Author: WNKY Staff

Two Bowling Green men arrested as suspects in multiple robberies

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – On Wednesday, the Bowling Green Police Department made two arrests in connection with a string of robberies. According to a social media post by BGPD, on March 11 and 13, BGPD responded to robberies at Preston Miller Park. On March 17, officers responded to a robbery in Lampkin Park where a man, James Moore, sustained a…

Bowling Green tourism business receives over $100,000 of tourism recovery funding

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear announced Wednesday morning that $5.3 million in funding will go to tourism in 88 Kentucky counties. At least one of these organizations receiving funds include the Bowling Green Convention and Visitors Bureau, which will receive $164,155 for marketing and tourism, according to a release. In December, the Governor reinforced his commitment to the industry…

Delafield Co-op Market opens to expand food choices

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A new food co-op has opened in the Delafield neighborhood. The co-op is able to provide the neighborhood with access to fresh veggies and meat. They are closed on the weekend and Monday, but they are open Tuesday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The market is aimed at residents who live in the…

Escaped inmate arrested in Russellville

RUSSELLVILLE, Ky. – On Tuesday around 1 p.m., the Logan County Sheriff’s Office received information that a wanted fugitive was at the Quality Inn Motel in Russellville. According to a release, deputies identified the wanted fugitive as Gregory Sullivan, 38, of Bowling Green, who had last been seen at the Marshall County Detention Center on March 15 before escaping. Sullivan…

BG Warren County Humane Society offers shelter store, auctions for donations

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green Warren County Humane Society is offering a shelter store where proceeds go to the shelter located at the Davis Mosby Center. You can shop in-person Monday through Saturday. In addition, the shelter store will have live pop-up auctions a couple times a week and a full live auction on Thursday nights from 5…

KSP charges Shelby County man with child sexual exploitation offense

Photo courtesy of Shelby County Detention Center.SHELBYVILLE, Ky. — On Tuesday, the Kentucky State Police Electronic Crime Branch arrested Natividad Garcia, 35, on a charge related to child sexual abuse material. According to a release, Garcia was arrested as the result of an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children investigation. The KSP Electronic Crime Branch began the investigation after discovering the…