Source: BGMU. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Bowling Green Municipal Utilities responded Tuesday for a water main break in downtown Bowling Green. The water main break happened at 430 W. 12th Ave. and Garfield Street. Shelley Lowe, marketing coordinator for BGMU, says main breaks are “common this time of year.” With the cold weather, along with the ground temperature and water…
Source: Warren County Fire Department System. WOODBURN, Ky. – A house fire is now out thanks to multiple Warren County units. Just before noon on Tuesday, the Warren County Fire Department System says agencies were dispatched for a house fire on 3600 N. Cedar Bluff Road in Woodburn. Fire personnel and units from Woodburn, Plano, Browning and Alvaton responded to…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A food distribution scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 28 in the Bowling Green community is being postponed. That’s according to Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland. The food distribution, originally set for Wednesday at Lampkin Park, is being moved to a new date. Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland says the date and time of the distribution is to be announced….
FRANKLIN, Ky. – The Franklin Police Department is searching for a suspect in an attempted theft. According to a social media post, FPD is seeking information on the identity of a man who allegedly attempted to steal $1,500 in LEGO pieces from a local business. FPD says the suspect ran outside of the business when contacted by loss prevention staff….
ALLEN COUNTY, Ky. – On Tuesday, the Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation provided an update on efforts to restore power outages impacting its members. “For our members who are waking up to another morning without power: we know how difficult this is, especially in these extremely cold conditions. Many of our Tri-County employees—including leadership—are without power at home as well. We…
WKU in Bowling Green in January 2025. Source: Micah Henson/WNKY News 40. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Due to ongoing winter weather conditions, all Western Kentucky University campuses will be closed, and classes will be canceled Wednesday, Jan. 28. WKU says conditions on campus and throughout the region remain hazardous. According to the university, many walkways, parking lots and other surfaces…
HORSE CAVE, Ky. – The Hart County Veteran’s Committee has its doors open to those who need to escape the cold this week. According to the veteran’s committee, it is offering a space to shelter from the cold temperatures for those in need. The organization’s warming center is located at 3324 S. Dixie Highway in Horse Cave. The warming center…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – On Tuesday, Gov. Andy Beshear provided the latest update on the weekend’s winter storm, along with Kentucky Transportation Cabinet secretary Jim Gray and Kentucky Emergency Management director Eric Gibson. According to the governor’s office, dangerously cold temperatures pose a threat to Kentuckians as an extreme cold warning remains in effect until 11 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. Freezing…
UPDATE 1 p.m.: GLASGOW, Ky. – Farmers RECC says it has made “good progress” on Tuesday, driving total outage numbers down to 1,700. The utility company says it will not stop working until every customer has power restored. In total Farmers RECC says it has counted 28 broken poles in its service area. Farmers RECC says it is still finding…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – On Monday, Gov. Andy Beshear confirmed the first weather-related death in Kentucky during the winter storm. According to a social media post by Beshear, a 72-year-old woman in Whitley County has died of hypothermia. Kentucky, I’ve got some sad news to share. We’ve confirmed one fatality in Whitley County with the passing of a 72-year-old woman…
