Author: WNKY Staff

Tops Welcome Back College Football by Beating Austin Peay, 38-27

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – In the very first college football game of 2022, wide receiver Malachi Corley hauled in three touchdown passes while the WKU defense forced three turnovers, and the Hilltoppers opened the 2022 campaign with a 38-27 victory over Austin Peay Saturday afternoon at Houchens-Smith Stadium. The season-opening victory lifted WKU to 1-0 for the year and dropped Austin Peay to…

Warren County Volunteer Firefighters receive Narcan

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Plano Fire Department Chief Kevin Bailey alongside Executive Director of Save Our Kids, Eric Gregory, worked together to secure funds for Narcan to be made available to volunteer fire departments in Warren County. As drug incidents in Warren County area rise, Narcan is a substance that is has been highly requested by different response agencies such…

MSP Airport’s screening dog wins TSA’s ‘Cutest Canine Contest’

(Source: Transportation Security Administration (TSA))MINNEAPOLIS, Mn. (CNN). – In honor of Friday’s National Dog Day, the Transportation Security Administration is introducing the world to its cutest canine. Meet Eebbers, the winner of the TSA’s 2022 Cutest Canine Contest. The 11-year-old Vizsla-Labrador mix is one of the passenger screening canines at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport. He can usually be seen with…

Interstate 165 and KY 9007 project in Warren County beginning next week

WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – A project to resurface parts of Interstate 165 and KY 9007 from the interchange with I-65 to U.S. 231 is set to begin next week. Crews are expected to begin removing pavement markings starting next week, with paving beginning the following week. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet stated drivers should expect closures and delays as crews work…

KSP arrests Hardin County man on child sexual exploitation charges

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. – A man accused of sharing pornographic images of children online is now facing felony charges. Kentucky State Police stated in a release that an undercover internet investigation led them to the home of 38-year-old David Smith Thursday, where he was arrested. Smith is accused of distributing material of a minor in a sexual performance. KSP stated that…

Hope Harbor hosting Summer of Love and Consent in Glasgow Friday

(Source: Hope Harbor)GLASGOW, Ky. – Hope Harbor is inviting the public to join their third annual Summer of Love and Consent event Friday, Aug. 26. Hope Harbor says the night is “a night of awareness and music in the heart of Glasgow, Kentucky.” The event will take place at The Grove starting at 5 p.m. A charge of $15 at…

WCPS gathering book donations for eastern Kentucky

(Source: Warren County Public Schools)WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – Warren County Public Schools will be holding a book drive Aug. 26 through Sept. 9 for school libraries in eastern Kentucky. These donations will go directly to elementary and middle schools facing heavy damage from late July’s floods. WCPS says boxes will be placed inside the front doors of all WCPS schools,…

Bowling Green man arrested as suspect in catalytic converter thefts

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green Police Department has made another arrest regarding catalytic converter thefts. BGPD stated they arrested Wesley J. Simpson, 33, of Bowling Green Friday morning for a converter theft in early August. According to authorities, Simpson is the suspect in at least 10 other converter thefts and will face charges accordingly. Simpson is in the…

BGHS students sign youth apprenticeship contracts with M&L Electrical

(Source: Leslie McCoy, BGISD)BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Two Bowling Green High School seniors signed Youth Apprenticeship Contracts with M&L Electrical Inc. on Friday, Aug. 26. According to a release by Bowling Green Independent School District, BGHS seniors Benedek Por and Henry Lindsey signed the agreements as part of the Bowling Green High School’s first-ever TRACK Youth Apprenticeship Program. The students…