Author: WNKY Staff

Hilltoppers drop series to Blue Hens

NEWARK, Del. — WKU Softball fell to Delaware 4-2 on Friday at the Delaware Softball Diamond. The Hilltoppers (36-12 overall, 18-8 CUSA) out-hit the Blue Hens (30-21 overall, 17-9 CUSA) for the second straight game but were unable to score. DELAWARE 4, WKU 2 HOW IT HAPPENED WKU scored quickly in the top of the first inning as Lauren Satterly…

Boone County man sentenced for accessing child sexual abuse material on the dark web

COVINGTON, Ky. – A Walton, Kentucky man has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for accessing child sexual abuse material with the intent to view it. According to the United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Kentucky, 35-year-old Kameron Thomas was sentenced on Friday. According to court documents, in January 2025, Thomas’s roommate, Ronald Knox, distributed a depiction of…

Man charged with drug offenses after traffic stop in Hopkinsville

HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. – An Oak Grove man is facing drug offenses following a traffic stop in Hopkinsville. According to a uniform citation, the Hopkinsville Police Department observed a vehicle turn without a proper signal into a driveway on Richard Street on Tuesday. Authorities say during a traffic stop, the front seat passenger was identified as 34-year-old Jamarvis Allen of Oak…

Bowling Green man charged with assault following alleged altercation in Christian County

HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. – A Bowling Green man is charged with assault following an incident in Hopkinsville. According to a uniform citation, the Hopkinsville Police Department responded to Pennyrile Personal Care home located at 502 Noel Avenue to a report of a disturbance Thursday afternoon. Officers say that 43-year-old Michael Watt, of Bowling Green, was involved in a physical altercation with…

Laurel County woman charged with murder in fatal overdose investigation

LONDON, Ky. – A woman wanted in a murder investigation in Laurel County is in custody. According to a media release from the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office, 37-year-old Courtney K. Boone, of London, was arrested on Pine Top Road Thursday morning. The Laurel County Circuit Court indicted Boone on a murder charge following the overdose death of a 26-year-old man…

Construction set to begin on multi-use path in Bowling Green

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The City of Bowling Green is set to begin construction on a new pathway. According to a social media post, city construction crews will begin work on an 8-foot-wide multi-use path along Highland Way between Nashville Road and Smallhouse Road next week, weather permitting. The city says the project will add approximately 4,100 feet of shared-use…

Cindy Beason named new principal of Adairville School

Source: Logan County Schools. ADAIRVILLE, Ky. – Adairville School, an elementary school in Logan County, is welcoming Cindy Beason as its new principal. According to a social media post by Logan County Schools, Beason has more than two decades of experience in education and “a strong commitment to students, staff and the community.” The district says Beason has already made…

Cave City Police Department announces May traffic safety checkpoints

CAVE CITY, Ky. – The Cave City Police Department will conduct traffic safety checkpoints in May. CCPD says the checkpoints will be active between 7 pm and 2 am. Active traffic safety checkpoints: 400 Block of Mammoth Cave Street 800 Block of Mammoth Cave Road Old Lexington Road and Cemetery Road Grinstead Mill Road and Blair Road Happy Valley Road…

Glasgow Police Department announces May traffic safety checkpoints

GLASGOW, Ky. – The Glasgow Police Department will conduct traffic safety checkpoints in the city limits in May. Major Terry Flatt says the checkpoints will be active from May 2 to 31. The checkpoints will be set up periodically at Columbia Avenue, Happy Valley Road, North Jackson Highway and West Main Street. Checkpoints may be active at other roadway locations…