Author: Lexi Schweinert

Local artist paints mural for Railpark Rendezvous in 3 days

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-The Railpark Rendezvous is less than 24 hours away and right now a local artist is putting the finishing touches on a new exhibit.  Casey Page is a mural artist out of Glasgow. He’s been painting for nearly 30 years.  This year’s Rendezvous theme is ‘Circus, Circus’, to celebrate the unveiling of the new Circus Train Exhibit.  Page’s…

Craft calls out ‘failed policies’ of Biden & Beshear in governor campaign speech

GLASGOW, Ky.-Kelly Craft kicked off her campaign for Governor of Kentucky in her hometown of Glasgow.  She repeatedly linked current Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear and President Joe Biden in her campaign speech, saying the democrats’ policies are extreme and failed citizens.  The former UN Ambassador told the large crowd that she’s focused on lowering the cost of living, cracking down…

Kelly Craft hosts governor campaign kickoff event in hometown of Glasgow

GLASGOW, Ky.- Kelly Craft hosted her official campaign kickoff event for Governor of Kentucky earlier tonight in downtown Glasgow.  Running as a republican, she faces a large pool of republican candidates including Attorney General Daniel Cameron and Ag Commissioner Ryan Quarles.  She is the former UN Ambassador under former President Donald Trump and before that was the U.S. Ambassador to…

Jody Richards Elementary holds bus driver appreciation day

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Jody Richards Elementary School is giving back to bus drivers in a big way. The school held a bus driver appreciation day.  “We need to say thank you for driving us cuz it takes a long time to get to our houses,” said student Milli Williams.  They’re not only giving back in a big way, but a delicious…

BGFD firefighters climb 110 floors to honor 9/11 fallen firemen

NASHVILLE, Tn.- Bowling Green firefighters climbed 110 floors to honor fellow firemen lost in 9/11.  343 firefighters passed away on that fateful day. Each year at the William Snodgrass Towers in Nashville, BGFD firefighters climb 110 floors…the same number of floors that were in the Twin Towers. The firemen wear their full gear, weighing about 60 to 80 pounds. Each…

Wheels up! E-bikes arrive on WKU’s campus

BOWLING GREEN, Ky,- Students can now ride in style around campus “I just saw a bunch of kids playing around with them. It was like Christmas morning except it was the middle of the night. I just thought it was so fun, just being able to zoom around campus was great,” said Western Kentucky University student Paul Padden. Dozens of…

Sen. Rand Paul talks campaign, visits in Kentucky

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-News 40 talked to Senator Rand Paul this morning about a variety of topics, as he gets closer to the election in November.  Senator Paul has spent the month of August traveling across Kentucky, going to eastern Kentucky to meet with flood victims, visiting Mayfield to check on continued tornado relief efforts, and other parts of the Commonwealth…

4-year-old leukemia survivor throwing out first pitch at the Hot Rods

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-“That is something that no parent should ever have to hear is ‘your child has cancer’,” said Kelsie Cooksey. At only 18 months old, Weston Cooksey was diagnosed with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.  “That is a cancer in the bone marrow of those b-cells. He had a rash and we took him to the doctor and some of…

WKU student and aspiring meterologist goes viral on Tik Tok

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-A student at Western Kentucky University, who is also an aspiring meteorologist, has gone viral on social media.  Freshman Hunter Lee has over 100,000 likes and nearly one million views on a video he posted at the first Western football game. It had rained during the game, and Hunter said he wanted to capture the moment.  Hunter is…