Author: WNKY Staff

Deputies working fatal accident on Veterans Memorial Lane

WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – Deputies are at the scene of a fatal accident on Veterans Memorial Lane. The Warren County Sheriff’s Office says a portion of the road is blocked between Glen Lily Road and Barren River Road for accident reconstruction. Please drive cautiously in this area. News 40 will provide an update as further details are released.

Tops, Mountaineers split doubleheader

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Baseball (7-5) and the West Virginia Mountaineers (7-5) split today’s doubleheader with the Mountaineers winning game one 8-3 and the Hilltoppers taking game two 7-6. West Virginia leads the series 2-1 heading into the series finale tomorrow. After faltering late in game one, the Hilltoppers responded in a big way, putting up a four spot…

Strong pitching leads to 2-0 day for WKU Softball

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WKU SPORTS) – 14 strikeouts and a combined 0.00 ERA from the WKU Softball pitching staff capitalized the Tops’ two wins on the first day of the 2024 Hilltopper Spring Fling. WKU shutout Dayton, 2-0, in the early afternoon before defeating Northern Illinois, 5-1, in the matinee. A strong pitcher’s dual in the circle in both games,…

Lady Toppers drop heartbreaker to FIU

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WKU SPORTS) — WKU women’s basketball (15-15, 6-9 CUSA) held a lead against FIU (19-9, 10-4 CUSA) for all but 11 seconds on Saturday in E.A. Diddle Arena, but those 11 seconds mattered the most. The Lady Toppers fell to FIU, 71-68, behind a late 3-pointer from the Panthers. “I feel bad for the girls,” said head…

Boy’s District Tournaments Crown Champions

SCORES 12th District Championship Butler County 79 vs. Edmonson County (at Grayson County) 40 13th District Championship Logan County 54 at Russellville 49 14th District Championship Bowling Green 78 vs. Warren Central (at South Warren) 54 15th District Championship Glasgow 74 vs. Barren County (at Allen County-Scottsville) 62 16th District Championship Metcalfe County 46 vs. Cumberland County (at Russell County)…

4th Region Girl’s Basketball Bracket Revealed

Franklin-Simpson – vs. Allen County-Scottsville (at Western Kentucky University) – 3:00 PM 4th Region Bowling Green – vs. Russell County (at Western Kentucky University) – 4:30 PM 4th Region Warren East – vs. Todd County Central (at Western Kentucky University) – 6:00 PM 4th Region Metcalfe County – vs. South Warren (at Western Kentucky University) – 7:30 PM 4th Region

Hilltoppers Drop Series Opener to West Virginia

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Baseball (6-4) dropped today’s series opener against the West Virginia Mountaineers (6-4) 4-0 on Friday afternoon at Nick Denes Field. The Hilltoppers were shutout and held to three hits for the second consecutive game. Jack Bennett earned his first start of 2024, the second of his career. The right-hander tossed three scoreless innings to start the…

WKU on track to offer doctorate courses

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – An opportunity to earn the highest level of college education could be coming soon to Western Kentucky University On Friday afternoon, House Bill 630 moved through the Kentucky General Assembly. If passed, the bill will allow WKY to offer five doctoral degrees. WKU has been active in Frankfort, Kentucky this week to lobby for the bill…

Local families welcome Leap Day babies

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Leap Day didn’t just add to the calendar – at least two local families welcomed a new member to the world. Lyla, pictured left, was born on Feb. 29 at The Medical Center at Bowling Green. She weighs 7 pounds 10 ounces and is 18 and one quarter inches long. A Glasgow couple welcomed Knox Ellis…

Panera Bread is overhauling its menu

Source: CNN via CNN Newsource. (CNN) – Panera Bread is going back to its bread and butter. The restaurant is overhauling its menu to refocus on sandwiches and salads as it reportedly plans to become a publicly traded stock again. Starting April 4, some menu items will be deleted, like flatbreads. New ones will take their place, including the Ciabatta…