MORGANTOWN, Ky. – Saturday in Morgantown, you can come out to celebrate the Hispanic community with the first Hispanic Heritage Festival. The festival takes place at Charles Black Park, and will feature music, face painting, a soccer tournament, basketball tournament and much more. Local Hispanic food trucks will also be on hand to offer a meal throughout the day. Staff…
MORGANTOWN, Ky. – In Butler County, veterans and the community come together to honor those who are not able to make it home to their families. The poem “In Flanders Fields” was read, along with a moment of silence for the prisoners of war and those who are missing in action from the area and the commonwealth. We spoke to…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Green River Regional Educational Cooperative hosted what they call Bright Minds, Bright Futures… a way to recognize those who are getting scholarships from them and Western Kentucky University. Tonight’s special guest speaker is a name familiar to most UK basketball fans, as former coach Tubby Smith talked about how important education is to him. We…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Women’s Fund of South Central Kentucky announced their Final Four, the four organizations who will receive funding at their dinner next month. The Hive, Hotel Inc., House on the Hill and Kids on the Block will each receive at least $10,000 in donations from the Women’s Fund for their work in the community. One of…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky . – News 40 spoke to a former police officer who is now an instructor in the Computer Information Technologies Department at SKYCTC. He told us if you make a threat towards a school, you are automatically charged with terroristic threatening in the second degree, which is punishable with 1 to 5 years in prison. However, if…
GLASGOW, Ky. – Sports rivalries can ignite some tension between schools, but in Barren County, the Trojans & Scotties come together to support each other. Players and cheerleaders from both Barren County & Glasgow High Schools were on hand for a pep rally to hype up their fans ahead of the big rivalry game at Barren County High School. Mayor…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear is banning the use of conversion therapy on minors in the commonwealth. Signing an executive order on Wednesday, the governor calls it a necessary step to protect children from a widely discredited practice that tries to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity through counseling. The order bans the practice and…
BROWNSVILLE, Ky. – Tuesday is National Voter Registration Day, and county clerks around the commonwealth want to make sure you’re registered in time for November’s election. You can either register online or go to your county clerk’s office to fill out the paperwork. We spoke to Edmonson County Clerk Kevin Alexander, who told us there may be a little confusion…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Governor Andy Beshear made a stop in Warren County at the Barren River Area Development District, where Beshear awarded over $10 million to projects in the BRADD area. These projects include North Central Telephone Cooperative and Warren RECC’s plan to bring internet access to the region, road projects and improving cybersecurity in the district. Local officials…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Governor Andy Beshear was in Warren County Monday afternoon, doing many things, including giving his endorsement for one of the biggest races in Bowling Green in November. On his tour, he stopped by downtown Bowling Green to endorse former state representative Patti Minter in her campaign for mayor. “I saw her work working in the General…
