Source: Kentucky LotteryBOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) — An Alabama family’s routine summer road trip took an unexpected turn when a restroom stop at a Franklin, Ky., travel center led to a $150,000 Powerball prize, according to a release from the Kentucky Lottery. Theresa and James Stuckey of Enterprise, Ala., were traveling to Kentucky to pick up their son, who had…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) — The Cardinal Council of Garden Clubs hosted a petite design specialty flower show Wednesday at the Eloise B. Houchens Center in Bowling Green, using 40 floral designs and educational exhibits to celebrate women and their accomplishments over the past 250 years. The National Garden Club show brought together members of the Bowling Green, Glasgow, Two…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) — Warren County Public Library launched its first Senior Social Hour on Tuesday, Aug. 11, creating a new monthly gathering where older adults can meet others, enjoy conversation and take part in different activities. The first session drew 17 people, a turnout Gracie Harris, community resilience lead for Warren County Public Library, called encouraging for the…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) — Bowling Green Public Works is highlighting a year of emergency response, operational changes and first-time projects in its Fiscal Year 2026 annual report, including thousands of hours spent responding to snow and ice, a shortened leaf collection season, a new pavement preservation program and the city’s first solar lighting along portions of its greenway system….
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) — Work is nearing completion on the recurring sinkhole at Kiwanis Court and Shawnee Way, where crews are compacting the gravel base before the final road work. The project is expected to wrap up this week. Bowling Green is using a $140,000 state grant to pay for the repair after earlier work failed to hold and…
SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. (WNKY) — The Victory Hill Dream Center in Scottsville received a $45,000 T-Mobile Hometown Grant on Friday, Aug. 7, to rebuild and expand a heavily used community Share Station that provides food and other resources to people in the area. The Dream Center was one of 26 organizations nationwide selected in the final round of T-Mobile’s Hometown Grants…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) — A Bowling Green nursing student received a refurbished vehicle Thursday through the National Auto Body Council’s Recycled Rides program, giving her reliable transportation for work, classes and clinical assignments after repeated problems with her previous car. Camryn Holder said her old vehicle did not always start, leaked when it rained and could leave her waiting…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) — The Foundry is using its “Putting for a Purpose” event to raise money for its preschool program while introducing more people to the Christian community center’s work with children and families in Bowling Green’s West End. The Foundry provides preschool, after-school and summer camp programs, along with community health and fitness classes. Its mission focuses…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) — Barren River Area Safe Space is turning away nearly as many crisis callers as it shelters because demand continues to outpace the space available at its emergency domestic violence shelter. The strain comes as Kentucky’s 2025 Domestic Violence Data Report shows unmet shelter requests rose more than 15% statewide. On one day last September, domestic…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) — Western Kentucky University students can now apply for the 2026-27 DowntownBGKY Ambassadors Academy, an eight-month leadership program designed to connect them with the people and organizations shaping Bowling Green. The academy will accept between 20 and 25 undergraduate students. Applications close Sept. 7 at 11:59 p.m. Central time, with orientation scheduled for Sept. 30. More…
