BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-It’s hard to stay awake for 24 hours straight…but can you imagine running for 24 hours straight? The Hot Rods 24 hour ultra run is this weekend…and only the most dedicated runners and walkers are braving to try it! “With 24 hours, there’s no time limit so I’ll go as far as I can go,” said ultra marathoner…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Today is National Voter Registration Day and Western Kentucky University is making sure as many students as possible are registered. At Rock The Vote on campus this afternoon, students could simply scan a QR code to be registered to vote. Rock The Vote is a national effort to get young students engaged in the political process. It’s an…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-There’s a new exhibit opening tomorrow at the National Corvette Museum, and it’s one you definitely don’t want to miss. The 6,500 square foot ‘Driven by Design’ exhibit shows the history of the Corvette’s design process and highlights the creators responsible for its iconic look. The exhibit has taken years of research by the NCM team and will…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-A story News 40 brought you this past summer has made it to the nightly news! Do you remember Jockeys by JW? 13-year-old JW Hardin has created his own company called Jockeys by JW. He custom paints jockeys in any design or color a customer wants. NBC’s Nightly News with Lester Holt: Kids Edition just featured JW in…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Catching you up on a story that News 40 brought you before…the BG 26.2 running club is doing everything they can to keep runners safe. They held a self defense class to teach runners exactly what to do if someone threatening approaches them while running. This in light of the news that runner Eliza Fletcher was abducted and…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-“Inflation is a silent killer,” said Western Kentucky University Professor of Finance Jon Handy. The rate of inflation has slowed slightly, but people are still finding shockingly high prices at the grocery store. “This is not going to be a simple problem to solve,” said Handy. Food prices are up an average of 13.1% compared to last year….
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Kentucky State Police Post 3 Trooper Daniel Priddy has been recognized by the state for his hard work in our community. He was awarded the state’s Public Affairs Officer of the Year at the Sworn Awards ceremony in Lexington. He’s only been a public affairs officer for three years. We’ve got a good one here in Bowling Green….
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Queen Elizabeth’s influence stretched far beyond her kingdom…even touching the hearts of residents in Bowling Green. “90% of the British I would guess have grown up with the queen and have never lived without having a Queen so they might not know what to do with themselves. It feels like the end of a chapter of history,” said…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-The Historic Railpark and Train museum raised over $30,000 tonight at their 2nd annual Railpark Rendezvous. All of the money goes back into preserving the building and the railcars. The theme of tonight was ‘Circus, Circus’, because they unveiled a new circus train exhibit on the second floor. When you walk inside the exhibit you’ll see a mural…
BARREN CO., Ky.-When Barren County teenager Jake Quenzer was five years old, his life changed forever. “The doctor said cat scan him and then she came in and said, ‘Rhonda, he has a brain tumor’,” said Jake’s mother Rhonda Quenzer. Jake had fallen off his bike. By chance, doctors ran an X-ray to check if there was any head injury. …
