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Former UK Guard Feels He Was ‘Best Player In The 2024 Draft’
When a top three overall recruit in the country signs on to play Kentucky basketball, everyone thinks high draft pick. That wasn’t the case for former blue-chip recruit Justin Edwards. Edwards was on the wrong side of history when he became the first top-three recruit to go undrafted in the 2024 NBA draft. This is even more daunting when considering the 2024 NBA draft class was widely regarded as weak. In Edward’s mind though, all this was a mistake. In an interview with Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Edwards reportedly stated,
Police: K9 sniffs out drugs during stop in Madisonville
MADISONVILLE, Ky. (WEVV) — Police in Madisonville say they used a K9 to sniff out drugs during a traffic stop. Officers say they pulled a driver over for a signal violation on Tuesday, and that Crystal Goff was in the car. MPD says Goff handed over an insurance card,...
Areas of BG strewn with hate messages
BOWLING GREEN — Residents in several neighborhoods across Bowling Green woke up Tuesday morning to find messages containing hate speech on their front steps. Personnel from the Bowling Green Police Department swept through the neighborhoods that received the messages and cleaned them up. “We are aware and we have...
Mayor, Public Information Officer spotlight City Council information campaign
Hopkinsville Mayor, J.R. Knight and City Public Information Officer, Amanda Brunt appeared on WHOP recently to spotlight their ward and council member information campaign. Last week the “Know Your Ward and Councilperson” social media campaign was launched across city social media platforms. Since the campaign started, each day a council member and a map of their ward has been posted along with the council member’s email and phone number.
UK is again the top Ky. hospital in U.S. News rankings, followed by St. Elizabeth in Northern Ky. and Baptist Health Louisville
Three Kentucky hospitals, in the state’s three largest metripolitan areas, have been named among the nation’s “Best Regional Hospitals” in the annual ranking by the U.S. News & World Report magazine. The No. 1 hospital in Kentucky is again the University of Kentucky hospital, followed by...
Community Driven: Duffing for Down Syndrome
For this week’s Community Driven, we sat down with Stephanie Morton, the executive director of Down Syndrome of Southern Kentucky. She told us all about how this Duffing for Down Syndrome went. Money from this event will go towards supporting the organization as they look to expand their operations.
West Side Reunion set for August 3
After much success last year, the second annual West Side School reunion is set to take place in August and the invites are out to bring all the ‘westsiders’ back together again. Former Christian County Judge-Executive Steve Tribble and Circuit Judge John Atkins—to well-know ‘westsiders’—appeared on WHOP recently...
4 Lady Tops earn WGCA All-American Scholar Team Honors
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Four members of the WKU Women’s Golf team have been named to the WGCA All-American Scholar Team. Lady Topper sophomores Sydney Hackett and Averi Cline were named to the team along with junior Catie Craig and graduate student Sarah Arnold. The prestigious honor was...
Next tennis camp at Kereiakes Park slated for August
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A local tennis camp began in June, but there is still time to register for the August camp. Bowling Green Parks and Recreation conduct a summer tennis camp for children and adults. The camp develops beginner and intermediate levels to advance participants’ skill sets.
West Louisville development boom helps boosts traffic to local stores
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Near the West Broadway Kroger and Norton's new hospital, business boomed at Popeyes during its first week. The Cajun chain restaurant officially opened Monday. "This is gonna be my spot from here on out," Anthony Mask said. Piling inside for a lunch rush that had vehicles...
Louisville man survives stroke, becomes employee at hospital that saved his life
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Adam Maddox said Norton Brownboro Hospital saved his life after suffering a stroke at his brother's funeral two years ago. He's now opening up about his journey to recovery and taking his second chance at life to become a caregiver himself. Maddox was 26 when he...
Crave Food and Music Festival returns for 11th year at new Lexington location
LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — Get your appetite ready, Lexington! The Crave Food and Music Festival returns in July at a new location for its 11th year. The Crave Food and Music Festival is Lexington’s biggest celebration of “locally crafted fare,” featuring over 30 food vendors, from fine dining to food trucks, from July 27–28.
Evansville woman identified as victim in deadly overnight Kentucky crash
WEBSTER COUNTY, Ky. (WEVV) — An Evansville, Indiana woman was killed in a wreck that happened overnight in Webster County, Kentucky. First responders were called to the scene of the crash on I-69 near Slaughters around 2 a.m. Wednesday. The wreck shut down both northbound lanes for a few...
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