Author: WNKY Staff
Living Well – HIV research
Millions of dollars are now being pushed into not only changing the stigma around HIV and AIDS, but also preventing the spread of the deadly disease.
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…
VIP – Amanda Guerra, ‘Scotty’s Pound the Pavement’
Scotty’s Pound the Pavement for Kids was a free run for elementary and middle school-age children held August 17. Amanda Guerra from Kids on the Block joins us to give the full recap!
Kentucky district to open school to support girls of color
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky school district has voted to open a school aimed at supporting girls of color. The Courier Journal reports the Jefferson County Public Schools board voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the all-girls academy, which district plans say will focus on science, technology, engineering, math and art. The district said it expects to spend about $5.2…
OxyContin maker, government attorneys in settlement talks
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — State attorneys general and lawyers representing local governments said Tuesday they are in active settlement talks with Purdue Pharma, the maker of the prescription painkiller OxyContin that is facing billions of dollars in potential liability for its role in the nation’s opioid crisis. Purdue has been cast by attorneys and addiction experts as a main villain…
Police: Principal arrested on 30 counts of child pornography
WINCHESTER, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky State Police say a vocational school principal was arrested on 30 counts of related child pornography charges. News outlets report 54-year-old Phillip Todd Wilson was arrested Tuesday and charged with 15 counts of distributing child porn and 15 counts of possessing child porn. A news release from Kentucky State Police says they received a complaint…
Man charged with assaulting toddler who later died
WHITLEY CITY, Ky. (AP) — Police say a Kentucky man assaulted a 2-year-old girl who later died. Kentucky State Police say in a news release that 27-year-old Michael C. Huff of Whitley City was arrested Tuesday and charged with first-degree assault. Police say an investigation found that the toddler was in Huff’s care Sunday when she suffered life-threatening injuries. She…
