Photo source: WKU College of Education and Behavioral SciencesFRANKFORT, Ky. – Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman has released a statement regarding a medical procedure she underwent Monday. Coleman stated, “Concerns were raised to me during a recent routine physical exam. With a significant family history of cancer, I made the decision to have a double mastectomy. I am happy to report…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green Police Department says pre-planned shoplifting operations have resulted in multiple arrests and several thousand dollars in recovered merchandise. Police say the joint effort with the Kentucky Organized Retail Crime Association and local loss prevention personnel led to two operations. During this time, police say they not only recovered over $3,200 in merchandise from…
Source: Bowling Green Police Department via Facebook. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green Police Department is asking for assistance from the public in locating a missing teen. Police say Ferschi Sanchez Mata, 13, was last seen Sunday at about 11 a.m. around West 13th Avenue. Mata was wearing a black jacket, white and black T-shirt, flare blue jeans and…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky — In Kentucky, 806 lives were lost to drunk driving in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), making it one of the deadliest states for drunk driving fatalities. To help make our roads safer during the holiday season, WNKY News 40 is participating in the Television Bureau of Advertising…
Source: @madelinewhite5/Magic Carpet Cleaning/TMX.LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — One Kentucky family got a little something extra when they picked out their Christmas tree this year: an owl. Lexington resident Michele White told WDKY-TV that it’s a tradition for the family to pick out a Christmas tree every year and this year seemed no different. They had the tree in their home…
FRANKLIN, Ky. – Two men have been sentenced in connection with a fatal overdose reported last December. The South Central Kentucky Drug Task Force says agents worked with Franklin Police Department detectives and the Simpson County Sheriff’s Office to arrest Jeris Carver, 30, and Jonathan Gipson, 32, both of Franklin, Kentucky, during an investigation. The drug task force says the…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A project to improve the safety of the intersection located at U.S. 231 and Kentucky 622 Plano Road in Warren County is set to begin Monday, Dec. 18. According to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, the project will add crosswalks to the northern approach of the intersection and on the KY 622 approach. The intersection is also…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Bowling Green woman is facing 10 years in prison in relation to drug trafficking. According to a release by the United States Attorney’s Office, Western District of Kentucky, court documents state Adrienne Cauzzort, 40, is sentenced for the possession with intent to distribute 5 grams or more of methamphetamine, possession of a firearm by a…
CAVE CITY, Ky. – A man is facing multiple charges related to a weekend police chase through multiple Kentucky counties, including Hart County. The Cave City Police Department says on Dec. 8, an officer observed a gold Chevrolet Impala traveling eastbound on Broadway Street with a canceled registration plate. Police say they followed the vehicle before the vehicle began to…
