Author: WNKY Staff

Butler County Arts Guild Jamboree to celebrate local music

MORGANTOWN, Ky. – The Butler County Arts Guild is celebrating local music. The Butler County Arts Guild Jamboree will be held Friday, July 11 from 6 to 8 p.m. During this time, the community is invited to hear local bluegrass, country and rock music. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. at the Butler County Extension Office, with concessions available for…

UPDATE: Defense teams present closing statements in trial for Crystal Rogers case

Robert Boyd, lawyer for Joseph Lawson. Source: Sydney Young. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – On Monday, July 7, the defense for Brooks Houck and Joseph Lawson presented their closing statements in the trial regarding the disappearance of Crystal Rogers. The ongoing trial in Bowling Green entered its second week today. Rogers disappeared from Bardstown in 2015, and her body has never…

Bigfoot Mini Con returns to Bowling Green this August

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bigfoot Mini Con is returning to Bowling Green on Aug. 1-2. For fans of all things mysterious and unexplained, the two-day celebration is back with a lineup of guests in the fields of cryptozoology and the paranormal. The event kicks off with an exclusive VIP evening on Friday. Aug. 1, followed by a full day…

Mrs. Kentucky brings summer donations to HOTEL INC

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Bowling Green’s community can be better protected from the sun this summer, thanks to some help from Mrs. Kentucky. Mrs. Kentucky Brianna Grider stopped by local nonprofit HOTEL INC with various donations. These included hats with ultraviolet protection factor and sunglasses for the unhoused population. The nonprofit says this donation drive was promoted by Grider’s nonprofit,…

Cram the Cruiser to be hosted by Glasgow, Barren Co. law enforcement

BARREN COUNTY, Ky. – This month, you can help Glasgow and Barren County students prepare for school. The Glasgow Police Department is joining forces with the Barren County Sheriff’s Office to host a Cram the Cruiser county-wide school supply drive. The event will be held July 25 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Donations can be dropped off at Walmart…

Several arrests result from Bowling Green traffic checkpoints

Source: Bowling Green Police Department. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Multiple arrests stemmed from weekend safety traffic checkpoints conducted by the Bowling Green Police Department. According to police, 214 vehicles passed through the checkpoints from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. on Saturday. The checkpoints were initiated in the 800 block of Lovers Lane. Police say during this time, three people were…

Free basketball skills training to be held with BGPD

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – You can join in with the Bowling Green Police Department Tuesday night for a free community event. On Tuesday, July 8, free basketball training will be held at the F.O. Moxley Community Center in Bowling Green. Training will be held for fifth- through seventh-grade boys and seventh- through 11th-grade girls. Parents must be present. Participants can…

Woman arrested in Morgantown McDonald’s parking lot

MORGANTOWN, Ky. – One woman is facing multiple drug charges in Morgantown. On Thursday, the Morgantown Police Department responded around 7:24 p.m. the McDonald’s on South Main Street in Morgantown for a report of a female subject in the parking lot that was unresponsive but breathing. Police say upon arriving, they observed a female subject in the driver’s seat with…

Lemonade stand donates proceeds to local fire department

Source: Plano Fire Department. WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – On a critical day, one group stepped in to show appreciation for local first responders. The Plano Fire Department is thanking a group of children after they donated the proceeds from their lemonade stand. Officials say the children were hosting the lemonade stand in the Plano area when a missing person search…

Woodburn units respond to reported dumpster fire

Source: Woodburn Fire Department/@woodburnfd. WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – The Woodburn Fire Department was called to a reported dumpster fire over the weekend. Fire officials say units responded to the trash fire on Sunday night. Upon arrival, officials say the fire was active. Fire officials say the cause of the fire was not determined.