BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Halloween is coming up and local officials are advising about different safety measures including pet safety. “The treats come home and kids and mom and dad are all tired. They go to bed and Fido finds the candy,” said Elaine Painter, a local veterinarian. Chocolate, fake sugars and raisins are dangerous for your pets to eat. On…
GLASGOW, Ky. – A near tragedy was avoided over the weekend after someone illegally dumped puppies on the side of the road near an animal shelter in Barren County. A litter of 8 puppies was abandoned on Trojan Trail in Glasgow. One puppy, now named Oreo, is lucky to be alive after the person responsible drove off. “The dogs obviously…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Some exciting news for Warren County, as the downtown library is back open to the public. The location closed when COVID-19 hit back in March and, due to construction, have remained closed. But Monday was the first day the library opened to allow patrons inside. Monday morning kids were working on school work in the library…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A story with a little sugar and spice, a local baker is taking her treats to the streets with a bakery delivery on wheels. According to Brie Golliher, the owner of the Cutie Pie Wagon, this is going to give her business the new possibility to share their pies with more people. “We were just trying to…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Women’s Fund group met Thursday night via a Zoom webinar. In previous years, this meeting is an in person dinner to announce where grant money will go. But, due to COVID-19, the group has already donated their 2020 funds to local non-profits earlier this year. The goal of the meeting was to share what the…
EDMONTON, Ky. – Officials are highly recommending the public get vaccinated for the flu this year and the local health department is making access to flu shots easy. The Barren River District Health Department is holding drive through clinics around Southcentral Kentucky to encourage the public to get their flu shots. Thursday’s clinic was held in Metcalfe County. Over the…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Local law enforcement agencies are working together to hold a drug take back event this weekend. The Kentucky State Police, local law enforcement the United States Drug Enforcement Agency, and the local drug task forces are partnering together to encourage citizens to remove potentially dangerous medicines from their homes and dispose of them safely. This will…
FRANKLIN, Ky. – One man was hospitalized following a shooting that occurred in Franklin early Wednesday morning and another man is behind bars. Just before 6 a.m., police were called to 510 Colonial Drive for reports of shots fired. Police discovered that a 27-year-old man had been shot in the upper chest and had been taken by ambulance to a…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Tuesday night, just before 11 p.m., two groups of people came into the Den by Denny’s on Western Kentucky University’s campus. After a short altercation between two men, a gun was fired. The bullet ricocheted off of the floor toward a table where people were sitting. No injuries were reported. The two men involved in the…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Verizon Communications Incorporated announcing that it has signed an agreement to acquire certain assets of Bluegrass Cellular, a rural wireless operator serving much of the viewing area. Bluegrass Cellular provides wireless service to over 200,000 customers in 34 counties in rural service areas in Kentucky. Bluegrass Cellular launched the first wireless company in central Kentucky 29…
