Author: WNKY Staff

Glasgow Police Department to conduct traffic safety checkpoints

GLASGOW, Ky. – The Glasgow Police Department will be conducting traffic safety checkpoints starting Saturday and continuing through the end of the month. The department says the check points will be located at but not be limited to Columbia Avenue, West Main Street, North Jackson Highway and Happy Valley Road. Police say during this time, officers will enforce laws related…

Monroe County Sheriff’s Office find 118 pounds of marijuana in drug bust

TOMPKINSVILLE, Ky- On Friday Dec. 26 around 2:30 P.M. the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by a member of the Monroe County Department of Community Based Services to accompany a complaint they received on Akersville Road. Upon arrival the sheriff’s office failed to make contact with the owner, but when approaching the garage they detected a strong odor of…

Man allegedly goes on stolen vehicle spree in Logan County, later arrested in Muhlenberg County

LOGAN COUNTY – The Logan County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a spree of vehicle thefts. Logan County Sheriff Stephen Stratton says his office responded to a stolen vehicle report on Bucksville Road in Auburn on Thursday morning. The complainant said his Ford F-150 was stolen from his residence. Stratton says a short time later, deputies received a report of a…

BGFD responds to apartment fire, no injuries reported

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green Fire Department responded to a structure fire on 12:14 pm on Thursday. Units arrived at an apartment complex located on North Mill Ave and determined a wall of an apartment was on fire. BGFD Public Information Officer Elyse Jonker says the fire is under control. The cause of the fire is under investigation….

Bowling Green man allegedly steals vehicle, police pursuit ends on riverbank

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Bowling Green man allegedly stole a vehicle and attempted to flee police on Wednesday. Bowling Green Police Department Public Information Officer Ronnie Ward says the department received a FLOCK notification on December 31. The notification was for a stolen vehicle that had driven into Bowling Green on KY-185. Ward says officers located the car and…

UPDATE: BGPD finds missing 14-year-old autistic boy

UPDATE (11:15pm): The Bowling Green Police Department says Santos has been located safely. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green Police Department is searching for a missing teen. According to a social media post, BGPD is searching for Yandell Santos, 14, of Bowling Green, who was last seen in the 3000 block of Sarah Drive at 9:15pm on Wednesday. Yandell…

Man accused of injuring grandfather with axe in Morehead

MOREHEAD, Ky. – A Rowan County man is facing multiple charges after authorities say he is accused of attacking his grandfather with an axe. According to a uniform citation, Kentucky State Police dispatch received a call Sunday regarding a male subject attacking his grandfather with an axe off of Sweet Gum Lane. Authorities say the male subject was identified as…

Juvenile attacked by dogs, owner cited in Monroe County

GAMALIEL, Ky. – Police say a juvenile was attacked by dogs in Monroe County. According to a release, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office responded to the soccer field in Gamaliel to a report that three dogs attacked a juvenile at 11 am on Wednesday. MCSO says that when they arrived, EMS and first responders were treating the juvenile victim. The…