MLK Celebration Events
Today on SoKY @ Noon, we met with DC Clements. He spoke to us about an upcoming celebration weekend to honor Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday.
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Butler Co. Animal Shelter works on repairs after pipe bursts
Photo courtesy of Butler County Animal ShelterMORGANTOWN, Ky. – The Butler County Animal Shelter is working on some much-needed repairs. After this past weekend’s winter storm, the shelter said they had a pipe burst, leading to a flood in the building. This led to an emergency situation in frigid temperatures. Thankfully, the shelter was able to arrange emergency foster care…
Woman in Buffalo found dead, trapped in car
Source: The Brown Family via CNN Newsource BUFFALO, N.Y. (CNN) – “It was like a piercing feeling in my stomach, a pain I’ve neve felt before.” Those are the words of grieving mother Wanda Brown Steele, whose daughter Taylor died after being stranded in her car during this weekend’s winter storm. The young woman was only six minutes away from…
Living Well: Year-End Checklist
With just days away from the new year, Mandy Gaither has some helpful tips to make you health a priority. For today’s Living Well, brought to you by Springhill Pharmacy, we’ll learn some ways you can improve your health in 2023.
Beshear signs emergency regulations for funds from opioid company settlements
File PhotoFRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear is taking steps to hold pharmacy companies responsible for the state’s opioid epidemic. Today, Beshear signed two emergency regulations to get settlement dollars to help communities heal and to support law enforcement to end what he calls an opioid epidemic. In 2021, 2,250 people in Kentucky died of a drug overdose. Beshear said…
Infant CPR kits to be distributed in Kentucky
Photo courtesy of Kentucky Association of Health PlansWARREN COUNTY, Ky. – If you’re a new parent, here’s another tool to add to your checklist – learning CPR could save your newborn’s life. The American Heart Association and the Kentucky Association of Health Plans want to help you do that. They have distributed nearly 2,500 infant CPR kits to counties around…
2 adult men identified in deadly shooting at Minnesota’s Mall of America
Source: WCCO via CNN NewsourceBLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Police say five people have been arrested in a fatal shooting at Minnesota’s Mall of America. In a Facebook post, the Bloomington Police Department stated officers at the mall reported shots fired on Friday. Authorities say officers discovered a male on the first floor with multiple gunshot wounds, and they attempted lifesaving measures….
Meijer announces recall of True Goodness oat yogurt for undeclared allergen
Source: Barren River District Health DepartmentBOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Meijer is recalling its True Goodness oat-based yogurt alternative due to the presence of almonds. The undeclared allergen is due to the 24-ounce yogurt actually containing an almond-based product, which is not present on the product label, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. This could cause a life-threatening allergic…
Crime Stoppers tip leads to 2 arrests in Bowling Green
Taron Wells (left) and Tavon Wells (right) were arrested Tuesday.BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Bowling Green police arrested two men yesterday as the result of a Crime Stoppers tip. On Tuesday, Dec. 27, the information led police to a home on Nathans Rim Way in search of Taron Wells. Police say Taron Wells had three outstanding indictments and eight warrants. BGPD…
