Author: WNKY Staff

Fourth District Fire Department responds to structure fire

September 26, 2025

WNKY Staff,

BUTLER COUNTY, Ky – According to a release from the Fourth District Fire Department in Butler County, crews responded to a structure fire near the 9000 block of Brownsville road. When crews arrived at the scene, they found heavy fire coming from the side of a house. Due to the type of material the building was made out of, authorities…

Authorities believe former UK student’s baby was ‘full-term’ at birth, records state

Story and Photo By Kentucky Kernel Staff

September 26, 2025

WNKY Staff,

Laken Snelling walks out during her preliminary hearing on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, at Fayette County District Court in Lexington, Ky. Source: Kentucky Kernel Staff. WARNING: This story contains graphic information regarding pregnancy, childbirth and an infant death. Reader/viewer discretion is advised. LEXINGTON, Ky. (Kentucky Kernel) – New developments were released Friday regarding the death of a former University of…

Family of man who died in ICE custody seeking to bring him back to Kentucky

Story by Ajay Patel, LEX 18

September 26, 2025

WNKY Staff,

Source: LEX 18/UGC.LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18/UGC) – A family is now fighting to bring a 42-year-old Honduran citizen’s body home after his death while in ICE custody last week. According to LEX 18, the man’s daughter, along with a former girlfriend in Lexington, are working to bring Santos Reyes-Banegas’ body home for burial. “My baby has to suffer for the…

KSP Post 3 to host Coffee with a Trooper

September 26, 2025

WNKY Staff,

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Kentucky State Police is providing an opportunity to get to know local law enforcement better. KSP Post 3, based in Bowling Green, is hosting Coffee with a Trooper on Wednesday, Oct. 1 from 9 to 11 a.m. The event will be held at Q Coffee Emporium on Waterbury Court off of Nashville Road. The public…

2 dead after collision between motorcycle and tractor-trailer in Caldwell County

September 26, 2025

WNKY Staff,

MADISONVILLE, Ky. – Two people are dead following a collision between a motorcycle and tractor-trailer in Caldwell County on Thursday night. The Kentucky State Police says Caldwell County dispatch requested assistance from troopers regarding the collision on Interstate 69 northbound near the 75-mile marker. According to a preliminary investigation, authorities say Gregory Standard of Louisville was driving a tractor-trailer northbound…

Hart County Schools mourns loss of senior high school student

September 26, 2025

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Source: Brooks Funeral Home KY. HART COUNTY, Ky. – The Hart County school system is mourning the loss of Hart County High School student Schyler Oldham. An obituary posted by Brooks Funeral Home says Schyler Oldham was 18 years old and died on Thursday, Sept. 25. According to a social media post by Hart County Raiders Football, “Schyler was more…

Multiple agencies respond to structure fire in Butler County

September 26, 2025

WNKY Staff,

BUTLER COUNTY, Ky. – Units responded to a mobile home fire early Friday morning. According to the Fourth District Fire Department, units were alerted just before 5:30 a.m. to a reported structure fire off of the 1400 block of Leonard Oak Church Road. Units with Morgantown, Fourth District and Rochester fire departments responded to the scene. Upon arrival, units reported…

Union Coating & Chemical Industries to invest $11.9 million in Glasgow

September 26, 2025

WNKY Staff,

GLASGOW, Ky. – Union Coating & Chemical Industries has announced it is establishing its new U.S. manufacturing facility in South Cooper Industrial Park in Glasgow. According to a release by the Barren County Economic Authority, Union, a global manufacturer of advanced powder coating solutions, will invest $11.9 million in the initial phase of the Glasgow facility, with plans to scale the…

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Downtown avenue to close for police graduation processional

September 26, 2025

WNKY Staff,

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A downtown Bowling Green avenue will close Friday afternoon. The Bowling Green Police Department will conduct a graduation processional for Bowling Green Law Enforcement Class 9. East Main Avenue, between Adams and State streets, will close to traffic around 1:30 pm. BGPD encourages the public to cheer new officers as they march from Bowling Green Police…

Sunrise Spotlight: Relay For Life with the American Cancer Society

September 26, 2025

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For your Friday edition of Sunrise Spotlight, Ashlee Wilson is joined by Kim Lindgren to talk about this year’s Relay For Life with The American Cancer Society.