Author: WNKY Staff

Apple juice sold at Aldi, Walgreens stores part of expanded recall

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A recall affecting select apple juice in multiple states has been expanded. According to a release by Aldi Inc., the store is recalling Nature’s Nectar 100% Apple Juice sold in some Aldi stores in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, West Virginia and Wisconsin. This…

Road closed after sinkhole reported in Briarwood neighborhood

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – City officials say a sinkhole has opened up in the Briarwood neighborhood of Bowling Green. Currently, Single Tree Way is closed to traffic, according to the City of Bowling Green’s executive assistant and public information officer Deborah Highland West. West says the sinkhole is located along the 1600 block of Single Tree Way. News 40 crews…

Weather forecast alters I-165 ramp closures in Butler County

BUTLER COUNTY, Ky. – Due to the high chances of rain this week, the schedule for the Interstate 165 ramp closures in Butler County have been updated. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says the northbound and southbound off ramp at exit 27 Kentucky 70 will close beginning Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 6 a.m. They will remain closed through the day and…

UPDATE: WKU student tests positive for measles

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A student from Western Kentucky University has reportedly tested positive for measles. On Tuesday, Sept. 10, WKU director of media relations Jace Lux confirmed one student has tested positive. The Cabinet for Health and Family Services released further information on Tuesday evening, stating the case involves a Tennessee resident that is a student at WKU. The…

9 charged in illegal catfish harvest operation in Kentucky, Alabama

GLASGOW, Ky. – Multiple people are facing charges in connection with illegal commercial catfish activity, which included harvesting at Barren River Lake. Kentucky Fish and Wildlife said in a Facebook post made on Tuesday that game warden Cody Fox and the law enforcement division’s Special Investigations Unit began an investigation into illegal commercial catfishing activity, including a Glasgow Pay Lake…

Bowling Green man arrested after alleged package theft

Source: Bowling Green Police Department. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Bowling Green man has been arrested in relation to an alleged package theft. According to the Bowling Green Police Department, police arrested Alexander T. Kennedy, 32, of Bowling Green on Monday evening for the theft of a package from a residence on Lynnwood Way. Police say a witness reported observing…

Glasgow police investigate firearm threat at Glasgow High School

GLASGOW, Ky. – The Glasgow Police Department investigated a threat against a local school on Monday. Major Terry Flatt says the department and Glasgow High School collaborated to investigate a firearm threat against Glasgow High School. A male juvenile made threats of having a firearm and was going to “shoot it up” at Glasgow High School. The juvenile was wearing…

1 transported to hospital after rollover crash off of Alvaton Road

ALVATON, Ky. – First responders are at the scene of a rollover crash that occurred off of Alvaton Church Road and Mount Lebanon Church Road. According to sheriff Brett Hightower with the Warren County Sheriff’s Office, one person was transported to a local hospital. Details are limited at this time. News 40 will provide additional information as it becomes available.