Author: WNKY Staff

Med Center Health offering more than 40 Donation Centers for Toys for Tots

Source: Med Center Health. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – For the second straight year, 40 Med Center Health locations are serving as Toys for Tots donation centers. This is thanks to the efforts of Chris Meredith of Med Center IT and his daughter, Toys for Tots youth ambassador Darby Meredith. According to Med Center Health, boxes are set up across Med…

Funeral procession to impact traffic in Bowling Green

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Drivers should be aware that a funeral procession is expected to impact traffic in Bowling Green this weekend. On Saturday, Nov. 15, the Bowling Green Police Department says a large procession will travel around 12:30 p.m. The procession will travel from the Sloan Convention Center to Scottsville Road and conclude at Bowling Green Gardens on Lovers…

Crash Responder Safety Week reminds drivers to slow down, move over

Source: Bowling Green Police Department.FRANKFORT, Ky. – Crash Responder Safety Week is Nov. 17 through Nov. 21, reminding drivers to slow down and move over for first responders. According to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Kentucky’s “Slow Down, Move Over” law expanded in July 2024 (KSR 189.930) to protect not only first responders but anyone in distress on the side of…

Plona signs three Kentucky prospects to 2026 class

WKU Athletics Press Release

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU Hilltopper Basketball Mahurin Family Foundation Head Coach Hank Plona announced the signings of prospects Cole Edelen, Gabe Weis and Gavin Murphy to the Hilltoppers’ 2026 class on Thursday. “We are very excited about adding these three young men to our basketball family,” Plona said. “Gabe, Cole and Gavin all add talent and ability, as well…

Scam targets families of incarcerated individuals, says jailer Harmon

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Warren County Regional Jail is alerting the public to a scam. Warren County Jailer Stephen Harmon says the jail was contacted by the Bowling Green Police Department regarding a scam that targets families of incarcerated individuals. Harmon says scammers call victims and pose as members of the Warren County Regional Jail. The scammers advise families…

Hardin County man charged with criminal abuse involving infant

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. – An Elizabethtown man is charged in an ongoing child abuse investigation. According to the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded on Oct. 28 to a report of suspected physical abuse involving an infant. Detectives with the Criminal Investigations Division, in coordination with Child Protective Services, began an investigation, authorities say. Over the past two weeks, the sheriff’s…

Firefighters battle early morning house fire in Hardin County

SONORA, Ky. – Firefighters battled a house fire in Hardin County on Thursday. The Upton Fire Department says it was dispatched to a residential fire at 15 Logsdon Lane in Sonora at approximately 4:23 am. The home was fully engulfed in flames. UFD says the fire spread quickly to a dumpster and a grass area, extending toward the woodline before…

Drug Task Forces arrest woman on drug trafficking charges in Scottsville

SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – A woman faces drug charges following an investigation by local law enforcement in Allen County. The Scottsville Police Department says it worked with the South Central Kentucky Drug Task Force, Warren County Drug Task Force, and Kentucky State Police to obtain an arrest warrant at the home of Megan T. Sequeira on Tuesday. The home is located…

Hardin Co. woman allegedly drives while intoxicated, nearly strikes 2 first responders, 2 tow truck drivers

GRAYSON COUNTY – A Hardin County woman, who allegedly drove while intoxicated, crashed into vehicles providing traffic control. According to a report from K105, Christina M. Brakebill, 48, of Eastview, nearly struck Grayson County Deputy Caleb Fisher, Grayson Co. Constable/Clarkson firefighter Bill Dalton, and C&L Auto Repair owner and tow truck driver, Lance Vaughn, and his son Justin Vaughn, with…