Author: WNKY Staff

WKU Volleyball home opener postponed due to COVID-19

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -WKU volleyball’s regular-season home opener against Belmont — scheduled for August 31st — will be postponed due to positive Covid-19 cases within the Bruins organization Earlier today, Conference USA announced that the Hilltoppers are projected to win the Conference USA’s east division by C-USA coaches. Head coach Travis Hudson has three All-Americans returning this year. The season…

Hilltopper Volleyball predicted to win C-USA East Division

DALLAS – After a 2020-21 season that saw WKU Volleyball continue to climb to new heights yet again, the Conference USA coaches have picked the Hilltoppers to win the league’s East division this season. Returning All-Americans Paige Briggs, Nadia Dieudonne and Lauren Matthews were all named to the league’s Preseason All-Conference team. WKU’s trio of student-athletes recognized on the preseason team each…

Active COVID cases reported by local school districts

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Below is the number of active COVID-19 cases in students and staffed around south central Kentucky, according to each districts website.   WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL ACTIVE CASES IN STUDENTS- 247 ACTIVE CASES IN STAFF- 25   BARREN COUNTY SCHOOLS ACTIVE CASES IN STUDENTS-75 QUARANTINED STUDENTS-419 ACTIVE CASES IN STAFF-10 QUARANTINED STAFF- 26 BOWLING GREEN INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS…

Long-term closing of Little Beaver Creek Road starts Tuesday

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Residents accustomed to using Little Beaver Creek Road in Warren County will need to make alternate plans. Starting Tuesday and likely through October, a bridge over the roadway will be undergoing replacement, according to Warren County Public Works Director Josh Moore. Warren Fiscal Court has accepted a $363,709 bid from Stewart Richey Construction to replace a…

Minter introduces Student Loan Borrowers Bill of Rights

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – With classes starting at Kentucky’s colleges and universities, State Rep. Patti Minter announced Tuesday that she is pre-filing the Student Loan Borrowers Bill of Rights, the first comprehensive student loan reform bill in Kentucky, for the 2022 legislative session. Currently titled B.R. 96, the bill would tackle predatory lending by big student loan servicers by banning…