BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) — Vintage cars, live entertainment, and hundreds of community members filled downtown Bowling Green on Sunday as Duncan Hines Days officially kicked off its week-long celebration. The event’s opening day featured a vintage car show, a Stroll and Roll parade, a live-action Candyland game, and a community block party centered around Fountain Square Park. Mayor Todd…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) – Western Kentucky assistant baseball coach and recruiting coordinator Rob Fournier is expected to become the next head coach at the University of Nebraska Omaha, according to X account @KendallRogers, ending a successful four-year stint with the Hilltoppers. SOURCES: @OmahaBSB is expected to hire Western Kentucky assistant and recruiting coordinator Rob Fournier as its next head…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) – The Bowling Green Fire Department is inviting prospective firefighters to learn more about the profession during a pair of upcoming recruitment open houses – one of which will be later this week. The first event is scheduled for Tuesday, May 26, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Public Safety Training Center on Porter…
BUTLER COUNTY, Ky. (WNKY) – The National Weather Service confirmed an EF0 tornado touched down Friday evening in Butler County during a round of severe weather that moved across south-central Kentucky. According to a damage survey released Saturday by the National Weather Service, the tornado developed around 8:02 p.m. EDT just north of Youngtown and remained on the ground for…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The highest-ranking officer in the United States Space Force returned to his hometown Friday, bringing with him a former NASA astronaut, other Guardians and a message about why space matters far more than many Americans realize. General Chance Saltzman, the Chief of Space Operations for the U.S. Space Force, visited WKU’s Hardin Planetarium for a showing…
CAVE CITY, Ky. (WNKY) — Cave City leaders officially approved a one-year moratorium Wednesday night on data center-related zoning discussions, temporarily pausing any future consideration of those developments after weeks of growing public concern and emotional community debate. The ordinance passed during a special-called meeting lasting under 3 minutes at Cave City Hall by a 4-1 vote. Council member Denny…
UPDATE (5/26/26): The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says the project is currently delayed due to weather conditions. — BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) – Drivers in northern Warren County can expect changes along KY 185 this week as a major road improvement project enters its final stages. According to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, traffic is expected to shift onto a new alignment…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) – A Bowling Green man is facing multiple drug and firearm-related charges following an investigation by the Kentucky State Police. According to Kentucky State Police Post 3, troopers received information that led investigators to 51-year-old Scotty Deel of Bowling Green. Following a preliminary investigation, troopers obtained a search warrant for Deel’s residence in Warren County. Police…
CAVE CITY, Ky. (WNKY) — Cave City leaders moved one step closer Tuesday night to temporarily halting data center-related zoning discussions, approving the first reading of a proposed one-year moratorium by a 4-1 vote. The decision follows weeks of growing community concern surrounding the possibility of future data center development near the Mammoth Cave region. Residents packed recent council meetings,…
FRANKLIN, Ky. (WNKY) — Two lawsuits tied to a proposed data center development in Simpson County moved forward in court Monday, with tentative dates now set for oral arguments later this in this summer. One case involves TenKey LandCo’s ongoing lawsuit against the Simpson County Fiscal Court over whether the county can regulate the proposed project within Franklin city limits….
