WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – A new addition has come to the Paradise Playground and it’s going to be a big hit among kids all over the area. The Bowling Green chapter of the Kiwanis Club turned 100 years old this year and to celebrate, one of the big things they did was a new community project that can be enjoyed…
BARREN COUNTY, Ky. – In the wee hours of the morning, school staff helped put together hot spaghetti dinners, hams and dry goods boxes for families who are a part of the Barren County School District. News 40 spoke to organizers of the food drive, who said the impact it makes on the community and students helping is great. The…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Chronic Wasting Disease, a neurodegenerative disease that can be found in deer, recently showed up in Kentucky. News 40 spoke to the state veterinarian with the Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife, who said the disease is fatal in all deer, elk and animals alike that get infected. Back in 2021, a deer was found near…
SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY – Recently, some awards were given out in the name of stopping impaired drivers, and News 40 caught up with two officers who made a good amount of DUI arrests this year. We spoke to Quintin Wright with the Logan County Sheriff’s Department and Allen Ward with the Glasgow Police Department, who in total made 134 DUI…
GLASGOW, Ky. – In Glasgow, a nonprofit organization is advertising their space they’ve opened up to keep people safe. News 40 spoke to Wade Copas, the director of Bridge KY, who told the station that they opened up their warming room in December of 2022 to help keep people out of the elements. Thankfully, they opened it the day before…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A new space seeks out to provide a sense of community to new parents. In an interview with the owner, Kristen Siegle said she and her husband acted on a feeling and idea they had after becoming parents during the COVID pandemic and moving back into the Bowling Green area. The new service is meant to…
LOGAN COUNTY, Ky. – Tornadic winds once again rattled south central Kentucky. On the two-year anniversary weekend of the December 2021 tornadoes, another tornado blew through the bottom of the state. The Southern Baptist Disaster Relief was able to help out in the rural county. News 40 followed around some of the crew and saw a large amount of damage…
MORGANTOWN, Ky. – If you’re thinking about getting a cute new friend for the holidays as a present, make sure you’re checking all the boxes. All the local shelters have been dealing with overcrowding for several months now, but one of the worst things that can happen to a shelter pet is coming into an unstable home and ultimately going…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The City of Bowling Green is still looking to help small business owners that were affected in some way by the tornado. Dec. 31 is the deadline for small businesses, meaning 50 employees or less, to apply for five years of consecutive rebates to property and net profit tax. News 40 spoke to one of the…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – She’s from Chalybeate, Kentucky and moved to Bowling Green almost 80 years ago, a home she almost always has been. News 40 spent some time at Lois Willis’s birthday party today as she celebrates turning 105 years old with some family and friends. Her sons Dannie and Michael Willis spoke to the station as well for…
