Author: WNKY Staff

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 releases latest traffic impact report

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The expected traffic impacts in the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 area for June 7 through June 14 are listed below. All work is subject to change. Interstate 165 A project to resurface and rehabilitate Interstate 165 in Butler County continues. Crews are milling and resurfacing the roadway in both directions from mile point 26.4 to…

Your child’s swimsuit color could save their life

(CNN) – Here’s some important safety information as people hit the water as summer approaches. Water safety experts have taken a close look at how the color of swimwear may influence how visible a child is under water. And they’ve found the color of your child’s swimsuit could impact their safety at a swimming pool or the beach. Alive Solutions,…

Wanted subjects wake up in vehicle in middle of highway in Grayson County

LEITCHFIELD, Ky. – Multiple people are facing charges after two vehicle passengers woke up in a car in the middle of U.S. 62 in Grayson County, deputies say. The Grayson County Sheriff’s Office says it responded Thursday, June 6 shortly after 8 a.m. for a car in the center of the roadway. Upon arrival, deputies say a dog barking in…

Wanted woman arrested in Cave City on drug charges

CAVE CITY, Ky. – A woman is facing charges after a traffic stop in Barren County on Thursday. According to the Cave City Police Department, an officer stopped a white passenger car on North Dixie Highway in Cave City, Kentucky around 6:12 p.m. due to the driver having a suspended license. Police say they identified the driver as 36-year-old Ruthann…

WKU Board of Regents approves fiscal year 2025 budget, 2% salary increase pool

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – During a special called meeting on Friday, June 7, the Western Kentucky University Board of Regents approved the university’s operating budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2024, and ends June 30, 2025. According to a release by WKU, the $394,230,000 budget includes a proposed 2% tuition increase and provides a 2% salary increase…

Flora Templeton Stuart Concerts in the Park returns June 21

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Get ready for some tunes and fun in Downtown Bowling Green this summer. Flora Templeton Stuart Concerts in the Park returns to Circus Square Park in Bowling Green beginning on Friday, June 21. The annual summer event will feature food and live music with no cost of admission. The first event will feature a performance by…

Holley announces expansion at WKU Innovation Campus

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Bowling Green is booming. Holley Performance Brands (NYSE: HLLY) announced its plans for expansion of its corporate presence at the WKU Innovation Campus in Bowling Green on Friday. According to a release from the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce, Holley’s expansion will bring its corporate functions together in a nearly 80,000-square-foot space. The company hopes…

TDOT prepares for 2024 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TDOT) – Once again, Manchester, Tennessee will host the annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, which is one of the most popular live music events in the country. Since 2002, the event has featured a diverse assortment of performers on a 700-acre Middle Tennessee farm that has become the temporary home for thousands from across the country. Over…

Russellville woman injured in crash, flown to Nashville

HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. – A vehicle accident on Russellville Road in Christian County has left a Russellville woman hospitalized. According to the Christian County Sheriff’s Office, a vehicle driven by Kadence Brown, of Russellville, was driving northbound on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way. Police say Brown failed to stop at the intersection of Russellville Road. The vehicle traveled through the…

Kentucky State Police searching for missing infant, parents arrested

Source: Kentucky State PoliceREYNOLDS STATION, Ky. – The Kentucky State Police is working a missing infant case out of Ohio County. Troopers stated Thursday, June 6, after responding to a welfare check and search warrant conducted in Reynolds Station, Kentucky, they determined 8-month-old Miya Rudd was missing. The infant’s mother, 29-year-old Tesla Tucker of Reynolds Station, was arrested and charged…