Author: WNKY Staff

Bowling Green Parks and Recreation to host showcase of adaptive sports

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Bowling Green Parks and Recreation is hosting a meeting to share more about its adaptive sports programs. The showcase will cover sports available for community members with disabilities in Bowling Green, according to BG Parks and Rec. Those interested are invited to attend the showcase on Nov. 3 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Kummer Little…

Shelby County Courthouse closed due to ‘bedbug infestation’

Story by David Mattingly

Source: WAVE via NBC News Channel Orbit. SHELBY COUNTY, Ky. (WAVE) – The Shelby County Courthouse Annex is closed due to a reported “bedbug infestation.” An executive order posted to the front door of the Shelby County Clerk declared the sudden closure. No one was more surprised than the Shelby County clerk, Tony Harover. Harover said, “A few days ago,…

Alleged threat under investigation at Fort Campbell

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. – An alleged threat is under investigation at Fort Campbell. According to a release Friday, early this morning, Fort Campbell Emergency Services responded to an alleged bomb threat in a vehicle at Gate 10. Fort Campbell Emergency Services responded immediately, officials say, safely evacuating affected soldiers and family members. The vehicle was cleared, with no explosives found,…

Temporary closure set to impact Exit 7 U.S. 231 on I-165 in Bowling Green

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Drivers traveling through Bowling Green will want to be aware of a fast approaching road closure. According to transportation officials, a temporary closure will impact Exit 7 U.S. 231 Morgantown Road on Interstate 165 in Bowling Green. That closure will shut down the on and off ramps in both directions Sunday, Oct. 12 from 6 p.m….

Former Kentucky inmate back behind bars in Florida, family asks for ‘Logan’s Law’

By Jackson Plant/WKYT.

Source: WKYT via CBS Newspath. VERSAILLES, Ky. (WKYT) – A family impacted by a case is sharing their reaction after a recently released Kentucky inmate is back behind bars in Florida. WKYT reports it has been one week since its team spoke to Dean Tipton, the father of Logan Tipton, a child whose death has been connected to the Ronald…

SKYPAC named a Top Venue of the Month Worldwide in Pollstar Magazine

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center is receiving national and global recognition as a venue. According to a release by SKYPAC on Friday, it has earned the No. 8 spot among top venues in the world this month in the 1,501 to 2,500 category, as reported by Pollstar Magazine. SKYPAC says it ranks among venues in…

Bowling Green welcomes new Moe’s location

Customers lined up to try to be one of the first 50 as Moe’s opened its doors at 10:30 a.m. Friday.BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green community is welcoming a new Moe’s location. At least 50 people lined up outside of the restaurant on Friday, ready for the doors to open. The first person in line, local Southcentral Kentucky…

Multiple casualties reported after Tennessee plant explosion

HICKMAN COUNTY, Tenn. (WZTV/NNS) – At least 19 people are unaccounted for following an explosion at a Tennessee explosives manufacturer on Friday. WZTV reports the explosion occurred just before 8 a.m. at Accurate Energetic Systems in the Bucksnort area along the Hickman County/Humphreys County line. AES specializes in the development, manufacture, handling and storage of products and explosives for military,…

Man arrested following shots fired report on Adams Street

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – One man is facing multiple charges, including terroristic threatening, after a shots fired report Thursday evening on Adams Street. According to a uniform citation, the Bowling Green Police Department responded for a call about a subject with a weapon at the T-Mart on Adams Street. Police say a caller reported a man had shot several rounds…

Bowling Green Police Department investigating shots fired on Adams St.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky –  According to Bowling Green Police Department Public Information Officer Ronnie Ward, authorities are responding to alleged shots fired at the T-Mart on Adams St. Details are limited at this time but, Officer Ward confirms they have someone in custody in connection with this incident, and no one has been shot. As more details become available, we…