Author: WNKY Staff
Living Well – Blue Halloween buckets
A mother of an autistic child has started a campaign to allow her son to be included in trick-or-treating. Be on the lookout for children — and even older teens — carrying blue buckets this Halloween. Today’s Living Well has more.
Masked people assaulted two other people in front of Capitol Arts Center early Sunday morning
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – People wearing Halloween costumes assaulted one male and one female in front of the Capitol Arts Center early Sunday morning. Bowling Green police were called to the scene at 12:54 a.m. and upon arrival found a victim with substantial facial injuries, police department spokesman Officer Ronnie Ward said. Police have not released the name of the…
Pedestrian critically injured after being struck by car, driver charged with DUI
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A man sustained multiple injuries after being struck by a vehicle early Sunday morning. At 12:08 a.m. Sunday, Bowling Green police responded to the 2100 block of Nashville Road after a man who was walking on the side of the road was struck by a vehicle, Bowling Green police department spokesman Officer Ronnie Ward said. The…
Barren County Middle School teacher charged with rape
GLASGOW, Ky. – Barren County Middle School teacher William Gardner was charged Saturday with sex crimes involving a 13-year-old student, according to his arrest citation. Gardner is charged with second-degree rape, first-degree sex abuse and tampering with physical evidence, according to online Barren County Detention Center records. During an interview with Barren County Sheriff’s deputies, Gardner admitted to engaging in…
Woman killed in early morning wreck in Monroe County
TOMPKINSVILLE, Ky. – A Tompkinsville woman is dead following a two-vehicle collision. Kentucky State Police investigated the wreck on Ky. 163 at 6:24 a.m. Friday. Nicholas Cunningham, 35, of Tompkinsville was operating a 1998 Mack dump truck traveling north on Ky. 163 inside Tompkinsville, according to a release from KSP. Cunningham was stopped to make a left hand turn into…
Amy Milliken elected to leadership position at the Kentucky Association of Counties
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Warren County Attorney Amy Hale Milliken was elected Thursday and sworn in Thursday night to the position of second vice president of the Kentucky Association of Counties executive committee. The term is for one year and the position puts Milliken in line for presidency of the organization in three years. KACo represents county government needs – for…
Feel Good Friday – National Arts & Humanities Month
October is National Arts & Humanities Month, and in today’s Feel Good Friday, we visit one art hub in Bowling Green: the Downing Museum.
SoKY Speaks – Halloween celebrations
Should Halloween be moved to the last Friday or Saturday of October, or stay on the traditional October 31 date? A new petition calls for the move of Halloween, citing children’s safety on school nights as the reason for the move. We asked South Central Kentucky what they thought about the petition and other Halloween topics.
Picking fall fragrances with Wicks & Things
Just in time for Halloween, Kasey McNamee from Wicks & Things joins the show to show off their fall fragrances. To purchase your own, visit their website here.