Author: WNKY Staff

1-year-old revived after heroin overdose

(WFLA) A 1-year-old Holiday, Florida girl was hospitalized Sunday after ingesting a very powerful opioid that was left behind by her caregiver, deputies say. The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office says someone called 911 after the child became lethargic and unresponsive. It was later determined the child had overdosed on fentanyl and or heroin. Paramedics arrived and administered Narcan and the…

Man accused of sodomy, unlawful imprisonment

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Kentucky man is accused of sodomizing a woman in her Bowling Green home early Friday morning. The woman told police that Matthew Edison, 33, was drunk and upset that she had been speaking to another man which led to a physical altercation between the two of them, according to his arrest citation. She said he…

Trump administration tightens immigration rules

(NBC News) The Trump administration has announced aggressive new rules likely to curb legal immigration. The new rules deny green cards to immigrants who use Medicaid, food stamps, housing vouchers or other forms of public assistance. “We certainly expect people of any income to be able to stand on their own two feet. And so if people are not able…

Emerging Leader – Francis Wilson

This week’s Emerging Leader is Francis Wilson, a community organizer who wants to increase voter participation in South Central Kentucky. Wilson is a recent graduate of Western Kentucky University, where he helped launch the ‘Reg 2 Vote’ campaign.

Couple accused of burglarizing church

HORSE CAVE, Ky. – A Hardyville couple is accused of breaking into a Horse Cave Church over the weekend. Kentucky State Police were dispatched to a shots fired call late Friday night. When police arrived they saw a single cab truck parked with the engine running in the woods near Mammoth Cave Park Road and Johnnie Bush Road. Police spoke…