Author: WNKY Staff

Pet of the Day – Nala

Today’s Pet of the Day, brought to you by Morgantown Bank and Trust, is Nala! Nala is a very sweet girl who was surrendered due to no fault of her own. She loves to play and run around and is good with children. Be sure to adopt Nala today from the Bowling Greeen/Warren County Humane Society today.

Benson, Encarnacion-Strand hit back-to-back 9th-inning homers, lift Reds over Nationals 6-5

THE RALLY REDS ARE BACK#ATOBTTR pic.twitter.com/mz7CD0wn30 — Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) March 31, 2024 By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Will Benson and Christian Encarnacion-Strand hit back-to-back home runs with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting the Cincinnati Reds to a series-clinching 6-5 win over the Washington Nationals. Cincinnati trailed 5-3 when Jonathan India hit a two-out…

WKU Tennis sweeps weekend doubleheader

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Women’s Tennis set a new record for the longest home winning streak in program history by sweeping a doubleheader with Tennessee State on Saturday at the Warren County Tennis Facility at Michael O. Buchanon Park. The Lady Toppers picked up their seventh and eighth home wins in a row by downing the Tigers 7-0 and…

Bullpen Helps WKU Clinch Series Win Against Jax State

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. – The Hilltopper bullpen dazzled as WKU beat Jax State 5-4 to clinch the series victory on Friday night at Rudy Abbott Field at Jim Case Stadium. The Hilltoppers improve to 18-10 (3-2 CUSA) while the Gamecocks fall to 9-17 (0-5 CUSA). In 5.0 innings of work, the WKU relievers tallied nine punchouts while allowing one run on six…

Hilltoppers Slide Past Sam Houston

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Picking up their eighth win in Conference USA, WKU Softball rode past Sam Houston, 3-1, Friday night in Bowling Green. Brylee Hage picked up her second multi-hit game against the Bearkats, while Annie White continued on a four-game hitting streak — the longest of her career. The Tops were steady in the circle: Rylan Smith now leads with nine…

Record Setters Highlight First Day of Hilltopper Relays

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Track and Field has wrapped up a successful first day of the Hilltopper Relays at the Charles M. Ruter Track and Field Complex. On the first day of competition, Head Coach Brent Chumbley said “There were a lot of PR’s. Really good day for us, several good performances so we’re excited about that. People should come…

Warren Co. Sheriff’s Office confirms active structure fire in Alvaton

ALVATON, Ky. – Authorities say a structure fire has broken out on the 300 block of New Cut Road in Alvaton. Shortly before 10 p.m., Warren County sheriff Brett Hightower confirmed the fire remained active. Hightower stated the road will remain closed for several hours. Please avoid the area at this time or seek an alternate route. News 40 will…

How to tell if you have fake solar eclipse glasses

(CNN) – We’re now just days away from the total eclipse of the sun on April 8. If you plan to watch the rare celestial event, listen up: fake eclipse glasses are hitting the market.   So here’s how to tell if your glasses are real or fake.   Some glasses with sunglass-like lenses that have straight left and right…