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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…

Sunrise Spotlight: Sip and Putt

Today’s Sunrise Spotlight, brought to you by the German American Bank, we met with Jessica Warren. She spoke to us about an upcoming Sip and Putt at the Historic Railpark and Train Museum. Each team will have their own table along with score cards, putters and balls. Join the Railpark Friday, March 3rd in 2023 for this great event! To…

Warren RECC explains rolling outages ordered by the TVA

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Over the holiday weekend, you probably noticed your power was cut off a few times. While frustrating, energy officials tell us there was a reason behind the inconvenience, and they had crews on standby in case of power issues. “Regardless of whether or not it’s a holiday or a weekend, we always have crews ready to…