Author: WNKY Staff

What’s Happening SoKy: SoKy Marketplace Opening Day 2023

For today’s What’s Happening SoKy, we met with Sarah Cline and Ginger Knight. They spoke to us about the upcoming opening day of SoKy’s Marketplace! Since the market isn’t open during the winter, this will be the first marketplace of the season! You can find local farmers and vendors under the SoKY Marketplace Pavilion from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM….

Feel Good Friday: Virginia Student Discovers Textbook Mistake

A Northern Virginia 5th grader is getting national attention for his attention to detail. Liam Squires is a student at Pearson Elementary School, who says he saw something wrong in his textbook, and it turns out he was right! Liam shows everyone the mistake and how he is being celebrated in today’s Feel-Good Friday, brought to you by Hosparus Health.

Pet of the Day: Brutus & Magnum

If you’re looking for a pair of rambunctious boys, we have just the tricksters for you! For today’s Pet of the Day, brought to you by Morgantown Bank & Trust, meet Brutus and Magnum. These two American pits are three years old and tend to be escape artists. So they’ll need an owner who has experience with training dogs. But…

Living Well: Covid Booster Guidance

Less than one in five eligible Americans has gotten the recommended updated Covid-19 vaccine. But additional doses of the bivalent booster have been given the green light for some adults by the FDA and now the CDC. In today’s Living Well, brought to you by Springhill Pharmacy, News 40’s Morgan Hoover breaks down the new guidance and what it means…

Hot Rods Quiet at the Plate, Fall 5-1 in Hickory

Hickory, North Carolina – Blake Robertson got on base four times, including two singles and two walks, but the Bowling Green Hot Rods (6-4) offense only mustered one run in a 5-1 loss to the Hickory Crawdads (6-4) on Thursday night at LP Frans Stadium in Hickory, North Carolina. The Hickory offense powered their way to a lead in the bottom of…

Warren County EM cancels outdoor warning siren test

WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – Warren County Emergency Management says a tornado siren test has been canceled. The Community Outdoor Warning System was scheduled to be tested at noon Friday. However, officials say they are canceling out of an abundance of caution due to expected rain. While severe weather is not expected in the area, the next COWS test can be…

Beshear orders flags to half-staff Friday for Fort Campbell soldier

Photo: 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear is ordering flags at all state office building to be lowered to half-staff to honor a Fort Campbell soldier who died during a training exercise. The tribute will last from sunrise to sunset on Friday, April 21. According to the U.S. Army, Sgt. Isaac J. Gayo, 27, of…

Police: Body of missing Hart County man found in Green River

HART COUNTY, Ky. – The body of a missing Hart County man has been discovered in the Green River, police say. On Wednesday, authorities say the Hart County Rescue Squad found the body of a white male in the river near Thomas Bend Road. At the time, police say an identity could not be confirmed. However, authorities say the body…

KSP investigating fatal wreck in Logan County; 1 dead

UPDATE AUBURN, Ky. – The Kentucky State Police has released further details surrounding a fatal wreck Thursday in Logan County. According to authorities, KSP was requested by the Logan County Sheriff’s Office to investigate a two-vehicle collision on Bowling Green Road near Pleasant View Drive in Logan County. KSP trooper Daniel Priddy confirmed Thursday afternoon that one person had died….