Author: WNKY Staff

District 3 Water Over the Saturday Road Report

Mt. Lebanon Church Road in Warren County.BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (May 11, 2024) – Following a storm system on Wednesday, multiple roads in the District 3 area remain closed due to flooding. Some roads have reopened. Road conditions change quickly during a flooding event. Motorists should not attempt to drive through possible high water. The following counties have roads that are…

Diaz homers, late sacrifice flies lead Hot Rods to 4-3 comeback

Bowling Green, Kentucky – Jhon Diaz’s seventh inning homer jumpstarted the Bowling Green Hot Rods (17-14) to a 4-3, comeback victory over the Greensboro Grasshoppers (16-14) on Friday at Bowling Green Ballpark. Greensboro started the scoring in the top of the third inning against Bowling Green starter Trevor Martin. Shawn Ross worked a one-out walk and Lonnie White Jr. was…

WKU student charged with unlawful imprisonment, police say

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Western Kentucky University police are investigating an incident that happened on campus Friday night. Police tell us they are investigating an unlawful imprisonment. The incident happened around 7 p.m. Friday at a greenhouse on campus near Snell Hall. Police say they learned that at this location, a man allegedly approached the victim and began speaking to…

Mother’s Day Guide: Local events taking place this weekend

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – You don’t have to travel far this Mother’s Day to make mom feel special. You can enter News 40’s Mother’s Day Contest here. Winners will be announced Monday, May 13. We also compiled a list of local events taking place Mother’s Day weekend that the whole family can enjoy: Saturday, May 11 Mother’s Day Social at…

WCPS appoints new Warren Central High School principal

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The next principal of Warren Central High School will be a familiar face to students and parents. On Friday, Warren County Public Schools announced Mr. Colton Isaacs as principal of Warren Central High School. Isaacs has been an educator for eight years. He previously served as Warren Central High’s assistant principal and dean of students. During…

Bowling Green man arrested on DUI, wanton endangerment charges

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Bowling Green man is facing charges after allegedly driving under the influence with children in the vehicle. According to a uniform citation, the Kentucky State Police clocked a vehicle traveling 84 miles per hour on Thursday on Veterans Memorial Lane toward Glen Lily Road. Troopers say they had to reach 100 mph to catch up…

Bowling Green Fire Department introduces lateral transfer program

Photo courtesy of Bowling Green Fire DepartmentBOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green Fire Department is for the first time actively recruiting people already working as firefighters, also called lateral transfers. Applicants currently employed as a full-time firefighter with another department who have at least two consecutive years of full-time, paid firefighter experience are encouraged to apply for the lateral…

Agricultural loan for $125K approved for Hart County

HART COUNTY, Ky. – An agricultural loan for $125,000 is heading to Hart County. The funding through the Beginning Farmer Loan Program assists farmers who want to develop, expand or buy into a farming operation, according to a release by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. Over $4.8 million in approved loans will go to projects across Kentucky, the organization states….

State and local leaders celebrate progress of veterans center in Kentucky Transpark

The official groundbreaking for the veterans center took place in November of 2022. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Kentucky Department of Veteran Affairs, along with state and local officials, celebrated the latest milestone in construction of a veterans center Friday at the Kentucky Transpark. The KDVA first broke ground on the 80,000 square-foot skilled nursing facility in November 2022. The…