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…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) — Bowling Green city commissioners moved forward Tuesday with plans to finance up to $42.5 million for a new municipal building and Fire Station No. 9. The commission also approved a nearly $2.6 million construction management proposal for the City Hall project and accepted a $140,000 state grant for sinkhole repairs. City considers $42.5 million financing…
Source: Houchens IndustriesBOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) — Glasgow businessman and Houchens Industries founder Ervin G. Houchens has been named a 2026 inductee into the Kentucky Entrepreneur Hall of Fame, according to a release from Awesome Inc. Houchens founded Houchens Foods in Glasgow on Jan. 1, 1917. He retired in 1983 at age 85, and his nephew, Ruel Houchens, became company…
Editor’s note: Images associated with this story may be disturbing to some readers. METCALFE COUNTY, Ky. (WNKY) — An estimated 244 dogs were removed from a property on Breeding Road beginning July 29 after rescuers discovered what they described as a suspected large-scale backyard breeding operation where animals were living with extensive medical problems. Guardians of Rescue removed 227 of…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) — As families prepare for the first day of school, Norton Children’s psychologist Dr. Katy Hopkins says parents can ease back-to-school anxiety by discussing new schedules, involving children in preparations and helping them understand what to expect. New teachers, unfamiliar routines and the return to a structured schedule can create stress, particularly after a more relaxed…
