Author: WNKY Staff

Academy students selected as delegates to 2025 American Junior Academy of Science

Source: WKU. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Students from The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science at Western Kentucky University presented their research in Frankfort at the Kentucky Junior Academy of Science meeting, held in tandem with the Kentucky Academy of Science Annual Meeting. Fifty students from across the state of Kentucky presented their research through KJAS, and 11 were chosen…

Warming shelters open the week of Jan. 13

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Cold temperatures continue into Monday after winter weather swept through south-central Kentucky. If someone you know is looking to escape the elements, there are still some warming centers open this week: Warren County  The Capitol Theatre has its doors open Monday, Jan. 13 and Wednesday from 7 a.m. t0 4:30 p.m. Tomorrow, The Wellness Connection with…

Hilltoppers sign DL Mackavelli Malotumau, TE Trace Patterson

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Football announced the signings of defensive lineman Mackavelli Malotumau and tight end Trace Patterson on Monday. The additions of Malotumau and Patterson brings WKU’s 2025 signing class to 43 members. Mackavelli Malotumau | Sr. | DL | 6-1 | 290 | Nevada/Utah Tech/El Camino HS | Oceanside, Calif. Malotumau joins the Hilltoppers after two years…

Hatfield Banjos a ‘total loss’ after fire in Barren Co.

BARREN COUNTY, Ky. – A Barren County business is a total loss following a fire on Friday evening, fire officials say. According to chief Wes Kinslow with South Barren Volunteer Fire Department, units responded around 7:20 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 10 for a structure fire at 791 Burton Ridge Road. Kinslow says the building, Hatfield Banjos, was a total loss…

State police investigating officer-involved shooting in Powell County

STANTON, Ky. – Kentucky State Police is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Powell County. KSP Post 8 says the Irvine Police Department contacted the post to investigate an officer-involved shooting that began in Estill County and ended in Powell County on Saturday afternoon. KSP says its initial investigation shows that IPD conducted a traffic stop on a Trailblazer on KY…

State police investigating shooting in Breckinridge County

HARDINSBURG, Ky. – Kentucky State Police is investigating a shooting in Breckinridge County. KSP Post 4 says it was requested by the Breckinridge County Sheriff’s Office to investigate a shooting incident on Saturday evening. The incident occurred north of Hardinsburg. According to the initial investigation, BCSO deputies responded to a domestic incident at a home near the 2100 block of…

Police identify victim as 16-year-old in Hendersonville homicide case

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. – Hendersonville police say the victim in a homicide investigation has been identified as a 16-year-old male. The Hendersonville Police Department provided the update Sunday evening on social media following a response Sunday for shots fired in the 100 block of Vulco Drive in Hendersonville. Police say the teen victim is from the Nashville area. Upon arrival to…

Glasgow man charged after allegedly firing gun during argument

GLASGOW, Ky. – A Glasgow man is facing charges related to a report of shots fired on Sunday. According to the Glasgow Police Department, officers received a call just before 7:30 p.m. regarding a man firing a gun at the caller. Police say the caller was in her vehicle with her children at 46-year-old Chad Alexander’s home when an argument…

Four dogs confirmed dead after kennel fire in Glasgow

GLASGOW, Ky. – Multiple animals are dead as the result of a fire Saturday night in Glasgow, according to East Barren officials. Assistant chief Logan Thomas with the East Barren Volunteer Fire Department says the department received a call around 6:30 p.m. that was initially reported as a barn fire with a dog kennel attached to it. Thomas says firefighters…