Author: WNKY Staff

Hilltoppers Down Middle Tennessee, 6-2

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Right-hander Katie Gardner and the WKU Softball team defeated Middle Tennessee, 6-2, Friday evening as Gardner struck out seven and gave up no walks in a complete seven-inning ballgame. Runs on the board came in late innings for WKU, as Brylee Hage and TJ Webster had multi-hit efforts in the series opener and Cheyanne Sales collected her fourth home run…

BREAKING: Barren County Sheriff’s Office searching for man that allegedly held woman hostage

BARREN COUNTY, Ky. – The Barren County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man after authorities say he allegedly held a woman against her will. According to authorities, deputies responded Friday evening for a domestic incident involving 41-year-old Carlos Tarter and a female victim. Authorities say the victim stated Tarter held her against her will for two days and assaulted…

Curet Fans Eight, Bowling Green Suffers 2-1 Loss

Bowling Green, Kentucky – Yoniel Curet struck out a season-high eight batters over 5.0 innings, but the Bowling Green Hot Rods (8-5) compiled just two hits in a 2-1 loss to the Winston-Salem Dash (4-9) on Friday at Bowling Green Ballpark. The Dash started the scoring in the bottom of the second off Curet. Bryce Willits worked a walk and Shawn Goosenberg…

Former Glasgow police chief files lawsuit against City of Glasgow, alleging gender discrimination

GLASGOW, Ky. – A former Glasgow police chief has filed a lawsuit against the City of Glasgow alleging gender discrimination during her time of employment as police chief, according to court records. Court records state a complaint was filed on March 29, which states Jennifer Arbogast was promoted to be the city’s “first female police chief” at the Glasgow Police…

Over $50K in funding awarded to nonprofits serving Allen County

Source: The Core of Scottsville. SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – Twelve nonprofits serving Allen County have been awarded grant money to help their organizations serve the community, with a total of over $50,000 in funding. According to the Core of Scottsville, the money is heading to Kentucky Kids on the Block, the Allen County 4-H program, Arts of Southern Kentucky, United Way…

New principal named for Chandler’s School in Logan County

Source: Chandler’s School. RUSSELLVILLE, Ky. – Chandler’s School is excited to announce BobbiSue Holmes has been selected as the new principal of Chandler’s School. The decision was made at Chandler’s School by the Chandler’s Site-Based Decision Making Council on Thursday, April 18, according to the school. Holmes was welcomed to Chandler’s School and introduced to staff at an after-school meeting…

WKU Red & White Spring Showcase set for Saturday

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Football will host the 2024 Red & White Spring Showcase, presented by DQS Solutions and Staffing, on Saturday at 2 p.m. CT at Houchens-Smith Stadium. While the Red & White Spring Showcase will not be a traditional game, the event will provide Hilltopper fans a chance to see live action from the 2024 WKU Football…

Hope for Hunger distributes more than 295K servings in Warren County

Source: Feeding America. WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – Warren County families now have a stronger fight against food insecurity. REALTOR Association of Southern Kentucky and Feeding America partnered to host Hope for Hunger, a yearly effort to gather food donations for those in need. This year, the group says it collected 295,960 servings for the local community. Donations were brought to…

Hilltopper Stephen Warren earns CUSA All-Academic Honors

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU Men’s Golf junior Stephen Warren was named to the CUSA All-Academic Team the league announced on Friday afternoon. Warren is one of five golfers on the team. The Owensboro, Kentucky native is a biology major and chemistry minor at WKU and has maintains a perfect 4.0 GPA. Warren is no stranger to academic achievement as…

Barren County approved for funding for livestock facility at high school

Photo source: Kentucky Department of AgricultureBARREN COUNTY, Ky. – The Kentucky Agricultural Development Board has approved $5.8 million for agricultural diversification and rural development projects across Kentucky. Of these projects, Barren County is receiving as much as $178,753 for the construction of a livestock facility at local high school, according to the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. This will join Temple…