Author: WNKY Staff

Bowling Green Hot Rods host Easterfest at BG Ballpark

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green Hot Rods hosted Easterfest at Bowling Green Ballpark on Saturday. Plenty of parents brought their families to the ballpark to gather hundreds of eggs and take photos with the Easter Bunny. Three different age groups were able to go into the outfield and collect as many eggs as their baskets could fill. For…

Aviation Heritage Park remembers 50th anniversary of historic combat victory

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – This past Saturday, the Aviation Heritage Park hosted Remembering April 16, 1972, an event that featured a presentation from Former Air Force General Dan Cherry about his battle against the North Vietnamese 50 years from the date. This was also the first time the general public was allowed into the museum located at the Aviation Heritage Park….

Family of seven safe after all lost in house fire

SMITHS GROVE, Ky. – A Smiths Grove family lost everything in a house fire Sunday. Smiths Grove Police Chief Jason Franks said the fire broke out at 111 Witherspoon Street Sunday from an unknown cause. Franks said a call reporting the fire was received at 12:42 p.m. The family, including four adults and three children, are alive and safe, said…

UPDATE: Two dead, several injured identified following Warren County crash

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Two people have died following a single-vehicle crash in Warren County. On Friday at 11:23 p.m., deputies arrived at 2891 Hwy 185 in response to a single-vehicle crash with multiple fatalities. According to a social media post by Warren County Sheriff’s Office, an investigation determined a black GMC Sierra was being driven south on Hwy 185…

Cultivate Kindness brings Easter surprises to Bowling Green

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – This evening you may see some bunnies hiding eggs in your neighbors’ yards. The nonprofit organization Cultivate Kindness is hosting their egg drop event for families in the Bowling Green community. In 2017, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, McKenzie Loid was in a fatal car accident. When she died, her phone’s lock screen had the words “cultivate kindess.”…

Gov. Beshear provides Team Kentucky update; vehicle property tax refunds on the way

File PhotoFRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear provided a Team Kentucky update Thursday, informing Kentuckians about incoming vehicle property tax refunds. Beshear announced the refund checks will soon be sent out in the mail to those who had already paid their vehicle taxes this year in Kentucky if their birthdays fell in the months of January, February and March. The…

Food pantry distribution for Afghan refugees to take place Friday in Bowling Green

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A food pantry distribution for Afghan refugees is being held today at 847 Broadway Ave. from 1 to 3 p.m. in Bowling Green. A nonprofit humanitarian and advocacy organization, Islamic Relief USA, awarded $12,425 in assistance to the Pakistani-American Alliance for Compassion and Education Inc., who is using the grant to provide food, hygiene kits, and…