Author: WNKY Staff

WANTED WEDNESDAY: Man wanted on drug trafficking charge

PORTLAND, Tenn. and ALLEN COUNTY, Ky. – For this week’s Wanted Wednesday, the Kentucky State Police is searching for a man in connection with drug trafficking charges. Troopers say 63-year-old Wayne Stoutenburg is wanted on a charge of first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance (methamphetamine). Authorities say Stoutenburg is 5 feet 8 inches tall with gray/blue eyes and last weighed…

UPDATE: WRECC crews work to restore power for 5,000 members

BOWLING, Ky. – Thousands have power back on in Warren County following an outage Wednesday morning. Warren Rural Electrical Cooperative Corporation says approximately 5,000 members did not have power throughout the county starting around 6 a.m. Crews are currently in the field working to restore service and have found the cause to be a fallen tree. WRECC says almost everyone…

2 dead, 1 being treated after collision on New Glasgow Road

ALLEN COUNTY, Ky. – Two people are dead and a third is being treated after a two-car collision in Allen County on Tuesday. According to Kentucky State Police public affairs officer trooper Katan Parker, KSP received a call at 1:40 p.m. to respond to the 4,400 block of New Glasgow Road for a two-vehicle fatal collision. Preliminary investigation of the…

Fundraising mugs for sale at Humane Society for Logan County

LOGAN COUNTY, Ky. – If you’re looking for a Christmas gift that gives back, head no further than the Humane Society for Logan County. Although the mugs have arrived for preorders, the humane society says they still have some extras available. The humane society says the handmade mugs cost $40 and are dishwasher and microwave safe. To purchase a mug,…

Franklin neighborhood to experience planned power outage

FRANKLIN, Ky. – A neighborhood in Franklin is set for a temporary power outage on Wednesday starting at 10 a.m. The Williamsburg Park neighborhood will experience a planned power outage on several streets, including Fredericksburg, Veranda, Chatman, Carriage Court, Cabot Cove and Andover, according to Franklin Electric Plant Board. Franklin EPB says the outage should last five to 10 minutes….

Warren County Public Library to host New York Times bestselling author Jamie Ford

Source: Warren County Public Library. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – New York Times bestselling author Jamie Ford is set to visit Bowling Green. The Warren County Public Library has announced it will present an evening with Ford as a rescheduled appearance after he was planned to headline their Back to Back Books Festival in September. The library says Ford had to…

WKU Softball: 2025 Flex Pass on sale now

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU Softball is excited to announce its Flex Ticket Pass for the 2025 season. For $55, fans will receive 22 vouches to use at WKU home softball games throughout the season. These vouchers will not be eligible for the three games against Louisville and Kentucky on February 28, March 1, and March 25. Tickets for those…

Bauer, Schaefer, and Weihe Named to CSC Academic All-District Team

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU Volleyball collected three more individual accolades on Tuesday with the College Sports Communicators announcing their Academic All-District Team selections. Sophomore middle hitter Gabby Weihe, junior libero Abby Schaefer, and redshirt junior setter Callie Bauer each earned CSC Academic All-District Team honors. To be considered for CSC’s Academic All-District Teams, the athlete must be at least…

Firefighters extinguish vehicle fire on Morehead Road

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A vehicle fire is now under control on Morehead Road in Bowling Green. Warren County sheriff Brett Hightower says firefighters on scene have extinguished a vehicle fire that broke out at the 2400 block of Morehead Road. Details are limited at this time. News 40 will release further information as it is released.