Author: WNKY Staff

State police investigate death of Hart County man

MUNFORDVILLE, Ky. – Shortly after 6 p.m. Friday Kentucky State Police responded to a man laying in front of a residence on Pine Ridge Road in Hart County. Upon arrival, KSP Troopers located a deceased man in front of 1320 Pine Ridge Road. The deceased has been identified as John H. Wallace, 59, of Bonnieville. Cause of death is unknown…

Meeting kicks off feasibility study for interstate interchange

Interstate 165 Project UnderwayBOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet in partnership with the Bowling Green-Warren County Metropolitan Planning Organization hosted a virtual public meeting on the Interstate 65 New Interchange Feasibility Study in southern Warren County Thursday. More than 100 participants attended the virtual media. The objective of this planning study is to identify the most feasible improvements …

Police make felony drug arrest during traffic stop

GLASGOW, Ky. – Glasgow police stopped a car Friday and arrested the driver on methamphetamine possession and other charges. Police conducted the stop on Britthaven Drive where officers identified the driver as Holley Short and confirmed the registration plate had been cancelled and the decal tampered with an invalid for that vehicle, according to a release from GPD. Officers searched the car and…

Infectious disease specialist at forefront of COVID-19 loses personal battle with illness

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Dr. Rebecca Shadowen, a specialist in infectious diseases and healthcare epidemiology at Med Center Health and a leader with the Bowling Green–Warren County Coronavirus Workgroup, passed away Friday night following a four-month battle with COVID-19, according to a release from Med Center Health. Shadowen first announced she tested positive for the virus on May 13​ . “We…

Task force seizes $150K in drugs during traffic stop

GLASGOW, Ky. – Detectives with the Barren River Drug Task Force seized 40 pounds of marijuana and marijuana products following a traffic stop Monday. Barren River Drug Task Force and the Glasgow Police Department made a traffic stop on a 2010 white Dodge SUV on Veterans Outer Loop Monday. The vehicle was being operated by Henry Harris, 21,  of Glasgow,…

WNKY’s Morgan Hoover goes Over the Edge for BRACAC

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WNKY’s evening anchor, Morgan Hoover went “over the edge” Friday at the Barren River Area Child Advocacy Center’s annual ‘Over The Edge’ event. Supporters of the advocacy center rappelled from Stadium Park Plaza to raise funds and awareness for children who have been sexually abused. The Barren River Area Child Advocacy Center serves ten counties in…

Feel Good Friday – Rykar Ainsley

Despite everything Rykar Ainsley went through at birth, she’s now living a happy life and has started school. In this week’s Feel Good Friday, WNKY’s Josh Shortt spoke with the mother and doctor, who share Rykar’s story.

Metcalfe County Board of Education approves property and vehicle taxes

Courtesy Metcalfe County Schools

EDMONTON, Ky.  – The Metcalfe County Board of Education met in regular session on Thursday, September 10, 2020. On the agenda, board members approved the 2020-21 property and motor vehicle tax rates. The property tax rate was set at the compensating rate of 53.0 with .2 for exonerations, which brings the rate to 53.2 and actually lowers it one point…

Bowling Green man shot early Friday morning

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Bowling Green man is hospitalized in Nashville, Tenn. after sustaining a gunshot wound early Friday morning in Warren County. Warren County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called at 12:44 a.m. Friday to 2200 Girkin Boiling Springs Road on a shooting. Upon arrival, they found Ronald Martin, 49, with a single shotgun wound, Sheriff Brett Hightower said….