Author: WNKY Staff

Inmate who walked away from work detail captured

MORGANTOWN, Ky. – Kentucky State Police captured a Butler County Jail inmate Monday who walked away from a work detail Jan. 10. Bradley Adam Jones prior to being captured had last been seen in Aberdeen. He was in jail awaiting trial on a burglary charge when he walked away from a work detail. Trooper Terry Alexander captured Jones on Trent…

MLK Day celebrations underway in Bowling Green

WNKY’s Matthew White goes live from State Street Baptist, where celebrations honoring Martin Luther King Jr are continuing. Following a memorial breakfast and commemorative MLK march this morning, Dr. Stacy Spencer speaks at State Street Baptist church for the Bowling Green MLK Planning Committee’s MLK Day main program.

Monday Motivator – Women of the Well Ministry

On the 17th of January in 2018 and 2019, Governor Kim Reynolds in Iowa signed proclamations declaring January Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention and Awareness Month. But Summer Dickerson from Louisville, a victim herself, is fighting for the freedom of other victims. Dickerson’s latest efforts have been traveling to Colombus, Ohio two weeks ago to protest for the freedom of…

Living Well – Banana benefits

A lot of people are trying to stick to a new diet this year, some of which include eating more fruits and vegetables. Bananas have more sugar and carbohydrates than other fruits. And one popular diet even says to avoid them, but as it turns out, not all carbs are created equal.

Covington Catholic student in viral video releases statement

The teen shown in a viral video involving a Native American rally has released the following statement regarding the incident.   Statement of Nick Sandmann, Covington Catholic High School Junior, Regarding Incident at the Lincoln Memorial I am providing this factual account of what happened on Friday afternoon at the Lincoln Memorial to correct misinformation and outright lies being spread…

Car slides off of road, strikes house, stops in living room

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Warren County Sheriff Office responded at 1:14 a.m. Sunday to a non-injury wreck at 3112 Plum Springs Road where a vehicle struck a residence. The vehicle slid off the road at the intersection of Yearling Avenue and Plum Springs Road and into the living room of a home, according to a release from the sheriff’s…

Musician dies in Franklin collision

FRANKLIN, Ky. – Musician Billy Swayze, 32, of Franklin, Ky. died early Saturday morning after a collision on Nashville Road in Franklin. The Simpson County Sheriff’s Office was called at 1:52 a.m. to a two-vehicle collision on Nashville Road near Peden Mill Road in Franklin. Burt Reynolds, 34, of Glasgow, Ky. was driving south in a white 2017 Kenworth semi…