Author: WNKY Staff

Artwork by juvenile detention center youth to be displayed at Capitol

May 2, 2025

WNKY Staff,

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – This weekend, you can attend an art reception with works from Kentucky juvenile detention center youth. Youth at the Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Center and the Fayette Regional JDC have created various works that will be on display at the Capitol Theatre starting this Sunday, May 3. That day, the community is invited to attend an…

6 Allen County students receive donated bikes

May 2, 2025

WNKY Staff,

Source: Allen County Schools PR/Photos/Don Meador. SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – Several Allen County students have a new set of wheels thanks to a generous donation. According to Allen County PR/Photos, six Allen County Intermediate Center students were selected to receive the bikes on Thursday. The Graham 202 Masonic Lodge in Scottsville reportedly donated the bikes for the center’s students, which school…

Beshear announces funding to support recycling, waste reduction

May 2, 2025

WNKY Staff,

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Multiple south-central Kentucky counties are set to get funding to boost recycling and household hazardous waste efforts. Over $50,000 is headed to Allen County for both recycling and HHW projects. Around $22,000 will be heading to Logan County as well. The City of Glasgow has received $15,000, and Warren County received $60,000 solely in HHW grants. No…

Chicago man arrested after large drug bust in Fayette County

May 2, 2025

WNKY Staff,

RICHMOND, Ky. – A Chicago man is facing multiple charges following a months-long drug trafficking investigation in Fayette County. According to the Kentucky State Police, on April 24, the AHIDTA Madison County Drug Task Force and the AHIDTA Central Kentucky Interdiction Team executed a search warrant at a home in Fayette County. Troopers say this search led to the…

UPDATE: Power restored after outages from Cave Mill substation

May 2, 2025

WNKY Staff,

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Power is restored for multiple households after reported outages across the area Friday afternoon. According to Bowling Green Municipal Utilities’ web outage viewer, there are no active power outages in the service area as of 4 p.m. BGMU stated earlier today that customers were impacted on Nashville Road, Cave Mill Road, Campbell Lane and Dishman Lane….

Officials raise awareness of human trafficking ahead of Derby Day

May 2, 2025

WNKY Staff,

FRANKFORT, Ky. – First Lady Britainy Beshear and the Kentucky State Police are raising awareness about human trafficking ahead of the Derby. The goal is to educate the public on how to identify and report it. The first lady said Kentuckians should stay alert and learn about the warning signs, especially as Derby weekend begins, bringing thousands of visitors and…

Former Caverna basketball coach, teacher charged with criminal abuse

May 2, 2025

WNKY Staff,

HORSE CAVE, Ky. – A former Caverna High School basketball coach and special education teacher has been arrested on several charges. According to jail records, 37-year-old Terrence Miles was arrested Friday, May 2 on charges of first-degree criminal abuse, second-degree wanton endangerment and first-degree official misconduct. The arrest follows Miles’ resignation from his positions with Caverna Independent Schools. Amanda Abell,…

Man charged with burglary at Bowling Green storage company

May 2, 2025

WNKY Staff,

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – One man is facing charges related to burglary at a Bowling Green storage company. According to a uniform citation, the Bowling Green Police Department responded to Ace Self Storage just before 10 p.m. on Monday. Police say the caller stated thee unit latches were damaged. Authorities say they found a debit card with a woman’s name…

Caverna teacher, basketball coach submits resignation following investigation

May 2, 2025

Atlee McHeffey, WNKY Staff,

HORSE CAVE, Ky. – A Caverna Independent Schools teacher and basketball coach at the center of a video on social media has submitted his resignation. Amanda Abell, superintendent of Caverna Independent Schools, provided the update Friday morning after a video circulated on social media that featured the coach. Abell stated, “Following a thorough review and interviews with all witnesses involved,…

Tennessee woman killed in Clinton County crash

May 2, 2025

WNKY Staff,

ALBANY, Ky. – Kentucky State Police is investigating a fatal collision in Clinton County. KSP Post 15 troopers were called to a two-vehicle injury collision at the intersection of US 127 and KY 558 on Thursday afternoon. According to KSP’s preliminary investigation, Kayelyn Garrett, 21, of Livingston, TN, was driving west on KY 558 and approached the intersection of US…