BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – In the state, there are only three Veterans Centers, none of which are located in South Central Kentucky. A bill filed in the state legislature would appropriate $2,500,000 to the Department of Veterans’ Affairs for design and preconstruction costs for a Bowling Green Veterans Center. The money has already been approved, the funds just have not…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Volunteers and employees at a local animal shelter decided to share the wealth after receiving a large donation of puppy pads. Chewy.com recently donated $80,000 worth of puppy pads to the Bowling Green-Warren County Humane Society. The shelter decided to donate many of those pads to 12 other area shelters because the facility does not have…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Kentucky state legislators have proposed a bill that targets fans who physically and verbally abuse referees and other sports officials. If the “Good Sport” bill passes, fans can be charged with a felony if they intentionally cause physical injury to the official while arriving, officiating, or departing from the facility. The bill would also make it…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – We are just over a week into the new year and the Warren County Coroner Kevin Kirby is already reporting two unclaimed bodies; the problem, though, is burial plots for unclaimed bodies are running low. Those unclaimed bodies are then the county’s responsibility to bury, using tax dollars. In 2019, seven bodies were not claimed in…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – In south-central Kentucky, multiple strangulation charges have started to pop up since a new law went into effect, but the increased number of strangulations over the last few days has been alarming. Since last Thursday, at least three individuals have been charged with strangulation. Barren River Area Safe Space executive director tori Henninger says a victim…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Governor Andy Beshear announced Tuesday that Kentucky Skills U, an agency within the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet, will waive testing fees for Kentuckians seeking to earn a GED. According to a news release, the GED testing fee is one of the most common barriers facing adults lacking education in Kentucky. The cabinet allotted $600,000 in state funding…
HORSE CAVE, Ky. – Kentucky Down Under in Horse Cave is home to many of those same species that have perished in Australian wildfires. Many of those animals include kangaroos and dingoes. An estimate from the University of Sydney suggests nearly half a billion animals have died. Mick McGill, the general manager of operations at Kentucky Down Under, is from…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Bowling Green is becoming a destination for all things motor sports and pending approval from the Bowling Green City Commission on Tuesday, a new racing event may be coming to the area. If the commissioners approve the plan, an ATV racing event will be held this spring. Grand National Cross-Country Racing would come to Bowling Green…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Overdose deaths are up 61.5 percent from 2018. In 2019, 20 people died from drug overdoses. That number could increase because the coroner’s office is waiting on toxicology screenings on six bodies. In 2018, overdose deaths claimed 13 lives in Warren County. Coroner Kevin Kirby said opioids and overall growth in the community are driving that…
BROWNSVILLE, Ky. – In light of recent violence at houses of worship around the country, many churches, synagogues and mosques are reviewing their security procedures, including one in Brownsville. Brownsville Missionary Baptist Church is a small church with a large security presence. The pastor says the church has a security team that works together to create the safest environment it…
