Author: WNKY Staff

Sunrise Spotlight: Wine Fest 2023

For today’s Sunrise Spotlight, brought to you by the German American Bank, we met with Jessica Warren and . They spoke to us about the upcoming annual Wine Fest at the Historic Railpark and Train Museum. The 5th annual BG Wine Fest is the ultimate wine experience in Bowling Green! Here, you can enjoy tastings from many of Kentucky’s best…

What’s Happening SoKY: Celebrate Arbor Day

For today’s What’s Happening SoKY, we met with Jared Weaver. He told us all about how you can celebrate Arbor Day with the City of Bowling Green. We’ve had a mass loss of trees the last few months with windy weather rocking South Central Kentucky. Bowling Green Parks and Recreation & the Bowling Green Tree Board invite the community to…

Living Well: The Future of Vaping After Juul Settlement

E-cigarette maker Juul Labs is paying 462 million dollars to six U.S. states and has been accused of contributing to the rise of vaping among youth. In today’s Living Well, brought to you by Springhill Pharmacy, Morgan Hoover has more on what this means for the future of vaping in the U.S.

Piper Homers Late, Bootleggers Top Braves 3-2

Bowling Green, Kentucky – Kenny Piper’s eighth inning go-ahead home run boosted the Bowling Green Bootleggers (4-0) to a 3-2 win over the Rome Braves (2-3) on Thursday night at Bowling Green Ballpark. Bowling Green scored their first run in the bottom of the third off Rome starter Luis Mejia. Nick Schnell and Gionti Turner worked back-to-back walks to put runners on…

Police: Warren County crash victim flown to hospital

WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – One person has been flown to a hospital following a vehicle wreck in Warren County. The Warren County Sheriff’s Office is currently working a single-vehicle injury wreck in the 2700 block of Glasgow Road. Police say the driver was flown by helicopter to a Nashville area hospital for treatment. At this time, the driver’s identity and…

Community Education celebrates 50 years with ribbon cutting

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Community Education of Bowling Green and Warren County is celebrating a special milestone. The education center honored its 50th year of serving the city and county with a ribbon cutting this morning. Several local faces made an appearance to congratulate the achievement, including Warren County judge-executive Doug Gorman, executive director Nancy (Firkins) Hinten and executive director…

KSP arrests man wanted for murder

Photo: Kentucky State PoliceUPDATE LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. – Kentucky State Police has arrested a wanted murder suspect. KSP says it responded early this morning to Dr. Parker Lane in the Gray community of Knox County due to a request for assistance from the Knox County Sheriff’s Department. According to authorities, Knox County officers located a woman who was fatally shot…

TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital announces second location

(Photo courtesy of Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital) BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital has announced it will have a second location in Bowling Green. TriStar Greenview provided the following statement about the update: “We appreciate the recent decision approving the construction of a second modern hospital facility by TriStar Greenview in Bowling Green. This decision recognizes the growing…