BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) – College students from across the country traded classrooms for race cars during a Collegiate Racing Series championship weekend in Bowling Green. The National Corvette Museum Motorsports Park hosted the second of three races in the series’ inaugural championship season. Students are competing for a chance to become the first national champion of collegiate motorsports. “This…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) – The next generation of motorsports professionals will be behind the wheel Sunday in Bowling Green as the Collegiate Racing Series brings its championship competition to the National Corvette Museum Motorsports Park. Nine universities will compete in the second race of the CRS championship season, with students earning points toward the series’ national championship. The season…
WARREN COUNTY, Ky. (WNKY) — Authorities are investigating after a deceased man was found Wednesday in Drakes Creek near the Reginald Kirby Bridge. The Warren County Sheriff’s Office said deputies received a report of a deceased person in the creek at about 1:21 p.m. in the 1200 block of Old Scottsville Road. Deputies arrived and located a deceased male in…
SPRINGFIELD, Ky. (WNKY) – Two employees of a Central Kentucky Head Start program have been arrested following an investigation into allegations of child abuse involving two students, Kentucky State Police said Wednesday. According to KSP, Diana Sanders, 68, of Lebanon, a substitute teacher’s aide, was indicted on two counts of first-degree criminal abuse involving a child age 12 or under….
WARREN COUNTY, Ky. (WNKY) – Warren County officials have issued a countywide ban on outdoor burning as dry conditions increase the risk of wildfires. Warren County Judge-Executive Doug Gorman issued the order Wednesday, following a recommendation from the Bowling Green Fire Department and Warren County Fire Department fire chiefs. The order bans all open burning throughout Warren County, including the…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) – Warren County Public Schools and Western Kentucky University welcomed a new group of aspiring educators Tuesday evening through the district’s Grow Your Own program. The signing ceremony was held at Warren Central High School, where participants officially committed to the program alongside their families. The Grow Your Own program gives current school employees and aspiring…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WNKY) – With a heat wave expected to continue through Labor Day weekend, doctors with Norton Healthcare and Norton Children’s are urging people to take precautions to avoid heat-related illness. Doctors say infants, young children and older adults are particularly vulnerable because they do not regulate body temperature as well as others. For children taking part in sports…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) – When Shauna Stice’s daughter, Hallie, was diagnosed with childhood cancer, the family was suddenly forced into a world they knew little about. Stice said the diagnosis came as a shock. What the family initially thought were allergies and a runny nose led to more scans, additional testing and an uncertain wait before Hallie’s diagnosis and…
SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. (WNKY) – Kentucky’s musical heritage took center stage Monday night during a free program at the Allen County Public Library. The Scottsville Conservatory partnered with the library for “From the Porch to the Stage,” featuring songs written by Kentucky songwriters across a variety of genres. The event was part of Allen County’s America 250 celebration and highlighted the…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) – Local firefighters helped Toys for Tots prepare for Christmas, teaming up Saturday for the third annual “Firing Up for Christmas” at Walmart on Morgantown Road. The event brought together Toys for Tots, the Barren River and Hadley volunteer fire departments and Walmart, which provided a $2,000 grant for the effort. Janel Doyle, Toys for Tots…
