UPDATE (Feb. 15, 2025): The Bowling Green Police Department located Alayjah Riggsbee Sunday safely. —- BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) – Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 16-year-old. Alayjah Riggsbee was last seen in the 100 block of Webb Drive. She was wearing black leggings, a long-sleeve red Nike shirt and white Crocs at the time…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) – Meet Magnolia Ford-Conway. She is three years old. She loves Play-Doh, stickers and dance class. She proudly shows off the faint line down her chest and calls it her “battle scar.” “That was my battle scar,” Magnolia said. What she doesn’t remember is that before she ever learned to talk, doctors were racing to save…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) – The first day of a termination hearing Wednesday for Warren County Deputy Mark Heyungs, who is currently running for Warren County Sheriff, centered on allegations of policy violations, supervisory failures and constitutional concerns raised by his own agency. Heyungs, a former sergeant who had been demoted back to patrol before his suspension, was suspended without…
GLASGOW, Ky. – A Glasgow pharmaceutical distributor is facing an Immediate Suspension Order by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, According to a release by the DEA, the order was issued Tuesday to Richie Pharmacal. The release further states the order “immediately suspends a DEA registrant’s authority to handle controlled substances due to imminent danger to public health or safety.” Martin…
FRANKLIN, Ky. – The Franklin City Commission voted 4-1 Monday to allow Planning and Zoning Administrator, Carter Munday, to remain in his position while an independent third party reviews questions surrounding his hiring and emails criticizing residents. The vote follows an acknowledgment from City Manager, Kenton Powell, that Munday’s appointment was never formally approved by the commission after the city…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) – The cheers inside the gym this weekend sounded like any other high-stakes basketball tournament, sneakers squeaking, benches erupting, last-second shots hanging in the air. But for the more than 450 athletes competing in the 2026 Special Olympics Kentucky Region 1 Basketball Tournament, the victories ran deeper than the scoreboard. “I love to play basketball, my…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) – Despite frigid temperatures and an earlier weather postponement, more than 400 runners showed up this weekend for the 12th annual Snow Flurry Scurry 5K at Lost River Cave, marking a record-breaking year for the event. The race winds through the prairie and trails of the 72-acre nonprofit nature center and has become a winter tradition…
SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. (WNKY) – Emergency warming shelters in Allen County have expanded operations as families continue to deal with power and water outages following this week’s winter storm. Victory Hill Dream Center, which operates a seasonal warming shelter in Scottsville, opened an additional shelter at Scottsville Fire Station Two after the number of people seeking help outgrew the space at…
FRANKLIN, Ky. (WNKY) — A company planning a massive data center project in southern Kentucky has filed a lawsuit against Simpson County, arguing the county overstepped its legal authority by passing an ordinance regulating development inside the City of Franklin. TenKey LandCo I, LLC filed the lawsuit in Simpson Circuit Court challenging a county ordinance adopted in December that restricts…
CAVE CITY, Ky. (WNKY) – After days of snow and ice forced businesses across south-central Kentucky to close, small business owners in Cave City say the real challenge is now trying to recover from lost time and lost income. Several shops and restaurants shut down for multiple days as roads became dangerous or impassable. While most avoided major physical damage,…
