Author: WNKY Staff

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…

KSP wins national cruiser contest

(Source: KSP)FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky State Police has won the national cruiser contest! KSP stated on their Facebook, “Thank you Kentucky for all your votes and supporting KSP with 65,169 votes! Thank you to the American Association of State Troopers for hosting this contest. Overall, there were 509,153 votes for state police agencies across the country. That alone, is winning…

2 dead, 2 wounded following homeless shelter shooting in Henderson

HENDERSON, Ky. (NBC) – At least two people are dead and several others were injured in a shooting at a Kentucky homeless shelter Thursday night. Police responded to reports of shots fired at Harbor House Christian Center in Henderson around 7:30 p.m. Chief Sean McKinney of the Henderson Police Department stated they received a call around 7:40 p.m. about shots…

WKU Volleyball Slated to Win Conference in Preseason Coaches’ Poll

DALLAS, Texas – After an impeccable 2021 that brought another 20+ win season to WKU Volleyball and head coach Travis Hudson, the 2022 squad is slated to win the conference title yet again in the preseason coaches’ poll C-USA announced Thursday. All-Americans Paige Briggs, Katie Isenbarger and Lauren Matthews were all named to the league’s Preseason All-Conference team, while Matthews was tabbed as…

Lady Toppers Suffer 2-0 Loss at Vanderbilt

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — WKU Soccer dropped a 2-0 decision to Vanderbilt on Thursday night in Nashville. A scoreless match through the first 50 minutes, the Commodores scored two second half goals to clinch the win. “I thought we started off the game with a lot of discipline and intensity,” said head coach Jason Neidell. “We knew Vanderbilt was a very good…

Financial planner weighs in on loan forgiveness

GLASGOW, Ky. – Many of us are wondering how the student loan forgiveness program the Biden administration announced will work. Unfortunately right now, the citizens of the U.S. do not have those answers, but something we do know is that preparation is everything. News 40 had a brief interview with Clark Hayden, a financial planner, who gave some advice on…