Author: Krista Garrison

Cops bake cakes for CASA

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Officers from the Bowling Green Police Department are helping out a local non-profit by showing off their baking skills. Court Appointed Special Advocates of South Central Kentucky, or CASA, is hosting its Boogie Down Bourbon Street Friday night, where King Cakes baked by BGPD’s very own employees will be served at the Mardi Gras-themed event. The…

Bill to lower insulin prices unanimously passed in the House

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A bill aimed at lowering the cost of insulin has unanimously passed in the Kentucky House. House Bill 12 states that one in every eight Kentuckians have been diagnosed with diabetes, many of whom rely on insulin to survive. According the bill, insulin prices rose by 45% between 2014 and 2017. And, over the last 14…

Local students learn career options during National Engineering Week

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Students all across the country are celebrating National Engineering Week, including students at Glasgow High School. Wednesday morning, two Glasgow High School graduates, Daniel and Sydney Cambron, who are now engineers, visited the school to tell students about their successes in the field. “Her and her husband are both graduates of Glasgow High School and both…

How to avoid scams during the 2020 Census

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – With the 2020 Census count starting soon, officials in Bowling Green are reminding the public to be aware of scammers. Sue Parrigin, a Bowling Green City Commissioner and the chair of the local census committee, said scammers will likely try to obtain personal information while posing as census workers. She said the census workers and questionnaires…

Smiths Grove Police Department gets new police chief

SMITHS GROVE, Ky. – Smiths Grove Police Department is welcoming a new police chief and saying farewell to another. Former Chief Johnny Vance has retired from the force after working in law enforcement for 22 years. “It’s bittersweet. This is really the only job I have had since I was 21 and so, you know, when you do that for…

Kentucky highway fatalities increased in 2019

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A preliminary count shows highway traffic fatalities in Kentucky increased by 10 last year. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s Office of Highway Safety said in a statement Monday that initial data found 734 fatalities in 2019, compared to 724 in 2018. Transportation Secretary Jim Gray says a 2020 Recommended Highway Plan would install more guardrails and make…

Local educators watch Marines graduate in Parris Island – WNKY EXCLUSIVE

PARRIS ISLAND, SC. – At the Marine Educators Workshop Friday morning, educators were able to see almost 500 marines graduate from boot camp. They were then able to have a question and answer session with the commanding general of Parris Island. Educators and Marine officials say this workshop is beneficial for everyone. Seeing graduation was an experience most people never get…

Local educators’ last full day on Parris Island – WNKY EXCLUSIVE

PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. – Local educators had a busy day Thursday in Parris Island. In the morning, educators watched graduating Marines on the motivational run as the Marines’ families cheered them on. Afterward, everyone gathered to watch drill formations and waited for the newest Marines to be released to see their families for the first time since leaving for boot…

Warren County educators meet their drill instructor for the week – WNKY EXCLUSIVE

PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. – Wednesday marks day two of the Marine Educator Workshop where local teachers visit a Marine boot camp and learn about the service. Wednesday was also the first day the educators encountered their drill instructor for the week. A teaching assistant at Geo International High School, Lukas Willenborg, said his experience with a drill instructor brought the…