Author: WNKY Staff

Kentucky State Police Post 3 to conduct traffic safety checkpoints

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Kentucky State Police is reminding drivers it will be conducting traffic safety checkpoints. According to the agency, this involves general patrol tactics focused on known problematic areas to promote safer roadways. KSP states it also uses the checkpoints to attempt to discourage the violation of laws. Authorities say they will be checking for driver impairment,…

Local entrepreneur John Harnage wins Kentucky SBA Small Business of the Year

Courtesy Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — John Harnage, owner of Kentucky Thermal Institute, has been named the 2026 Small Business Person of the Year for Kentucky by the U.S. Small Business Administration, one of the nation’s highest honors for small business leadership. According to a release by the WKU Innovation Campus, this recognition coincides with…

Glasgow Police Department announces April safety checkpoints

GLASGOW, Ky. – The Glasgow Police Department announced safety checkpoints on Wednesday. According to a release, traffic safety checkpoints in the City of Glasgow during April will be at Columbia Avenue, West Main Street, North Jackson Highway.and Happy Valley Road. The checkpoints will not be limited to these roadways, according to the release. GPD officers will be enforcing laws related…

Sheriff’s office asking for help identifying Warren County porch pirate

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Warren County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying a porch pirate. According to WCSO, surveillance footage caught an individual allegedly stealing three packages off an enclosed front porch in the 300 block of Wren Road on March 20. If you have any information on this incident or recognize the suspect in…

12 indicted on drug trafficking charges following ‘Operation Spring Time’ in Logan County

LOGAN COUNTY – 12 people are indicted on drug charges following an investigation in Logan County. Logan County Sheriff Stephen Stratton says the Logan-Russellville Narcotics Unit conducted ‘Operation Spring Time,’ a long-term drug trafficking investigation that resulted in the indictments of twelve suspects by a Logan County Grand Jury on March 31. Some of the individuals are charged with trafficking…

19th annual LifeSkills Run for Autism

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – On April 11, Suzanne Vitale Clinical Education Complex at WKU will be hosting its 19th Annual Run for Autism cause at Bowling Green Ballpark. This event is open to the public and will last from 8 a.m to noon. Those registered will get to take part in either a 4-mile run around WKU’s campus, a 1-mile…

Applications now being accepted for Med Center Health’s Summer Teen Ambassador Program

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Med Center Health is pleased to announce the opening of applications for the 2026 Summer Teen Ambassador Program. According to Med Center Health, this program offers high school students a unique opportunity to explore careers in healthcare, while making a meaningful difference through volunteer service. The Teen Ambassador Program runs from June 15 – July 24….

Page Trucking announces $514,000 investment, 10 new jobs at Morgantown facility

Closeup of parked car on a city street side with new winter rubber tires. Source: Envato/by by bilanol. MORGANTOWN, Ky., – Page Trucking, a Keith Titus Corporation company, will expand its operations in Morgantown, creating 10 new jobs through a $514,000 investment in its existing facility. According to a release by the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce, the project…

Lexington man sentenced for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft

FRANKFORT, Ky. – A Lexington man is facing prison time for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. According to the United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Kentucky, 27-year-old Ronald Jerome Woolfolk Jr. was sentenced Tuesday to 34 months in prison. Officials say Woolfolk was employed as a licensed mortician apprentice at a funeral home in Fayette County. During this…