Author: WNKY Staff

Sunrise Spotlight: Heart and Lung Symposium 2023

For today’s edition of Sunrise Spotlight, brought to you by the German American Bank, we met with Dr. Melinda Joyce. She told us all about the upcoming Heart and Lung Symposium through Med Center Health. This event features nationally renowned speakers presenting innovations in their medical field of expertise. To learn more about the speakers coming to this Symposium, you…

Living Well: Rise in Strep Cases

It’s a severe and sometimes life-threatening infection caused by bacteria. And there’s been a rise in invasive group-a strep infections in U.S. kids. The antibiotic commonly used to treat it, may be hard to get. In today’s Living Well, brought to you by Springhill Pharmacy, Morgan Hoover has more on what parents can do if they can’t find the medicine…

Hot Rods Take Down Rome in Home Opener

Bowling Green, Kentucky – The Bowling Green Hot Rods (2-0) used home runs from Dru Baker and Shane Sasaki, while the pitching staff struck out 12 to take down the Rome Braves (2-1) by a score of 7-3 on Tuesday at Bowling Green Ballpark. Rome brought in the first run of the game in the top of the first against Bowling…

Hilltoppers End Eight-Game Skid with Win Over Evansville

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Baseball defeated Evansville, 6-2, to end its eight-game losing streak on Tuesday night at Nick Denes Field. The Hilltoppers improve to 17-17 (2-10 in C-USA) on the year while the Aces drop to 19-13 overall. “Johnny Wholestaff was alright tonight,” said head coach Marc Rardin. “We had a little glitch there in the second inning with…

Section of Burkesville Road down to one lane after trailer unhooks

(Barren County Sheriff’s Office) UPDATE: The lanes have been re-opened. GLASGOW, Ky. – A section of Burkesville Road is currently closed to one lane. According to Barren County Sheriff’s Office public information officer Mike Houchens, a semi trailer was hauling corn around 10 a.m. when the trailer became unhooked. As a result, the trailer ended up in a ditch, Houchens…

New Downtown BGKY destination website launches

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – After over nine months of development downtown Bowling Green has a new online look. A new destination website has been created for historical downtown Bowling Green, according to the City of Bowling Green’s Downtown Development division. There, you can find all the answers to your questions about food trucks, Fountain Row and public parking. You can…

Man charged with kidnapping of woman in Cave City

CAVE CITY, Ky. – A Barren County man has been arrested after police say he held a knife to a woman’s throat and made her drive away. Cave City Police say they were dispatched Monday to Mammoth Cave Road for a possible DUI with a subject leaning outside the driver’s side door of the vehicle. Police say they arrived and…

UPDATE: Name released of victim in fatal wreck on Russellville Road

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green Police Department has released further details identifying a man who died last night in a wreck on Russellville Road. Edin Redzic, 43, of Bowling Green was operating a Harley Davidson motorcycle Monday that was involved in the fatal incident. Three other people were listed as injured in a collision report. On Monday, Bowling…

MyXR, Inc. brings new regional headquarters to Bowling Green

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – MyXR, Inc., a company specializing in augmented reality and engagement platforms, has announced its upcoming move to Bowling Green. The new headquarters is coming to a 1,200-square-foot space at the Western Kentucky University Innovation Campus HQ. The new addition is expected to add 60 new jobs to the region, according to the Bowling Green Area Chamber…

What’s Happening SoKY: Supportive Communities Conference

For this week’s edition of What’s Happening SoKY, we met with Lee Fowlkes. He spoke to us about the upcoming Supportive Communities Conference to spread awareness about child abuse in Kentucky. April marks Child Abuse Prevention Month and the Family Enrichment Center has plenty planned throughout the month. To learn more about this soon-to-come event, you can click right here.