Emerging Leader – Lacie Martinez
This week’s Emerging Leader is Lacie Martinez, a counselor who works specifically with those struggling with substance abuse.
Author: WNKY Staff
Innovators invited to pitch uses for Kentucky bourbon industry’s surplus stillage
FRANKFORT, Ky. – With the number of Kentucky distillers increasing 250% the past decade, the need to address the industry’s spent-grain byproduct known as stillage has grown as well. Now, innovators and entrepreneurs can submit creative ideas, technologies and solutions for expanded uses of distilling byproduct. The top submitted ideas will enter a reverse pitch competition Oct. 25 during the 25th…
College Heights Foundation celebrates milestone
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Born from a $100 gift from a faculty member, the idea for the College Heights Foundation (CHF) started with the goal to help Western Kentucky University students in need. This summer, CHF celebrates its 98th anniversary with achieving the milestone of surpassing $100 million in its endowment. Officially incorporated on July 17, 1923, CHF was established…
Sunrise Spotlight – Purses, Pouts, & Pearls
On Today’s Sunrise Spotlight brought to you by German American Bank, Kim Lindgren from Relay For Life joins us live in-studio to talk about Purses, pouts, and Pearls put on by the American Cancer Society. For more info, click here.
Living Well – Deep brain stimulation
Medical advancements are giving patients with Parkinson’s disease a return to life with fewer tremors. The latest in deep brain stimulation is being used on some patients, and now a Texas man is excited about what his future holds. Today’s Living Well has more.
Body found in Barren River near Greencastle Dam
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – At just before 6 p.m. Sunday the body of a young Hispanic woman was pulled from Barren River near the Greencastle lock and dam. Emergency crews were called out after someone reported seeing a body in the water. Multiple fire personnel, emergency medical services, the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, the Warren County Coroner’s…
Glasgow police investigate wreck with injuries Sunday
GLASGOW, Ky. – The driver of a motorcycle was injured Sunday afternoon at the intersection of N L Rogers Wells Boulevard and Wall Street in Glasgow. A 2011 Nissan being operated by a juvenile was traveling southbound on S L Rogers Wells Boulevard and was attempting to make a left turn onto Smith Road when it collided with a 2009…
Wreck shuts down road in Edmonson County
BROWNSVILLE, Ky. – A one-vehicle wreck in the 400 block of Wingfield Church Road Saturday in Edmonson County resulted in the road being shut down for two hours. The Wingfield Fire Department responded to the wreck and shut down the road while the firefighters cleaned up after a vehicle spilled oil and gas on to the road, according to a…
Cheers! BG Wine Fest a hit with wine lovers
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Wine lovers got a treat Saturday at the Historic Railpark & Train Museum during the BG Wine Fest. Kentucky wineries, musicians and food truck operators set up shop at the Railpark late Saturday morning for the third wine fest at the Historic Railpark. “We’ve got wineries from all across Kentucky here on site serving up some…
