Author: WNKY Staff

Beshear presents more than $1.9 million to support young cancer patients

Source: Norton Children’s. LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear is taking new steps to support children battling cancer here in Kentucky. According to Norton Children’s, he announced more than $1.9 million in funding to help young cancer patients, joined by Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman, senior advisor Rocky Adkins and leaders from the Kentucky Pediatric Cancer Research Trust Fund. The announcement…

Bowling Green Fire Department dedicates its third Safe Haven Baby Box

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – On Wednesday at 9 a.m., the Bowling Green Fire Department dedicated its third Safe Haven Baby Box at Fire Station 6 on Cherry Farm Lane. This marks Kentucky’s 53rd box and the 341st nationwide. These temperature-controlled baby boxes feature a silent alarm, instantly alerting 911 when a newborn is placed inside. They offer parents in crisis…

WANTED WEDNESDAY: Woman wanted in vehicle theft case

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – For this week’s Wanted Wednesday, the Kentucky State Police is searching for a woman wanted on a vehicle theft charge. According to KSP Post 3 public affairs officer trooper Katan Parker, 48-year-old Goldie Wallace is wanted for theft by unlawful taking (auto). Wallace is described as 5 feet 4 inches tall and 150 pounds with brown…

Bowling Green man found guilty of sex charges involving minors

WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – A Bowling Green man is facing up to 12 years in prison for sex charges involving minors.  According to Commonwealth’s attorney Kori Beck Bumgarner, on May 22, a Warren County jury found 21-year-old Terron Hopson of Bowling Green guilty on several charges involving minors.  Those charges include unlawful use of electronic means to induce a minor…

Columbia man dead after vehicle exits roadway in Edmonton

EDMONTON, Ky. – A Columbia man is dead after a his vehicle exited a roadway. Metcalfe County Sheriff Lonnie Hodges says deputies were dispatched to Delk Branch Road for a single vehicle collision on Tuesday morning. MCSO’s initial investigation shows Dylan B. Willis, 22 of Columbia, was driving his vehicle eastbound on Delk Branch Road, approximately 6 miles southeast of…

Bowling Green man charged in Speedway robbery

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Bowling Green man is facing multiple charges following a robbery at a local Speedway gas station. According to a uniform citation, the Bowling Green Police Department responded just after 1 p.m. Saturday, May 24 to Speedway at 1220 Broadway Ave. for a reported robbery happening. Authorities say an employee on site called in and described…

WKU Baseball selected for NCAA Oxford Regional

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Baseball is headed to the NCAA Oxford Regional at Oxford-University Stadium on the campus of Ole Miss from May 30-June 2. The announcement was made during the NCAA Baseball Selection Show on Monday morning. The Hilltoppers won the Conference USA Championship for the first time in program history and will be the #3 seed in…

Black bear climbs Bell Co. home, crashes through ceiling

BELL COUNTY – A black bear was found in a home on Wednesday. Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Game Warden Derick Creech says he responded to a Bell County home to a call that a black bear had entered the residence. Creech located the black bear sitting on the stove in the kitchen. The Bell County Sheriff’s Office assisted Creech in…

Warren County Sheriff’s Office investigating fatal shooting

  BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Warren County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting. WCSP says it responded to the 200 block of Atlantis Way to a reported shooting on Sunday afternoon. Deputies located a man who sustained life-threatening gunshot wounds inside a residence. CPR was performed at the scene and Med Center EMS and Plano Fire Department continued life-saving…