Author: WNKY Staff

Pet of the Day: Nya

If you’re searching for someone to keep you company and give you lots of love, we have just the cat for you! For today’s Pet of the Day, brought to you by Morgantown Bank & Trust, we’d like you to meet Nya. This five-year-old tabby mix was an owner surrender due to no fault of her own and is a…

Sunrise Spotlight: Salute for Women Veterans

For today’s edition of Sunrise Spotlight we met with Gerald Mounce. He gave us all the details on the upcoming 2nd annual Salute for Women Veterans. On Monday, June 12th you can head down to 208 Dishman Ln from 5:00-7:00 PM to honor women veterans. This event is being held by American Legion Post 23 and is free for the…

Kentucky Down Under

We had some very special guests on News 40 at Noon this week from Kentucky Down Under! Joshua Warf is a zookeeper over at Kentucky Down Under and he brought some of his favorite friends to visit us in studio. To learn all about what’s going down at the zoo while the weather warms up, we met Luna the Umbrella…

Dine with Duncan this week at the Historic RailPark and Train Museum

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Restaurants and organizations throughout Bowling Green are participating in the weeklong event of Duncan Hines Days. The Historic RailPark and Train Museum will be a part of the Duncan Hines Restaurant Week. You can actually Dine with Duncan at the rail park. The museum will serve a box lunch during the day and a plate with…

Feix Earns Spot on 2024 College Football Hall of Fame Ballot

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — The all-time winningest coach in WKU Football history, Jimmy Feix, has been added to the 2024 College Football Hall of Fame ballot, the National Football Foundation announced Monday. Feix was previously on the ballot in 2023, 2020, 2019 and 1997. The late Feix is the only football coach in WKU’s history to eclipse the 100-win mark, amassing a career record of 106-56-6 (.649) in…

Barren County Schools named National Beta District of Distinction

GLASGOW, Ky. – Barren County Schools has been named a 2022-23 National District of Distinction by National Beta. According to a release by the district, the award is presented to those districts that offer National Beta in all schools within their district and who induct qualifying students in all eligible grades, which include grades fourth through 12th. Barren County is…

USPS: More than 5,300 mail carriers attacked by dogs last year

Photo source: CNN(CNN) – The United States Post Office released its annual list of states with the most dog bites against its carriers. In 2022, California and Texas were the states with the highest number of dog bites. USPS says it recorded 675 attacks in the Golden State while Texas totaled 404. Houston, Los Angeles and Dallas were the cities…

Billions of dollars at risk on Venmo, Paypal, federal regulator says

Photo source: CNN(CNN) – A federal regulator is warning people not to store cash on platforms like PayPal and Venmo. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director Rohit Chopra issued a statement saying more people are using such apps to keep their money. Some are even having paychecks directly deposited to these apps. The problem is, unlike traditional banks, these platforms are…

Vehicle recovered from Barren River during weekend incident

Photo source: Richardsville Fire Department, Walker’s Towing & RecoveryWARREN COUNTY, Ky. – A vehicle has been recovered after officials say it rolled into the Barren River. The vehicle was unoccupied, officials say. According to the Richardsville Fire Department, fire officials responded Sunday night around 7 p.m. at the end of Greencastle Road. In addition, RFD swiftwater-trained personnel arrived to the…

Bowling Green woman arrested after reports of weekend break-ins

GLASGOW, Ky. – A Bowling Green woman has been arrested after police say a series of break-ins occurred over the weekend. On Saturday, the Glasgow Police Department says it received complaints of overnight vehicle break-ins. Police say they located a vehicle and a woman identified as Hayley Dallas, 32, of Bowling Green at a business on Columbia Avenue. After police…