Author: Micah Henson

How can you stay safe with Fireworks this Fourth of July? Will you have to spend more this year?

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — With the Fourth of July just days away, fireworks sales are booming, and one local retailer is reminding customers to celebrate safely and be prepared for possible changes in prices next year. “We’re going into a weekend this year and a lot of people will be having those backyard parties,” Amy Burge of Skylite Fireworks said….

U of L – Glasgow Family Medicine Residency Program Celebrates 25 Years

CAVE CITY, KY — Alumni, faculty, and current residents gathered Thursday night to celebrate 25 years of the University of Louisville/Glasgow Family Medicine Residency Program. “This is our 25th anniversary celebration,” said Program Director Stephen House. “We’ve been providing care to the Glasgow community for 25 years now.” House said the program has now trained 98 graduates. “This is our…

Hart County Veteran’s Committee Asks for Return of Stolen Fire Pit

HORSE CAVE, Ky. (WNKY)  – The Hart County Veterans Committee is asking for the return of a stolen fire pit used during their first official flag retirement ceremony this past Saturday. “To me, that was an honor, because we are a new organization,” said Randy Schrier, a member of the committee. “Everything that we do comes out of our own…

News 40 Weather Reports: Every Degree Matters for Your Dog

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) – When the Kentucky sun is blazing, your dog may still wag their tail at the thought of a walk, but veterinarians say the heat can turn that happy trot into a serious health risk. “Dogs don’t sweat like we do,” said Dr. Luke Griffith of Three Springs Animal Hospital in Bowling Green. “They mostly cool…

SoKY’s Choice: Stuff the Bus 5K runs deep in the community

Hundreds show up to Chaney's Dairy Barn to race, sweat, and support students across Southern Kentucky

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) – Runners, families and volunteers came together Saturday evening for the Bowling Green Athletic Club’s 9th Annual Stuff the Bus Family Fun Run at Chaney’s Dairy Barn, a tradition that’s grown into more than just a race. “The Stuff the Bus 5K is just a great way to kick off our summer giving season, and to…

SoKY’s Choice: annual Hangar Party ‘takes off’ indoors

The community showed out among the rain chance for the 2025 'Hangar Party'

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) — A crowd of several hundred gathered Saturday evening inside the Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport hangar for the annual Aviation Heritage Park Hangar Party—an event filled with aircraft, music and a celebration of aviation’s role in the community. The event was moved indoors this year due to the threat of rain, but organizers say that…

Mini golf meets craft beer in Bowling Green Father’s Day celebration

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) — Some Bowling Green families celebrated Father’s Day with a twist this year; one that involved mini golf, music and craft beer. White Squirrel Brewery partnered with local business The Fun Forge to host a pop-up mini golf event on the brewery’s patio Sunday afternoon. The event invited dads and their families to grab a putter,…

Cancer survivors, families gather to celebrate at annual dinner

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) — Cancer survivors and their families filled La Gala in Bowling Green over the weekend for an emotional Relay for Life event hosted by the American Cancer Society. The event honored those who have battled cancer and the support networks who accompanied them through it. Alan Landreth, who was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in 2022, shared his story of survival. “I went through induction…