Author: WNKY Staff

WKU Announces NIL Programming and Resource Plans for Student-Athletes

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU Athletics announced Tuesday the launch of CLIMB, a comprehensive program designed to help student-athletes grow and capitalize on their brands as Name, Image and Likeness moves to the forefront of college athletics. Through an enhanced partnership with INFLCR, the leader in the brand-building industry and a pioneer in the NIL landscape, WKU’s student-athletes will have…

Living Well – Child vaccine trials

We could be just months away from a COVID-19 vaccine for kids 5 years and up. Pfizer is currently studying the vaccine-effectiveness for more than 4,000 kids in that age group. There are 250 of them participating in the trial at Children’s Hospital Colorado. Today’s Living Well introduces us to one of those kids.

Barren County man accused of shooting neighbor

GLASGOW, Ky. – Deputies with the Barren County Sheriff’s Office arrived at 563 Garrets Hideout Road at 4 a.m. Monday after reports of a shooting. Deputies said that Preston Ennis, 49, had shot a man in the torso, according to Ennis’ arrest citation.. Ennis wrecked his vehicle prior to the incident, and the man who was shot and the man’s…

12 to join WKU Alumni Association Board of Directors

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — The Western Kentucky University Alumni Association recently elected nine new board members for 2020-2021 and recognized three members who will serve in one-year appointments. The following new members will serve for three-year terms: April White Cox, Pharm.D. of Fisherville, Ky., a 2004 alumna, is Clinical Pharmacy Manager (Director) of AETNA Better Health of Kentucky. Retired Lt….

Emerging Leader – Ambere Barnett

This week’s Emerging Leader is Ambere Barnett, a senior at Western Kentucky University and a mid-fielder with WKU Soccer. She was named All-American, too, which is the first time someone has gotten the honor on the WKU Women’s Soccer Team.

Hot Rods bounce back with 13-9 win vs Crawdads

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Evan Edwards and Jordan Qsar each homered twice as the Bowling Green Hot Rods (31-15) came from behind three times in a 13-9 victory over the Hickory Crawdads (17-31) in Sunday’s series finale at LP Frans Stadium in Hickory, North Carolina. The Hot Rods have Monday off before starting a six-game homestand against the Greensboro Grasshoppers…

Commissioner Quarles announces winners of KDA Poster and Essay Contest

FRANKFORT (June 28, 2021) – Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Dr. Ryan Quarles announced the winners of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s annual Poster and Essay Contest during an awards ceremony last week at Whitaker Bank Ballpark. The theme of the contest, “Kentucky Agriculture Never Stops,” honored farm families during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Congratulations to each of these winners who so vividly…