Author: WNKY Staff

SKyPAC announces show featuring Vince Gill

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center announced a new show to kick off 2025 on Friday. Vince Gill, Rodney Crowell, and Jedd Hughes will perform acoustic sets on Saturday, January 4 at The SKyPAC. Tickets will be sold to the general public on Wednesday, October 2. SKyPac says members of the Elm Street Society and Friends…

Power outages reported in the local area

UPDATE: 4:45 p.m.: Warren Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation says power has been restored to households in Simpson County and Park City. UPDATE: 4 p.m.: Warren Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation has several hundred customers without power. According to their web outage viewer, around 847 members are without power in Simpson County, while 405 are without power in Grayson County and 75…

Police pursuit leads to arrest of Smiths Grove man in Allen County

SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – A Smiths Grove man is accused of fleeing police on September 6, 2024. Allen County Scottsville Crime Task Force detectives say they saw a vehicle parked in the Port Oliver Boat Ramp believed to be involved in a robbery in Smiths Grove. Detectives say the vehicle left the parking lot and detectives attempted to make a traffic…

Father, stepmother charged with criminal child abuse in Hopkins Co.

MADISONVILLE, Ky. – A father and stepmother are facing charges related to a child abuse case in Madisonville. According to a social media post by the Madisonville Police Department, the Department of Child Based Services contacted Madisonville police to assist with a home visit for a report of neglect and abuse on Wednesday. Police say the complainant stated an 11-year-old…

Logan County Chamber receives excellence awards at statewide conference

RUSSELLVILLE, Ky. – The Logan County Chamber of Commerce received statewide recognition this week. The chamber was presented with awards for Membership Growth, Membership Retention, and an Events Excellence award for the Logan County Tobacco and Heritage Festival at the annual Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Executives Annual Conference in Louisville. “It was an honor to receive these awards on behalf…

Warren County judge executive orders flags to half-staff in remembrance of firefighter

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Warren County judge executive Doug Gorman has ordered flags to half-staff until sunset Thursday evening as a mark of remembrance and respect for a Bowling Green firefighter. The tribute is issued for all buildings and properties immediately in Warren County. The Bowling Green Fire Department announced the loss of firefighter and paramedic Stephen “Rosie” Rosebrook on…

Bowling Green Fire Department mourns loss of engineer Rosebrook

Source: Bowling Green Fire Department. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green Fire Department has announced the loss of a member of its team. On Thursday, Sept. 26, the department said Stephen “Rosie” Rosebrook, a dedicated firefighter who collapsed after running the Bowling Green 10K on Sept. 14, has died. According to a release by BGFD, Rosebrook began his career…

WKU Volleyball opens 2024 Conference play at Jax State

BOWLING GREEN, KY. – WKU Volleyball will travel to Jacksonville, Ala. to take on Jacksonville State Sept. 27/28 to open the 2024 CUSA regular season. GAME INFO Watch: ESPN+ Live Stats Match Notes ABOUT THE TOPS The Tops won nine-straight sets over the weekend to cruise to a 3-0 weekend record and improve to 7-6 overall. Kaylee Cox and Izzy…

Bowling Green man receives 15-year sentence for drug trafficking and illegal handgun possession

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Bowling Green man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for drug trafficking and illegal handgun possession on Wednesday. U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Special Agent in Charge R. Shawn Morrow of the ATF Louisville Field Division, and Chief Michael Delaney of the Bowling Green Police Department made the…

UPDATE: Kentucky State Police releases further details of shooting in Warren County

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Kentucky State Police has released further information regarding a shooting that occurred in Warren County on Wednesday. KSP says its Critical Incident Response Team was requested to the scene to investigate a shooting that occurred on Sept. 25 around 6 p.m. According to troopers, a male subject sustained non-life threatening injuries and was taken to…