Feel Good Friday – NAACP State Conference
For today’s Feel Good Friday, we sit down with Ryan Dearbone to discuss the NAACP State Conference coming back to Bowling Green. For more information, click here.
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Sunrise Spotlight – BG Hot Rods Home Stand
On today’s Sunrise Spotlight, brought to you by German American Bank, we sit down with Kyle Wolz, the assistant general manager of the Bowling Green Hot Rods, to discuss what the Hot Rods have coming up as the playoffs are just around the corner. For more information, click here.
Health News – Updated COVID boosters by September
In just a few weeks, newly-update COVID-19 boosters should be available in the U.S. to help protect against the newest Omicron variants. That’s according to the White House COVID-19 response coordinator. But some question if that timeline is realistic. Today’s Health News has more.
Austin Reed Named Quarterback for WKU Football’s 2022 Season
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — The quarterback situation has been up in the air all summer for Tops Football after Bailey Zappe was drafted by the New England Patriots. Tyson Helton announced Thursday evening that Austin Reed will be the 2022 starting quarterback here on the Hill. This is big news but was expected after West Virginia transfer, Jarret Doege left the…
Foster families needed
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – In the Two Rivers region of Kentucky, foster families are desperately needed by the state. In an interview with Fonda Walker, who works for the Department for Community Based Services, over 1,000 kids in the foster system are in need of placement into a foster home. Walker said to News 40 that a little less than…
Be entered for a chance to win gasoline for a year by donating to local blood drive
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Red Cross is continuing to seek blood donations amid a shortage of blood supplies for hospitals. “The Red Cross is facing an ongoing drop in the blood supply this summer and we are asking donors to book appointments now to give blood or platelets and help prevent a blood shortage,” said Clif Redish, interim regional…
Gov. Beshear provides Team Kentucky update
FRANKFORT, Ky. – On Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear provided a Team Kentucky update, which included information on the two women that are still missing from eastern Kentucky. Beshear stated that crews continue to look for two women, 60-year-old Vanessa Baker and 29-year-old Nancy Cundiff, from the Lost Creek community in Breathitt County. In addition, the governor stated the death toll…
Kentucky State Police to offer education on public safety at Kentucky State Fair
(Source: Kentucky State Police)LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Kentucky State Police is offering their new and improved Safety Town at the Kentucky State Fair starting today through Aug. 28 in Louisville. KSP stated it has provided security at the Kentucky State Fair and managed the Safety Town booth for over 60 years. This year, Safety Town was given donations through the…
New DAS distribution center to create 100 full-time jobs in Franklin
FRANKLIN, Ky. – DAS Cos. Inc. announced Thursday they will be investing $15 million into a new distribution center in Simpson County, creating 100 full-time jobs. Leaders at DAS recently acquired a 105,000-square-foot facility in the Henderson Interstate Industrial Park that will be expanded to 200,000 square feet to distribute products to convenient stores, travel centers and electronics and specialty…
