Author: WNKY Staff

WKU Athletics Announces MBB Mini Plan For Remaining 8 Saturday Home Games

Source: WKU Athletics. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Athletics unveiled a men’s basketball mini plan on Thursday for the eight remaining Saturday home games, starting with next Saturday’s home game (Nov. 30) vs. Marshall. The remaining Saturday slate includes Marshall (Nov. 30), Murray State (Dec. 14), Kentucky Wesleyan (Dec. 21), Kennesaw State (Jan. 11), New Mexico State (Feb. 1), Middle…

Missing person located alive along road in Russellville

RUSSELLVILLE, Ky. – A person reported missing out of Clarksville, Tennessee has been found alive in Russellville. The Russellville Police Department says it responded Thursday to a call for a suspicious vehicle near the woods off of 806 Hillview Drive. Upon arrival, police say they observed a person outside of the vehicle in a ditch about 100 feet inside of…

Edmonton man dies after collision involving deer in Taylor County

CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – A Metcalfe County man is dead following a collision in Taylor County. The Kentucky State Police Post 15 says it responded Thursday for a two-vehicle injury collision on Kentucky 70 that occurred at 4:52 a.m. According to troopers, a preliminary investigation found that Larry Wicker, 62, of Elkhorn was traveling west on KY 70 in a 2001…

Warren Central High School robotics teams celebrate win in competition

WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – Warren Central High School is still celebrating a big win this week. This month, WCPS’ First Tech Challenge Robotics Teams competed at Western Kentucky University in a First Tech Challenge Regional Qualifier. They recently won first place in their first competition of the year and are ranked fifth overall in Kentucky. Congratulations to these junior engineers.

4 Kentucky wineries place in 2024 Kentucky Commonwealth Wine Competition

KENTUCKY – Four Kentucky wineries combined to win the Five Commissioner’s Cup in the 2024 Kentucky Commonwealth Wine Competition. A panel of wine professionals blind judged 86 wines from 17 wineries across the state. You can see some of those winners on your screen above. All submitted wines were judged and awarded medals based on clarity, varietal typicity, integration, expressiveness,…

City of Bowling Green public works tackles multiple projects

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The City of Bowling Green’s streets are a bit more cleaned up thanks to the Public Works operations team. The city shared the above photos on their Facebook page this afternoon, saying that the operations team has been hard at work this week, powering through multiple city projects. From paving the greenway off Atlanta Way to…

Oakland Elementary School evacuates following HVAC unit leak

SMITHS GROVE, Ky. – Oakland Elementary School is being evacuated due to a reported smell of gas, police say. Smiths Grove police chief Jason Franks confirmed units are at the scene, where several people have complained of nausea. Franks says students and staff are being moved to Oakland Baptist Church due to the strong odor of gas. Local emergency management,…

WKU Soccer signs six for 2025

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Soccer has announced six signees in the 2025 class. The class includes three signees from Tennessee and one from Kentucky, Florida and Nevada. “Our 2025 recruiting class are proven winners on and off the field,” said head coach Jason Neidell. “Not only are they talented soccer players, but they are also tremendous individuals who will…

Glasgow police searching for local teen

Source: Glasgow/Barren County Emergency Management. BARREN COUNTY, Ky. – The Glasgow Police Department is asking for assistance in locating a 16-year-old from the area. Police say 16-year-old Lainey Duncan was last seen wearing black pants a pink sweatshirt with black writing. She is 5 feet 9 inces and 220 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes. According to Glasgow/Barren County…

Cave Sing returns to Mammoth Cave National Park on December 1

The Lindsey Wilson College Singers perform at the annual Cave Sing event at Mammoth Cave National Park in Rafinesque Hall. NPS PhotoMAMMOTH, CAVE, Ky. – An annual holiday tradition returns in December. Mammoth Cave National Park will present its annual Cave Sing celebration on December 1. The free holiday event will feature musical performances by the Lindsey Wilson College Singers,…