Author: WNKY Staff

New lane reassignment finished on U.S. 79 in Logan County

LOGAN COUNTY, Ky. – Motorists in Logan County should be aware of a new lane reassignment. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 says the lane reassignment is at the intersection of U.S. 68 and U.S. 79 near Logan County High School. KYTC District 3 says the right lane on U.S. 79 North has been changed from a straight-through and right-turn…

UPDATE: Road closure report released by Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s latest road closure report has been updated. According to a release from Tuesday night, the following roads remain closed until further notice: Allen County All state routes have reopened. Edmonson County KY 655 is closed at mile point 2 due to high water. Metcalfe County KY 640 is closed at mile point…

Crews restore thousands of outages by Wednesday

Source: Farmers RECC. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Crews continue to work after significantly reducing outages overnight. On Wednesday morning, Farmers Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation says outages for 58 households remain, while Warren Rural Electric Cooperative Commission has 275 members without power. Pennyrile Electric says it has restored over 18,000 members, and over 9,000 members are still without power since Sunday’s…

Glasgow police searching for missing teen

Source: Glasgow Police Department. GLASGOW, Ky. – The Glasgow Police Department is asking for help to locate a runaway teen. Police say 16-year-old Lainy Duncan was last seen on Saturday on Liberty Street. If you have have information, call the Glasgow Police Department at 270-651-6165 or 270-651-5151 and speak with officer Jordan Saltsman.

Lafayette, TN man receives sentence for crop insurance fraud

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Tennessee man has been sentenced in crop insurance fraud case. On Wednesday, David Garrett Manion, 61 of Lafayette, was sentenced to three years and six months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Minion is also ordered to pay $3.5 million in restitution for defrauding the federal crop insurance program between 2016…

Med Center to acquire Logan Memorial Hospital

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Medical Center is growing. On Wednesday, the not-for-profit integrated healthcare system announced its acquisition of Logan Memorial Hospital. The anticipated effective date is July 1, 2024. Logan Memorial Hospital, a 75-bed acute care hospital, is located in Russellville and serves approximately 45,000. In addition to Logan Memorial, the Medical Center will acquire three medical buildings…

Valenzuela Earns 200th Career Victory in Hot Rods 4-2 Win

Bowling Green, Kentucky – Rafael Valenzuela collected his 200th managerial victory in the Bowling Green Hot Rods (25-21) 4-2 win over the Wilmington Blue Rocks (21-23) on Tuesday from Bowling Green Ballpark. Bowling Green scored the first runs of the game in the top of third against Wilmington starter Bryan Caceras. Xavier Issac roped a double to left and scored on a…

Pinnacle Financial Partners hosts groundbreaking of Lovers Lane location

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Pinnacle Financial Partners is expanding its business in Bowling Green. The company broke ground Tuesday on its location on Lovers Lane, brining another addition to south-central Kentucky. Regional president of Pinnacle Financial Partners, Rick Seadler, says, “Where I think we set ourselves apart is our engagement. We like the hand to hand engagement with our clients….

Warren County Government releases storm debris cleanup update

WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – The Warren County Road Department is continuing to remove trees and limbs that are blocking roadways. According to a release by the Warren County Government, removal of debris on private property is the responsibility of the property owner. The release states private contractors hired to cut trees and limbers are responsible for hauling debris offsite. Any…

Deputies respond to multi-vehicle collision in Logan County

RUSSELLVILLE, Ky. – Logan County deputies responded Tuesday for an multi-vehicle injury collision. The Logan County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to the area of the Logan County Career and Technical Center at 2400 Bowling Green Road in Russellville, Kentucky. According to deputies, the driver of a maroon F-150 pulling a 16-foot mowing trailer saw a slow-moving vehicle westbound near…