Author: WNKY Staff

Glasgow Police Department unveils new cruiser design

GLASGOW, Ky. – The Glasgow Police Department unveiled a new look Thursday. According to a release, GPD is launching a new design and color scheme for police cruisers. The new cruiser design is high-visibility reflective and will replace current designs and colors. Patrol officers from each squad developed a design and color scheme and submitted it to a vote, with…

Logan County Schools reveal renderings for nearly $10 million expansion

RUSSELLVILLE, Ky. – Expansion and new education programs are now moving forward at Logan County Schools. According to a release, the district was awarded $9,954,829 on April 15, 2025, to add Diesel Technology and Plumbing programs at Logan County Career & Technical Center. At a board meeting early this week, final drawings and plans were presented and approved. LCS says…

Logan County judge executive issues burn ban

RUSSELLVILLE, Ky. – Logan County Judge Executive Phil Baker issued an executive order to prohibit outdoor burning Wednesday evening. Logan is the latest county to issue the ban, joining Edmonson and Warren. In an executive order, Baker stressed to residents to adhere to restrictions as dry conditions continue. Baker met with fire departments across the county to make the decision….

Warren County fire departments respond to fire on Old Greenville Road

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Warren County Fire Department System responded to a structure fire Wednesday evening. WCFDS Fire Chief Bill Rector says Browning Fire Department units were dispatched to a house fire at 638 Old Greenville Road at approximately 9:35 pm. When crews arrived, firefighters found an advanced fire and initiated a fire attack. The home is a total…

Driver allegedly hits, kills sixth-grade basketball coach in Marion County

By Ken Howlett, News Director of K105

Source: Via K105, courtesy of St. Augustine School. LEBANON, Ky. (K105) – A sixth-grade basketball coach is dead after authorities say he was struck by a vehicle in Kentucky on Friday. According to a report by K105, the crash occurred Friday evening on Bradfordsville Road in Marion County. K105 reports a Kentucky State Police investigation found 35-year-old Jacob Buckingham of…

Man allegedly steals police cruiser in Madisonville

MADISONVILLE, Ky. – One man is behind bars after allegedly stealing a police cruiser in Madisonville. According to a uniform citation, the Madisonville Police Department was responding to what was believed to be a burglary in progress near a public library off of East Center Street. The citation states one officer exited his police cruiser and walked around some nearby…

Out of the Darkness Walk to be hosted on WKU campus

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – An Out of the Darkness Walk is being hosted at Western Kentucky University’s campus this weekend. According to organizers, the walk will take place Saturday, April 18 at 11 a.m., starting at The Mahurin Honors College. Out of the Darkness Walks, in association with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, raise funding and create spaces for…

Wife charged with murder in husband’s shooting death in Cumberland County

BURKESVILLE, Ky. – A wife has been charged with murder after her husband’s death in Cumberland County on Tuesday. According to the Kentucky State Police, troopers received a call Tuesday night from the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office requesting investigative assistance regarding a shooting at a residence on Red Banks Road in Cumberland County. Authorities say they responded to the scene,…