Author: WNKY Staff

3 injured in Glasgow crash

GLASGOW, Ky. – Three people are injured after a crash in Glasgow. According to the Glasgow Police Department, officers responded to the intersection of Burkesville Road and the Cumberland Parkway eastbound off-ramp to a reported crash at approximately 6:51 p.m. Saturday. Investigators say that a pickup truck traveling from the Cumberland Parkway off-ramp was attempting to turn left onto Burkesville…

Allen County, BG-Warren County Humane Society team up for TNR program

ALLEN COUNTY, Ky. – Allen County has entered into an agreement with the Bowling Green/Warren County Humane Society to offer a Trap Neuter and Release program within the county. According to Allen County Judge-Executive Dennis Harper on Friday, there are some areas in the county that have a large number of cats. The TNR program works to help keep track…

2 arrested after drug bust in Christian County

Source: Christian County Sheriff’s Office. CHRISTIAN COUNTY, Ky. – Two people are behind bars after a drug bust in Christian County. According to the Christian County Sheriff’s Office, on Friday, Oct. 9, the agency’s Anti-Crime Unit obtained a search warrant for an apartment on North Elm Street following a drug trafficking investigation. Authorities say during the search, they discovered methamphetamine,…

Fire units responding to large field fire in Allen County

SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – Allen County firefighters are responding to a field fire Friday afternoon. According to Allen County-Scottsville Emergency Management, units from the Allen County Fire Department and the Scottsville Fire Department are at the scene of a large bean field, woods and combine fire on the east side of Scottsville and Glasgow Road. “We are aware of the loud…

Units respond to reported mobile home fire in Barren County

Photo credit: James Brown/Glasgow News 1. BARREN COUNTY, Ky. (Glasgow News 1) – Multiple agencies are working a reported fire in Barren County. According to Glasgow News 1, as of roughly 12:20 p.m. Friday, Austin Tracy, Haywood and Temple Hill fire departments were on scene of an active fire at the end of Joe Marshall Road. A later report by…

Barren County Schools mourns loss of staff member, offers grief support

By James Brown, Glasgow News 1

Credit: Patton Funeral HomeBARREN COUNTY, Ky. (Glasgow News 1) – Barren County Schools is offering grief support on Monday, Oct. 12 following the loss of a staff member, according to a release by the district. Glasgow News 1 reports this follows the death of district staff member Chad Gossett after a motorcycle crash in Tennessee. According to Glasgow News 1,…

Bowling Green man charged after allegedly ‘doing donuts’ in Wawa parking lot

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Bowling Green man is facing multiple charges after allegedly almost hitting several people in a Wawa parking lot. According to a uniform citation, around 8:02 p.m. on Thursday, the Bowling Green Police Department responded to a reported injury collision near Wawa at 800 Gunnison Trail. Authorities say a caller stated a vehicle “drove over a…

Russellville man accused of breaking into liquor store

RUSSELLVILLE, Ky. – A Russellville man is charged after police say he broke into a liquor store. According to a uniform citation, officers responded to a report of damage at Logan Square Liquor at 208 Armory Drive just after midnight Friday. Officers say they located a rock and a broken bottle of liquor on the floor. Officers say security footage…

Bowling Green man charged with arson after Park Street fire

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Bowling Green man is charged with arson after a fire Thursday night on Park Street. According to a uniform citation, Bowling Green police arrived at 1119 Park St. with fire units, where a structure’s roof was engulfed in flames. Authorities say witnesses reported hearing a banging noise from an overhead apartment before the fire started….

Former WKU men’s basketball coach, athletic director Jim Richards passes away

WKU Athletics Press Release

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Jim Richards, a former WKU Men’s Basketball Head Coach, Director of Athletics and member of the WKU Athletic Hall of Fame whose contributions to Hilltopper Athletics spanned more than four decades, passed away Friday, Oct. 9. He was 90 years old.A native of Adair County, Kentucky, Richards was one of the most versatile figures in WKU…