Author: WNKY Staff

What’s Happening SoKY: Undergraduate Philosophy Conference

For today’s What’s Happening SoKY we met with Dr. Landon Elkind and Rose Donnelly. They told us about an upcoming undergraduate philosophy conference that’s open to the public! The WKU Philosophy Conference is free and open to all WKU students, faculty, staff, and the broader Bowling Green community. Scholars from the University of Kentucky, Augustana College, Eastern Kentucky University, Southern…

Living Well: Students Catching Up After the Pandemic

Is your child one of the thousands who had to take on virtual learning over the pandemic? New research is adding to growing evidence that many students suffered setbacks in their learning progress during quarantine. In today’s Living Well, brought to you by Springhill Pharmacy, we’ll have a look at what researchers say needs to be done to catch students…

Semi crashes into Allen County house; driver injured

Photo courtesy of Allen County Sheriff’s OfficeSCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – Allen County officials say a semi struck a house yesterday evening. Around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, deputies with the Allen County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 8700 Block of Franklin Road. Deputies arrived on scene for an injury collision involving a semi truck crash into a house. Officials say the house…

Warren County Emergency Management to test tornado sirens Friday

WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – Warren County Emergency Management will be testing the Community Outdoor Warning Sirens throughout the county Friday, Feb. 3. Emergency management says the test will begin at 12 p.m., and sirens will sound for three minutes. For questions, contact the Warren County Emergency Management office at 270-781-8776. Warren County Emergency Management will be testing the Community Outdoor…

KSP to conduct traffic safety checkpoints in local viewing areas

BOWLIGN GREEN, Ky. – The Kentucky State Police would like to remind the public of traffic safety checkpoints. KSP says these traffic safety checkpoints, along with patrols at known problematic areas, help deter drivers from violating laws. KSP says these efforts are to promote safety for the public on the roadways. The goal of traffic checkpoints is to provide for a…

Living Well: Social Media and Teenagers

Many social media platforms allow children to join when they officially become a teenager. However, the U.S. Surgeon General believes that thirteen is still too young for children to be on those platforms. In today’s Living Well, brought to you by Springhill Pharmacy, we learn more about how to know when your child is ready for online social sites and…

Quarles visits Warren County to promote Ag Tag Program

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Dr. Ryan Quarles made a stop in Bowling Green today. Quarles is one of 12 candidates vying for the top Republican spot in the May primary. The agriculture commissioner says that, despite the crowded GOP field and a recent Mason-Dixon poll naming his opponent, attorney general Daniel Cameron, as the Republican front…

Juvenile charged with murder in death of stepfather

LEITCHFIELD, Ky. – A 15-year-old has been arrested following what police say was the stabbing death of his stepfather. On Monday, the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded around 7 p.m. to Bradley Bend Road in Leitchfield. Police say they received a report that a man had been stabbed in an altercation with his stepson. Upon arrival, police say…

KSP arrests 2 in infant death investigation

MOUNT VERNON, Ky. – The Kentucky State Police has arrested a man and a woman in connection with an infant death investigation. On Friday, Jan. 27, the Rockcastle County Grand Jury returned an indictment stemming from an extensive investigation into the death of a 7-month-old in Rockcastle County. KSP says the investigation began Aug. 2, 2022. The infant’s mother, Kirsten…