Author: WNKY Staff

Man suffers severe eye injury in downtown bar Friday

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – An Ohio man was arrested Friday following a bar fight at Dublin’s in downtown Bowling Green, and another man has a severe eye injury. Nevan Snodgrass, 19, is charged with second-degree assault and alcohol intoxication in a public place, according to his arrest citation. A witness told police Snodgrass threw another man, Loren O’Connor, on the…

Hot Rods set franchise record with 11th straight win in 5-4 walkoff vs. Rome

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green Hot Rods (49-21) won their franchise record-setting 11th straight game in walk-off fashion against the Rome Braves (33-37), 5-4, in 11 innings on Friday at Bowling Green Ballpark in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The two teams play again on Saturday with a 6:35 PM CT first pitch. The scoring didn’t start until the bottom…

Biden administration provides funding to rural health clinics in Kentucky to support vaccination efforts

WASHINGTON – Friday, the Biden-Harris Administration provided $6,379,712 to support rural health clinics in Kentucky with vaccination efforts, particularly as many communities face increased challenges caused by the Delta variant. The funds will go to 130 Rural Health Clinics that will use these resources to combat COVID-19 misinformation by developing and implementing additional vaccine confidence and outreach efforts. The funding was made…

Soky Patriots holding food drives

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Soky Patriots are holding a food drive at both Kroger locations from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. The food drive will help provide food for the Warren County Backpack Program that enables kids to take home food over the…

Kentucky State Police Holds Award Ceremony to Honor Troopers and Officers

From left to right, Detective of the Year, Michael Robichaud; Officer of the Year, Mark Puckett; Trooper of the Year, Jerry Baker; Public Affairs Officer of the Year, Shane Jacobs; Facility Security Officer of the Year Rick Kuiper, and Arson Investigator of the Year Terry Scott.LEXINGTON, Ky. – Today, Kentucky State Police (KSP) held the annual achievement awards ceremony in…