BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A man was shot and killed and his body was found on the street on Collegeview Drive near a discount store on Glen Lilly Road Thursday night. When officers arrived they located Robert Cherry (43) in the roadway deceased from a gunshot wound. Bowling Green police saturated the area after the shooting. “I seen the cars,”…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of South Central Kentucky, an agency that provides trained citizen volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children in the family court systems throughout the region, recently announced that three new Board of Directors have joined their team. The following individuals will be volunteering their time and talents to the organization’s…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Softball head coach Amy Tudor and her staff have announced the addition of Lipscomb-transfer Jessica Bush to the Hilltopper program. A Bowling Green native, Bush played her prep ball at South Warren High School before playing the 2021 season with the Bisons in Music City. “We are excited to have Jess join our team,” opened WKU…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Warren County Regional Jail confirmed Thursday that 14 inmates have tested positive for Covid 19. The affected jail residents were from different cells that are currently all located in one housing area within the facility. All inmate movement from that housing unit has been suspended except for an absolute emergency. All on-site attorney visitation has been suspended…
File PhotoFRANKFORT, Ky. – Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced more than $157 million in funding for more than 360 non-entitlement cities in Kentucky from the American Rescue Plan Act. The funding will arrive as soon as next week to offset expenses related to COVID-19, including the costs of personal protective equipment, vaccination clinics, loss of revenue, payroll and more. “Local…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — The Briarwood Elementary Site-Based Decision Making Council is proud to announce William Scott Jones as the next principal of Briarwood Elementary. Mr. Jones has been the assistant principal at Briarwood Elementary since May 2019. Prior to working in the Warren County Public Schools District, Mr. Jones was an elementary teacher, a middle school assistant principal and…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — There was a lot of laughter and some shenanigans as a few of the News40 personalities took the bench over the dunk tank. Inevitably, some were dunked by 2021 SOKY Fair patrons with strong arms and excellent aim. Almost as inevitably, our own Lexi Schweinert took the plunge when a certain co-host helped the process along….
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Commissioner of Agriculture Dr. Ryan Quarles has filed a response to the lawsuit filed by Governor Andrew Beshear that challenged the reorganization of the Kentucky State Fair Board. “Since the moment this lawsuit was filed, I promised Kentuckians that I would defend agriculture and the will of the General Assembly,” Commissioner Quarles said. “While a state fair…
OWENSBORO, Ky. – July 22, 2021 – In celebration of 811 Day, Atmos Energy is hosting the “Chalk It Up to Safe Digging” chalk drawing contest to highlight the importance of calling 811 before any type of digging. Held every year on Aug. 11, 811 Day is an annual initiative led by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous…
On Today’s Sunrise Spotlight brought to you by German American Bank, Danielle Brown from BeComing University joins us live in-studio to talk about the Bloom Enrichment Program’s Unleash Your Glow back to school bash being put on by BeComing University, Bolden Beauty Industry, Beautiful You, and For a real change, Inc. For more info, click here.
