Special Report: Remembering those lost due to COVID-19
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WNKY takes a look back at those lost due to COVID-19 and remembers a local health care hero that led the fight against the virus.
Author: Morgan Hoover
Special Report: Mother reunites with daughter after COVID restrictions lifted
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -For many people, it has been over a year since they have seen their loved ones in person. Not through a glass window, or over a video call, but to see their mom or dad or grandparent in person and give them a hug is something that many people have longed for this past year. Now, one…
Special Report: Local restaurant owners reflect on the past year
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – In March of 2020, many local restaurant owners were worried about what the future would look like. Now, there is hope for a new future. WNKY’s special coronavirus coverage continues.
Special Report: COVID in the Bluegrass, one year later
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – It has been one year since the COVID-19 pandemic began and a lot has changed since March of 2020. This week we take you back to the beginning to see the hurdles that many have had to overcome and the hope that is on the horizon. WNKY spoke with Bowling Green’s first COVID patient and the…
Attorney General Cameron announces updates to website dedicated to survivors of sexual assault
FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 15, 2021) – Attorney General Daniel Cameron today announced updates to a website dedicated to seeking justice for survivors of sexual assault. The recently re-designed website, kentuckybacklog.com, equips multi-disciplinary teams of law enforcement, prosecutors, and victim advocates with tools to aid in the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault crimes. Kentuckybacklog.com also supports survivors by supplying resources to aid…
Gov. Beshear, First Lady celebrate 1 millionth vaccination
FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 15, 2021) – Gov. Andy Beshear, First Lady Britainy Beshear and Kentucky Public Health Commissioner Dr. Steven Stack recognized the milestone of 1 million Kentuckians being vaccinated (photos here) during a ceremony at the state Capitol on Monday. “This is truly both a miracle of modern medicine and tribute to so many Kentuckians whose tireless work made this possible,”…
Trooper Robert Hartley honored for impaired-driving enforcement
Elizabethtown Ky. (March 12, 2021) – Trooper Robert Hartley with Kentucky State Police Post 3 received the 2020 Governor’s Impaired Driving Enforcement Award for his efforts to improve highway safety by removing alcohol and drug-impaired drivers from Kentucky roadways. “Highway safety is a shared responsibility, and we work with the motoring public as well as our local, state and federal partners to help provide a…
McConnell cosponsors permanent repeal of the death tax
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) joined Senate Republican Whip John Thune (R-SD), a member of the tax-writing Senate Finance Committee, and dozens of their Senate colleagues in reintroducing legislation to permanently repeal the federal estate tax, more commonly known as the death tax. Senator McConnell is an original cosponsor of Senator Thune’s bill, the Death Tax Repeal Act…
Attorney General Cameron donates inaugural funds to three Kentucky non-profit organizations
FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 11, 2021) – Attorney General Daniel Cameron today donated inaugural funds, totaling $15,000, to three Kentucky non-profit organizations. Operation UNITE’s Flood Relief Fund will receive $10,000 to assist with needs in Eastern Kentucky resulting from heavy flooding last month. Hope’s Wings, a domestic violence prevention program in Richmond, will receive $2,500, and the Portland Promise Center, a community…
Kinesiology graduate student wins WKU’s inaugural 3MT Competition
Catie Duchette, a graduate assistant in the Kinesiology program, is the winner of the inaugural WKU 3MT Competition. Duchette’s research is related to mental health of pregnant women. Her research findings indicate that prenatal yoga didn’t just help maintain mental health; yoga decreased depression and anxiety, even as the pandemic continued to get worse. “The 3MT competition has been an incredibly rewarding…
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