Author: WNKY Staff

Bowling Green man charged with trafficking fentanyl

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Bowling Green man is facing multiple charges, including trafficking fentanyl. According to a uniform citation, the Bowling Green Police Department observed a vehicle traveling on Stubbins Street Thursday just after 10:45 p.m. with no headlamps. Authorities say they conducted a traffic stop and made contact with the driver, identified as 33-year-old Delsjuan Dewalt of Bowling…

Sheriff seeking information on shots fired incident

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Warren County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shots-fired complaint. Sheriff Brett Hightower says deputies responded to the area of Valley Wood Way and Morning Glory Drive to a shots-fired complaint at 12:34 am on Friday. Deputies located six spent shell casings in the road. Hightower says home video was obtained in the investigation. The Warren…

Kentucky horse farm supports sobriety with ‘Stable Recovery’ program

By Mark Strassmann, Eye of America, CBS News

Source: CBS News. LEXINGTON, Ky. (CBS News) – One Kentucky horse farm rides hard on expectations. You’re up at 5 a.m., ready to work, clean and sober. Taylor Made Farm offers a drug and alcohol rehab program called Stable Recovery, where you’ll find roughly 50 men recovering from addictions. You’ll also find 750 thoroughbreds. Christian Countzler says, “A big part…

Bowling Green teen arrested following vandalism at Roland Bland Park

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A 19-year-old Bowling Green man is behind bars following reported vandalism at Roland Bland Park. According to the Bowling Green Police Department, officers received reports over the weekend of “extensive graffiti and multiple items damaged or destroyed” inside of the park. On Tuesday evening, police say park employees notified them a suspect was at the skate…

WKU receives $500,000 gift from Abound Credit Union

Source: WKU. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – On Thursday, Ray Springsteen, president and CEO of Abound Credit Union, announced a $500,000 gift to support Western Kentucky University’s Center for Financial Success. The center, housed in the Gordon Ford College of Business, will now be known as the WKU Center for Financial Success sponsored by Abound Credit Union, according to WKU. The…

Road improvement project set to begin in Barren County

bright orange traffic cones standing in a row on dark asphaltBy realsportsphotos/envato. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A road improvement project is just days away from beginning in Barren County. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 says the project will impact a nine-mile portion of the Kentucky 90 Happy Valley Road corridor in Barren County. Construction will be done in phases…

Beshear announces $7.75 million for bridge projects, including in Barren County

FRANKFORT, Ky. – On Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced the latest round of funding will go to 17 critical bridge projects across Kentucky, including in Barren County. According to a release Thursday, the County and City Bridge Improvement Program is awarding $7.75 million, supporting repairs, replacements and the preservation of multiple Kentucky bridges. Of that funding, the release states Barren…

Buffalo Trace Distillery celebrates filling 9 millionth barrel of bourbon

Source: Buffalo Trace Distillery. FRANKFORT, Ky. – Buffalo Trace Distillery is celebrating tradition and growth with the filling of its nine millionth barrel of bourbon since Prohibition. According to a release by the company, Buffalo Trace Distillery just completed a decade long, $1.2 billion expansion project earlier this year. “The filling of our nine millionth barrel represents a historic chapter…

Beaver Dam mayor Sandefur elected Kentucky League of Cities president

Photo: The Kentucky League of Cities swore in new officers at its 2025 Conference & Expo in Owensboro on Thursday night. From left are KLC President and Beaver Dam Mayor Paul Sandefur; KLC First Vice President and Berea Mayor Bruce Fraley; and KLC Second Vice President and Mayfield Mayor Kathy O’Nan. Source: The Eric Group. OWENSBORO, Ky. – The Kentucky…

Drainage project to temporarily close section of KY 340 Brooklyn Road in Butler County

Source: Warren County KY Government. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Drivers traveling through Butler County should be prepared for an upcoming road closure. According to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3, a project to replace a drainage structure will cause a temporary closure on a section of Kentucky 340 Brooklyn Road in Butler County. Transportation officials say the road is set…