Author: WNKY Staff

Dieudonne & Matthews Earn C-USA Awards for Second-Straight Week

October 18, 2021

WNKY Staff,

DALLAS – Following a 2-0 weekend at home against Middle Tennessee, WKU Volleyball saw a pair of Hilltoppers recognized by Conference USA for the second straight week. Nadia Dieudonne earned her fifth Setter of the Week honor of the season while Lauren Matthews collected the first Defensive Player of the Week of her career. Dieudonne racked up 60 total assists to…

Jerreth Sterns Voted C-USA Offensive Player of the Week After Huge Game at ODU

October 18, 2021

WNKY Staff,

DALLAS, Texas — WKU Football wide receiver Jerreth Sterns was voted Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week, the league announced Monday. He is the second Hilltopper wideout to be honored, joining Taywan Taylor after his 166-yard, three-touchdown performance vs. North Texas on Nov. 12, 2016. In WKU’s 43-20 victory at Old Dominion on Saturday, Sterns had 13 receptions for a career-high 221 yards and a career-long 74-yard touchdown. He became only…

Emerging Leader – Matthew Wininger

October 18, 2021

WNKY Staff,

Matthew Wininger is a senior at Western Kentucky University and currently serves as the Student Body President on campus. He is this week’s Emerging Leader.

Hilltoppers take down Old Dominion 43-20; Zappe looks sharp

October 18, 2021

WNKY Staff,

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Football was on the road this weekend taking on Old Dominion in a Conference USA matchup. Quarterback Baily Zappe had another monster game, totaling 5 touchdowns and more than 400 yards of offense. SoKY Sunrise’s Tej Joshi breaks down some of his top plays, as he helped improve the Hilltoppers record to 2-4.

Health News – Danger of UTIs in men

October 18, 2021

WNKY Staff,

Former President Bill Clinton is said to be recovering after being admitted to a hospital for a urinary tract infection that spread to his bloodstream. Thousands of older men are diagnosed with UTIs every year, and it can be dangerous — even deadly — if it leads to sepsis. Today’s Health News has more.

Sunrise Spotlight – BG 26.2 & Half Marathon

October 18, 2021

WNKY Staff,

On Today’s Sunrise Spotlight, Harlan Holmes joins us live in-studio to talk about the BG 26.2 & Half Marathon and how you can sign up. For more info, click here. Sunrise Spotlight is brought to you by German American Bank.

Pet of the Day – Mili

October 18, 2021

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Football Frenzy: Week 9

October 15, 2021

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Brownsville man arrested after police chase

October 15, 2021

WNKY Staff,

Brownsville, KY. (October 15, 2021) – On October 14th, 2021 at approximately 6:50 p.m., Kentucky State Police Trooper Jarrod Lewis observed a Chevrolet truck traveling at a high rate of speed on KY-259 North in Edmonson County. Trooper Lewis activated his emergency equipment but the vehicle failed to stop. The vehicle fled north on KY-259 where it turned onto KY-2336 (Jock Road). The operator of the vehicle, who…

Oil Well operator in Hart County charged a second time for violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act

October 15, 2021

WNKY Staff,

BOWLING GREEN, KY – A federal grand jury returned an indictment on October 13, 2021, charging Charles L. Stinson and Logsdon Valley Oil, Inc., a/k/a Hart Petroleum, with a violation of the Safe Drinking Water Act. According to the indictment, Stinson, 84, of Horse Cave, Kentucky, and the company, Logsdon Valley Oil, Inc., on or about September 13, 2019, willfully…