Author: WNKY Staff

Flewelling’s two-run triple lifts Bowling Green to 2-1 victory

Bowling Green, Kentucky – Nathan Flewelling collected a two-run triple in his High-A debut, propelling the Bowling Green Hot Rods (65-60, 31-30) to a 2-1 victory over the Asheville Tourists (51-72, 22-36) on Tuesday at Bowling Green Ballpark in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Asheville started the scoring in the top of the third off Hot Rods starter Trevor Harrison. Hector Salas…

UPDATE: two dead in two-vehicle collision in Warren County

BOWLING GREEN, KY. – Two people have died following a wrong-way crash on Interstate 65 in Warren County. Kentucky State Police say the collision happened just before 5 p.m. Monday near the 15-mile marker on I-65 northbound. According to investigators, 80-year-old Garland Johnson of McDonough, Georgia, was driving a 1998 Cadillac El Dorado south in the northbound lanes when he…

Dog up for adoption spends nearly a year at Simpson Co. Animal Shelter

Courtesy of Michael Gregory. FRANKLIN, Ky. – Anniversaries are often something to celebrate, but for a shelter dog, reaching a year without a home is a heavy milestone. Sturgill has been at the Simpson County Animal Shelter since last October, spending nearly a year at the shelter. The shelter describes Sturgill as a friendly, smart adult male dog. Rescuers say…

Blood Assurance in need of donations needed for cancer, sickle cell patients

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Blood Assurance is asking for lifesaving donations for cancer and sickle cell patients. September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month and this week is National Blood Donation Week. This month, Blood Assurance is reaching out to the community for blood and platelet donations in honor of patients whose survival depends on them….

Kraft Heinz undoes blockbuster merger after a decade of changing tastes

By DEE-ANN DURBIN and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers

FILE – This Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018 photo shows a display of Kraft macaroni and cheese in a Sam’s Club in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Kraft Heinz is splitting into two companies a decade after a merger of the brands created one of the biggest food manufacturers on the planet. One of the companies, currently…

C.F. Martin Jr. retires from Farmers RECC Board of Directors

Source: Farmers RECC.GLASGOW, Ky. – C.F. Martin Jr. is officially retired from the Farmers RECC board. According to a release Tuesday, Martin retired in August. He served on the board, representing District II, for 30 years. Through his dedication and diligence throughout his time there, the release states he was “an integral part of the cooperative program.” The release continues,…

Man charged with incest, rape in Allen County

SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – A man that resides in a local Mennonite community is accused of raping a juvenile. According to the Allen County Sheriff’s Office, a local Mennonite community contacted them to report an allegation against an adult male member of the community having sexual intercourse with a juvenile member. ACSO states detectives obtained a confession from the male suspect,…

Bowling Green man sentenced for drug distribution, firearm offenses

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Bowling Green man has been sentenced to over a decade in prison due to charges related to fentanyl, firearm offenses and more. According to a release by the United States Attorney’s Office, Western District of Kentucky, 40-year-old Joshua Duncan has been sentenced to 18 years and four month in federal prison. The release states this…

UK student arrested in connection with infant’s death released on bond

Courtesy of LEX 18. LEXINGTON, Ky. – A University of Kentucky student has been released from jail after a dead infant was found last week. Court records state 21-year-old Laken Snelling of Lexington posted surety for $100,000 and has been placed on house arrest. Snelling faces charges of concealing the birth of an infant, tampering with physical evidence and abuse…