Author: WNKY Staff

KSP: 2 dead after multi-vehicle collision on I-65

SIMPSON COUNTY, Ky. – Kentucky State Police trooper Daniel Priddy has confirmed two fatalities after a collision on Interstate 65 Sunday. KSP says it responded to the scene of the collision at the 12 mile marker southbound on I-65. According to Simpson County judge-executive Mason Barnes, Franklin-Simpson Fire and Rescue also responded to the scene, which involved three vehicles. Barnes…

Man arrested after high-speed pursuit, shots fired in Morgantown

Photo source: Chief Giles Taylor, Morgantown Police Department and Butler County Jail MORGANTOWN, Ky. – One man has been arrested after police say a high-speed chase resulted after a shots fired report Sunday in Morgantown. Early Sunday morning round 2 a.m., Morgantown police chief Giles Taylor says officers responded to a call regarding shots fired at Oak Hill Apartments. Police…

Softball Inks Bowling Green Transfer Sophie Weber

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Bowling Green transfer Sophie Weber has been added to the 2024 roster, Head softball coach Amy Tudor announced, using her fifth-year of playing eligibility. Weber comes to Bowling Green, Kentucky after four seasons with the Falcons, hitting a career-batting average of .274 and 48 RBIs. “We are thrilled to add an experienced player to our current roster and incoming…

Fundraiser to be held for injured Bowling Green officer

Photo source: Bowling Green Police DepartmentBOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Next Thursday at SoKY Marketplace, Cotton BBQ will provide food and offer pre-orders for a cause. The fundraiser will benefit officer Matt Davis with the Bowling Green Police Department, who was injured Thursday in a shooting. The event is from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The Groovy Gus Donut Bus and…

Woman charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse

TOMPKINSVILLE, Ky. – The Kentucky State Police says a woman has been charged in relation to child sexual abuse and child sexual abuse material. KSP says its Electronic Crime Branch began an undercover online investigation after the suspect shared images of child sexual exploitation online. Abbigail Vibbert, 26, was arrested as a result of the investigation, KSP says. In addition,…

Allen County man sentenced in methamphetamine trafficking case

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – An Allen County man is now facing over a decade in federal prison in connection with methamphetamine trafficking. According to a release by the United State Attorney’s Office, Western District of Kentucky, on April 3 in Allen County, Michael Johnson, 46, possessed with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Johnson was sentenced…

Police release additional details in officer-involved shooting

Photo source: Chris Bratton/WNKYBOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Bowling Green police released further details Friday afternoon surrounding an officer-involved shooting. In a post shared to social media, Bowling Green police chief Michael Delaney confirms a Bowling Green Police Department officer was shot multiple times and was flown to a trauma center. Delaney has also confirmed officer Matt Davis is the injured…

Body identified of 16-year-old shooting victim in Lexington

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WLEX) – The coroner’s office in Fayette County, Kentucky has identified the body found in a park on Wednesday. According to the coroner, 16-year-old Christopher Valdez died from a gunshot wound. Lexington police have confirmed two juvenile males were being treated after a shooting in Pine Meadows Park just after 2 p.m., later also finding a body by…

Individual arrested after shots fired at UK parking garage

LEXINGTON, Ky. – One man is facing multiple charges in Lexington after officials say he fired shots in a parking garage near the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital. According to a release by UK, around 3:30 a.m. Friday, University of Kentucky police received a call about a male subject brandishing a firearm outside of a hospital. The individual…

Feel Good Friday: St. Teresa Re-Opening

A favorite local shop has a new location and is ready to serve the community after its long journey of recovery from the December tornadoes. News 40’s Noah Faerber has more on the grand re-opening of Saint Teresa’s Thrift Store, for today’s Feel Good Friday, brought to you by JC Kirby and Son.