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Beshear: $1,000 checks to be mailed to insured homeowners who benefitted from FEMA

File PhotoFRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear says some tornado victims in western Kentucky will be receiving financial help for unmet needs. In a social media post, Beshear says the $1,000 checks are being mailed to insured homeowners and individuals who received FEMA assistance. Over 10,000 checks totaling over $10 million will be arriving in mailboxes soon, according to Beshear….

Portion of U.S. 31-W Bypass to close for water main repairs

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – BGMU water main crews will have both northbound lanes of U.S. 31-W Bypass closed between Broadway Avenue and East 11th Ave. The closure will begin Thursday, Dec. 15 at 9 p.m. BGMU says the area should be open midday Friday, Dec. 16 once a water valve has been replaced and concrete has cured. BGMU says crews…

Living Well: Heart Healthy Holiday Season

It’s a season of joy and cheer, but the holidays can also be stressful, and research shows heart attack deaths are more likely this time of year. In today’s Living Well, brought to you by Springhill Pharmacy, Mandy Gaither has more on how to have a heart healthy holiday.

Pet of the Day: Cadberry

For today’s Pet of the Day, brought to you by Morgantown Bank & Trust, we met the sweetest bunny, little Cadberry! This snuggly friend is still looking for his forever home at the Bowling Green, Warren County Humane Society. To view Cadberry or any of his available friends, you can look on the shelter’s Petfinder website, here.

Holiday Hero Toy and Food Drive helps families in Barren County

BARREN COUNTY, Ky. – The Glasgow Police Department helped dozens of children this holiday season with a toy and food drive. The Holiday Heroes Toy and Food Drive brought assistance to a total of 34 families in Barren County this year. The Glasgow Police Department says these families included 79 children. “We would like to say thank you to each…

Chick-fil-A to open new location in Bowling Green on Dec. 15

Photo courtesy of Chick-fil-ABOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A new Chick-fil-A restaurant will begin serving the Bowling Green community on Thursday, Dec. 15. The new Chick-fil-A Nashville Road at Campbell Lane restaurant will be located at 667 Campbell Lane. According to a release by the company, the location will be open for dine-in, drive-thru and carry-out from 6:30 a.m. to 9…

Road in Barren County closed due to tree removal

GLASGOW, Ky. – Bristletown Road in Barren County is closed until further notice for a tree removal project. The road, located between Bristletown Hills and R.C. Woods Road, will have some trees cut down at this location, according to a release. For this reason, the road is closed to though traffic at this time. More information will be available once…

Amid misinformation, BGPD, WCSO, local leaders release messages about Emmett Till protests

Source: Bowling Green Police Department/FacebookBOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green Police Department has released a message clarifying information surrounding Carolyn Bryant Donham and the death of Emmett Till. After some messages shared to social media included false information, BGPD chief of police Michael Delaney, along with Warren County Sheriff’s Office sheriff Brett Hightower and Bowling Green chapter of the…

LIVING WELL- Over The Counter Overdose Drug

A nasal spray used to treat opioid overdoses could be available over the counter by early next year, according to the drug-maker. In today’s Living Well, brought to you by Springhill Pharmacy, Mandy Gaither has more on why some believe this could be a gamechanger in the fight against deaths due to overdose.