Author: WNKY Staff

Man stabbed in Edmonson County is released from hospital

BROWNSVILLE, Ky. – A man believed to have sustained life-threatening stab wounds Tuesday was flown to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville where he was treated and released, Edmonson County Sheriff Shane Doyle said. The man, whose name has not been released, was taken to Warren County and then flown by medical helicopter to Nashville, Doyle said. Deputies searched the…

Gov. Beshear: FEMA staff available for in-person help at additional support centers

FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 23, 2021) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management announced that FEMA staff will be available to meet in person at additional Individual Assistance Registration Support Centers in Lawrence, Perry, Madison and Rockcastle counties to assist Kentuckians impacted by historic flooding Feb. 27–March 14, 2021. The deadline to…

City announces road closure

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The city of Bowling Green announced a Church Street Road closure this week. Church Street between Barry Street and Nugent Street will be closed for construction from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday and all of next week. It will be open on evenings and over the weekend. The city asks motorists to use…

Henry Moss Middle School names new principal

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Mrs. Rita Daniels was announced as the new principal of Henry Moss Middle School during a special called site based decision-making (SBDM) council meeting on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Since 2015, Mrs. Daniels has served as an assistant principal at Warren Central High School and prior to this role, she spent fourteen years at Greenwood High…

Felts House restoration completed

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — The Kentucky Museum has finished restoration work on the 1810 Felts House, a historic log cabin originally from Logan County that now resides on Western Kentucky University’s campus. The restoration was supported by a grant from the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation and a gift from WKU alum Allen Shipp (Class of 1980). Andy…

CASA to host 7th Superhero Run/Walk on Saturday, September 25, 2021

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- CASA of South Central Kentucky will be holding its 7th Annual Superhero 5K, Kids 1 Mile Fun Run, and 1 Mile Family Walk/Run presented by Cheetah Clean Auto Wash on Saturday, September 25, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. at Ephram White Park, 885 Mt. Olivet Road, in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Superman was adopted.  Spiderman was raised by his aunt and…

Med Center Health urges people to get cancer screenings

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Med Center Health has joined a nationwide effort to encourage patients to resume appropriate cancer screenings to promote early detection and decrease mortality. Med Center Health is urging people across Southcentral Kentucky to talk with their healthcare providers to resume regular primary care checkups and recommended cancer screenings. This has the potential to lessen the negative…

Voices of Honor – Michael Kinney

Michael Kinney completed two tours of duty during the Vietnam War flying American and Vietnamese troops across the country. Later in her nearly three decade career in the military he flew fixed wing aircraft. He is now fully disabled due to his exposure to agent orange. He tells his story in this week’s Voices of Honor.