Author: WNKY Staff

Zappe voted C-USA Offensive Player of the Week after 488 yards against Spartans

DALLAS, Texas – WKU Football quarterback Bailey Zappe was voted Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week, the league announced Monday. He joins Charlotte quarterback Chris Reynolds and UTSA kicker Hunter Duplessis as winners of multiple C-USA honors so far this season.   Zappe completed 46-of-64 passes (72%) for 488 yards at #16/17 Michigan State, with three touchdowns and zero interceptions….

Special Olympics Bowling Tournament returns to Bowling Green on Saturday

Bowling Green, Ky. – More than 100 Special Olympics bowlers will return to Southern Lanes in Bowling Green on Saturday, Oct. 9, for the Special Olympics Kentucky Area 5 Bowling Tournament. Both the Area and State Bowling Tournaments were held in a remote format a year ago, making this the first true Area Bowling Tournament weekend for Special Olympics Kentucky in…

Body found in early morning house fire

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Monday morning the Bowling Green Fire Department responded to a residential fire in the 600 block of Hampton Drive around 2 a.m. A deceased body was found inside the burning home. Six units and 26 personnel responded. Initial units arrived and noticed smoke and fire coming from the residence. During the search the deceased was found….

Bowling Green Commissioner Elected to KLC Board of Directors

LEXINGTON, KY – Kentucky League of Cities (KLC) membership elected Bowling Green City Commissioner Sue Parrigin to serve as one of five at-large directors on the KLC Board of Directors. Parrigin became a member of the Board in January after KLC appointed her to fill a vacancy. Her election this month is her first full term on the Board and…

Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills in Public Safety Surge to Protect U.S. Communities

DEA seizes 1.8 million fake pills and arrests 810 nationwide in two-month effort to dismantle drug distribution networks flooding U.S. with deadly fentanyl-laced fake pills

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco and DEA Administrator Anne Milgram announced a significant law enforcement surge to protect American communities from the flood of fentanyl and fentanyl-laced pills across the United States. The announcement came at a press conference late last week. Illicit fentanyl, a synthetic opioid found in most of the fake pills that were…

Toby Keith comes to Bowling Green

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Over the weekend, fans gathered in droves as they made their way to the Bowling Green Ballpark to see country music superstar Toby Keith. Keith performed at the ballpark as part of his “Country Comes to Town Tour.” Known for his hits like “How Do You Like Me Now?” and “Courtesy of the Red, White, &…