Author: WNKY Staff

WKU active shooter training

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Today began active shooter training at WKU for the week. Local agencies came together this morning to coordinate search and rescue procedures along with strategic communication in order to prepare for a situation in which an active shooter enters a dorm. Bowling Green Police Department, Warren County Sherriff’s Department, Med Center EMS, WKU Police Department and…

Day of Caring: Book donation box created for local homeless shelter

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – At least 50 nonprofits across South Central Kentucky are praising the volunteers who participated in United Way’s Day of Caring. Hundreds of individuals and businesses coordinated teams to tackle projects throughout our community today. One of those projects included building a lending library at the Room in the Inn, a local homeless shelter that provides meals…

Trooper Island to receive new severe weather shelter

ATLANTA, Ga. – FEMA and the Commonwealth of Kentucky have approved a grant to assist Trooper Island with rebuilding a community safe room. According to a release by FEMA, the community safe room designed years ago to provide protection in extreme weather is out of service. Trooper Island is located on Dale Hollow Lake, which sits near the Kentucky-Tennessee border….

BGPD discusses safe driving tips in the rain

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Strap on your galoshes because the forecast calls for rain all week.  When the weather is bad, accidents on the road tend to increase. Sometimes you are unable to see clearly, or even worse, you might slide and hydroplane in the car.  Derek Trevino, manager of the Bowling Green Discount Tire store, broke down the importance…

Bowling Green and Warren County proclaim “ADA Celebration Day”

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – July 26 is now “ADA Celebration Day” in Bowling Green and Warren County. On July 26 in 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law by President George H.W. Bush, which would protect those with disabilities from discrimination.  Be it a wheelchair or completely deaf, in all aspects of life, the ADA would attempt…

WCSO searching for man following theft on Old Nashville Road

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Warren County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s help in locating a suspect. According to a social media post by WCSO, the person pictured above is wanted for stealing several items out of a bucket truck at a business on Old Nashville Road Loop 2. In addition, authorities stated the man entered the property numerous…

Confirmed case of monkeypox in Warren County

WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – Warren County has a confirmed case of monkeypox. According to Susan Dunlap, Executive Director of Public Affairs for the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, one case has been confirmed in a male in his 30s in Warren County at this time. Dunlap stated in an email there are six overall cases of monkeypox in…