Author: WNKY Staff

BGPD called to crash on Scottsville Road Wednesday

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Bowling Green police were called Wednesday evening to a wreck near the intersection of Scottsville Road and Woodhurst Street. The collision involved a motorcycle and and SUV. An accident reconstruction was underway at 6:44 p.m. The driver of the motorcycle was flown to a Nashville trauma center. The passenger on the motorcycle was taken to a…

Metcalfe man accused of assaulting woman with dinner plate

EDMONTON, Ky. – On Monday, just before 1 p.m., an ambulance was dispatched to 302 W Stockton Street in Edmonton in reference to an assault complaint. The Edmonton Police Department responded to the scene. According to law enforcement, a woman was assaulted at an address on Greensburg Road in Metcalfe County. The woman was transported via ambulance to TJ Samson Hospital. The…

Warren County South Little League eliminated from Great Lakes Region Tournament due to COVID-19

WARREN COUNTY, Ky.- The Warren County South Little League All-Stars have been eliminated from the Great Lakes Region Tournament due to at least one positive COVID-19 test. This follows a dominant 10-0 victory over Wisconsin’s Elmbrook Little League yesterday. WCSLL was scheduled to play against Ohio in an elimination game, but the team was notified by Little League International that…

AT&T and Connected Nation provide 35,000 hotspots and free internet service to help vulnerable students

Bowling Green, Ky. (August 11, 2021) – Leading nonprofit Connected Nation, which is based in Bowling Green and is celebrating 20 years of service in 2021, has completed the deployment of 35,000 hotspots. Made possible by a contribution from AT&T – these hotspots, equipped with more than a year of free internet service – will help some of the most vulnerable…

Bowling Green restaurant workers receive $52K in back wages following federal investigation

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Thirty three workers at a Bowling Green restaurant have received all of the wages they earned legally after a federal investigation recovered $52,805 in back wages denied to them by their employer’s illegal pay practices, according to a release from the U.S. Department of Labor. A U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigation found Hibachi Grill…

One injured in wreck on Louisville Road

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Bowling Green man who was driving a moped on Louisville Road was critically injured Wednesday morning after being struck by pick up truck. At 8:53 a.m. a moped driver was hit at Louisville Road and Plum Springs Loop. The driver of the bike was ejected and the bike landed off of the road and caught…