Author: WNKY Staff

WKU Soccer Announces 2024 Fall Schedule

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU Soccer has announced its 2024 fall schedule that features eight home matches, eight away matches, four matches against first-time opponents and two preseason exhibition games. All matches at the WKU Soccer Complex are free to the public. The season unofficially begins Aug. 5 with Chattanooga at home in the team’s first exhibition match. The Hilltoppers will…

Blessing to be held for Bowling Green Safe Haven Baby Box

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A new baby box is being blessed at the recently opened Bowling Green Fire Department’s Station 8. The creator of the Safe Haven Baby Box will speak at the station at 1 p.m. to commemorate the event. Baby boxes give mothers in crisis the option of legally surrendering their infant across several states. Friday’s blessing means…

Farmers RECC prepares for potential severe weather

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Farmers Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation has been preparing for possible severe weather. According to a release by Farmers RECC, severe weather may hit Sunday evening, prompting the company to place additional crews on-call throughout this weekend. In addition, Farmers RECC says personnel are spending Friday preparing. If outages occur, you can access real-time information at the…

Free screening to be hosted of Great American Air Affair at the Capitol

Source: Warren County Public Library. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Warren County Public Library and The Capitol Theatre are hosting a free screening of the Great American Air Affair. The film is being presented by the library and Bowling Green’s Peridot Pictures Corporation on June 2 at the Capitol in Bowling Green. The film will begin at 3 p.m., showing…

Cave City police respond to hotel, charge man with possession

CAVE CITY, Ky. – A man is charged with drug possession. On Wednesday, Cave City Police Officer Wesley Hicks responded to a call to Travel Inn Hotel on reports that a subject was screaming. Office Hicks stated that loud, distressful screaming was audible from inside a room at the hotel. Hicks made entry to the room. In the room, Officer…

Hot Rods Comeback Falls Short 3-2 In Extra-Innings Thriller

Winston-Salem, North Carolina – Trevor Martin whiffed a career-high 11 batters and Brock Jones launched his fifth long ball of the season, but the Bowling Green Hot Rods (22-20) fell 3-2 in extra-innings to the Winston-Salem Dash (21-21) on Thursday at Truist Stadium. Bowling Green scored first in the top of the second off Dash starter Peyton Pallette. Jones lined a solo…

Hilltoppers Eliminate NM State, Advance in CUSA Championships

RUSTON, La. – WKU Baseball defeated New Mexico State to advance in the Conference USA Championships, 8-2, Thursday evening at Pat Patterson Park. The third-seeded Hilltoppers will face the loser of sixth-seeded FIU and two-seeded Dallas Baptist on Friday at 4 p.m. CT in another elimination game. It was a pitcher’s duel early as the game entered the sixth inning with…

Two Metcalfe students make college commitments

EDMONTON, Ky. – Two Hornets sign on the line that is dotted. On Wednesday, Metcalfe County High School hosted a signing day event for two students. Colton Huffman will attend Brescia University for college and will play on the tennis team. Huffman has been named to the KHSAA All-Region Tennis Team for the 4th Region. Huffman will play in the…