Author: WNKY Staff

Former BG East Little Leaguer and BGHS Alum drafted by Pittsburgh Pirates

Courtesy of University of Louisville AthleticsBOWLING GREEN, Ky. –  A former Bowling Green East Little League baseball player who also played at Bowling Green High School, Western Kentucky University, John A. Logan College and the University of Louisville was drafted in the 9th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Luke Brown, was a two-sport…

Grant program provides nearly $2M to fight violence against women

File PhotoFRANKFORT, Ky. – Tuesday, Gov. Andy Beshear and the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet announced that applications for grant funding under the federal Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Services, Training, Officers, Prosecution (STOP) Formula Grant Program will be available Aug. 2. “Significant funding and collaboration with law enforcement, prosecutors and victim services are required to put a stop…

State to receive $1.2M in in settlement from Bristol-Myers Squibb

File PhotoFRANKFORT, Ky. – Attorney General Daniel Cameron joined the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and a multi-state coalition of attorneys general in a settlement with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (Bristol-Myers) for overcharging state Medicaid programs for drugs. Under the settlement, the pharmaceutical manufacturer has agreed to pay $75 million to resolve these allegations….

One man arrested after hit and run collision, one man hospitalized

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Bowling Green man was arrested early Tuesday morning following a crash in which a motorcyclist was injured. At 12:23 a.m., a witness called police and reported that a car had struck a motorcycle on Louisville Road and the car drove away. The witness followed the car into an apartment complex. The driver of the motorcycle,…

Demolition continues at WKU

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Western Kentucky University has continued construction across the Hill, adding Tate Page Hall to the list of buildings coming down. Demolition also remains underway on Garrett Conference Center which has been around since 1951. Originally is was built to he a student union. It went through many changes throughout the years, which led to it having…