Author: WNKY Staff

Hilltoppers Win Game One Thriller Over Kennesaw State

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Baseball (23-20; 8-11 CUSA) defeated Kennesaw State (18-20; 7-12 CUSA) 9-8 Friday evening at Nick Denes Field. The Hilltoppers finished with nine runs on 14 hits Friday and were offensively led by Camden Ross and Austin Haller who both had three hit games. Haller added two runs and an RBI while Ross tallied two RBIs…

Warren County Emergency personnel respond to head-on collision involving ATV

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Emergency crews responded to a head-on collision at the intersection of Plano Road and Larmon Mill Road Friday evening. Sheriff Brett Hightower tells WNKY News 40 that the accident involves an ATV colliding head-on with another vehicle. Hightower says the ATV operator was injured in the crash and transported to a regional hospital. A passenger on…

Law enforcement seeking suspects in ongoing catalytic converter theft case

BOWLING GREEN, Ky – According to a social media post from the Warren County Sheriff’s Office, the WCSO is seeking the public’s help in identifying the individuals shown in the following images (pictured above). WCSO says the individuals who were spoted on surveillance video entering private property are involved with an ongoing catalytic converter theft in the Richpond area. If…

Judge executive orders burn ban in Metcalfe County

METCALFE COUNTY, Ky. – Metcalfe County is currently under a burn ban issued by judge executive Larry Wilson amid ongoing drought conditions. According to the order, an open burning ban is in effect and was ordered on Wednesday, April 22. The document further states the order includes the “lighting of fireworks and burning any material outdoors.” The order says anyone…

1 dead in fatal Muhlenberg County crash

Credit: Gary’s Funeral HomeGREENVILLE, Ky. – A woman is dead following a crash in Muhlenberg County. According to the Greenville Police Department, officers responded to Robert L. Draper Way (KY 189 Bypass) Friday morning to a report of a single-vehicle collision. The department’s preliminary investigation indicates that 70-year-old Glenda K. Mauk of Greenville, driving an SUV, was traveling north near…

Corvette ZR1X sets new track record at NCM Motorsports Park

Source: NCM Motorsports Park. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The NCM Motorsports Park announced a new track record set Monday by the Corvette ZR1X, marking a major milestone in the facility’s history. According to a release by the NCM Motorsports Park, the Corvette ZR1X has previously made headlines with record-setting performances at some the world’s most renowned circuits, including Germany’s prestigious…

2 Metcalfe students announced as winners in statewide essay contest

Source: Metcalfe County Schools. METCALFE COUNTY, Ky. – Two Metcalfe County students are being recognized as winners in a statewide essay and post contest. According to a social media post by Metcalfe County Schools, the two winners of the 2026 Kentucky Department of Agriculture, Ag Education and Outreach Poster and Essay Contest are first-grader Cason Shaw and second-grader Reagan Morgan….

Service One Credit Union announces Mark Ford as new Bypass Branch manager

Source: Service One Credit Union. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Service One Credit Union has announced the appointment of Mark Ford as the new branch manager at its Bowling Green Bypass Branch. A native of Dawson Springs and a longtime resident of Bowling Green, the company says Ford is a 1994 graduate of Western Kentucky University, where he earned a degree…

Indiana man allegedly scams Kentucky resident out of $25,000

OAK GROVE, Ky. – An Indiana man is charged after allegedly scamming a bank. According to the Oak Grove Police Department, 55-year-old Wendell Christmas, of Merrillville, Indiana, is a suspect in a bank fraud scheme targeting the Oak Grove Navy Federal Credit Union. Police allege that Christmas recruited and coordinated individuals to steal funds from victims using stolen identities. Christmas…