BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Fall time is nearing and the city is already getting ready. News 40 spoke to Telia Butler, who was very happy to spread the message about the fun that is returning to the downtown area. Butler is Bowling Green’s Downtown Development Coordinator, and she has her hands a bit full with this upcoming “spooky season”. Butler…
SIMPSON COUNTY, Ky. – It’s definitely mosquito season across the state, and in Simpson County, they’re changing their habits a little. News 40 spoke to Mason Barnes about the changes that the county is going through. Barnes serves as Simpson County’s judge-executive and said that it’s a regulation that, for one, should be followed and two, saves a good chunk…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The air temperature will be above 90 degrees every day this week and with the humidity at some points over 100, which can prove dangerous for many people. We always worry about the elderly, pets and people who perform manual labor outside but those who actually live outside might be forgotten. In Bowling Green, there’s a…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – If you heard about changes to coming to the bus system in Bowling Green and Western Kentucky University, they’re going live now. WKU and Bowling Green have recently both started to operate their transit systems under one contractor, which comes with a list of benefits to both parties involved. News 40 spoke to both Brent Childers…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – It’s a drug that has been claiming lives left and right, and today the country wants to acknowledge it’s dangers. Fentanyl is a highly potent substance that has been used to lace many other drugs if not just ingested solely by itself, and it has terrible consequences. Even a tiny bit of fentanyl can be lethal…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – August is National Breastfeeding Month, and though it has great benefits for the child and mother, unfortunately there can be complications. Emily Kaiser, an independent lactation consultant started her business around COVID, and since then, A Mother’s Village, LLC. has helped hundreds of women. She said after having her kids, she noticed there wasn’t much help…
Photo source: The Bowling Green Police DepartmentBOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A local Chick-Fil-A hosted their second annual “First Responder’s Day” for heroes in Bowling Green to show some appreciation and raise money for injured BGPD officer Matt Davis. From 4 to 7 p.m., 20% of the stores earnings would be donated to Davis and at the same time, the community…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – August is National Breastfeeding Month and with that comes all kinds of campaigns to advocate for this natural way that mothers are able to feed their babies. News 40 talked to an independent lactation consultant about breastfeeding and how it isn’t always the easiest. Emily Kaiser told News 40 “I always say breastfeeding is biological but…
SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY – On the evening of August 11, Bowling Green Warren County Humane Society performed a rescue mission with help from the Edmonson County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office responded to an animal cruelty call Friday and called the humane society after discovering 79 dogs that were living in filth. According to Sergeant Tim Jackson with the sheriff’s…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – You never know what someone’s going through, and school can be a rough time for everyone, and especially through middle school. News 40 spoke to Dana Beasley-Brown, one of Bowling Green’s city commissioners, who also works as a youth services coordinator in Bowling Green Junior High School. Beasley-Brown said that events like “Stuff the Bus” and…
