Author: Michael Ridgeway

Many show up to job fair at Kentucky Career Center

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Hundreds of people showed up to the Kentucky Career Center Wednesday, hopeful to find employment. At the Kentucky Career Center, they along with the South Central Workforce Development Board held one of the board’s largest connecting events they have all year. An open house in downtown Bowling Green brought hundreds of new Americans, veterans and many…

Partnership with Kentucky State Police births “Wanted Wednesday”

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – In an effort to provide more information to the public, News 40 is working with Kentucky State Police to bring everyone just a step into their world. On Wednesdays, the station will show an individual who currently has a warrant in the Kentucky State Police Post 3 area. News 40 spoke to Public Affairs Office Katan…

Civil Rights press conference in Bowling Green, a family looking for answers

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A mother and family still mourning, hoping to receive some kind of information. Family and friends gathered on Tuesday at the Warren County Justice Center to illustrate their search for answers in the death of Esteban Lowery. Lowery died on July 6, 2023 after a shooting incident involving officer Matt Davis of the Bowling Green Police…

City of Glasgow launches park ranger office

GLASGOW, Ky. – The city of Glasgow recently created a new position – to better safeguard the public parks in the city. Passing out of a recent Glasgow city council meeting, soon there will be a new park ranger, who will be an officer out of the Glasgow Police Department that will patrol the city’s parks in the evening and…

United Way of Southern Kentucky talks regional needs

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A recently received survey from United Way of The Bluegrass shows many Kentuckians were in need last year and still this year in 2024. Among the requests for help, the highest numbers are in home repair,  low cost housing, utilities and rent assistance. United Way of Southern Kentucky is one community resource that can be reached…

Glasgow Police Officer wins Governor’s Occupant Protection Award

GLASGOW, Ky. – Buckling up when you get behind the wheel is paramount to a motorist’s safety, and one officer has done an outstanding job for the Glasgow Police Department in 2023. Patrol officer Jeffrey Childress wrote 96 citations for improper usage of seatbelts, car seats or boosters seats, which could have possibly saved 96 lives. Childress said you never…

Back saving tips for “back to school”

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Your backpack can actually cause you some problems if you aren’t careful, we spoke to a chiropractor to learn how. We all know our backpacks throughout the school year can get heavy and that can actually cause some problems down the road if not careful. Carrying a lot of weight on your back over a lengthy…

Housing Authority of Bowling Green names new executive director

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – She’s been with the organization for the last 23 years, starting in college, and now she’s leading the charge. Katie Miller has written grants, supervised special projects and assisted with after school programs throughout her time at the Housing Authority of Bowling Green, most recently serving as financial officer and deputy director, but now Miller is…