Author: Krista Garrison

Community rallies around deputy jailer battling cancer

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Warren County Regional Jail hosted a lunch fundraiser Friday after one of their employees was diagnosed with cancer. Deputy Jerod Borden was diagnosed with stage 2C colon cancer and will be going through six months of chemotherapy to treat it. This diagnosis comes after Borden just recently recovered from a major surgery. People in attendance…

Judge, attorney discuss impacts of common juror exemptions

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A jury of your peers. But is it truly always an accurate representation of your peers? The short answer, no. Juries are looking a little different today than they did before the pandemic, but even before the pandemic, certain groups of people are less likely to serve on a jury than others. The issue has always been…

Navy recognizes local woman

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The U.S. Navy Office of Community Outreach is working to share stories of sailors with their hometowns. Thursday, News 40 received the story, written by Megan Brown, of a Bowling Green, Kentucky native stationed at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, homeport to all East Coast ballistic-missile and guided-missile submarines. Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class…

A Morgantown woman is dead following a collision

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – On Thursday, Kentucky State Police was called to a collision on Interstate 165 near the 13 mile marker southbound in Warren County. Officials say a 2015 Buick Enclave, driven by Kimberly S. Flener, 61, of Morgantown, struck the rear of a 2004 Freightliner commercial vehicle, driven by Matthew Mahanken, 34, of Louisville. Flener was pronounced dead…

Police chase and break in leads to arrest

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Warren County Sheriff’s Office has a man in custody following an incident that occurred Thursday morning. According to officials, a stolen truck was located driving in Warren County by the owner. When deputies attempted to make a traffic stop, they were instead lead on a police chase. Deputies stopped pursuing but the truck hauling a…

McDonald’s donates money to Stuff the Bus Foundation

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Local school teachers will be receiving supplies after a large donation was made to the Stuff the Bus Foundation Wednesday morning. McDonald’s in Bowling Green hosted a Fries for Supplies fundraiser for just one week donating the money from a la carte fries to Stuff the Bus. They raised a total of $10,000 during the fundraiser….

Federal decisions impact locals

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Federal decisions impact people right here in south central Kentucky. The debt ceiling, the IRS trying to stop tax evasion and social security benefits on the rise. All federal issues that will impact people everywhere. First, in a party line vote, the House of Representatives approved an extension of the nation’s debt limit through early December….

Story time with the library now offered in Spanish

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Hispanic heritage month is coming to a close later this week, but Spanish story time will continue on. The Warren County Public Library began a Spanish story time group on Thursdays at 4 at The Foundry in Bowling Green at the beginning of the school year. What started as only a couple of families has now…

Farmers discuss the climate of agriculture throughout 2021

WOODBURN, Ky. – Farmers often work long hours and are responsible for the food we put on our tables every day. Well, Tuesday was National Farmer’s Day. So, News 40 spoke to some local farmers and found out a little bit about what the market has looked like for them over the past year and how they are preparing for…

One woman is dead following a car wreck

GLASGOW, Ky. – Saturday, around 1:48p.m., the Barren County Sheriff’s Office were called to an injury accident on Lick Branch Road. The driver, identified as Pam Huff, 51, of Glasgow, was traveling west bound on Lick Branch Road when she lost control of her 1997 Jaguar passenger vehicle. The vehicle went off the left side of the road and struck…