Author: WNKY Staff

Hilltoppers hit two home runs in 6-4 victory over Ball State

February 18, 2024

WNKY Staff,

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – WKU Softball program earned its third straight win with a 6-4 victory over Ball State in the final contest of the Chattanooga Challenge. Headlining the win was Morgan Sharpe, Taylor Sanders, and Sophie Weber, all of whom picked up RBIs and hit .750 at the plate or better. Displaying the power at the plate, Sanders picked up…

Police confirm shots fired report on Audley Avenue

February 17, 2024

WNKY Staff,

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Bowling Green police say officers responded to a report of shots fired off of Audley Avenue Saturday evening. Bowling Green Police Department public information officer Ronnie Ward confirmed there were shots fired and shell casings found at the scene. Police say no arrests have been made at this time. We will provide an update as further…

Lady Toppers’ rally comes up short at NM State

February 17, 2024

WNKY Staff,

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (WKU SPORTS) — WKU women’s basketball (15-12, 6-6 CUSA) mounted a comeback late in the fourth quarter at New Mexico State (11-13, 5-6 CUSA), but the rally fell short with the Lady Toppers falling 64-61. Alexis Mead led WKU in scoring with 17 points, four assists, four rebounds and two steals. Mead surpassed 900 career points in the…

Tops take down North Alabama; Murray State

February 17, 2024

WNKY Staff,

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WKU Sports) – WKU Softball goes 2-0 on Saturday in back-to-back games against North Alabama and Murray State in the second day of the Chattanooga Challenge. The Tops took care of the Lions, 7-3, as fifth-year Taylor Sanders hit the first Hilltopper home run of the season before a big seventh inning led WKU to a 3-2 victory over…

Friday Night Hoops – 2/16: Powered by Infinity Pipeline and JB Electric

February 16, 2024

WNKY Staff,

The final week of Friday Night Hoops is in the books! Maxwell Trink and Cole Scott break down the big high school games in our area.

Gas prices are increasing fast

February 16, 2024

WNKY Staff,

(CNN) – President’s Day weekend is here, and many are expected to hit the road. But you might notice as you fill up your car that gas prices are higher than they were even a week ago. If you feel like you are paying more to fill up your car lately, you are not imagining it. Gas prices have begun…

18 elementary students, teacher hospitalized following dry ice experiment in Gallatin

February 16, 2024

WNKY Staff,

Source: WSMV. GALLATIN, Tenn. (WSMV) – Eighteen elementary school students and a teacher at Vena Stuart Elementary School were taken to hospitals after a dry ice experiment Friday morning. Jeremy Johnson, a Sumner County Schools public information officer, says the routine experiment was being conducted by an outside vendor. A statement from Sumner County Schools said several students began saying…

Suspect wanted after massive drug bust in Bowling Green

February 16, 2024

WNKY Staff,

WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – A man is currently wanted by law enforcement following a large drug bust in Bowling Green. The Warren County Drug Task Force says it worked with the Warren County Sheriff’s Office and Kentucky State Police to conduct a drug bust Thursday night. Officials say surveillance and investigation led to a search warrant, allowing authorities to search…

WKU Tops UTEP, 90-80

February 16, 2024

WNKY Staff,

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU men’s basketball defeated UTEP, 90-80, in Diddle Arena on Thursday night. The win marks the fourth straight for the Hilltoppers and improves the Tops’ record to 7-4 in Conference USA league play and 18-7 overall for the season. WKU now holds a 9-2 all-time advantage and 5-0 record at home facing the Miners. For the fifteenth time…

UPDATE: Name of victim released in Barren County logging accident

February 16, 2024

WNKY Staff,

BARREN COUNTY, Ky. – The name of the victim in a fatal logging accident in Barren County was released Friday morning. The victim was identified as Noe Cruz Moctezuma, 38, according to Barren County coroner Tim Gibson. Gibson said a tree fell while Moctezuma was logging around 8 a.m. on Feb. 5 along Milburn Taylor Road in southern Barren County….