Author: WNKY Staff

Health News – Could COVID restrictions ease?

The U.S. is now averaging more than 385,000 new COVID-19 cases daily, according to Johns Hopkins University. That’s a drop of 37% since last week. That has some health experts rethinking the benchmark used to measure the state of COVID-19. Today’s Health News takes a look at why federal health officials are not ready to ease restrictions despite the optimistic…

Hilltoppers Rout Charlotte 78-59 for First True Road Win

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — WKU Hilltopper Basketball led wire-to-wire Thursday night, snapping a five-game losing streak with a dominant 78-59 road win at Charlotte. The Hilltoppers (11-11, 3-6 Conference USA) jumped all over the 49ers out of the gate and eventually led by 26 in the final three minutes. It was WKU’s first true road win of the season, coming at Halton…

Lady Toppers Fall in Overtime Thriller

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Another tough battle ended in a loss for WKU women’s basketball. The Lady Toppers dropped a 79-74 decision to Charlotte on Thursday afternoon in overtime. After falling behind by 10 in overtime, WKU battled back to get within one with 40 seconds left but were unable to complete comeback. “This one stinks, because they did everything well…