Author: Krista Garrison

One taken by helicopter medics after single car collision

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – At around 9 a.m. Friday, first responders were called to the scene of an accident with entrapment involving a fire. On Jackson Bridge Road, a woman was pulled from a car after the vehicle swerved off of the road and into a ditch, according to police. The Bowling Green Fire Department cut the vehicle open and…

Barren-Metcalfe EMS launching EMT basic class

GLASGOW, Ky. – Emergency medical services are short staffed across the region and one local ambulance service is working to be a part of the solution. Thursday morning, Barren County Judge-Executive Michael Hale and the executive director of the Barren-Metcalfe Emergency Medical Services, Joe Middleton, announced their second EMT basic class. After the first class, which ultimately served as a…

BGPD apparel for sale to raise money for Gary Raymer Scholarship Fund

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green Police Department is partnering with a company to sell BGPD apparel to help raise money for a scholarship fund. Hero 247 is an online store that partners with different agencies to help do fundraisers for first responders. The money raised through the hoodies, zip ups and shirts will go toward the Gary Raymer…

Franklin Police looking for suspect in robbery at German American Bank

FRANKLIN, Ky. – The Franklin Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man suspected in a robbery at the German American Bank on Nashville Road in Simpson County. The suspect, described as a black male wearing a camo jacket with tan hat and a surgical mask, brandished a firearm and left with an undisclosed amount of…

EMS ambulatory services across the area deal with short staffing

BROWNSVILLE, Ky. – Emergency Medical Services all across the area are low on employees and are having issues staffing their ambulatory services. “Without an ambulance service what are you going to do most people don’t think they think that if I call 911 within a few minutes and ambulance is going to show up,” said Keith Sanders, the director of…

Bowling Green hotels fully booked during LS Fest

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – LS Fest is coming up this weekend and nearly every hotel room in the city has been booked up for a while now. Bowling Green has a large number of hotels, many of which are located near the interstate and this weekend, according to Nora Bryant with the Bowling Green Convention and Visitors Bureau, all of…

Local legislators comment on the governor’s special called session

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – In recent months, Governor Andy Beshear has been under intense scrutiny by GOP law lawmakers and Republican Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, who have challenged the constitutionality of Beshear’s COVID-19 executive orders. Just weeks ago, the Supreme Court issued a ruling in favor of Kentucky lawmakers to limit Beshear’s executive authority. Now, Beshear is calling for…