FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 7, 2021) – On Wednesday, Gov. Andy Beshear joined legislative leaders from both parties to sign bipartisan legislation appropriating funds from the federal American Rescue Plan Act to create jobs, build better schools, expand broadband and invest in infrastructure, including clean drinking water. The Governor also signed House Bill 574, which expands voting opportunities in Kentucky. “While points of…
BARREN COUNTY, Ky. – The Barren County Sheriff’s Office is warning to be on the lookout for a potential scam. According to a post on the BCSO’s Facebook page, their office has recently been made aware of a scammer posing as an employee with the Barren Co. Sheriff’s Office. The caller states he is Lt. David Gilmore, badge #9726 and…
Bowling Green, KY. (April 5, 2021) – On April 5th, 2021 at approximately 9:23 PM, Kentucky State Police Post 3, Bowling Green, received a call of a fatal collision that had occurred at the 26 mile marker on the southbound side of Interstate 65 in Warren County. According to KSP, a preliminary investigation revealed a 2012 Freightliner box truck, being…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 5, 2021) – Attorney General Daniel Cameron joined Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky to announce the launch of a child sexual abuse prevention campaign entitled, “Are They Good for Your Kids?” The campaign challenges parents and caregivers to consider the adult influences in the lives of their children and equips them with tips and resources to recognize and…
MAMMOTH CAVE, KY. – National Park Service fire managers will conduct two prescribed burns at Mammoth Cave National Park sometime between Saturday, April 3 and Friday, April 9. The 260-acre Parkway Barrens Prescribed Fire and the almost 100-acre Chaumont-Wondering Woods Prescribed Fire will reduce the spread of exotic plants, promote the regrowth of native species and reduce hazardous forest fuels that…
GLASGOW, Ky. (April 1, 2021) – The South Central Kentucky Cultural Center in partnership with the Mary Wood Weldon Memorial Library, and Kentucky Humanities will examine how an attraction to, and interaction with, the land formed the basis of rural America. The Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibit Crossroads: Change in Rural America, which opens Saturday, April 10, focuses on how rural communities and small towns evolve. The…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – In its 14th year, Western Kentucky University offices and local sexual trauma recovery center, Hope Harbor, Inc., plan Sexual Assault Prevention Month activities in April for students and community members to learn more about sexual assault and how to prevent it. Beginning with the virtual kickoff and proclamation signing on Thursday (April 1) delivered by WKU…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Western Kentucky University has selected 15 students as recipients of the 2021-22 Cherry Presidential Scholarship, the school’s most prestigious academic award. The scholarship is valued at $16,000 annually and worth $64,000 during a four-year period. The students were chosen from the group of applicants who were invited to interview and participate in a virtual event on…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (March 30, 2021) – A project to rehabilitate and resurface a section of Interstate 65 in both directions in Simpson and Warren Counties is expected to begin on Monday, April 5.The project will address the pavement issues from near the 13 mile marker in Simpson County to near the 25 mile marker in Warren County. Crews are out this…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 26, 2021) – The Kentucky State Police (KSP) are extending the application deadline for their next academy class through April 9, 2021. As announced in January, KSP is changing protocol in an effort to offer troopers a post assignment closer to home. New troopers will have the opportunity to ‘Pick Three’ posts that they would prefer to be…
