Author: WNKY Staff

UPDATE: Child and mother located after endangered child alert out of Nashville

Source: Metropolitan Nashville Police Department.NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A child has been found after an endangered child alert was issued for a 5-year-old out of Nashville, Tennessee. The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department says Solomon White Jr., 5, was taken by his mother, Janelle Burns, 31, on Friday, Nov. 8. Police say both have since been found at a Dickerson Pike apartment….

TRAFFIC ALERT: Veterans Parade to take place on Glasgow Public Square

Source: Glasgow Police Department. GLASGOW, Ky. – Glasgow police want to make sure drivers are aware of an event in downtown Glasgow on Monday. On Nov. 11, the Glasgow Police Department says a veterans parade will start at noon. Drivers are asked to use caution if they must travel on South Green Street or the Glasgow Public Square, as the…

Event teaching communication for kids to be hosted at Butler Co. High School

MORGANTOWN, Ky. – An event at Butler County High School is aiming to improve communication between participants and their children. A discussion based on the book “How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk” will take place on Nov. 13 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The event is in collaboration with Toys for Tots and…

Beshear provides update on resources ahead of Veterans Day

File PhotoFRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear spoke on current and upcoming resources for Kentucky’s veterans during Thursday’s Team Kentucky update. According to a release by the governor’s office, Beshear provided an update on the Kentucky Department of Veteran Affairs, which serves 40,000 veterans and distributes $48 million in benefits each month. Beshear says the department has a total of…

Phillips Family Butcher Shop opens doors in Glasgow

GLASGOW, Ky. – On Friday, the Phillips Family Butcher Shop is opening its doors for the first time in Glasgow. If you travel to Hiseville, you may have been to Phillips Family Grocery, a well-loved spot for folks in the area. Now, they’re expanding into the meat industry. The store was announced back in September of this year, and today…

Med Center Health receives sexual assault nursing certifications at two hospitals

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Kentucky Cabinet for Healthy and Family services has granted certifications to The Medical Center. The agency recognized The Medical Center at Bowling Green and The Medical Center at Albany as SANE ready hospitals. SANE is an acronym for Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner. The hospitals have a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner on call at all times….

McConnell announces Kentucky selected for U.S. Army TNT production facility

MUHLENBERG, Ky. – On Friday, U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced the U.S. Army will award Repkon USA $435,000,000 to construct a Trinitrotoluene (TNT) production facility in Graham, Kentucky. According to a release by McConnell’s office, this will be the first domestic source of TNT in the U.S. since the 1980s. TNT is a critical explosive the United…

Tractor trailer overturns in Russellville

Photos: Logan County Sheriff’s OfficeRUSSELLVILLE, Ky. – The Logan County Sheriff’s Office says a tractor trailer overturned on Friday. The overturn occurred at the intersection of 431 South on Nashville Road and the south side of the Russellville Bypass. Traffic is restricted as emergency crews clear the area. The Russellville Rural Fire Department is assisting the cleanup. WNKY News 40…

Fentanyl trafficking investigation leads to arrest of four in Logan County

RUSSELLVILLE, Ky. – A fentanyl trafficking investigation leads to the arrest of four in Logan County. The South Central Kentucky Drug Task Force says the investigation round up was conducted on November 4 and 5 in Russellville. The investigation resulted in four being arrested. Bronson Fuller, of Olmstead, is charged with trafficking in controlled substance 1st degree 1st offense (fentanyl),…