Author: WNKY Staff

Sheriff’s office finds drugs, firearms after traffic stop in Trigg County

Source: Trigg County Sheriff’s Office. TRIGG COUNTY, Ky. – One man has been charged with multiple drug offenses following a traffic stop in Trigg County. The Trigg County Sheriff’s Office says it conducted a traffic stop during patrol and recognized the driver was not wearing a seatbealt. Police say during the stop, the driver did not have a driver’s license…

Multi-agency response fights fire at Big Clifty home

Source: K105.BIG CLIFTY, Ky. – Multiple fire departments responded to an early morning fire in Big Clifty. According to WNKY News 40 media partner K105, East Grayson and Clarkson fire departments and Grayson County Emergency Management were dispatched Tuesday around 2:15 a.m. to a structure fire in the 100 block of Langley Drive. More here. K105 reports heavy fog caused…

Franklin Police Department hosting Back-to-School Bash

FRANKLIN, Ky. – The Franklin Police Department is hosting a Back-to-School Bash on Aug. 2. The event will last from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. During this time, the department says families are invited for an afternoon to meet Franklin police officers and enjoy a cookout from noon to 1:30 p.m. Families are also encouraged to bring a towel and…

UPDATE: Former officer involved in Breonna Taylor case sentenced

(CNN) – A federal judge has sentenced a former police officer convicted in the Breonna Taylor raid to 33 months in prison. Brett Hankison was found guilty last year of violating Taylor’s civil rights during a “no-knock” police raid in 2020 that led to her death. Hankison fired several shots through Taylor’s bedroom window during the raid of her Louisville…

Breckinridge County woman remains missing 1 year later

Photo: Evelyn Blake with a young girl, courtesy of Missing Persons in Kentucky Facebook page via K105. BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY, Ky. – A Breckinridge County woman is still missing exactly one year later. According to WNKY News 40 media partner K105, 65-year-old Evelyn Blake was last seen on the night of Sunday, July 21, 2024 around 6 p.m., a family members…

1 dead following UTV crash in Marshall County

POSSUM TROT, Ky. – A Marshall County man is dead after a crash involving a UTV on Saturday. According to the Kentucky State Police, troopers received a call Saturday just after 11 a.m. from Marshall County dispatch requesting assistance investigating a two-vehicle collision in the 9100 block of U.S. 62. After an initial investigation, troopers say they learned a Polaris…

2 arrested after hit-and-run collision in Simpson County

FRANKLIN, Ky. – Two people are facing charges after a reported hit-and-run collision in Simpson County. According to a uniform citation, the Franklin Police Department responded to an injury accident on July 20 around 10:11 p.m. off of Nashville Road in Franklin. Police say dispatch stated it was a hit-and-run collision. Authorities say they observed the vehicle that fit the…

Juvenile dies after crash in Madison County

RICHMOND, Ky. – A juvenile has died following a crash in Madison County. According to the Kentucky State Police, troopers were contact before 5:30 p.m. on Sunday regarding a multi-vehicle collision on Interstate 75 near the 83-mile marker northbound in Madison County. According to troopers, an initial investigation found traffic on I-75 was congested at the time of the crash….

Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte to return in August

(CNN) – It may still be the middle of summer, but Starbucks says it’s almost that time. Pumpkin Spice Latte’s are just around the corner. Starbucks has just revealed the date its Pumpkin Spice Latte will make its big return. The seasonal drink will be back on the menu on Aug. 26. Pumpkin spice is a marker of fall at…

Power Stick deodorant recalled for ‘quality and safety standards’

Source: A.P. Deauville via CNN Newsource. (CNN) – More than 67,000 cases of Power Stick deodorants are being pulled off of the shelves across the country. A Food and Drug Administration report says the manufacturer, A.P. Deauville, made the voluntary recall on July 10. The company says the product did not meet quality and safety standards but did not name…