Author: WNKY Staff

Local farmers struggling due to drought

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Fall has begun but temperatures are climbing. Kentucky is in the early stages of a drought, and Warren County farmers are feeling the effects. Unusually high temperatures and below average rainfall have been detrimental to crops this season. Local farmer Landon Westbrook said that his double crop beans will likely be a total loss and that…

‘He just stepped in’: Teacher carries student with spina bifida on field trip

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A fourth-grade teacher in Kentucky went above and beyond to make sure a 10-year-old student with spina bifida could be included on a recent field trip. Ryan Neighbors’ class at Tully Elementary School was planning a hike at Falls of the Ohio State Park, but since the site isn’t wheelchair accessible, her mother, Shelly King, tried to find…

Burn bans in effect across Kentucky

GOLDEN POND, Ky. (AP) — Counties across Kentucky are issuing burn bans amid dry conditions. This week, two counties along the Land Between the Lakes, Lyon and Livingston, are imposing burn bans because of the risk of wildfires. WKMS-FM reports there have been more than 70 counties in the state imposing the burn bans. Calloway, Ballard, Fulton and Carlisle counties…

Western to focus on grades in awarding most scholarships

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Beginning next fall, Western Kentucky University will no longer use ACT scores to award most scholarships for incoming freshmen. The Daily News reports university President Timothy Caboni announced Tuesday that students with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher will be eligible for scholarship money. He says the minimum award will be $2,500 per…