BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The General Assembly has until March 30, or 6 working days to figure out what laws will stick and what won’t this time around. House Bill 470 is up for debate, and currently headed to the Senate with a vote of 75 yays and 22 nays from the House of Representatives. It’s a bill essentially banning…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – This year is the Kentucky Museum’s 17th annual Celebration of The Arts festival, something that has become a tradition for several local artists, sponsored by Abound Credit Union. On the “Kentucky Floor” of the museum, there are 204 pieces of art including paintings, sculptures and multimedia projects. With the entry requirement being that you must live…
BARREN COUNTY, Ky. – A flag pole snapped and a veteran did what he had to do. During the storms that blew through Kentucky this past Friday, March 3, Rita Bishop’s flagpole snapped in all the craziness. During the late hours of Friday into early Saturday when linemen were out trying to get power restored to areas, a young veteran…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Med Center EMS is offering a free educational session on Saturday, March 11 at 11 a.m. at the main branch of the Warren County Public Library on State Street. It’s an effort from EMS to help kids kindergarten to 6th grade age with identifying an emergency and 911 processes. They’ve also invited the Bowling Green Police…
BUTLER COUNTY, Ky. – “Our staff and volunteers are great but we just need more help” said Director of Friends of Butler County Animal shelter, Jeanie Locke. The animal shelter in Butler County is at a code red, meaning they are at full capacity and are in dire need of emergency fostering or adoptions to avoid euthanizing any animals. Of…
SIMPSON COUNTY, Ky. – After a weekend of severe weather, recovery efforts are moving along at a relatively good pace across south central Kentucky. In Simpson County, damage was widespread but is mostly cleaned up at this point in time. There are still trees down and roof damage to homes but roadways are clear and power is restored to the…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky – Goodwood Brewing’s sixth location is coming to Bowling Green in late 2023. It’s a new eatery, brewery and outdoor hang out all in one that soon will be in Fountain Row. Downtown Development Coordinator Telia Butler, told News 40 that the restaurant has been a topic of discussion for the past couple of years, with the…
SIMPSON COUNTY, Ky. – Simpson County doesn’t have a public and designated storm shelter, but next year that might change. Director of Simpson County Emergency Management Bob Palmer said he’s already applied for 1 shelter that he hopes to hold 3oo people. Palmer said the application has passed the state level and now awaits approval for FEMA to use hazard…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – With the severe weather kicking off March, Kentucky entered a state of emergency on March 3. With the unfortunate loss of life and thousands without power, the first weekend of March in Kentucky was a somber one. Buildings were destroyed and fires broke out, pulling emergency responders many different ways with over 300 calls to Warren…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky – It’s something that our students need to be protected from and parents need to be aware of” said State Representative Kevin Jackson on the issue of House Bill 288. A legislative move to help strengthen the hiring process, school districts will now have mandate in place when bringing on new employees. As of today, background checks…
