Author: WNKY Staff

Gov. Beshear: mask mandate changing for smaller, outdoor events due to increased vaccinations

FRANKFORT, Ky– On Monday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced 1,726,346 Kentuckians have received at least their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. The Governor said beginning tomorrow, based on recent studies and Kentucky’s increasing number of vaccinations, the statewide mask mandate will no longer be in effect when Kentuckians are outside at events or venues with 1,000 people or fewer. “What this means is…

Bowling Green man accused of car jacking, multiple other felonies

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Bowling Green man is accused of car jacking another person Friday evening, running from the police and endangering the lives of multiple people. While a police officer was on the scene of a wreck in the 1200 block of the U.S. 31-W By-Pass Friday evening, the officer saw a silver Kia Soul hit his police…

Feed the Need collects food for the hungry

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – United Way of Southern Kentucky (UWSK) collected morethan 43,000 items in Warren County and more than 61,136 items region-wide during the 13th annual “Feed the Need” food drive, with some food collections still running. More than 50 organizations in Allen, Barren, Butler, Logan, Simpson and Warren counties participated in Feed the Need either by running an internal…

One killed in Edmonson County wreck

BROWNSVILLE, Ky. – One person is dead and two are injured following a single-vehicle crash Friday afternoon in Edmonson County. Kentucky State Police are investigating the wreck in the 6,000 block of Ky. 259. Marshall T. Hornback, 65, of Mammoth Cave was operating a 1994 Chevrolet truck northbound on Ky. 259 in Edmonson County. For unknown reasons, Hornback’s vehicle exited the right shoulder of the…