Author: WNKY Staff

Blood Assurance hosting blood drives Monday

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Due to the overwhelming amount of people still wanting to donate blood to help Kentucky storm victims, Blood Assurance has added two additional blood drives in Bowling Green to its schedule on Monday. Max Winitz with Blood Assurance joins us to talk all the details. — Donors can give blood at: First Baptist Church 9 a.m.-5…

WKU kicker discusses supporting community through tornado relief

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Hilltopper Brayden Narveson set up a GoFundMe to help support the community. Narveson set up a GoFundMe to help raise money to provide clothing for victims of the tornados that hit Bowling Green, this past weekend. “Everybody’s just extremely devastated and sad for everybody that has lost everything,” Narveson said. “And just obviously very grateful…

Hot Rods open stadium suites to local businesses affected by tornado damage

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green Hot Rods have opened up Bowling Green Ballpark for local businesses affected by tornado damage. “Within minutes of me tweeting it out and I didn’t know what the response would be, I started getting text messages and blown up and tagged on social media,” Bowling Green Hot Rods General Manager Eric Leach said. “And…

Warren RECC power outage update

WARREN COUNTY, KY: Right now, 5,800 homes in Warren County are still without power according to Warren RECC officials. The utility company says staff and crews are working alongside volunteers to fully restore power to members. Warren RECC says crews from 4 energy companies outside of the county have arrived and are working with local crews to get the lights…

Horse Cave officials assessing damage, prepping clean-up

HORSE CAVE, Ky. – In light of the recent tornadoes, Horse Cave officials are now looking forward to the clean-up. An E-F1 tornado impacted the Horse Cave area. Warehouses across the area bore the brunt of the storm, including Kentucky Chrome Works, which house chrome and parts for the Corvette plant in Bowling Green. Neighboring roofs and structures saw damage,…

All Creatures Animal Hospital shares emergency number to help animal emergencies and displaced pets

WARREN COUNTY, KY: All Creatures Animal Hospital says they are available to help anyone who has a pet emergency or has found a hurt or displaced pet from Saturday’s deadly tornado. Animal hospital officials say they are the on-call community veterinarian in Bowling Green and their phones lines are down. They ask that you please call 270.202.0781 to bring in…

Local leaders in Bowling Green and Warren County working on a crisis response plan

WARREN COUNTY, KY: Leaders from the City of Bowling Green, Warren County, BGMU, Emergency Management, and Peer Support are meeting to plan and manage the deadly storm event that has affected the residents of Bowling Green/Warren County. Local officials say they are receiving an outpour of support from people wanting to volunteer, donate and provide labor assistance to those hit hardest…