Author: WNKY Staff

WKU Stays Perfect in C-USA with Win at North Texas

January 15, 2022

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DENTON, Texas — Victorious once again, the WKU women’s basketball team won its seventh straight game to improve to 12-4 overall and 5-0 in Conference USA play with a 61-54 win at North Texas on Saturday afternoon. The Lady Toppers’ seven game win streak is tied for the seventh longest in the nation. Since starting the year 1-3, WKU has won…

High School Basketball 1/14/22

January 14, 2022

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SCORES South Warren 44 at Bowling Green 74 Bethlehem 63 at Allen County-Scottsville 51 McCracken County 65 at Bowling Green 46 Cumberland County 57 vs.Russellville 45 Franklin-Simpson 61 vs. Logan County 48

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FLOTUS Jill Biden visits Bowling Green to survey tornado damage

January 14, 2022

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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The First Lady of the United States Jill Biden visited Bowling Breen Friday morning to remind Kentuckians of the promise President Biden made in Mayfield after the deadly December tornadoes. Jill Biden said, “America stands with Kentucky today, tomorrow, and every day that you rebuild.” The First Lady was accompanied by Governor Andy Beshear and several…

Texas Native Bailey Zappe Wins 2021 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award

January 14, 2022

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TYLER, Texas — WKU Football quarterback Bailey Zappe was named the winner of the 2021 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, it was announced at the annual banquet on Wednesday night. The Victoria, Texas, native is the ninth recipient of the award, which has been presented by the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce and SPORTyler since 2013. Zappe is the second Hilltopper in the program’s…

WKU Continues Hot Streak with Sixth Straight Win

January 14, 2022

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HOUSTON — The WKU women’s basketball team used a dominant second half to improve to 11-4 on the season and 4-0 in Conference USA play. The Lady Toppers have won six straight games and 10 of their last 11. Meral Abdelgawad had her fourth 30-point game of the season with 33 points to go along with five rebounds and three steals….

Tops Ride Dominant Second Half to 80-66 Win Over Rice

January 14, 2022

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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — A dominant second half propelled WKU Hilltopper Basketball to an 80-66 win over Rice on Thursday at E.A. Diddle Arena. The Hilltoppers (10-6, 2-1 Conference USA) held the Owls to 24 points in the second half and just 1-for-9 from the 3-point line after the break. That helped turn a 13-point deficit in the first half into…

Feel Good Friday – Take a Look at This!

January 14, 2022

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For today’s Feel Good Friday, sixty years after it was mailed, a WWII soldier’s letter arrives, delivering a widow a “Wonderful gift.” Jeremy Roth has the heartwarming story in today’s Take a Look at This! Feel Good Friday is presented by J.C. Kirby & Son.

Health News – When to keep your kid at home

January 14, 2022

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More children are being hospitalized with COVID-19 now than at any point during the pandemic. If your child has a sore throat or the sniffles, it may be hard to decide when it’s okay to send them to school and when to keep them home. In today’s Health Minute, Mandy Gaither finds out from a pediatrician which symptoms signal a…

Pet of the Day – LT

January 14, 2022

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Sunrise Spotlight – Food truck event benefitting Rian’s Fatted Calf

January 14, 2022

WNKY Staff,

On today’s Sunrise Spotlight, Eric Cotton joins us in-studio to talk about the food truck event benefitting Rian’s Fatted Calf taking place later today. For more info, click here. Sunrise Spotlight is brought to you by German American Bank