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Kentucky State Police Post 3 releases Traffic Safety Checkpoint reminder

Kentucky State Police Press Release

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (August 3, 2026) – The Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 3 would like to offer periodic reminders to drivers who travel our roadways. Our agency strives daily to ensure the safety of the motoring public. Some of these proactive measures include various traffic safety checkpoints and saturating known problematic areas in the district through general patrol tactics….

UPDATE: Community response allows local humane society to rescue 20 additional beagles

Source: Bowling Green-Warren County Humane Society. UPDATE (8/3/26 – 2:10 PM) – A spokesperson for the Bowling Green Warren County Humane Society says extensive media coverage of a multi-state beagle rescue led to several adoption applications. The applications allowed the humane society to return to a property in Tennessee to transport an additional 20 beagles to Warren County for rescue….

Todd County woman charged after allegedly providing alcohol to minors, at least 2 hospitalized

ELKTON, Ky. – A woman employed by Todd County Public Schools was arrested Saturday after allegedly providing alcohol to minors, according to WEKT Radio. WEKT reports that the Todd County Sheriff’s Office arrested 40-year-old Renee’ Danielle Glass, of Elkton, after she admitted to providing the juveniles vodka Friday evening. At least two of the minors were hospitalized, according to WEKT….

1 dead after vehicle runs red light in Nashville, police identify driver as Bowling Green man

Photo source: Metropolitan Nashville Police DepartmentNASHVILLE, Tenn. – A Bowling Green man has been identified as the driver in a fatal collision in downtown Nashville. According to a media release, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) responded to an injury collision on 4th Avenue at Broadway on Saturday. MNPD’s preliminary investigation indicates that 87-year-old Thomas Cahill, of Bowling Green, was…

Grandmother arrested in Allen County child death investigation

SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – The grandmother of an Allen County child that was found dead earlier this week has been charged in connection with an ongoing investigation into his death. According to an update by the Allen County-Scottsville Criminal Investigation Unit Friday, 51-year-old Tina Price of Scottsville has been taken into custody. She is the third arrest in the case and…

Pulaski County man arrested after meth found in graham cracker box

Source: Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office. PULASKI COUNTY, Ky. – A Pulaski County man is behind bars after authorities say they found methamphetamine in what appeared to be a graham cracker box. According to Sheriff Bobby Jones with the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office, deputies arrested 41-year-old Joshua Denney of Bronston on charges of first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, 2 grams…

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 releases weekly traffic impact report

Release: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (July 31, 2026) – The expected traffic impacts in the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 area for July 31 through Aug. 7 are listed below. All work is subject to change. Interstate 165 A project to completely restore and preserve the I-165 bridges over the Green River (mile point 32.6) in Butler County continues. Motorists have switched…

Medical Center EMS receives $310,000 to strengthen Community Paramedic Program

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Medical Center EMS has received $310,070 from the Kentucky Department of Health to strengthen its Community Paramedic Program and expand access to at-home healthcare services throughout the region. According to a release by Med Center Health on Friday, the funding was from Kentucky’s Rural Health Transformation Plan. The grant will enhance Medical Center EMS’s ability to improve…