Author: WNKY Staff
BREAKING: Bowling Green City Schools closed Monday and Tuesday
BOWLING GREEN, KY: Bowling Green Independent School District announces that classes are canceled on Monday, Dec. 13 and Tuesday, Dec. 14. School officials say staff will spend the next two days working to meet the needs of BGISD students. Officials also want parents to know that they will receive a call from school staff, but it will likely come from…
Warren County Public Schools new donation location
WARREN COUNTY, KY: Warren County Public Schools are moving donation efforts. School officials say donations at South Warren Middle School will shut down at 12:00pm today and move to Old Cumberland Trace Elementary School. WCPS says representatives are setting up tents in the school parking lot on 830 Cumberland Trace Rd. Officials will be there at 12:00pm to accept critical…
Shelter Transportation to South Warren Middle School
WARREN COUNTY, KY: Warren County Public School officials say WCPS buses will transport families to the shelter at South Warren Middle School beginning at 7:00pm. The school system is offering food and bedding for anyone who needs it. WCPS will take anyone who stays overnight back to their homes in the morning to continue clean-up efforts. School officials say a…
Storm damage at the Bowling Green Transpark
BOWLING GREEN, KY: The EF3 tornado that tore through Warren County early Saturday morning also swept through the Transpark in Bowling Green. Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce officials say employees sheltered in place as the storm moved through. Fortunately, there were no reports of injuries The BG Chamber also confirms a massive fire at the GM Assembly Plant Saturday. No…
Warren RECC Power Outage Update
Warren County, KY: Right now, more than 10,000 homes in Warren County are still without power according to Warren RECC officials. The utility company says that several areas in their territory had significant damage to the electric system. Company officials say materials and poles are set to arrive Sunday, and by Monday, 28 additional crews are expected to arrive and…
South Warren Middle School sets up shelter for tornado victims
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – South Warren Middle School set up a shelter for tornado victims, as well as a donation center to aid those affected by the deadly tornado that hit Bowling Green early Saturday morning. Warren County Public Schools along with the Red Cross are looking for monetary and blood donations to help assist the community, as many look to…
A critical blood drive is now scheduled for victims of Saturday’s deadly tornado.
BOWLING GREEN, KY: A critical blood drive is now scheduled in Bowling Green to help the victims of a deadly tornado. The blood drive will be at TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital on Sunday, Dec. 12 form 9:00am-3:00pm. At least 11 people were killed after the EF3 tornado tore through Warren County and the surrounding areas early Sunday morning. Authorities say…
Deadly tornado is the longest and largest in KY history
BOWLING GREEN, KY: KY Governor Andy Beshear says that the EF3 tornado that hit South Central KY early Saturday morning is the longest tornado track on record and the largest in Kentucky history. The deadly tornado ripped through four states, including Warren County, KY, tracking more than 200 miles. “I want to thank every local emergency management employee, police officer,…
