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Pedestrian flown to hospital after injury collision in Glasgow
GLASGOW, Ky. – The Glasgow Police Department is investigating a pedestrian injury accident. On Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at approximately 10:20pm, Glasgow Police officers received a dispatch to an injury accident at a crosswalk on the east side of Glasgow Public Square. Police allege that Brooklyn Johnson, operating a...
Man arrested in Glasgow murder investigation
GLASGOW, Ky. – The Barren County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a murder. On Thursday, March 28, 2024 at approximately 11:21 p.m., the sheriff’s office received dispatch to a residence on Lee Fendell Road in Glasgow. Upon arrival, deputies say they located a dead male with stab wounds.
Metcalfe County High School student selected for business institute
EDMONTON, Ky. (WBKO) – A Metcalfe County High School student has been selected to attend the Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute at The Center for Rural Development. Ava Ballard, a sophomore, is the third student MCHS student selected for the program since 2021, according to a news release from Metcalfe County Schools. She is the daughter of Brittney and Ethan McCoy and Cody Ballard.
‘Egg-citement’ soaring as Glasgow prepares to drop more than 50,000 eggs from helicopter
GLASGOW, Ky. (WBKO) – The stage is set for one of Glasgow’s largest Easter-themed events this year. Families and children from across the region are invited to partake in the excitement, with over 50,000 eggs set to rain down from a hovering helicopter. Beginning at 1 p.m., the...
Juvenile pedestrian injured in Glasgow car accident
GLASGOW, Ky. (WBKO) - On Monday, March 25, the Glasgow Police Department responded to a vehicle accident involving a driver and a juvenile pedestrian. The accident took place on Cleveland Avenue. According to authorities, a female juvenile was walking westbound on Cleveland Avenue. While walking, she was struck by the...
Kentucky farmer and landlord murdered 2 weeks after sheriff had delivered eviction notice to suspect
COLUMBIA, Ky. (WKYT) - An Adair County farmer and U.S. Army veteran was killed in his home Saturday morning, two weeks after having the sheriff deliver an eviction notice at a property he owned across the street. Police say 86-year-old Earl Coffey was killed by Joseph South. It happened near...
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