Author: WNKY Staff
Feel Good Friday – National School Breakfast Week
Breakfast is usually considered the most important meal of the day, and the Barren County School district went all out to celebrate the importance of breakfast. WNKY’s Josh Shortt has more in this week’s Feel Good Friday.
Sunrise Spotlight – The Dance Project at WKU
WKU Theatre & Dance student Kaylee Lane joined us today in the German American Bank Studio to talk about The Dance Project. The show is a student choreographed concert of select pieces that have gone through an adjudication process. For ticket information, click here.
Gov. Beshear: all Kentuckians 50 and older can sign up for vaccine appointments Monday
FRANKFORT, Ky– On Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced all Kentuckian 50 and older can sign up for COVID-19 vaccination appointments on or after March 22. He said all Kentuckians ages 16 and older will be able to sign up for appointments by April 12. “Kentuckians deemed most vulnerable should still get priority, and they will, but we can’t have these vaccines…
WKU Restaurant Group decides against Lost River Pizza citing ‘background that is inconsistent with our values’
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – In an announcement on Twitter late Thursday afternoon, Western Kentucky University Restaurant Group announced that Lost River Pizza would not be part of the new WKU Commons as announced earlier this week. “We have learned that the local brand, Lost River Pizza Company, has some background that is inconsistent with our values,” the Tweet reads. “As…
Matalco opens first Kentucky plant in Franklin
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Matalco Kentucky LLC, a newly formed venture of Matalco (U.S.) Inc., a producer of aluminum products for the extrusion and forging manufacturing industries, plans to locate in Simpson County with a $53.5 million investment that will create 60 full-time jobs in the coming years. “I would like to welcome Matalco to Kentucky as the latest addition to…
Man shot in Rockfield incident charged with assault
ROCKFIELD, Ky. – A man who was shot in an incident that claimed the life of his father has been charged with assault. Bradley Heard, 37, is charged with one count of first-degree assault in a Feb. 14 incident that resulted in another man’s stabbing injury and the death of Russell Heard. Daniel Moore is accused of shooting Heard’s 74-year-old…
AG Cameron joins 20 state attorneys general in lawsuit against Biden regarding Keystone pipeline
File PhotoFRANKFORT, Ky. –Attorney General Daniel Cameron Thursday announced that he joined a 21-state coalition in filing a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas against the Biden Administration’s attempt to cancel the Keystone XL Pipeline. Despite several exhaustive Obama-era studies conducted by the State Department, which concluded the Keystone XL Pipeline would boost…
WKU to Offer Public Health Program at WKU Regional Campuses
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Adult learners in Elizabethtown, Glasgow and Owensboro regions will have a new degree option through WKU Public Health beginning this fall. Students at these regional campuses will be able to complete a Bachelor of Science in Public Health through a hybrid format including connected classrooms and online. The program is designed to prepare students for a…
