck in Barren County. At about 8 p.m. the Barren County Sheriff’s Office requested assistance with a wreck investigation near the 2500 block of Coral Hill Road. Christopher M. McCoy, 32, of Glasgow was traveling east on Coral Hill Road in a 2001 Chevrolet Silverado, according to a release from KSP. Police said McCoy…

Search teams find body of missing bridge jumper

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – After eight days of searching, multiple search and rescue teams found the body of a Scottsville man who went missing after he jumped from the College Street pedestrian bridge. Search teams found Kaleb Short, 28, in a portion of the river behind Wayne Supply on Louisville Road. Short and a friend jumped from the bridge on…

Former inmate sues Kentucky State Police, county jail

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A former Warren County Regional Jail inmate who has schizophrenia sued the jail, Kentucky State Police, a former state police trooper and two deputy jailers after he claims in a lawsuit that former state trooper Aaron Tucker assaulted him in the jail’s sally port last year and two jail employees used excessive force against him. Timothy…

Flora Templeton Stuart spreads cheer with Poppy’s Wave parade

GLASGOW, Ky. – Bowling Green attorney Flora Templeton Stuart has been spreading cheer throughout the region with Poppy’s Wave Parades. Thursday afternoon, Stuart and Poppy visited Barren County where they stopped at an animal shelter, TJ Samson Community Hospital and other community spots. Giving back to the community is extremely important to Stuart, she said. During these parades Stuart and…