Author: WNKY Staff

WANTED WEDNESDAY: Man wanted on criminal child abuse charges

BARREN COUNTY, Ky. – The Kentucky State Police is asking for assistance in locating a wanted man. Willian Linder, 29, also known as “Will,” is described as 6 feet tall and around 200 pounds. According to troopers, Linder is wanted for criminal abuse in the third degree against a child 12 years or under. KSP says he is potentially living…

Mammoth Cave National Park to host river cleanup next week

Source: Mammoth Cave National Park. MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky. – Next weekend, you can help care for Mammoth Cave National Park. In honor of the 9/11 National Day of Service, volunteers are invited to gather and help clean up along the Green and Nolin Rivers National Water Trail on Saturday, Sept. 14. The cleanup is set to start at 7:30 a.m….

Burn ban ordered for Warren County

WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – Warren County is now under a burn ban due to dry conditions creating a fire hazard in the area. According to an executive order on Sept. 4, Warren County judge executive Doug Gorman is issuing a no outside burn order county wide, effective immediately. The document can be viewed below. The order states all open burning…

Hot Rods Clinch Playoff Berth With 5-4 Win in Greensboro

Bowling Green, Kentucky – Homer Bush Jr. led the Bowling Green Hot Rods (39-19, 75-49) to a 5-4 win over the Greensboro Grasshoppers (31-29, 70-55) to win the second-half title in the SAL South Division at First National Bank Field in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Hot Rods will take on the Rome Emperors on Tuesday, September 10 at Bowling Green…

Burn ban effective immediately for Logan County

LOGAN COUNTY, Ky. – Logan County judge executive Phillip Baker has ordered a burn ban for Logan County. Baker issued the executive order stating all outdoor burning in Logan County is prohibited effective immediately starting Sept. 3. The ban is due to current predicted weather and the risk of forest fires in Kentucky, the order states. The order urges citizens…

Lady Tops earn top five finish in Boilermaker Classic

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – WKU Women’s Golf wrapped up the Boilermaker Classic Tuesday afternoon. WKU notched their first top five finish of the year after tying for fourth in the field. The Lady Toppers finished ahead of Power 5 teams, Michigan and Alabama. HOW IT HAPPENED WKU had a bounce back final round in West Lafayette. The Lady Toppers shaved…

2 charged with promoting human trafficking at Bowling Green massage parlor

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -Two people are facing charges amid an ongoing investigation at a Bowling Green massage parlor. According to a uniform citation, the Bowling Green Police Department responded on Aug. 27 to Star Spa, an “illegal massage parlor” located off of the 800 block of Lain Avenue. Police say they spoke to two women who were found to be…

BGFD raises money for Muscular Dystrophy Association, supporting Kentucky child

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Over the weekend, Bowling Green Fire Department members were on the scene for a different reason – raising money for a great cause. BGFD firefighters were at both Bowling Green Walmart locations raising money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. This year, they raised money for a boy named Mason, who is living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy….

BGMU announces planned water outage in Bowling Green subdivision

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A subdivision in Bowling Green will have a temporary water outage. Bowling Green Municipal Utilities says water crews will replace a fire hydrant in the Springhill Division on Thursday. BGMU anticipates that the subdivision will be without water from 9pm until midnight. The outage will affect residences on Robin Road, Robin Avenue, Lealand Street, Springhill Avenue,…