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…
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…
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…
(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…
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…
WHITLEY CITY, Ky. – One man has died following an accident involving a motorcycle and semitrailer. Kentucky State Police Post 11 responded to a two-vehicle fatal collision that happened shortly after 1:15 p.m. on Aug. 17. Authorities stated the accident occurred on KY-92 West at Oscar Bell Road in McCreary County. KSP stated officers determined 24-year-old Tyler M. Chitwood of…
On today’s edition of What’s Happening SoKY, we sit down with Rachel Jackson to hear all about the Freedom Through Recovery Rally. For more information, click here.
On today’s edition of Sunrise Spotlight brought to you by German American Bank, we sit down with Billy Brooks and Boyce Greenard live in studio to get all the details on the Cultural Awareness Corvette Weekend. For more information, click here.
The FDA has announced it’s finalized a rule allowing retailers to sell hearing aids for some adults over-the-counter. The devices aren’t always covered by insurance and haven’t been easy for people to get, but this decision may help change that. Today’s Health News has more on the ruling and when it goes into effect.
