Author: WNKY Staff

Hart County Beta Club offers Thanksgiving bags for those in need

Source: Hart County Beta Club. HART COUNTY, Ky. – If you need Thanksgiving food this season, one Hart County group is here to help. The Hart County Beta Club said Tuesday on Facebook that it has placed Thanksgiving bags in outdoor blessing boxes. They say they are located at both Raiders Inn and Dr. Pandeya’s Office in Munfordville. As of…

Kentucky attorney general expands opioid-related lawsuit

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky’s attorney general has expanded an opioid-related lawsuit to target another pharmacy benefit manager. Attorney General Russell Coleman says OptumRx contributed to the state’s deadly addiction crisis. OptumRx was added as a defendant in the suit filed two months ago against Express Scripts, another pharmacy benefit manager that remains a defendant. The attorney general accused Optum of…

Bueler’s Day Off hosting Thanksgiving Leftovers Edition Concert

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – If you don’t have plans post-Thanksgiving, you can get a generous helping of music at Spillway. Bueler’s Day Off is hosting a Thanksgiving Leftovers Edition Concert this Saturday from 7 to 11 p.m. It’s a great way for you to come and dance out some of that post-turkey tiredness and have a great time. Spillway is…

Marion County Animal Shelter reports robbery

LEBANON, Ky. – The Marion County Animal Shelter is reporting a robbery occurred Monday night. The Hart County Animal Shelter is encouraging the local community to lend a helping hand after the reported incident, whether that includes donations, supplies or volunteering time. Aubrey Senn, the director and animal control officer at the Marion County Animal Shelter, shared in a Facebook…

Franklin man charged with drug trafficking near Russellville school

RUSSELLVILLE, Ky. – A Franklin man is charged with drug trafficking near a school. According to a uniform citation, the Logan County Sheriff’s Office located two individuals who had an active domestic violence order in Logan County on Tuesday. A deputy conducted a traffic stop on Peyton Street in Russellville on Lorenzo Barnett, 47 of Franklin. Barnett attempted to exit…

Bowling Green firefighters give back with Thanksgiving food boxes

Source: Bowling Green Fire Department. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – This week, Bowling Green firefighters gathered together at headquarters to assemble Thanksgiving food boxes. These boxes were given to local charities and will be distributed to those wanting to have a special Thanksgiving but may not have the means to do so. Over 70 boxes were assembled for our community. BGFD…

WANTED WEDNESDAY: Man wanted on flagrant non-support charge

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – For this week’s Wanted Wednesday, the Kentucky State Police is asking assistance to find a man wanted on a flagrant-non support offense. Troopers say 27-year-old Marquise Brown is facing a flagrant-non support charge (child support),  a felony in Kentucky that happens when someone consistently fails to provide support they are obligated to provide. Brown is described…

Bowling Green woman charged with identity theft

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Bowling Green woman is facing charges related to providing a false identity. According to a uniform citation, the Warren County Sheriff’s Office responded around 4 a.m. Wednesday to the 2100 block of Hadley Loop Road regarding an attempt to serve two felony warrants on an individual. Deputies say upon arrival,  did not get a response…

Man allegedly sets Glasgow store’s vehicle on fire

GLASGOW, Ky. – A man is accused of setting a vehicle on fire. Glasgow Police Department Public Information Officer Major Terry Flatt says the department responded to Lessenberry Do It Center on West Main Street on Tuesday. Police say Jeffrey Dugard, 59, called 911 and said he had set fire to the vehicle owned by Lessenberry Do It Center. At…

Kentucky woman arrested in alleged scam involving photography business

LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. – A Kentucky woman is facing charges related to a theft by deception case involving her photography business. According to sheriff John Root with the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office, a Laurel County detective arrested Dakota Mackenzie Burns, 25, of London on Tuesday morning following an investigation that determined Burns allegedly was paid for photography services through a…