BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The morning of October 7, several Bowling Green residents woke up to their vehicle being vandalized. Bowling Green Police Department is currently investigating cases after 45 cars were broken into overnight. It was a shock to many on Monday morning, including Mary Embry, who spoke to News 40 about the experience. Embry said nothing of real…
WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – The sixth annual Operation Anvil kicks off tomorrow at Phil Moore Park, bringing hundreds out on Saturday morning. Saturday, Oct. 5 will be a great time for history buffs and veterans as Honoring Our Heroes, Inc. puts on their yearly reenactment. News 40 spoke to Rick Dickerson, president of Honoring Our Heroes, who told us that…
RUSSELLVILLE, Ky. – In an effort to save one church and accommodate another, New Vision Community Church and First Baptist Church are merging. New Vision founded in 2009 had an attendance boom just a few years before COVID and founding pastor Brad Rogers was on the hunt to find a new home for the congregation. Of course plans were derailed…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Bowling Green Fire Department Engineer Stephen Rosebrook has passed, leaving a hole in the community and BGFD. News 40 spoke to Fire Chief Justin Brooks, who said Rosebrook can’t be replaced, and they’re trying to figure out how to continue life at the department without him. Brooks said Rosebrook was among the top 10 percent when…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – At the Kentucky Museum in Bowling Green, the community will be able to participate and observe a Mexican holiday that is now a tradition for the folklife program at Western Kentucky University. News 40 spoke to exhibit creator Camille Acosta as the folklife specialist has erected the second annual community ofrenda, a reminder of home for…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – On Wednesday a visitation was held for the recently deceased Stephen Thomas Hooper Rosebrook, a member of the Bowling Green Fire Department. At Christ Episcopal Church, friends, family and plenty of first responders came to support the Rosebrook family during a sensitive time. Rosebrook was 29 years old, joining BGFD in 2017. Rosebrook was originally from…
LOGAN COUNTY, Ky. – It’s the 9th year in a row, the tourism commission’s effort to get the community out and about and admire the beauty that is Logan County. News 40 spoke to Executive Director of the Logan County Tourism Commission Dee Dee Brown, who said you’d be amazed at what you can do with some hay and chicken…
EDMONSON COUNTY, Ky. – The Edmonson County Sheriff’s Office has recently received two grants that will go a long way in the department. News 40 spoke to Sheriff James Vincent, who said “as a rural department, every dollar counts” when asked about how important the grants are to he, the 5 deputies patrolling and the two student resource officers. Through…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Today at Briarwood Elementary, Bowling Green’s Neighborhood & Community Services paid a visit to the STEAM class. NCS came by to introduce kids to one of the biggest projects in Bowling Green right now, the development of the riverfront in downtown Bowling Green. 8 years ago, it was just an idea but now the groundbreaking is…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A large gift was made on Friday to benefit the Southcentral Kentucky Community & Technical College today, the biggest in school history. From the Robert and Mary Tincher Charitable Foundation, SKYCTC will be naming their newest building after the married couple, the Robert and Mary Tincher Community Center. The new building will have a plethora of…
