Author: WNKY Staff
SoKY Speaks – Camping
Are you a fan of the great outdoors? WNKY’s Tej Joshi asks Bowling Green residents their feelings on camping for this week’s SoKY Speaks.
Jury convicts Simpson man on drug and firearm crimes
Methamphetamine file photoBOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A federal jury convicted a Simpson County man Wednesday of distribution and possession with the intent to distribute a controlled substance and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Donavan Bell, 40, sold greater than five grams of methamphetamine to a confidential source…
WKU Athletics’ launches “Champions Climb Here” Campaign
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU Athletics announced this week the launch of the “Champions Climb Here” campaign to celebrate its standard of excellence in Conference USA. Among the features of the launch are a new webpage dedicated to WKU’s championship accomplishments — WKUSports.com/Champions. Following the 2020-21 season, WKU has won 32 conference titles in nine different sports since joining C-USA…
BG Hot Rods edge Crawdads in 2-1 Win
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green Hot Rods pitching staff combined to hold The Hickory Crawdads to five hits while Greg Jones hit a decisive homer in the Hot Rods 2-1 victory on Wednesday night at LP Frans Stadium in Hickory, North Carolina. The two teams play the third game of the series on Thursday with a 6:00 PM…
Beshear signs executive order allowing student athletes to receive compensation for likeness, name and image
FRANKFORT, Ky. – After talking with higher education and legislative leaders in the commonwealth, Gov. Andy Beshear signed an executive order Thursday allowing student athletes in Kentucky to receive fair compensation for the use of their name, image and likeness. Gov. Beshear is the first governor to allow compensation for name, image and likeness by executive order. “Today’s step was…
Gov. Beshear announces return-to-work incentive
FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 24, 2021) — Gov. Andy Beshear announced a new incentive plan today to pay as many as 15,000 Kentuckians on unemployment insurance a one-time $1,500 bonus to rejoin the workforce by July 30. The Governor set aside $22.5 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds to pay for the program to incentivize more people to leave…
WKU listed among ‘Best for Vets’ for 9th straight year
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- For the ninth consecutive year, WKU has earned national recognition as a “Best for Vets” school by Military Times. WKU is ranked 24th in the nation and second in the Appalachia region in the 2021 Military Times Best for Vets: Colleges rankings. WKU has ranked as a “Best for Vets” school every year since 2013. More than 300 schools participated in…
Cub Run man accused of stabbing woman, running from police
MUNFORDVILLE, Ky. – A Cub Run man is accused of stabbing his girlfriend in Hart County Wednesday. Medical providers at T.J. Samson Community Hospital called the Hart County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday about a woman with stab wounds seeking treatment there, according to a release from the Hart County Sheriff’s Office. She had stab wounds to her throat and extremities and…
Gov. Beshear requests input from broadband providers ahead of Better Kentucky Plan internet expansion
File PhotoFRANKFORT, Ky. (June 24, 2021) — Today, Gov. Andy Beshear requested input from broadband providers as he launched the next phase of his Better Kentucky Plan, which will bring internet access to more families across the commonwealth who need it through the Kentucky Broadband Deployment Fund. The $1.3 billion Better Kentucky Plan will create 14,500 jobs in the commonwealth; an estimated 10,000 of those…
