Author: WNKY Staff

Tyson Foods announces plans to stop using high fructose corn syrup

SPRINGDALE, Ark. – Tyson Foods is announcing plans to stop using high fructose corn syrup in its branded products. In a release on Monday, the company stated its goal is to “stop using high fructose corn syrup, sucralose, BHA/BHT and titanium dioxide in the production of branded products in the U.S. by the end of 2025.” The brands listed include Tyson®,…

Florida man arrested in Hart County on DUI charge

BONNIEVILLE, Ky. – A Florida man has been arrested after authorities say he reached speeds over 100 miles per hour while driving under the influence. According to a uniform citation, a trooper with the Kentucky State Police was traveling northbound on Interstate 65 on Wednesday just before 4 a.m. when the trooper observed a vehicle traveling over 100 miles per…

WKU Police searching for suspect in shot-fired incident

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The WKU Police Department is investigating a shot-fired incident. WKU PD says it is seeking information on a male suspect in a shot-fired incident near the WKU Campus in the 1300 block of College Street, which occurred on Friday at 2:08 am. In a video shared by police, the black male suspect appears to be wearing…

4 Things You Need to Know: September 19, 2025

Aspiring and seasoned Astro photographers are invited to an Astrophotography Workshop at Mammoth Cave National Park tonight. The night’s activities will begin at 6:30 p.m. Be sure to bring your own photography equipment. For more information, click here. Tonight at Van Meter Hall on WKU’s Campus, enjoy fall classics with the WKU symphony. This concert will feature the funeral march…

Plane runs off of runway into home at Mayfield airport

Source: Graves County Sheriff’s Office. MAYFIELD, Ky. – A plane has run off of the runway and into a home at the Mayfield-Graves Co. Airport. According to the Graves County Sheriff’s Office, multiple first responders arrived on scene just before 4 p.m. Thursday after a plane ran off of the runway and collided with a residence on the south side…

Bardstown community honors Crystal Rogers

BARDSTOWN, Ky. (WLKY) – Brooks Houck is sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Crystal Rogers. The judge took the jury’s recommendations for both Houck and Joseph Lawson on Wednesday earlier this week. Lawson was sentenced to 25 years. Now, pink bows tied to light poles and in display shop windows line downtown Bardstown. Business owners are remembering…

Police chief rescues woman from fiery crash in Todd County

Source: WEKT/News Edge Newsroom. TODD COUNTY, Ky. (WEKT) – One woman is safe following a fiery crash in Todd County. According to WEKT, Todd County Sheriff’s Office deputy Patrick Turner says Henry Hamlet, the chief of the Trenton Police Department, attempted to stop a vehicle that was driving recklessly through town on Thursday morning. The vehicle was disregarding stop signs,…

Escaped inmate charged with attempted murder, search ongoing

Photo credit: KSP cruiser courtesy of WKRC. Mugshot courtesy of the Brown County Sheriff’s Office. MASON COUNTY, Ky. – A search remains ongoing Friday for an escaped inmate believed to be in Mason County. On Friday, Sept. 19, trooper Zach Haney, public affairs officer for Kentucky State Police Post 8, confirmed troopers are still assisting with a search for 48-year-old…

Burn ban reissued for Hart County

HART COUNTY, Ky. – Hart County is back under an emergency burn ban. An executive order issued Tuesday, Sept. 18 is banning all open burning due to dry conditions. The order states an exception to the ban is campfires at established campgrounds. The ban is effective immediately. The ban will remain in effect until this order is rescinded.

Bowling Green man charged with failure to comply with sex offender registration

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Bowling Green man is facing charges after failing to comply with Kentucky sex offender registration. According to a uniform citation, the Bowling Green Police Department was conducting a sex offender registry compliance check when they discovered 22-year-old Keshaun Wade had not been living at a residence for some time. Authorities say they then learned Wade…