Author: WNKY Staff

BGPD hosting annual Trunk or Treat on Friday

Photo source: Bowling Green Police Department/Facebook. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green Police Department is back with their Halloween event that has drawn in thousands in past years. The department’s annual Trunk or Treat is taking place this Friday, Oct. 27 from 6 to 8 p.m. The BGPD Headquarters is located at 911 Kentucky Street, where you will find…

Back Up The Blue Benefit Concert tickets on sale now

Photo source: Bowling Green Police DepartmentBOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A concert taking place Nov. 16 will donate 100% of the proceeds to officer Matt Davis. That’s according to the Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center, who is hosting the concert, along with a huge silent auction. The funding will go to help the family of the Bowling Green police officer that…

Gov. Andy Beshear orders flags to half-staff in honor of Lewiston, Maine, victims

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear has directed that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff until sunset Monday, Oct. 30 to honor the victims lost in the shooting Wednesday night in Lewiston, Maine. The incident occurred late Wednesday night and resulted in at least 18 casualties. Beshear encourages individuals, businesses and organizations throughout the commonwealth to…

Additional details released on incident involving Franklin-Simpson schools

FRANKLIN, Ky. – Police have released further details surrounding the report of a person with a gun on Franklin-Simpson High School property Tuesday. The Franklin Police Department stated in a release Thursday that around 2 p.m. Tuesday, as authorities were on scene for that report, someone called in a bomb threat to Franklin-Simpson Middle School. Police say at about the…

Glasgow police respond to collision on S L Rogers Wells Boulevard, multiple injured

GLASGOW, Ky. – Several people were injured in a multi-vehicle collision Thursday in Glasgow. In a release Thursday evening, the Glasgow Police Department says it received a call around 9:24 a.m. about an injury collision at the intersection of Cleveland Avenue and S L Rogers Wells Boulevard. Police say they learned a white 1999 GMC Yukon operated by Mitchell Lyons…

Sunrise Spotlight – Bike Rodeo

For today’s Sunrise Spotlight, Tommy sits down with Ryan Pattee of Warren County Parks and Rec, to discuss an upcoming bike rodeo happening right after the scare on the square. They will also be showing a movie at the grass amphitheater at the SoKY Marketplace. They haven’t said what movie they will be showing but the hint is it’s an…

Pet of the Day – Frankie

Today’s Pet of the Day, brought to you by Morgantown Bank and Trust, is Frankie! Frankie is a sweet boy who loves his pets and is definitely an outdoor dog. He will need a big space to run around. He has a lot of energy and a lot of love to give so be sure to adopt Frankie today from…

How to safely carve a pumpkin

PROVIDENCE, R. I. (WJAR) – Halloween is a little more than a week away, and that means you’re probably getting ready for pumpkin carving. Hand surgeons from the University Orthopedics in Providence, Rhode Island want to warn about some injuries they see way too often this time of year. A recent study says over 90% of the injuries happen in…