Author: WNKY Staff

Lane closures expected next week on the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Expressway in Barren County

June 11, 2021

WNKY Staff,

BOWLING GREEN, Ky– The Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Expressway will have lane closures next week in Barren County while crews perform crack sealing repairs. Crews will be performing crack sealing operations on the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Expressway beginning Sunday night. Lane closures will be in place from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday through Thursday from mile marker 0.0 to…

WKU Hilltoppers announce signing of Darrius Miles

June 11, 2021

WNKY Staff,

Photo Credit: Odessa CollegeBOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU Hilltopper Basketball head coach Rick Stansbury announced Thursday the signing of junior college transfer Darrius Miles (6-11, Center). Miles comes to The Hill from Odessa College in Texas. He’ll have four years of eligibility remaining. “Darrius doesn’t have a lot of basketball experience, but we didn’t recruit him on what he is,…

Gov. Beshear: Security At Capitol Increased For Next Several Days

Gov. Beshear: While COVID-19 remains a threat, we are no longer in crisis

Governor thanks Kentuckians for saving lives as mask mandate, capacity restrictions are lifted

June 11, 2021

WNKY Staff,

FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 11, 2021) – On Friday, Gov. Andy Beshear marked his final regularly scheduled COVID-19 briefing by thanking Kentuckians for their hard work and sacrifices that saved countless lives in the commonwealth. The Governor also lifted the statewide mask mandate for most settings and ended capacity limits for restaurants, bars and other pubic venues. The mask mandate for vaccinated…

Bootleggers power past Ironbirds with 7-1 Win

June 11, 2021

WNKY Staff,

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Niko Hulsizer and Ruben Cardenas hit a pair of three-run homers to lift the Bowling Green Bootleggers (21-12) over the Aberdeen IronBirds (20-11) in a 7-1 win on Thursday at Bowling Green Ballpark in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The two teams play the fourth game of a six-game series on Friday with a 6:35 PM CT first…

Feel Good Friday – Miss Vette City: Maiah Cisco

June 11, 2021

WNKY Staff,

Maiah Cisco recently entered her first Miss Kentucky pageant, and ended up doing very well. WNKY’s Josh Shortt has more in this week’s Feel Good Friday.

Pet of the Day – Finny

June 11, 2021

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SoKY Speaks – Summer vacation

June 11, 2021

WNKY Staff,

For today’s SoKY Speaks, Tej Joshi hits the streets of downtown Bowling Green to find out the local’s ideal summer vacation.

Sunrise Spotlight – George Fant’s Dream Big Camp

June 11, 2021

WNKY Staff,

On Today’s Sunrise Spotlight, Local Sports Legend George Fant joins Tej Joshi live in-studio to talk about his Dream Big Camp and celebrity softball game put on by the Fant Foundation. For more info, click here. Sunrise Spotlight is brought to you by German American Bank.

Lt. Gov. Coleman, Kentucky State Police pay tribute to fallen officers

June 10, 2021

WNKY Staff,

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Thursday, Kentucky State Police, along with Lt. Governor Jacqueline Coleman and Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet Secretary Mary Noble, held the annual memorial ceremony honoring 37 fallen troopers, officers and highway patrolmen who have died in the line of duty since the agency’s inception. This ceremony has previously been held in May during National Police Week,…

Hot Rods club five Home Runs in 7-5 win over Aberdeen

June 10, 2021

WNKY Staff,

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Jordan Qsar homered twice and helped the Bowling Green Hot Rods (20-12) take a 7-5 win over the Aberdeen IronBirds (20-10) on Wednesday night at Bowling Green Ballpark in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The Hot Rods and IronBirds play the third game of a six-game series on Thursday with a 6:35 PM CT first pitch. Aberdeen scored…