BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Classes will resume at Western Kentucky University campuses on Wednesday, Jan. 8. This follows two days of closures during winter weather conditions. WKU says its campuses in Bowling Green, Owensboro, Glasgow, Somerset and Elizabethtown will open as scheduled. University officials say offices at Fort Knox will open at 10 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.
Source: Trooper Scottie Pennington. MT. VERNON, Ky. – An Ohio man has been arrested after a massive drug bust in Rockcastle County. According to trooper Scottie Pennington with the Kentucky State Police, trooper Brian Maupin responded to a disabled vehicle on the interstate that ran out of gasoline. Troopers say the driver had been smoking marijuana and ran from the…
LOGAN COUNTY, Ky. – The sheriff of Todd County has been indicted on two charges related to an incident in May 2024, court documents say. According to court documents, Tracy White, the sheriff of the Todd County Sheriff’s Office, “committed the offense of harassment” and the “offense of menacing” on May 3, 2024 in Logan County. Court documents state on…
CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – Kentucky State Police Post 15 says it apprehended an Adair County man after a vehicle pursuit. KSP says a trooper attempted a traffic stop of a Ford Escape on Blue Hole Road in Taylor County on Monday evening. According to a release, the vehicle’s operator did not stop and a pursuit began. The pursuit continued into Adair…
LEITCHFIELD, Ky. – A Leitchfield man has been charged with the murder of a missing Illinois woman. Gregory McCrary, 43, is accused of killing Dwan Atwell, 42, of Illinois in May of 2021. According to WNKY media partner K105, the Kentucky State Police and the Breckinridge County Sheriff’s Office opened a death investigation on Thursday, May 27 of 2021 after…
Source: Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office. UPDATE: PULASKI COUNTY, Ky. – The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office says Rayahna Miller has been located safe. PULASKI COUNTY, Ky. – The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing teen. Deputies say on Tuesday, they received a missing person report for 16-year-old Rayahna Miller. According to the sheriff’s office, Miller’s mother received a…
HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. – A tractor-trailer crash on Interstate 24 has left one man dead. WNKY News 40 partner WKDZ Radio says the Christian County Sheriff’s Office responded to a tractor-trailer crash at Interstate 24 westbound at the 86 mile marker at approximately 11 am on Tuesday morning. The investigation shows the tractor-trailer exited the roadway and overturned. The driver of…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – A Bowling Green attorney will receive an award honoring Second District Kentucky attorneys who advance Kentucky’s judicial system. According to a press release, Bowling Green attorney Charles E. English has been named the inaugural Chief Justice Minton Award recipient. English is a partner of ELPO Law. The award honors Chief Justice John D. Minton, Jr. Minton and…
EDMONTON, Ky. – A new mailing scam is impacting Edmonton and Metcalfe County. The city says a scam asking for donations to the Edmonton Police Department is circulating by mail. According to a social media release, the sender of the letters is the National Police Association. Officials say they do not authorize donation requests. They ask individuals who receive the…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Two men are facing charges in Bowling Green after police say an alleged bomb threat was made. The Bowling Green Police Department says it responded to a call Monday evening from the emergency box at River Walk Park. Police say a male caller stated to dispatchers that he had a bomb. Authorities say they viewed area…
