Author: WNKY Staff

WANTED WEDNESDAY: Man wanted on drug possession charge

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – For this week’s Wanted Wednesday, the Kentucky State Police is searching for a man who may be in the Butler County or Bowling Green areas. According to KSP, Micah Hall is wanted on a charge of first-degree possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine). He is described as 6 feet 3 inches tall and 220 pounds with…

Teen dies after collision in Frankfort

FRANKFORT, Ky. – A 16-year-old has died following a crash in Frankfort. According to a release by the Kentucky State Police, troopers responded to Interstate 64 in Franklin County for a fatal collision that occurred just after 11 a.m. Sunday. Troopers say the incident occurred at the 59 mile marker in the westbound lane. A preliminary investigation found that a…

Bowling Green Public Works continues work on sinkhole

Source: City of Bowling Green. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Bowling Green Public Works crews are continuing work on a sinkhole that opened up last week on Single Tree Way. RELATED: Sinkhole opens, leaves many without water in Bowling Green According to the City of Bowling Green, contractors have excavated the sinkhole on Single Tree Way to bedrock. Crews are preparing…

Roskoski named CUSA Field Athlete of the Week

DALLAS – WKU Track and Field’s Sophia Roskoski has been named the Conference USA Female Field Athlete of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday. The sophomore pole vaulter was given the honor after her performance at the Bellarmine Classic on Jan. 24. On the honor pole vault coach Lauren Zaglifa said “Sophia’s back to back PR’s speak for themselves…

Barren County High School senior selected to represent state at YMCA CONA

BARREN COUNTY, Ky. – Barren County Schools has announced that Grant Harper, a Barren County High School Senior, has been selected as one of only 25 delegates to represent Kentucky at the 2025 YMCA Conference on National Affairs. According to the district, the weeklong conference will take place at the YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly in North Carolina, where top students from…

Glasgow police respond to collision on North Race Street

GLASGOW, Ky. – The Glasgow Police Department responded Tuesday to a collision on North Race Street. Officers say they responded to the scene for an injury accident. While there, police say they learned a 2016 Nissan Sentra driven by a juvenile was traveling northbound on North Race Street and did not see a 2013 Mazda driven by George Helms that…

Alert: Baby carrier sold on Shein has fall risk

Source: CPSC.(CNN) – The Consumer Product Safety Commission is sounding the alarm on BabyPark sling carriers. The agency is urging customers to stop using them due to a fall risk. The carriers can fail to hold an infant inside, and they don’t include the required warnings or instructions. The product was sold online at Shein.com from March through November 2024….

Kentucky State Police investigating fatal shooting in Morgantown

MORGANTOWN, Ky. – The Kentucky State Police is investigating a fatal shooting in Morgantown. According to KSP, just before 7 a.m. Tuesday, troopers were requested to assist the Morgantown Police Department regarding a shooting incident. Authorities say troopers arrived on scene on West Morrison Street and located a male with life-threatening injuries. Troopers say that individual was pronounced dead by…

Woman flown for treatment after being hit on I-65

FRANKLIN, Ky. – One woman has been flown after being struck by a vehicle early Tuesday on Interstate 65. Kentucky State Police public affairs officer trooper Katan Parker confirmed KSP responded for a vehicle versus pedestrian collision on I-65 near the southbound Kentucky Welcome Center in Simpson County. Parker says a woman was parked on the side of the road…

Rocky Hill Volunteer Fire Department gains needed board members

ROCKY HILL, Ky. – There had been concern in the Rocky Hill Volunteer Fire District that there wouldn’t be enough interest in filling the seats of three departing board members. A full board is required for each of the volunteer fire departments to operate, but that worry brought out the community for Monday night’s meeting with six nominations. Edmonson County…