Author: WNKY Staff

Taste of Bowling Green releases portion of 2026 vendor list

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Taste of Bowling Green is just around the corner, and organizers are sharing some vendors to expect at the event on Thursday, April 23. The event, slated for 7 p.m. at the Sloan Convention Center, is an annual fundraiser for The Dream Factory of Bowling Green, a local nonprofit supporting south-central Kentucky children with critical or…

WKU Chorale to perform in Spain

By Jessica Luna, WKU News

Source: WKU News. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Western Kentucky University Chorale will be traveling to Spain over Spring Break to perform in Madrid, Toledo, Valencia, and Barcelona, Spain under the direction of Dr. Paul Hondorp, in his 23rd year as Director of Choral Activities at WKU. According to a release by WKU, this is the first international trip for WKU…

100 recovery backpacks to be distributed by Warren County Regional Jail

Source: BRADD. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Warren County Regional Jail is providing a helping hand to those in their recovery process. The Barren River Area Development District Regional Office of Drug Control Policy assisted the Southern Kentucky Reentry Council to coordinate getting 100 recovery backpacks into the hands of those reentering the community after incarceration, drug rehabilitation and recovery,…

LifeSkills, Inc. named one of the Best Places to Work in Kentucky

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – LifeSkills, Inc., based in Bowling Green, has been recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in Kentucky by the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and the Kentucky Society for Human Resource Management in the large employer category (500+ U.S. employees). According to a release by LifeSkills and Pennyroyal Center, LifeSkills president and CEO Joe Dan…

Hilltoppers roll past Colonels in midweek win

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU Softball earned its first midweek win of the season on Tuesday against Eastern Kentucky. The Hilltoppers (19-3 overall, 3-0 CUSA) scored in every inning but the first as seven of WKU’s nine hitters recorded at least one RBI. The Colonels (11-12 overall) struggled at the plate as Erica Houge earned her 10th win of the…

Allen County Primary Center lockdown a ‘false alarm,’ police say

SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – Authorities say there is no active threat after the Allen County Primary Center went under a lockdown Wednesday. According to a social media post by the Scottsville Police Department, the lockdown was a false alarm, and there is no threat to students or staff. Police say they responded Wednesday around 3:15 p.m. to the scene. No further…

Carroll County man charged in fatal shooting of brother

CARROLL COUNTY, Ky. – A Carroll County man is charged with murder in the fatal shooting of his brother. According to a social media post by the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a residence on New Castle Pike in Carrollton regarding an unresponsive 32-year-old male. Authorities say they arrived and discovered Stephan Burgin had died after sustaining a…

Grand jury indicts 5 in alleged multi-county drug trafficking conspiracy

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Five people are now formally charged in an alleged drug trafficking conspiracy. According to a release by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Kentucky, the indictment was returned on Feb. 11, charging all six individuals. From April 2025 through October 2025, the indictment states 30-year-old Davon Grandberry, 30-year-old Jarru Cavitt, 36-year-old Ashley…

Hart County Sheriff’s Office investigating Dennison’s Roadside Market burglary

Photo source: Dennison’s Roadside Market HORSE CAVE, Ky. – The Hart County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a burglary at a local business. According to a social media post, Dennison’s Roadside Market was burglarized on March 3. HCSO is asking business owners and residents to review video surveillance footage from between 5:15 pm and 6:15 pm. The vehicle of interest in…

1 teen dead, three others sustain injuries in fatal Green County crash

GREENSBURG, Ky. – The Kentucky State Police is investigating a collision that claimed the life of a teen in Green County. According to a release, KSP Post 15 responded to a three-vehicle crash at the 10-mile marker on KY 88 in Green County Tuesday morning. KSP’s initial investigation shows that a 14-year-old was traveling west on KY 88 in an…