BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Hilltopper softball graduate Larissa Franklin became the third ever Olympic medalist in Western Kentucky University Athletics’ history just two weeks ago as she played on Team Canada’s bronze winning team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Tuesday, she spoke with News 40 about the experience. A 2015 WKU graduate, Larissa Franklin made a huge accomplishment…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Hosparus Health of Barren River is in need of volunteers in in the area. Hosparus Health provides hospice and palliative care to seriously ill patients and their families in their homes and healthcare. Volunteers would spend their time with patients playing games, reading books and fellowshipping with people who may just need a friend. Other volunteers…
RUSSELLVILLE, Ky. – Logan Aluminum planned to host a large party for all of their employees at Beech Bend this past Saturday, but because of the Delta variant increase, the party was cancelled, but the food order was not. According to Bri Duncan, the communication specialist for Logan Aluminum, the company had already paid for food to feed 2,000 people,…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Salvation Army has reopened to full capacity, but with the recent uptick in cases, there is some concern that capacity requirements could get strict again for the shelter. According to Captain Johnny Horton, lower capacities at the shelter cause a financial strain on the Salvation Army. To avoid turning people away, the shelter will pay…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Warren County’s former Sheriff Jerry ‘Peanuts’ Gaines was honored last night at a fundraiser in his name to help raise money for the Sheriff’s Boys and Girls Ranch. “It was a fun thing. I really enjoyed it,” said Gaines. The Sheriff’s Boys and Girls Ranch, a free camp for a number of local kids who may…
RUSSELLVILLE, Ky. – Two people have been arrested and two others are wanted in connection to an incident in Logan County earlier this week. At around 7 p.m. Monday, Russellville police were called to a scene on South Franklin Street in the parking lot of a closed diner where, officials say, shots were fired following an altercation. Multiple rounds struck…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU is requiring masks inside of all buildings beginning Monday. The school says, in an email to students, this is all as a precaution put into place alongside the Coronavirus Task Force in coordination with public health officials to protect campus. Cases of COVID-19 have begun to rise in the Commonwealth and as the delta variant…
SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – The Allen County Humane Society is asking for the public’s help in getting some dogs and cats adopted. The shelter is run by a small crew of two full-time employees and one part time employee with only 22 kennels for dogs. Between cats and dogs, the shelter currently has around 60 animals and does not have the…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A few local businesses are reporting scams of people calling and threatening to shut off their electricity if they don’t receive payment immediately. These scams are being done in the name of Bowling Green Municipal Utilities. BGMU wants the public to know, they will never ask for wire transfers and no person will ask for an…
GLASGOW, Ky. – Wednesday, the Barren County Economic Authority broke ground the South Cooper Industrial Park. The Barren County Economic Authority is making a significant investment in the new industrial park including the grading of its first two sites and a road entering the park. South Cooper Industrial Park is a 152-acre site located in Glasgow off of U.S. 68. The first…
