Author: WNKY Staff

Hilltoppers announce 9 signings for 2025 Class

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Football has announced the signings of nine players as part of the 2025 class. The nine new players join a group of 14 players that signed with the program in early December. That initial group included nine defensive players and five offensive players. The nine signees announced Monday include six offensive players and three defensive…

Firefighters respond to structure fire in Hopkinsville

Source: Hopkinsville Fire/EMS. HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. – More details have emerged about a New Year’s Day structure fire in Hopkinsville. Firefighters from two stations worked a fire along Vera Drive, adjacent to West Second Street, on Wednesday. Firefighters say they were called out after law enforcement patrolling the area noticed smoke. Firefighters say they arrived within three minutes and found a…

TJ Samson Hospital welcomes first baby of 2025

GLASGOW, Ky. – TJ Samson Community Hospital is celebrating the arrival of the first baby born in 2025. The hospital says Grayson Lewis Anderson, child of Andrea and Patrick Anderson of Burkesville, was born at 12:18 pm on Wednesday. Anderson weighs 4 pounds, 15 ounces. Dr. Catherine Feese is the delivering doctor. The staff at TJ Samson provided the family…

Kentucky State Police Post 3 issues traffic checkpoint reminder

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Kentucky State Police Post 3 reminds motorists of traffic safety checkpoints in South Central Kentucky. KSP says the checkpoints promote high visibility safety and deter individuals who violate laws. Post 3 serves Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Hart, Logan, Simpson, and Warren County. Traffic safety checkpoint locations can be found at www.kentuckystatepolice.ky.gov/post3checkpoints.

Hart Co. Animal Shelter hosting code red adoption event

Photo source: Hart County Animal ShelterHART COUNTY, Ky. – The Hart County Animal Shelter says it’s under a code red, and it’s asking for the community’s help. The animal shelter says you can start the year off on the right paw at their code red adoption event this Saturday. Code red means the shelter is at capacity and has no…

Beshear issues statement following deadly collision in New Orleans

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear has issued a statement after a vehicle ran into a crowd in New Orleans on New Year’s Day, killing at least 10 people. According to the Associated Press, the Federal Bureau of Investigations is investigating this incident as an act of terrorism. Beshear shared the following statement via social media on Wednesday afternoon: “The deadly…

Missing Illinois man found alive in Adair Co.

Photo: Thomas Burden, courtesy of Adair Co. Emergency Management.ADAIR COUNTY, Ky. – A missing man out of Illinois has been found in an Adair County field following a search. According to WNKY News 40 media partner K105, on Dec. 29 around 3 p.m., the Adair County Sheriff’s Office was notified about an abandoned vehicle that had been found on Pelston…

City of Glasgow offering free Christmas tree pick up

GLASGOW, Ky. – The City of Glasgow is offering a free way for residents to discard those old Christmas trees safely. The City of Glasgow announced Tuesday that the public works department will be collecting live trees from Jan. 6 to Jan. 10. Anyone living within city grounds is eligible. They just ask that you make sure all decorations are…

Lady Toppers begin CUSA play with Liberty on Thursday

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU women’s basketball returns tips off Conference USA play and the 2025 calendar year on Thursday, Jan. 2 when the Lady Toppers host Liberty. Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. in E.A. Diddle Arena. AT THE GAME Superhero Night – Kids attending Thursday’s game are encouraged to dress as their favorite superheroes. The first 100 fans…