Author: WNKY Staff

Hilltoppers clinch share of regular season championship with win over Bearkats

HUNTSVILLE, TEX. — With a share of the regular season championship on the line, WKU Volleyball only needed 80 total minutes to earn the win over Sam Houston. WKU (23-6 overall, 16-0 CUSA) held the Bearkats (13-14 overall, 8-8 CUSA) to a minuscule .036 hitting percentage while posting a .287 hitting percentage themselves. Leading the way for the Hilltoppers was…

Lady Toppers face Mercer on the road

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU women’s basketball will put its 2-0 start to the season on the line on Tuesday night on the road. The Lady Toppers will take on Mercer in Macon at 6 p.m. (CT). GAME INFO WKU (2-0) at Mercer (1-1) Tuesday, Nov. 12 | 6 PM (CT) | Macon, Ga. | Hawkins Arena Watch: ESPN+ |…

Auburn Tourism hosting flag ceremony for Veterans Day

AUBURN, Ky. – On Monday, you can honor veterans with the help of Auburn Tourism. Starting at 1 p.m. on Veterans Day, there will be a flag ceremony and recognition of our veterans that is completely free and open to all who wish to attend. That ceremony will be held at 103 E. Main St. in Auburn. There will be…

Kentucky State Police investigating fatal crash in Hart County

MUNFORDVILLE, Ky. – One person is dead following a collision in Hart County on Saturday. According to the Kentucky State Police, troopers responded Nov. 9 to a two-vehicle collision in the area of 3770 Priceville Road in Hart County. Troopers say a preliminary investigation has indicated a 2014 Ford Fusion driven by Mikhaela Kostas, 24, of Versailles was eastbound on…

WKU honors veterans with wreath-laying ceremony

Source: WKU News. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Across the nation, veterans are being honored and recognized. At Western Kentucky University, the community gathered Monday for a Veterans Day wreath-laying ceremony at Guthrie Bell Tower. The university began the ceremony at 11 a.m., followed by the ROTC Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Diddle Arena’s Stansbury Concourse. “We pay tribute to…

Beshear honoring veterans at ceremony in Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – This Veterans Day, Gov. Andy Beshear is honoring veterans in a celebration of patriotism. During the event at Saint Louis Cemetery in Louisville, Beshear will participate in this celebration. The Veterans Day ceremony will honor 16 black veterans who served in the Civil War as Buffalo Soldiers and in World War I.   America is the home…

19-year-old Marine and graduate of Caverna Independent High School dies

HORSE CAVE, Ky. – A community and family are mourning the loss of an area Marine who died on Nov. 2. According to an obituary by Brooks Funeral Home, Inc., Lance Corporal Le’Braun Hamilton, 19, of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina was an active duty Marine and a 2023 graduate of Caverna Independent High School. The obituary states Le’Braun Hamilton was…

UPDATE: Child and mother located after endangered child alert out of Nashville

Source: Metropolitan Nashville Police Department.NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A child has been found after an endangered child alert was issued for a 5-year-old out of Nashville, Tennessee. The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department says Solomon White Jr., 5, was taken by his mother, Janelle Burns, 31, on Friday, Nov. 8. Police say both have since been found at a Dickerson Pike apartment….

TRAFFIC ALERT: Veterans Parade to take place on Glasgow Public Square

Source: Glasgow Police Department. GLASGOW, Ky. – Glasgow police want to make sure drivers are aware of an event in downtown Glasgow on Monday. On Nov. 11, the Glasgow Police Department says a veterans parade will start at noon. Drivers are asked to use caution if they must travel on South Green Street or the Glasgow Public Square, as the…