BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Director of Athletics Todd Stewart announced that legendary WKU Volleyball Coach Travis Hudson will be forever immortalized at Diddle Arena with a statue to be unveiled during the 2025 season. The announcement came on the night that Hudson was inducted into the WKU Athletics Hall of Fame. “I appreciate the W-Club for providing an exception to…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Football lost to Louisiana Tech 12-7 on Saturday at Houchens-Smith Stadium. The Hilltoppers fall to 7-3 overall and 5-1 in Conference USA play with the loss. HOW IT HAPPENED Louisiana Tech scored first with a 35-yard field goal with 9:30 left in the first quarter. WKU scored its only points with a 7-yard touchdown run from…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear is proclaiming Nov. 18-22 as Crash Responder Safety Week in Kentucky. The week is meant to bring awareness to protect those who respond to emergencies. “Emergency responders and public safety personnel statewide put their lives on the line daily to help Kentuckians and travelers on our roads,” Beshear said. “By slowing down and moving…
Source: WKU News. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Western Kentucky University is celebrating its first-place win at the L.E. Norton Memorial Tournament hosted by Bradley University. WKU Forensics had three students in the Top 5 of individual sweepstakes, representing those students earning the most points at the tournament, including a top-two closeout of the award, according to a release by WKU….
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Multiple local groups are celebrating being honored at the Kentucky Travel Industry Association Fall Conference in Covington. The conference offered tourism and travel establishments the chance to explore even more of the hospitality and tourism industry. In total, Downtown BGKY won seven awards, including the following: Silver for the Light Up BGKY website from Sublime Media…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) – During his first administration, President Donald Trump enacted tariffs on steel and aluminum for the European Union. This led to taxes on U.S. products in response, including a 25% whiskey tariff. From 2018 to 2021, Kentucky’s distillery industry took a notable hit on exports when this tariff was in place, and industry leaders told lawmakers that…
(WSPD) – The battle over abortion continues in Kentucky. Just this week, two statewide groups took strong stances. Both sides of the issue are seeking changes to the current state laws centered around it. The pastor of Oak Grove Baptist Church in Paducah led the KBC’s resolution seeking to completely abolish abortion in the state, specifically chemical abortions. Meanwhile, this…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Wendy’s that was at the center of an arson investigation is now days away from reopening on U.S. 31-W Bypass in Bowling Green. News 40 previously covered the arrest of a man charged with arson, burglary and other offenses related to the incident back in March. The arrest stems from a fire that occurred at…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) – A grieving Kentucky mother is pleading for answers after her son died earlier this month. On Nov. 1, 28-year-old Clay Wooten was admitted to the University of Kentucky hospital in Lexington as he experienced a mental health episode, according to his mother, Lauralee Yocom. She says plans were in place to transfer him to Eastern…
ROCK HILL, S.C. – WKU Cross Country wrapped up the 2024 Season at the NCAA Southeast Regional Friday Morning at Winthrop Farm Meadows in Rock Hill, South Carolina. In the final meet of the season, Mary Dye and Kinley Kunkel represented the Red and White in the women’s 6k race. HOW IT HAPPENED Competing in their sixth meet of the…
