Author: WNKY Staff

Ft. Knox honors President Bush with cannon firing

FORT KNOX, Ky.- The nation is still grieving the loss of the 41st president of the United States, George H.W. Bush. Fort Knox paid tribute yesterday by firing a cannon every 30 minutes. Per Army regulations, the cannon fire started at 6:30 a.m and ended at 5 p.m. According to Major General John Evans, this is standard when a president…

School apologizes after fight breaks out after state final game

CORBIN, Ky.- A high school is apologizing this morning after a fight broke out between players in the Class 3-A State Football Championship over the weekend. According to LEX18, the fight broke out between Corbin and Louisville Central after the two teams shook hands following the game. Superintendent David Cox issued the following statement on the altercation: Corbin and Louisville…

Authorities, mother in-law shoots man

UPDATE: GLASGOW, Ky. – The Barren County Sheriff’s Office released new information about the Friday shooting death of Mark Adam Bellamy, 29, of Park City, who was killed inside his mother-in-law’s home. Sheriff’s deputies said Bellamy’s mother-in-law, Tracy Wyatt shot Bellamy following a family dispute at the residence, according to a release. Wyatt, as of Monday afternoon, has not been…

Alvaton woman dead after 2 vehicles collide

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – An Alvaton woman is dead after a head-on collision on Interstate 65 Sunday. Kentucky State Police were called to an area near mile marker 24 on the southbound side of the interstate. Cassandra Garrison, 30, St. Louis, Mo. was operating a 2015 Dodge Journey Crossover traveling south when, according to witnesses, Garrison’s vehicle braked to an…

Christmas in Kentucky kicks off Christmas season in Bowling Green

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- It’s the most wonderful time of the year. South central Kentucky celebrated the first weekend in December at the Kentucky Museum on Saturday. Christmas in Kentucky began in 2006 as a small event with only a few hundred people, and has grown into a holiday tradition for families in the area. Children had the opportunity to get…

Bag of Blessings provides to less fortunate

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- It is the season of giving, and one organization did just that in their annual event held over the weekend. Bag of Blessings is hosted by Curbside Ministries, whose purpose is to share the love of Christ to the less fortunate and refugee populations in Bowling Green. Attendees are gifted food, toiletries and everything to make a…

Communities gather at local Christmas parades

After being rescheduled, the city of Bowling Green rang in the Christmas season on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. Organizers say the event was the largest in its history. About 100 floats, cars and motorcycles started at the downtown square and ended at 6th Avenue and State Street. Children and families had the opportunity to not only get some candy, but…