Source: Glasgow-Barren County Tourist and Convention Commission. GLASGOW, Ky. – Barren County is expanding its role in shaping Kentucky’s tourism future. According to a release Monday, Gov. Andy Beshear appointed MacLean Lessenberry, executive director of the Glasgow-Barren County Tourist and Convention Commission, to the Kentucky Tourism Development Finance Authority on March 25. The tourist and convention commission says the appointment…
Photo Source: Mammoth Cave National ParkMAMMOTH CAVE, Ky. — Mammoth Cave National Park law enforcement will be conducting periodic safety and sobriety checkpoints on park roads and riverways throughout the remainder of the year. That’s according to a release by Mammoth Cave National Park on Monday. Park officials say the checkpoints are aimed at identifying drivers and boat operators who…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Cambridge Drive at Grinstead Way is closed due to a reported sinkhole. According to a social media post by the City of Bowling Green on Monday, the road will be closed for about a month while crews work to fix things and ensure the roadway is safe. City officials are advising drivers to use an alternate…
Source: Russellville Rural Fire Department. RUSSELLVILLE, Ky. – Multiple agencies responded over the weekend for a reported fire in Russellville. According to Russellville Rural Fire Department, units were paged to a mulch fire Sunday at Sims Bark Co. on Nashville Road in Russellville. Fire personnel say mutual aid was requested, with a total of seven departments responding to the scene….
Source: Woodburn Fire Department. WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – Woodburn Volunteer Fire Department was on scene of a collision on Saturday. According to the department, Woodburn units responded around 4:20 p.m. Saturday for an injury collision at the intersection of U.S. 31-W and Kentucky 240. Upon arrival, fire crews say they located a two-vehicle wreck with minor injuries. All patients were…
BEECH CREEK, Ky. – A Hopkins County man is a suspect in the shooting of a Todd County man. According to a release, the Kentucky State Police responded to a report of an armed man making threats on Beech Creek Road in Beech Creek in Muhlenberg County Saturday evening. KSP’s preliminary investigation indicates that the 62-year-old Harvey Lear, of Nortonville,…
Update (March 29, 6:10 pm) – According to an alert, crews contained a 450-acre wildfire Sunday at Land Between the Lakes. Investigators believe the fire is human-caused. Crews say fire may continue in the interior of the containment and smoke may be visible. North/South Trail will remain closed but FS Road 337 should reopen by morning, according to the alert….
Source: Bowling Green Fire Department. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Multiple units responded for a structure fire in Bowling Green on Saturday. According to Bowling Green Fire Department public information officer Elyse Jonker, at 11:30 a.m., Bowling Green Fire Department crews dispatched to a reported structure fire at 278 Rosie Street. While they were responding,, fire officials say Alvaton Fire Department…
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Two students are dead after a Clarksville-Montgomery County School System bus was reportedly in a serious collision in Carroll County, Tennessee. According to the school district, the bus was transporting a group of students and employees from Kenwood Middle School to Jackson, Tennessee for a field trip on Friday, March 27. During a press conference, the Tennessee…
Source: Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Law Enforcement. PEACH GROVE, Ky. – A Campbell County man is facing multiple charges after authorities say he trespassed onto property with drugs. According to a uniform citation, Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Law Enforcement was dispatched on Feb. 21 to the 15900 block of AA Highway for a trespassing complaint involving a subject on an…
