Author: WNKY Staff

Deputies arrest 4 people after motorist finds toddler in the middle of the road

BROWNSVILLE, Ky. – Edmonson County Sheriff’s deputies arrested four people Wednesday after a passing motorist nearly struck a toddler wandering alone in the 19000 block of Louisville Road. The toddler was in the middle of the road when a driver saw the child and called 911. When deputies talked to the toddler’s mother Brittney Decker Houchin, 25, of Rocky Hill,…

Operation Pride I-65 beautification project to begin this winter

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Former Bowling Green mayor Johnny Webb announced Wednesday that Operation Pride has raised $1.3 million in private donations to fund the $2.5 million beautification project along five interstate ramps. As part of the BeautifI-65 project, the interstate entries into Bowling Green will include landscaping, fencing and signage, Webb said during the Bowling Green Rotary Club meeting…

Jefferson Co. Attorney won’t prosecute small pot possession

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Jefferson County Attorney has announced he will no longer prosecute small marijuana possession case, while pointing out racial disparities in the enforcement of pot laws in Kentucky’s largest city. County Attorney Mike O’Connell says his office will dismiss citations for possession of marijuana for one ounce or less when it is the most serious or…

Motion seeks to remove judge from teacher ‘sickout’ lawsuit

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican Gov. Matt Bevin’s administration has asked that a state judge be removed from a lawsuit that challenges the use of Kentucky labor law to obtain the names of teachers who participated in “sickouts” to protest at Kentucky’s Capitol. News outlets report that a motion filed Tuesday seeks the removal of Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd…