BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Multiple agencies responded to the College Street pedestrian bridge over Barren River after someone reported two people jumping from the bridge at about 5:30 p.m. Friday. One person swam to safety and has provided responders with information on the person he said jumped with him, Bowling Green Fire Department spokeswoman Marlee Boenig said. The fire department…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – One of the county’s oldest employers, Fruit of the Loom, announced in a letter to the Kentucky Division of Workforce and Employment Services, that the company will furlough 541 employees as of Sunday. The furloughs, which affect employees at the brand store and the campuses at One Fruit of the Loom Drive and 675 Hennessy Way, …
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – An animal welfare group and a dental organization are teamed up in Butler County Friday to bring an Auntie Anne’s pretzels food truck to Morgantown to feed healthcare workers and raise money to help animals. Friends of Butler County Animals and Bluegrass Oral Health brought the food truck to Butler County. Bluegrass Oral Health provided food…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Warren County Sheriff’s Deputies responded Thursday at 9:48 pm to a suspicious person knocking on a door and threatening the occupant of a home in the Fountain Trace Subdivision. The subject was reported to have been armed with a gun. Once on scene, Deputies were advised that the subject had just left in a silver car….
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — According to a press release received Friday from Renegade Race Fuels & Lubricants, they have begun production of Renegade Hand Sanitizer. A division of Valor, LLC, Renegade has taken steps to help fulfill the increased demand for hand sanitizing products during the Covid-19 pandemic. A representative stated, “While many have entered quickly into the hand sanitizer…
This week’s Feel Good Friday spotlights Erebus, a Morgantown musical duo.
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -According to a post on the Bowling Green Police Department’s Facebook page Friday, the truck pictured here was allegedly used in the theft of a trailer just before 6 a.m. Friday. Police are asking for the public’s help in finding the trailer and/or identity of the thief. If you see or recognize the truck, they ask that…
Senate hopeful Jimmy Ausbrooks joined SoKY Sunrise to discuss several political topics including gun reform and even a get-to-know-you game! For more on Ausbrooks’ campaign, click here. To watch our interview with Mike Broihier, click here. To watch our interview with Steve Cox, click here. To watch our interview with Amy McGrath, click here. WNKY has an open invitation to all other…
For this week’s SoKY Speaks, WNKY’s Tej Joshi hits the streets to get your answers to a tough game of ‘Would You Rather.”
During this time of uncertainty, WNKY 40 News is highlighting Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce partners and how the community can help them during tough times. This week, we’re featuring Lockshield Partners, a financial firm assisting the South Central Kentucky community during difficult financial times. To learn more, click here.
