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WNKY News 40 Weather Forecast

News 40 Weather | Continual Steady Days

SUNNY SKIES AND COMFORTABLE TEMPERATURES Patchy fog could affect parts of the region early this morning, but it should give way to plenty of sunshine. Highs will reach the mid-70s, followed by clear skies and a cool night with lows in the low 40s. Friday will bring another sunny day, with highs in the low 70s. The sunshine continues through…

Booker joins Get Out the Vote rally in Bowling Green

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY)  – U.S. Senate candidate Charles Booker joined local Democratic supporters in Bowling Green for a Get Out the Vote rally ahead of the Nov. 3 general election. The Warren County Women’s Democratic Club hosted the event at threeTHIRTYone Event Venue on Kentucky Street. Booker was joined by Coleman Eldridge, chair of the Kentucky Democratic Party, to…

SoKY’s Choice: 10th Annual Harvest Festival brings thousands to downtown Bowling Green

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) – Thousands of people gathered in downtown Bowling Green on Saturday for the 10th annual Downtown BGKY Harvest Festival, celebrating fall while supporting local businesses. The free event featured food trucks, arts and crafts vendors, live music, family activities and the popular pumpkin drop. This year’s festival expanded its footprint along College Street, connecting multiple downtown…

Shed fire reported in Bowling Green Saturday

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) – Fire crews responded to a shed fire on Stubbins Street Saturday afternoon. According to Bowling Green Fire Department Public Information Officer Elyse Jonker, crews were dispatched around 3:45 p.m. and found the shed fully involved in flames. Additional responders were canceled because no other structures were at risk. A few units remained on scene as…

St. Teresa Ministries awards $156,000 in food access grants

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) – St. Teresa Thrift Store & Ministries presented $156,000 in grants to five local organizations Friday morning to help address food insecurity in Warren County. The grants were presented during the organization’s annual World Food Day of Giving event at St. Teresa Thrift Store in Bowling Green. The Holy Spirit Conference of St. Vincent de Paul…

Matthew 25 bringing AIDS Walk to Bowling Green Halloween morning

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) – Matthew 25 is bringing back the Bowling Green AIDS Walk as the organization celebrates 30 years of providing care and support to people living with or affected by HIV. The free community event is scheduled for Oct. 31 at Preston Miller Park. Organizers say the walk will raise awareness about HIV, help reduce stigma and…

Feel Good Friday: Lift With a Trooper event honors fallen KSP trooper Hayden Phillips

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) – Kentucky State Police troopers and community members gathered in Bowling Green Thursday for a workout event honoring fallen Trooper Hayden Phillips and supporting his family. The “Lift With a Trooper” event brought law enforcement officers and community members together to lift weights, connect outside of work and raise support for Phillips’ family. Detective Caleb Butler…

Man charged with murder after woman found dead in Muhlenberg County

BREMEN, Ky. (WNKY) – A Muhlenberg County man is facing a murder charge after a woman was found dead inside a home near Bremen. Kentucky State Police say 33-year-old Skylar Shanks is charged with murder-domestic violence in connection with the death of 39-year-old Amber DeArmond. Troopers were called Sunday to a home on Wild Horse Lane, where they found DeArmond…

U.S. Marshals arrest Kentucky fugitive wanted in Kansas

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WNKY) – U.S. Marshals have arrested a 26-year-old Kentucky man wanted in connection with a fatal hit-and-run in Montgomery County. Arionne Harris was charged with murder and leaving the scene of an accident and failure to render aid following the Sept. 29 death of a woman at a Pilot truck stop in Mount Sterling, according to the Montgomery…

Park City approves funding for lifesaving chest-compression machine

(Source: Glasgow News 1)(Source: Glasgow News 1)PARK CITY, Ky. (WNKY) – Park City commissioners have approved funding for a refurbished automated chest-compression machine that will help first responders continue CPR during cardiac emergencies. According to Glasgow News 1, commissioners voted Monday to contribute $5,419 toward the purchase. An anonymous donor will cover the remaining half of the roughly $10,500 cost….