BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Among the things tied to the teacher shortage in Kentucky, Bowling Green Independent School District has made a move to address a concern of many Kentuckians. Next fall, BGISD’s high school will be providing daycare services to employees in a facility run by Warren County’s branch of Community Education. News 40 swung by Bowling Green High…
BARREN COUNTY, Ky. – Barren County Middle School is still trying to mitigate use of vape products among the student population after their policy shift last year. It’s a health concern among administration and parents, one that can cause permanent damage if left unchecked, so Thursday evening was the school systems first chance to engage with students on the dangers…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – While you might be proud to send your kid off to their first day of third grade, you want to make sure you’re not oversharing. Social media is a huge thing in today’s world, but more than just your friends are out there seeing what you post. News 40 spoke to Ronnie Ward, the public information…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Going back to school can be tough, but it doesn’t have to be if you can prepare yourself and your child. Speaking with some mental health professionals, some advice on going back to school they gave was to simply speak up. News 40 dropped by FamilyWorks Therapy and spoke to clinical director Georgeanna Gibson, and Gibson…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – There aren’t many places to go for the homeless and the heat is here to stay. Around Bowling Green, you’ll notice several homeless or unhoused people on the bigger thoroughfares, and currently there is no active shelter in town. Room in The Inn would be a go to for most people to take a shower and…
BARREN COUNTY, Ky. – It was a big problem they cracked down on last school year that they’re continuing to enforce. Michael Davis, Barren County’s middle school principal gave News 40 a few minutes to talk about the start of school with regard to their new policy they started last year which has been amended some since last August. Davis…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – It’s not something they do lightly, but it’s a necessary measure to help save all the animals they can. The Bowling Green Warren County Humane Society has issued a code red at their facility after reaching 480 animals in their care as of 3 p.m., July 25. This means that every kennel is holding at least…
WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – It’s been a community hot spot for years that’s drawn attention from across the nation, and this year they just hit a milestone and took home several awards to boot earlier this year. News 40 took a short trip around Chaney’s to check out the ice cream making process and got some knowledge along the way….
RAILTON, Ky. – It’s been 82 years since Pearl Harbor, but the government is still reuniting families decades later with new technology. Mike Edwards over the weekend was one of the newest Americans of those helped out by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, who were able to identify his uncle, 1st class Seaman Elmer Patterson Lawrence, who died in the…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Shake Rag district, a historic black community in Bowling Green, is undergoing some changes. The city of Bowling Green has recently acquired the Southern Queen Hotel as well as some surrounding properties and are currently exploring options for the building. They’ve been cleaning out the hotel turned house previously owned by the Moses family, as…
