BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green Parks and Recreation division received a grant to provide a more inclusive play area for children. At Roland Bland Park in Bowling Green the playground play area is covered in mulch. Some kids with a physical disability cannot travel on that kind of terrain. But, a $75,000 grant from the 2020 Kentucky Waste…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Tonight, for the first time since announcing his retirement, we are hearing from the outgoing Bowling Green chief of police. Doug Hawkins has served as the chief of the department for the last 13 years. The retirement age for the Bowling Green Police Department is 57. Hawkins is 56 and nearing his birthday. “No sour grapes….
FRANKLIN, Ky. – Senator Mitch McConnell made a stop in Simpson County this morning to tout a drug enforcement program. McConnell held the news conference outside the Simpson County Courthouse in Franklin Tuesday on the inclusion of Simpson and Logan Counties into the Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program. McConnell said Kentucky saw a sharp increase in fatal overdoses over…
GLASGOW, Ky – In addition to Senator McConnell’s stop in Simpson County Tuesday morning, the Senate majority leader also paid a visit to the T.J. Health Pavilion in Barren County. T.J. Samson Community Hospital has had 36 COVID-19 patients since March 25 with about half of those patients staying for an extended period of time. The hospital presented McConnell with…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Child predators are a huge concern for many parents because of children’s access to social media. Currently, the Warren County Sheriff’s Office is working a case involving an online child predator. The details of the offense have not yet been released. A former police officer and founder of Cyber Safe Teen of Bowling Green, Michael Lemon,…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A local farm launched a new project Monday helping to feed the community. That farm is doing their part in helping families impacted by COVID-19 by helping prioritize accessibility to fresh food. Fruits and veggies, a part of the food pyramid, the CDC says, most Americans are not getting enough of. But Need More Acres Farm…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A pickup truck was destroyed, and a driver was injured after firefighters in Warren County say fireworks ignited in the bed of the truck. Tammy Miller, a witness who was nearby and caught video of the truck on fire with her cell phone. “We looked up and saw this truck driving down the road with just…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Some local residents are working together to show support for law enforcement officers. That support being shown by individuals adding their names to a document of other supporters. Two men gathering supporters of the badge with hopes of boosting morale of those wearing the uniform, according to David Eakles of Bowling Green. “I want to just…
GLASGOW, Ky. – A new campaign was launched Wednesday in Kentucky to help formerly incarcerated job seekers. The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce launched a website with the purpose to build a criminal justice reform network and attract businesses and leaders across the state to engage in criminal justice reforms. A campaign rolled out Wednesday supporting second chances for former inmates….
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – After canceling its biggest fundraiser of the year due to the coronavirus pandemic, a local animal shelter has come up with a creative way to raise money. The Bowling Green Warren County Humane Society is hosting an online auction Thursday on Facebook Live from 4pm to 8pm. The shelter is auctioning off new and like new…
