BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU Hilltopper Basketball earned its fifth straight win with a wire-to-wire, 90-73 rout of New Mexico State on Thursday night in E.A. Diddle Arena. The Hilltoppers (17-11, 10-7 CUSA) exploded to a 17-0 start and never looked back, stretching their lead to as many as 32 points behind a balanced attack that saw five Hilltoppers score…
NEWARK, Del. – WKU women’s basketball extended its winning streak to three games with a 73-71 win at Delaware on Thursday evening in the Bob Carpenter Center. The Lady Toppers (8-18, 4-11 CUSA) held off a Blue Hens (12-16, 6-10 CUSA) comeback bid in the fourth quarter to secure the win. HOW IT HAPPENED Torri James, Tia Shelling, Trinity Rowe,…
SUMNER COUNTY, Tenn. – A Portland man who raped and sexually molested young girls in Sumner and Rutherford Counties has been sentenced. According to a release, Criminal Court Judge Dee David Gay sentenced 32-year-old Walter Lucian Lewis, of Portland, to three consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole plus an additional 60 years after convictions for continuous sexual abuse…
DEVELOPING UPDATES AS MORE INFORMATION IS MADE AVAILABLE: BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) — Federal and local authorities announced a major development Friday in the nearly 30-year-old abduction and killing of 7-year-old Morgan Jade Violi, calling it one of the most significant actions taken by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in at least a decade. Friday morning, according to Kyle G. Bumgarner,…
RUSSELLVILLE, Ky. – A Logan County juvenile is safe after first responders launch search. According to a release, the Logan County Sheriff’s Office was called to Lewisburg Road to a report of a missing 12-year-old female juvenile with delayed developmental issues Friday morning. The family told deputies that the juvenile went to bed around 9 or 10 pm on Thursday….
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. – A former U.S. Air Force officer and pilot was arrested Wednesday in Jeffersonville, Indiana on charges connected to providing defense services to Chinese military pilots. According to the United States Department of Justice, 65-year-old Gerald Eddie Brown Jr., also known by the call sign “Runner,” is charged by criminal complaint for providing and conspiring to provide defense…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Families in Bowling Green are now more tech savvy thanks to the donation of 100 laptops on Thursday. During a press conference Thursday evening, the donations were announced as part of AT&T’s commitment to bridging the digital divide alongside the launch of Connected Nation’s Teens Teach Tech, powered by AT&T. The program hosted digital skills workshops,…
BOONEVILLE, Ky. – An Owsley County man is dead following a reported house fire on Tuesday. According to trooper Justin Kearney, public affairs officer for KSP Post 7, just before 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24, troopers received a request from the Owsley County Sheriff’s Department to assist investigating a fatal house fire on Amburgey Road in Booneville. Troopers and…
MADISONVILLE, Ky. – The Kentucky State Police is searching for a missing Christian County woman. According to a release, KSP Post 2 is seeking information on the whereabouts of 39-year-old Emerald “Emmy” Raenn Forgette. Forgette is a 5’5″ white female who has brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen during the early hours of Sunday, Jan. 11, in…
