High School Girls and Boys Basketball 2/1/24
SCORES Pulaski County 57 at Barren County 51 Glasgow 59 vs. Clinton County 56 Clinton County 73 at Glasgow 63
Author: WNKY Staff
Hilltoppers, CUSA Release 2024 Football Schedule
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Football and Conference USA released the Hilltoppers’ full 2024 schedule on Thursday. WKU’s 12-game slate features six home contests at Houchens-Smith Stadium, eight conference matchups, and three midweek games. Six of WKU’s 2024 opponents played in a bowl game last season, including one in a College Football Playoff game, and there are four teams on the…
Three Hilltoppers Selected to CUSA Preseason All-Conference Team
DALLAS – Three Hilltoppers were named to the CUSA Preseason All-Conference Team, league officials announced Thursday. Seniors Mason Burns and Lane Diuguid and sophomore Dawson Hall were named to the 18-person team. This marks the first time WKU has had any pitcher named to the CUSA Preseason All-Conference Team and the first time the Hilltoppers have had more than one player awarded the honor prior to the…
Baxter named Warren Central Softball Head Coach
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- William Baxter becomes the Lady Dragons softball head coach after serving as the assistant coach for the 2023 season. Warren Central went 12-17 last year, but the team was able to pick up a district win over Bowling Green that marked growth for the program. “We’re going to learn the fundamentals of softball,” Baxter said. “We’re going to…
WKU student dies following boat crash in South Carolina
Source: Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series. LAKE MURRAY, S.C. (WLTX) – A 21-year-year-old Western Kentucky University student has died after a boating accident on Lake Murray last week. Jonathan Brian of Shelbyville, Kentucky, died Tuesday morning at Prisma Health Richland, according to Newberry County Coroner Laura Kneece. Brian was one of the occupants of a boat that collided…
Warning issued over possible contamination of copycat eyedrops
Source: FDA via CNN Newsource. (CNN) – The Food and Drug Administration issues a warning about unapproved, copycat eye drops. According to the FDA, “South Moon,” “Rebright” and “Fivfivgo” should not be purchased or used. Officials say these products lack brimonidine tartrate, an active ingredient used in approved eye drops. In addition to that, testing of South Moon samples came…
Bowling Green man charged with possession of child sexual abuse material
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Bowling Green man has been arrested on charges relating to the possession of child pornography. According to the Bowling Green Police Department, Ray Eugene Gordon, 35, was arrested Wednesday, Jan. 31 after two search warrants were served at homes as part of an investigation. During the search, police say they gathered electronic devices from both…
Activists renew push to repeal Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Abortion rights supporters mounted another push Wednesday to restore abortion access in Kentucky, but the Democratic lawmaker sponsoring the legislation acknowledged the odds are overwhelmingly against them in the Republican-dominated legislature. A near-total abortion ban has been in place in Kentucky since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. The so-called trigger law…
Budweiser Clydesdales are back in 2024 Super Bowl ad
Source: Budweiser via CNN Newsource. (CNN) – A couple of familiar four-legged friends will be ready for their closeup on Super Bowl Sunday. Budweiser released a teaser of its new ad that will air during the big game. It features the company’s iconic Clydesdales heading up a snowy crest as the classic song, “The Weight” by The Band plays in…
Report: Half of US tenants can’t afford rent
(CNN) – If you can’t afford rent, chances are you are far from alone. According to Harvard University, half of all renters in the U.S. are paying more in rent than they should. That is defined as rent using up more than 30% of your income. The good news is rent is actually coming down in most of the country….
