Author: WNKY Staff

Bowling Green firefighters, hazmat respond to reported chemical leak

Source: Bowling Green Fire Department. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – No injuries are reported following a chemical leak in Bowling Green. The Bowling Green Fire Department says it responded Thursday around 3:47 p.m. to a hazardous materials incident involving a tractor-trailer on McFadin Station Street. Upon arrival, officials say crews identified a chemical substance leaking from the trailer. Firefighters quickly assessed…

7 Brew raises $30,000 for Team Kentucky Storm Relief Fund

FRANKFORT, Ky. – One drive-thru coffee chain is being recognized for a $30,000 donation to the Team Kentucky Storm Relief Fund. On Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear named 7 Brew as this week’s Team Kentucky All-Stars. This follows the chain’s donation to the fund that was established by the Beshear-Coleman administration to support survivors of recent natural disasters. “Y’all are showing…

Apple, Corning to manufacture iPhone and Apple Watch cover glass in Kentucky

CUPERTINO, Calif. – Apple and Corning have announced a major expansion of their partnership to make precision glass for Apple products in Kentucky. According to a release Wednesday by Apple, it is making a $2.5 billion commitment to produce all of the cover glass for iPhone and Apple Watch products in Corning’s Harrodsburg, Kentucky, manufacturing facility. For the first time,…

World’s longest yard sale taking place through Sunday

Source: WBIR. FENTRESS COUNTY, Tenn. (WBIR, NBC) – If shopping is on your to-do list, here’s where you can find miles of deals. It’s the world’s longest yard sale. It runs all along Highway 127 from Michigan to Alabama – that’s a total of 700 miles. It started in 1987 and originally was just in Tennessee and Kentucky, but over…

Beshear announces launch of new website, initiatives to fight scams in Kentucky

FRANKFORT, Ky. – A new website is now active to help protect Kentuckians against scams. That’s according to Gov. Andy Beshear on Thursday, who announced StopScams.ky.gov, a website Team Kentucky launched to help efforts to prevent scams through raising awareness, reporting and education. “Scams are mean and cruel, and they cost Kentuckians of all ages their hard-earned savings that should…

Glasgow police seeking information on truck

Source: Glasgow Police Department. GLASGOW, Ky. – The Glasgow Police Department says it is seeking information on a vehicle. Police are asking for the public’s help as they work to learn more about the truck pictured above that is hauling a trailer. Details are limited at this time. News 40 will provide further information as it becomes available.

Instagram rolls out new location-sharing map

(CNN) – Instagram has rolled out a new feature that shows a user’s current location. It’s called Instagram Map and includes an actual map of the United States, showing where users are active. It also updates your location every time you use the app. The change has prompted some users to worry that their location is automatically being shared with…

Franklin police asking for identities after reported shoplifting

Source: Franklin Police Department. FRANKLIN, Ky. – The Franklin Police Department is working to identify two men in an alleged shoplifting case. Police say on Aug. 7, the two men pictured above were seen shoplifting from an area Walmart. Further information has not been released at this time. If anyone has any information, message the Franklin Police Department Facebook page…

Tompkinsville police conduct drug bust at residence

Source: Tompkinsville Police Department. TOMPKINSVILLE, Ky. – The Tompkinsville Police Department is expressing concern about what it says is a new drug for the local area. Tompkinsville police say a search at a home was conducted on Wednesday regarding the reported presence of dimethyltryptamine, or DMT. This resulted in the discovery of seven glass jars of suspected DMT, as well…

Grayson County Sheriff’s Office assists in arrest of man wanted on sex crimes

LEITCHFIELD, Ky. – The Grayson County Sheriff’s Office assisted in the apprehension of a wanted man. Grayson County sheriff Norm Chaffins says the office assisted the U.S. Marshal’s Office, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other task force agencies in the arrest of a man wanted on charges in Louisiana on Wednesday. Chaffins says Juan Chavez-Trevizo, 45, of Mexico, was…