Author: Michael Ridgeway

Logan County recovering from storm damage

Logan County, Kentucky. Michael Ridgeway/WNKY News 40. RUSSELLVILLE, Ky. – After Sunday’s round of storms, Logan County and Russellville are trying to bounce back as quick as they can. News 40 spoke to Logan County Judge-Executive Phil Baker, who said the damage is countywide. Baker said he has been in contact with power companies and AT&T to get electricity and…

Safe Haven Baby Box is now open at BGFD Fire Station #8

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – It’s the second one for Bowling Green, extending the reach of Safe Haven Baby Box in the community. The Safe Haven Baby Box is a device that gives mothers anonymity and provides a safe option in the case of a child surrender. A second box was completed Friday, May 24 at the Bowling Green Fire Department’s…

Teranga Academy celebrates first graduating class

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Teranga Academy opened in Bowling Green in 2022 and now is celebrating students moving up in levels of proficiency and graduating from the academy or transitioning into Bowling Green Junior High and Bowling Green High School. 15 students graduated on Wednesday from Teranga Academy who are transitioning to Bowling Green High School, coming from several…

Locally built website to help bolster Bowling Green workforce

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – It’s been up for about two years now and has yielded results that have surpassed creators’ expectations. Crowd South, a marketing agency based in Bowling Green, helped to bring to life the vision of Bowling Green and Warren County officials to help aid the local job market. The website, called Bowling Green Works, is a campaign…

Graduation night for Warren County Day Treatment

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Seven students graduated on Monday from the Warren County Day Treatment Program and are ready to start their lives after high school. The day treatment program is for students who are court-ordered or at risk in some way such as failing grades, truancy or behavioral issues. Students who were enrolled in the alternative school program for…

Units respond after vehicle hits utility pole in Warren County

WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – Units responded for a collision Friday afternoon at the corner of Rigelwood Lane and Brookwood Drive. News 40 headed out to to the scene, where it was discovered a car had left the road, run into a private home’s fence, struck a utility pole and stopped after running through a chain link fence at the nearby…