Author: WNKY Staff
Living Well – Updated school guidelines
Getting kids off screens and back into classrooms is a priority for many parents and teachers alike. But concerns about COVID-19 made it difficult for some districts to return to in-person learning. Now, the CDC has released updated guidelines in an effort to bring more students and teachers back to class. Today’s Living Well has the details.
Sunrise Spotlight – Drive Up for Down Syndrome
The Junior Board of DSSKY is once again hosting the Drive Up for Down Syndrome event this weekend! Kyle Wolz, member of the board, joined us via Zoom in the German American Bank to share more details. For more information, click here.
Bowling Green firefighters rescue person from Barren River early Sunday morning
Photo courtesy of Bowling Green Fire DepartmentBOWLING GREEN, Ky. – When someone in the Mt. Ayr subdivision heard screaming coming from the Barren River area at about 3:30 a.m. Sunday, police arrived and saw someone in the water on the River Street side. Bowling Green firefighters responded with two boats and 20 personnel. Within five minutes of receiving the call,…
Hilltoppers sweep MTSU in series opener
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – No. 20 WKU Volleyball improved to 15-0 on the season and 9-0 in Conference USA play with Saturday’s sweep over the Blue Raiders from Murfreesboro, Tenn. The Hilltoppers leaned on the strong play of Katie Isenbarger, Kayland Jackson and Paige Briggs to overcome a slow start and claim their 12th sweep of the season. WKU’s offense worked…
Firefighters battle downtown blaze
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Bowling Green firefighters were called at 6:21 p.m. to a house fire at the corner of Park Street and 12th Avenue. when firefighters arrived they saw heavy smoke and flames on the first floor of the structure, according to a release from BGFD. It took three hours to extinguish the blaze at 703 East 12th Ave….
State police announce promotions
FRANKFORT, Ky. – On March 18, Gov. Andy Beshear joined Kentucky State Police (KSP) to recognize the promotion of 30 officers at a ceremony held at the KSP Training Academy. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 promotional ceremony was postponed. With ‘Healthy at Work’ guidelines in place, the agency honored the troopers and officers who promoted in 2020 with…
Gov. Beshear provides update on COVID-19
FRANKFORT, Ky– On Friday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced 731 new COVID-19 cases in Kentucky and a positivity rate of 3.40%. “With now more than one million Kentuckians being vaccinated, our shot of hope has proven to be our shot of certainty for ending this pandemic,” Gov. Beshear said. “We still need everyone to continue to mask up, practice social distancing,…
WKU biology professor awarded NIH grant for research on impacts of sleep loss
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU biology professor Noah Ashley has been awarded a three-year, $429,768 R15 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), one of the 27 institutes and centers of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to continue research that investigates how stress is involved in regulating the inflammatory response to sleep loss. “This research evaluates…
SoKY Speaks – College basketball
NCAA March Madness® is here! This week, we spoke to several WKU students about their bracket predictions and favorite NCAA Tournament memories.
