Author: Krista Garrison

Man arrested, charged with theft of road signs

EDMONTON, KY. – Officials recovered at least 17 road signs from a residence in Metcalfe County on Thursday. The Metcalfe County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant on a residence on John T. Fields Road for a theft investigation. Officials obtained a search warrant and entered the residence. According to a Metcalfe County Sheriff’s Office Facebook post, the deputies said…

Representative James Comer talks about encounter during protests that breached the Capitol

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Republican Congressman James Comer was on the floor when protesters breached the Capitol Wednesday afternoon. He said he saw security take Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi out of the House Chamber followed by another Congressman in leadership. According to Comer, multiple police came running into the Chamber and started barricading the doors with chairs and…

Homicide cases rise in Warren County in 2020

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The number of homicides worked in Warren County in 2020 rose 71% from the previous year, according to the Warren County Coroner’s Annual Report. In Warren County, the number of homicides in 2020 went up significantly from that of 2019. But, officials do not necessarily believe it will be a trend. Last year, the Bowling Green…

BREAKING: Congressman Brett Guthrie speaks about violence at the Capitol

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Congressman Brett Guthrie denounced the violence Wednesday in Washington D.C. Guthrie is in a safe location and was just minutes from entering the Capitol building when the Senate abruptly adjourned, and he was ordered to shelter in place. Guthrie said he is concerned for his constituents inside the Capitol building. Guthrie fully supports the first amendment…

City commission considers rezoning in Covington Woods neighborhood

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – During the first City Commission meeting of 2021, commissioners were set to hear a rezoning issue involving the Covington Woods neighborhood. The first Bowling Green City Commissioners meeting of the year took place Tuesday night where the new commissioners voted on multiple municipal ordinances, including one that has been slightly controversial. Many items on the agenda…

Post-fire clean up begins at Eagle Furniture Manufacturing

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – After a fire destroyed a Bowling Green business Monday, workers are cleaning up and trying to salvage what remains. Fire investigators are working to determine the cause of a fire at Eagle Furniture Manufacturing on River Street that gutted the building Monday morning. Not much was left following the blaze. Part of the stone walls surrounding…

Bowling Green seniors receive some of the first vaccines distributed by Walgreens

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Keeping up with the COVID-19 vaccine updates in the area, a local senior living facility got the Walgreens vaccines Monday. Residents at a senior living facility in Bowling Green received their COVID-19 vaccine Monday. Walgreens just released their vaccines in Kentucky and Arcadia Senior Living in Bowling Green were among the first to receive the Pfizer…

Firefighters battle large blaze on River Street

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Bowling Green firefighters were called to a large structure fire on River Street late Monday morning. Billowing smoke could be seen for several blocks from the fire at 1491 River Street. The building has a sign out front that reads “Cooper Bargain Center Auction.” Another sign reads “Eagle Furniture Manufacturing.” People who work in the building…