Author: WNKY Staff

Gov. Beshear asks Kentuckians to follow holiday guidelines

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 18, 2020) – On Friday, Gov. Andy Beshear reminded Kentuckians to follow new holiday guidance issued Thursday and reminded restaurant and bar owners to apply for assistance through the Team Kentucky Food and Beverage Relief Fund by midnight tonight, if they have not already done so. “Christmas is probably my favorite day of the year, and I know we all…

Dangerous Tennessee Felon Sentenced to 18 Years for Hopkinsville Carjacking

PADUCAH, Ky. – United States Senior District Court Judge Thomas B. Russell sentenced a Clarksville, Tennessee convicted felon to 18 years imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release for the defendant’s role in the February 18, 2019, Hopkinsville, Kentucky carjacking, announced United States Attorney Russell Coleman. There is no parole in the federal system. “When you put families and…

Feel Good Friday – Veterans Alliance Center

There’s a resource in Bowling Green to help veterans and those who are homeless in need of clothes, food, and even a place to live. In this week’s Feel Good Friday, WNKY’s Josh Shortt takes us to the Veterans Alliance Center, which hasn’t been fazed by COVID.

State sets record for number of COVID deaths in a day

FRANKFORT, Ky. – On Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear updated Kentuckians on COVID-19 and said while new cases continue to plateau and the state’s positivity rate declines, the commonwealth set a record of newly reported deaths – a result of the state’s previous spike in cases. “Our death report today is by far the most people that we’ve lost, and remember,…

McNeill to be sworn in as Court of Appeals judge

FRANKFORT, Ky. – After winning the election in November, Court of Appeals Judge J. Christopher McNeill will be sworn into office on Friday by Supreme Court of Kentucky Justice Christopher Shea Nickell. The investiture will take place at 2:30 p.m. on Zoom and the public is invited to watch it on the Kentucky Court of Justice YouTube channel. Judge McNeill has…