Author: Tej Joshi

Hangar Party raises money for Aviation Heritage Park

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Aviation enthusiasts came together Saturday night at the Bowling Green–Warren County Regional Airport for the 15th annual Hangar Party. Heavy rains just as the event kicked-off forced the event to take place mostly indoors. But, despite the weather issues, attendees still ate, drank, and honored local aviators. Funds raised from the Hangar Party went towards the…

Mud Happens! Local mud run raises funds for the Family Enrichment Center

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Phil Moore Park was the site of Mud Happens on Saturday morning. Benefiting the Family Enrichment Center, Mud Happens featured runners climbing obstacles, racing through the mud, and sometimes even wiping out in big mud puddles. Local fire departments were on hand to help keep the course wet and muddy. The Family Enrichment Center plans to…

How Bowling Green got its name

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. — New York City is full of amazing parks, but one park in particular caught the eye of WNKY’s Tej Joshi in a recent visit to the city. Located in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, Bowling Green Park is relatively small in size but features well-manicured greenery, a centerpiece fountain, and a smattering of park…

WNKY SPECIAL REPORT: Kamala Harris inspires

In January, Kamala Harris become the nation’s first female vice president, South-Asian vice president, and Black vice president. The effects of that have been felt by women and racial minorities in this country and around the world. In the United States, young Indian-American women like Sindhura Devalaraja are proud and excited to see someone who looks like them in political…

Chris Page pardoned by Gov. Andy Beshear

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Chris Page didn’t want his children to visit him in jail. Fourteen years ago, before he became a cornerstone of the community and a Bowling Green mayoral candidate, Page was sitting behind bars following a drug-related conviction in Barren County. Page walked away from the experience a changed man, something that Gov. Andy Beshear cited as…

Local Democrats hold political rally

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – With election day nearing, and in-person early voting coming even sooner, Democrats held a political rally at the Garvin House in Bowling Green Thursday night. Candidates for varying levels of political office gave out campaign signs and shared speeches. The final speaker on the schedule was U.S. Senate hopeful Amy McGrath. The event was socially distanced….

Community gathers for Junteenth event

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The community gathered in the Shake Rag Historic District Friday night to commemorate and honor Juneteenth. Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas learned about the Emancipation Proclamation. The local Juneteenth event was organized by the Bowling Green Freedom Walkers who described the event as a block party. In the early hours…

Protesters rally outside Senator Rand Paul’s Office

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Downtown Bowling Green was once again the site of a peaceful protests sparked by the deaths of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd at the hands of law enforcement. Just after 12 p.m., protesters gathered outside the Warren County Justice Center. The group chanted and waved signs at passing vehicles. Organizers led the group on march through…