ELKTON, Ky. (WEKT) – An Elkton man is charged with attempted arson. According to WEKT, a male subject threatened to burn down a home on West Jefferson Street Monday afternoon. More here. Police say they were called to the scene when 53-year-old Michael Bailey was found walking with a plastic jug of gasoline and a lighter about 500 feet from…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center and its resident company, Ramsey Theatre Company, are launching AcTOURS, a new touring theatre program delivering professional live performances directly to schools. The inaugural 2025 tour will feature Vexing Verses, a 45-minute original play inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe, created for middle and high school audiences. The…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Students of Western Kentucky University moved in this past weekend, and today marked the beginning of the 2025-26 school year for the Hilltoppers. News 40 asked students on the Hill about how their first day went. “You know, I was really, really excited because I wasn’t here last semester because I was in England,” said junior…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The expected traffic impacts in the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 area through Aug. 22 are listed below. All work is subject to change. Reminder that schools across the District continue to start back. Motorists should be aware of school buses on the road, children waiting for school buses near roads, congestion and traffic queues around…
SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – A Scottsville woman is charged after police say she drove on a DUI-suspended license. The Scottsville Police Department says it received a reckless driver call Saturday around 2:14 p.m. Police say a vehicle driven by 40-year-old Heather McPeak of Scottsville was behind their police cruiser. Authorities say they recognized McPeak was driving on a DUI-suspended license. Officers…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Bowling Green woman is charged in connection with a weekend pursuit. According to a uniform citation, the Bowling Green Police Department was conducting a traffic stop Saturday morning at the intersection of Louisville Road and River Street when a collision occurred on the other side of the intersection. Police say they saw a gray passenger…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Morgantown man is facing several drug charges in Bowling Green. According to a uniform citation, the Bowling Green Police Department observed a vehicle traveling Saturday morning at Rochester Street and Madison Street. Authorities say the driver did not have a seat belt on. During a traffic stop, authorities say they learned 32-year-old Benjamin Embry of…
HAROLD, Ky. – One man is dead following a negotiation incident in Floyd County. According to the Kentucky State Police, KSP’s Critical Incident Response Team has been requested to investigate a trooper-involved shooting that occurred on Monday, Aug. 18 around 9 a.m. on property of a business on Kentucky 680 East near the Harold community in Floyd County. Authorities say…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear is announcing an emergency designation of bromazolam as a Schedule 1 controlled substance, banning the drug from being sold in Kentucky. The announcement comes Monday after the drug, widely known as designer Xanax, has been tied to a growing number of fatal overdoses in the Commonwealth and across the country. “Team Kentucky has made…
Photo source: (Left) Kentucky State Police (Right) WKYT via CBS Newspath. JACKSON, Ky. – The mother and step-father of a Breathitt County child have been indicted in his death. According to commonwealth attorney Miranda King, the mother of 10-year-old Jayden Spicer, Felicia Gross, and his step-father, Joshua Gross, have been indicted on multiple charges in an ongoing death investigation. The…
