Author: WNKY Staff

Feed the Need collects food for the hungry

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – United Way of Southern Kentucky (UWSK) collected morethan 43,000 items in Warren County and more than 61,136 items region-wide during the 13th annual “Feed the Need” food drive, with some food collections still running. More than 50 organizations in Allen, Barren, Butler, Logan, Simpson and Warren counties participated in Feed the Need either by running an internal…

One killed in Edmonson County wreck

BROWNSVILLE, Ky. – One person is dead and two are injured following a single-vehicle crash Friday afternoon in Edmonson County. Kentucky State Police are investigating the wreck in the 6,000 block of Ky. 259. Marshall T. Hornback, 65, of Mammoth Cave was operating a 1994 Chevrolet truck northbound on Ky. 259 in Edmonson County. For unknown reasons, Hornback’s vehicle exited the right shoulder of the…

Gov. Beshear provides update on COVID-19 vaccinations

FRANKFORT, Ky. – On Friday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced 1,708,318 Kentuckians have received at least their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. “We’ve reached another milestone in the 2.5 million vaccine Team Kentucky Vaccination Challenge,” said Gov. Beshear. “Now, fewer than 800,000 Kentuckians 16 and older need to sign up to receive their shot of hope in order for us to…

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 Traffic Impact Report for April 23 through April 30

The District 3 area serves Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Logan, Metcalfe, Monroe, Simpson, Todd and Warren Counties

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (April 23, 2021) – The expected traffic impacts in the District 3 area for April 23 through April 30 are listed below. All work is subject to change. Interstate 65 A major pavement rehabilitation and resurfacing project is underway between the 13 mile marker and 25 mile marker. The roadway is down to two travel lanes in…

WKU students perform Shakespeare’s “As You Like It”

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Students from the WKU Dance and Theatre Department put on a special performance of Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” outdoors on Thursday night at WKU’s iconic Kissing Bridge. It was the department’s first performance with a live audience since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Performers were masked while the audience was socially distanced. “I really…