Author: Riley Guertin

UPDATE: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 shares current road conditions

UPDATE 11 a.m.  BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has provided an update at 11 a.m. on roads in District 3. The District 3 area includes Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Logan, Metcalfe, Monroe, Simpson, Todd and Warren counties. Transportation officials say road conditions across the District 3 area are beginning to improve. Priority A routes, including Interstate 65,…

Pet of the Day: Lilith

It is now time for your Pet of the Day brought to you by Morgantown Bank and Trust and today we’d like you to meet Lilith. This sweet girl has an abundance of love to give. The shelter staff says her friendly nature is infectious and her sweetness can melt the coldest of hearts. They say Litith has an energy…

BGFD helps Leslie County in recovery effort

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Bowling Green firefighters are returning home after helping folks in Eastern Kentucky as they recover from historic flooding. The team spent Tuesday in Leslie County. There, they provided food, water, and evacuations for around 30 households that were cut off for up to two weeks. Crews were able to rescue 5 people and multiple animals from flood…

Manufactured home fire in Munfordville

MUNFORDVILLE, Ky.- Mundfordville Fire and Rescue say at approximately 1:00 A.M. Monday they responded to a report of a structure fire on Buell Avenue. Officials say reports from law enforcement before arrival indicated a manufactured home, with smoke and flames visible. The first arriving company made an aggressive attack and achieved a quick knockdown. Thankfully, no injuries were reported. MFR…

FDA Food Chief resigns

The Food Chief of the Food and Drug Administration has resigned. A health and human services official says Jim Jones left because he did not agree with the trump administration’s agenda to “Make America Healthy Again.” As food chief, jones oversaw food safety and nutrition, including policy changes for labeling food as “healthy” and banning the use of red dye…

Sunrise Spotlight: Meet bestselling author Matt De La Pena!

On today’s edition of Sunrise Spotlight, News 40’s own Ashlee Wilson is sitting down with Gretchen Mitchell from the Warren County Public Library. Together, they discussed how you can meet bestselling author Matt De La Pena right here in Warren County. On Tuesday, March 4, at 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. WCPL will host presentations by Newbery award-winning author Matt de…

Pet of the Day: Bear

It is now time for your Pet of the Day, brought to you by Morgantown Bank and Trust, and today we’d like you to meet Bear. This sweet baby is clearly still a puppy so he’s bound to have tons of energy. That of course does mean that you’ll need to have some experience in training dogs as he won’t…

Water rescue in Hart County

HART CO., Ky.- A truck was rescued out of high waters in Hart County Monday morning. Hart County Search and Rescue along with the Horse Cave Fire Department responded to a vehicle in the water on Highway 218. They say the occupants who were removed from the vehicle are uninjured. Officials warn that very often this or worse is the…