BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU women’s basketball (1-0) started the 2026-27 season off with a 61-50 win against Chattanooga (1-1) on Wednesday evening in E.A. Diddle Arena. Three Lady Toppers scored in double figures and eight players notched points in the scoring column. HOW IT HAPPENED WKU got off to a dominant defensive start, holding Chattanooga to just two points...

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Residents across south-central Kentucky have an opportunity to learn how to grow their own food through a free gardening program offered by local extension offices. Several extension offices throughout the Barren River Area District are hosting Garden to Groceries, a seminar series designed to teach participants how to plant, maintain and harvest their own fruits, vegetables...

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Election Day, Tuesday, brought both a large and small scale blue wave, along with some very close local races here in south-central Kentucky. On a national scale, the republican lead house has lost at least 29 seats with 64 seats still yet to be officially confirmed. The United States Senate Democratic Party has gained seven seats, while...

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — After 12 years serving on the Bowling Green City Commission, Sue Parrigin is preparing for a new chapter following her loss in Tuesday’s general election. Parrigin was one of six candidates competing for four seats on the commission in the Nov. 3 election. She received 5,809 votes, finishing fifth behind winners Dana Beasley-Brown, Carlos D’Angelo Bailey,...

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Hilltopper middle hitter Faith Young has earned this week’s WKU Athletics Player of the Week award! Young and the Tops kept their record perfect in Conference USA with two wins at FIU over the weekend. The junior led Western offensively in both matches, totaling 26 kills at a .396 hitting clip. Young’s .426 hitting percentage on...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Republican Kentucky congressman Andy Barr defeated Democrat former State Rep. Charles Booker for the US Senate seat being vacated by Republican Mitch McConnell. Barr secured 55% of the seat with 784,869 votes and Booker securing 42.9% with 612,357 votes. Booker released this statement on Wednesday following his loss: “Last night, Democrats notched record victories across the country,...

MORGANTOWN, Ky. (WNKY) — The Butler County Animal Shelter is dealing with black mold, falling ceilings and drainage problems, and the nonprofit that runs it says it’s well past time for a new building. A fundraiser this Saturday aims to help make that happen. Friends of Butler County Animals (FOBCA) will host its first “Blueprints for Pawprints” fundraiser Saturday, Nov....

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Statements are rolling in after Election Day results throughout Kentucky. Local officials react  Topic: Logan County’s Nickel Tax Result Statement by Dr. Dan Costellow, superintendent of Logan County Schools: “On behalf of our Board of Education and school community, I want to sincerely thank the voters of Logan County who took time to learn about this...

WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – Kentucky schools are being recognized by the Kentucky Future Farmers of America program for their efforts on community education through agriculture. “Our grant that we decided to focus on was Hatching Hope,” said Robin Dalton, an agriculture teacher at South Warren High School. South Warren High School’s Future Farmers of America program has been selected by...

BARREN, Ky. – The Barren County Sheriff’s Office responded to a collision involving a horse and buggy near 1046 Hiseville Park Road on Tuesday at approximately 8:10 a.m. Sheriff Adam Bow said that during the investigation, deputies determined that a passenger vehicle driven by Brenda Morgan struck the rear of an Amish horse and buggy. Four juveniles on the buggy...