Author: Krista Garrison

City encourages cleaning up firework debris after holiday weekend

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Fireworks have been going on for several weeks now in the area and over the weekend the sky was full of pretty lights and loud booms, but what does the aftermath mean for our city? Fireworks cannisters, bottle rocket sticks and other trash have littered yards and streets following the fourth of July celebrations. The city…

Local paramedic discusses dangers of children in hot cars

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – If you have walked outside much over the past few weeks, you’ve noticed that it is scorching hot! And if you have hopped in the car, the air inside may have felt like an oven. According to Jim Williams, the field operations manager for Medical Center Emergency Medical Services, children do not regulate their body temperatures…

Sheriff to host community meeting in Richardsville Tuesday night

RICHARDSVILLE, Ky. – Warren County Sheriff Brett Hightower is holding a community meeting in Richardsville Tuesday evening at the Richardsville Community Center at 6 p.m. The meeting is a part of the sheriff’s plans to try to connect with the communities in the county. Following several sudden deaths, some alcohol related, and some other crimes in the area, Hightower says…

Twins celebrate their 85th birthday on July Fourth at a Hot Rods baseball game

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – While many Americans were out celebrating the Fourth of July, twin brothers were celebrating a little bit more. Twins turning 85-years-old on Independence Day, spent their afternoon together in one of their favorite places, the Bowling Green Hot Rods stadium. Usually, Roy and George Bertram sit in a plastic seat and watch their team play baseball,…

Two injured in Sunday stabbings in Hart County

UPDATE: MAN ARRESTED IN STABBINGS

HORSE CAVE, Ky. – Around 11 p.m. Sunday, the Hart County Sheriff’s Office was called to a residence on Red Buck Estes Road for reports of a stabbing. Two people were sent on medical helicopters to area hospitals. Both sustained non-life threatening injuries, Sheriff Jeff Wilson. One person is in custody charged with first-degree assault, Wilson said. Names of the…

Keep your pets safe during the Fourth of July weekend

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Many pet parents are dreading nighttime now that fireworks have been lighting up the sky, and this weekend, the quantity will only increase. The sound of fireworks exploding, known for bringing joy and awe to the ears of onlookers, but that joy is not shared by everyone. If you have a nervous dog or other animal,…

Mitch McConnell spoke to local businesses in a closed door round table

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Mitch McConnell visited Bowling Green Thursday and spoke to local businesses in a closed door round table. McConnell then gave updates on some of the issues going on locally with the workforce. McConnell said much of the concern he heard from the local business leaders was about the rising inflation and the worker shortage in the…

Kentucky Grand Hotel held ribbon cutting for their restaraunt

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Kentucky Grand Hotel held a ribbon cutting today in honor of being in operation for five years and to celebrate re-opening following COVID-19. The Kentucky Grand Hotel is a locally owned and operated establishment that has been in operation since 2016. Because of the Covid-19 restrictions, both the bar and the restaurant had been closed…