BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-After a two year hiatus, Med Center Health’s Heroes Festival is back and better than ever! Kids will get the chance at the 10th annual event to meet our community’s EMS, police officers, and firefighters while also getting to see their ambulances, fire trucks, and police cars! Depending on the weather, they will also bring the helicopter out. …
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Warren County Public Schools Superintendent Rob Clayton is being nationally recognized. Clayton has been named Superintendent of the Year by the National Association of School Superintendents. This isn’t his first accomplishment this year…in August he was named Kentucky’s Superintendent of the Year. Clayton has been WCPS’s Superintendent for nearly a decade. “Warren County Public Schools has always been…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-The City of Bowling Green is working to provide additional, safe, transportation alternatives. They are installing a multi-use path down one side of Smallhouse Road from Ridgecrest Way to Broadway. The project will create wider sidewalks. Starting next week, work crews will conduct block by block closures from Barber Way to 13th Avenue on Smallhouse Road. There will…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Next Saturday is going to be an evening of family-friendly Halloween fun with the annual Scare on the Square! From 3 to 6 p.m. downtown merchants will be handing out candy and other fun gifts to trick-or-treaters. There will also be a costume contest, food trucks, a performance by the Fountain Square Players, and a DJ! Last year…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-It’s the beginning of a new future for some tornado victims in Bowling Green. “We were badly damaged by the December tornado that hit and we’ve been staying in a temporary rental house,” said Maryam Sourial. Habitat for Humanity unveiled their Build Blitz homes to families today. One of the families lived in the Creekwood area, losing their…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-WNKY 40 News has an update to bring you on the water main break. The water main break was on an 83 year old pipe. It was due to the age of the pipe, not the weather. The pipe has been repaired, and they are in the process of fixing the surrounding asphalt. BGMU is actually in the…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-“She wasn’t even expected to make it out of the hospital, let alone 7 years old,” said mom Kara Ainsley. Meet Rykar Ainsley. She’s being honored as Norton Children’s Hospital Superhero at the Western Kentucky University football game Friday. “It’s kind of hard with her just with her complex brain injury so she doesn’t fully understand so she…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-It’s not your average school bus. “He gets very excited whenever he sees a school bus now, starts pointing them out, asks when we can go to the green school bus and talks about Mrs. Hargett constantly,” said parent Malia McCloud. Warren County Public School’s Little Learners bus has a classroom inside of it! The teacher, Mrs. Hargett,…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Every year thousands of children are injured while celebrating Halloween. Let’s make sure your child is not one of them. If kids are wearing baggy costumes or masks that make it hard for them to see, it increases the chance they could trip or fall. After dark, if kids are wearing dark costumes or costumes without reflective pieces…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Every year, 47,000 Americans die from suicide. That’s one death every 11 minutes. Med Center Health wants you to know that you’re not alone and there’s resources to help. Signs to look out for are feelings of hopelessness, despair, alcohol or substance abuse, and changes in behavior like giving belongings away. If you or someone you know is…
