Author: WNKY Staff

Former Kentucky inmate back behind bars in Florida, family asks for ‘Logan’s Law’

By Jackson Plant/WKYT.

Source: WKYT via CBS Newspath. VERSAILLES, Ky. (WKYT) – A family impacted by a case is sharing their reaction after a recently released Kentucky inmate is back behind bars in Florida. WKYT reports it has been one week since its team spoke to Dean Tipton, the father of Logan Tipton, a child whose death has been connected to the Ronald…

SKYPAC named a Top Venue of the Month Worldwide in Pollstar Magazine

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center is receiving national and global recognition as a venue. According to a release by SKYPAC on Friday, it has earned the No. 8 spot among top venues in the world this month in the 1,501 to 2,500 category, as reported by Pollstar Magazine. SKYPAC says it ranks among venues in…

Bowling Green welcomes new Moe’s location

Customers lined up to try to be one of the first 50 as Moe’s opened its doors at 10:30 a.m. Friday.BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green community is welcoming a new Moe’s location. At least 50 people lined up outside of the restaurant on Friday, ready for the doors to open. The first person in line, local Southcentral Kentucky…

Multiple casualties reported after Tennessee plant explosion

HICKMAN COUNTY, Tenn. (WZTV/NNS) – At least 19 people are unaccounted for following an explosion at a Tennessee explosives manufacturer on Friday. WZTV reports the explosion occurred just before 8 a.m. at Accurate Energetic Systems in the Bucksnort area along the Hickman County/Humphreys County line. AES specializes in the development, manufacture, handling and storage of products and explosives for military,…

Man arrested following shots fired report on Adams Street

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – One man is facing multiple charges, including terroristic threatening, after a shots fired report Thursday evening on Adams Street. According to a uniform citation, the Bowling Green Police Department responded for a call about a subject with a weapon at the T-Mart on Adams Street. Police say a caller reported a man had shot several rounds…

Bowling Green Police Department investigating shots fired on Adams St.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky –  According to Bowling Green Police Department Public Information Officer Ronnie Ward, authorities are responding to alleged shots fired at the T-Mart on Adams St. Details are limited at this time but, Officer Ward confirms they have someone in custody in connection with this incident, and no one has been shot. As more details become available, we…

Clinton Co. man arrested on indictment warrant on incest, rape charges

ALBANY, Ky. – An Albany, Kentucky man has been arrested on charges involving a sexual abuse investigation. According to court records, 62-year-old James Shelton of Albany was arrested on an indictment warrant on Thursday, Oct. 9. Court records state an indictment was filed the same day, formally charging Shelton with human trafficking – forced labor, first-degree sodomy, first-degree sexual abuse,…

KSP responds to non-injury wreck on I-65

WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – The Kentucky State Police is working a reported two-vehicle wreck on Interstate 65 south. Authorities say this is a separate incident from an earlier wreck involving a vehicle that struck a KSP trooper’s cruiser. KSP Post 3 public affairs officer trooper Katan Parker says the collision occurred on I-65 south at the 38-mile marker Thursday evening….

Trooper’s cruiser struck during traffic stop in Bowling Green

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Kentucky State Police trooper is being evaluated by medical staff after his cruiser was reportedly struck during a traffic stop. KSP Post 3 public affairs officer trooper Katan Parker confirmed Thursday afternoon that the KSP trooper’s vehicle was hit by a another vehicle while conducting a traffic stop today. Parker says the incident occurred on…

FBI joins investigation into threats to Kentucky Parole Board

FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Federal Bureau of Investigation is now involved in an ongoing investigation into threats allegedly made to members of the Kentucky Parole Board. That’s according to Gov. Andy Beshear during Thursday’s Team Kentucky update. The threats occurred after inaccurate information was shared on the release of a Kentucky inmate, Ronald Exantus. “Despite repeatedly voting for Ronald Exantus…