Don Wilkins

Owensboro

Features Editor at Messenger Inquirer

Don Wilkins is the host of Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer's podcast and a group managing editor for Paxton Media.

Featured in: Favicon

messenger-inquirer.com Favicon

yahoo.com (+4) Favicon

usnews.com Favicon

miamiherald.com Favicon

washingtontimes.com Favicon

military.com Favicon

charlotteobserver.com Favicon

kansascity.com Favicon

kentucky.com Favicon

sacbee.com + 71 more

Articles

Excavator strikes overpass

2 weeks ago | messenger-inquirer.com | Don Wilkins

An excavator that was being carried by a semitruck Monday on U.S. Highway 60 struck an overpass Monday, causing the east bound exit ramp from the Audubon Parkway to close temporarily. The excavator struck the overpass of West 5th Street Road. The Daviess County Sheriff's Department, which investigated the accident, said there were no injuries reported. The exit ramp was reopened by 3:30 p.m. Monday.
Cal Thomas

3 weeks ago | messenger-inquirer.com | Don Wilkins

State AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWashington D.C.West VirginiaWisconsinWyomingPuerto RicoUS Virgin IslandsArmed Forces AmericasArmed...
What a trial 300 years ago tells us about Trump’s media lawsuits

3 weeks ago | messenger-inquirer.com | Don Wilkins

President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against CBS News reminded me of a famous legal case that I teach my journalism students each semester at Boise State University. It’s known as the Zenger trial. The case was in 1735, nearly 300 years ago, before the United States was even a country. Then-New York Gov. William Cosby charged the New-York Weekly Journal printer John Peter Zenger with “seditious libel” because the newspaper was critical of Cosby, accusing him of tyranny and violating the people’s rights.
Justin Whittinghill

1 month ago | messenger-inquirer.com | Don Wilkins

State AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWashington D.C.West VirginiaWisconsinWyomingPuerto RicoUS Virgin IslandsArmed Forces AmericasArmed...
Owensboro Rotary hosts Owensboro Racing & Gaming for presentation

2 months ago | messenger-inquirer.com | Don Wilkins

State AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWashington D.C.West VirginiaWisconsinWyomingPuerto RicoUS Virgin IslandsArmed Forces AmericasArmed...
No president is above the law

2 months ago | messenger-inquirer.com | Don Wilkins

The president of the United States posted a possibly apocryphal quote often attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte on social media Saturday: “He who saves his Country does not violate any Law.” This is an indefensibly stupid thing for a president to say — at least absent the sort of situation in which a lawyer has told him, “Mr. President, you can’t fire a nuke on that planet-destroying asteroid without first getting an environmental impact statement and allowing for the legally required 90-day...
YMCA to start free Parkinson's class

2 months ago | messenger-inquirer.com | Don Wilkins

The Owensboro Family YMCA, located at 900 Kentucky Parkway, is proud to announce that we are offering a non-contact boxing program designed to empower individuals with Parkinson’s disease through movement, strength, and community! This innovative program helps improve balance, coordination, and overall well-being while providing a supportive and encouraging environment. The first session is Wednesday, Feb.
Ganaway looks to 'upload tradition' as new OHS football coach

2 months ago | messenger-inquirer.com | Don Wilkins |Freddie Bourne

DaMarcus Ganaway Sr., who was officially introduced as the new head coach of Owensboro High School's football team on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, discusses his hopes in the new role and his aim for the players to have success "on and off the field."
Ganaway looks to 'uphold tradition' as new OHS football coach

2 months ago | messenger-inquirer.com | Don Wilkins |Freddie Bourne

DaMarcus Ganaway Sr., who was officially introduced as the new head coach of Owensboro High School's football team on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, discusses his hopes in the new role and his aim for the players to have success "on and off the field."
Ohio County sheriff investigating homicide

Feb 8, 2025 | thenewsenterprise.com | Don Wilkins

The Ohio County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the death of an 82-year-old woman in the 200 block of Nineteen School Road. Sheriff Adam Wright said the body of Norma June Greenwell was discovered at 3:35 p.m. Wednesday by her daughter who lives nearby. kAm“(6 E9:?< 6G6CJE9:?8 A@:?ED E@ :E 92AA6?:?8 62C=:6C :? E96 H66< — >2J36 2C@F?5 |@?52J[” (C:89E D2:5]k^AmkAmvC66?H6==’D 9@>6 :D :?

Contact details

Emails

[email protected]

Socials & Sites

Try JournoFinder For Free

Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.

Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →

Coverage map

X (formerly Twitter)

Followers: 140
Tweets: 344
DMs Open: No

No Tweets found.