NEW ORLEANS, La. – Just six weeks until the 148th Kentucky Derby, and this year a local horse will make a run for the roses. On Saturday, Epicenter secured his spot at Churchill Downs after winning the Louisiana Derby and brought home one million dollars. Epicenter was born and bred at Westwind Farms in Bowling Green. The Louisiana Derby was…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – There will be a brand new opening night for the upcoming Garth Brooks concerts in Nashville. Opening night will take place April 15 at 7 p.m. at Nissan Stadium. An additional concert will take place at the location the next day on April 16 at 7 p.m. Tickets will go on sale Friday, April 1 at 10…
On today’s Sunrise Spotlight brought to you by German American Bank, Madison Feria and Grant Oller join us in-studio with the details on this year’s Dance Big Red event. For more info, click here.
In less than three months tt’ll be the official start of summer, and if you’re hoping to get fit before then a dietician says there are simple ways to lose weight without the fad diets. Mandy Gaither has more on what to do right now to reach your goals in today’s Health Minute.
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A little kindness goes a long way, and that is exactly what a new business owner in Bowling Green in hoping for. Western Kentucky University graduate Anastasia Pendley is celebrating the opening of her new business, Cafe Kindness, on the square in Bowling Green. Having struggled with a negative relationship with food, Pendley said that through…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Bowling Green man is charged with rape, and two others are accused of intimidating a witness. Mauricio Pascual-Mateo, 20, is charged with first-degree rape, according to a his arrest citation. Police received complaints that he had been sexually assaulting his intellectually-disabled partner in her sleep. Two others, Florecita Pascual-Mateo, 19, and Ivan Perdomo, 20, are…
GREENVILLE, Ky. – A staff member at Muhlenberg County High School has been charged with two counts of Harassment. According to a social media post by Greenville Kentucky Police Department, Muhlenberg County School District conducted a thorough investigation of an incident where Athletic Director Jerry Hancock allegedly subjected a student to unwanted physical contact during a school sport activity on…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – On Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear signed legislation into law that will allow 18-year-olds to serve alcohol to address staffing needs in the state, according to a release. The release further states House Bill 252 will allow 18-year-olds to serve alcohol or work in alcohol distribution warehouses as long as they are supervised by someone at least 20…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Agriculture Commissioner Dr. Ryan Quarles is applauding an agreement reached this week between the United States and the United Kingdom that ends a 25 percent retaliatory tariff on Kentucky bourbon and American whiskey. According to a release by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, the tariffs were among those imposed in 2018 on some American products by the…
