FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky farmers donated a record-breaking amount to the Ag Tag Program. According to a release by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, commissioner of agriculture Jonathan Shell announced Friday the total is the largest amount ever donated in a single year at almost $200,000. Each year, the donations are gathered when ag producers renew their vehicles. “2024 was…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A wave of vehicle break-ins are being investigated by the Bowling Green Police Department. BGPD public information officer Ronnie Ward says this is the second string of break-ins the department has had to work off of Industrial Drive. On Friday, Ward said roughly over 20 vehicles have been broken into within the past two weeks. Ward…
Bowling Green, Kentucky – The Bowling Green Hot Rods are ecstatic to unveil their South Atlantic League schedule for the 2025 season. The season will consist of 132 games from April 4 to September 7, including 66 games at Bowling Green Ballpark. The Hot Rods will begin their campaign in Greenville, South Carolina against the Greenville Drive (Boston Red Sox)…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has released expected traffic impacts for the local area for Aug. 16 through Aug. 23, which are listed below. All work is subject to change. Interstate 165 A project to resurface and rehabilitate Interstate 165 in Butler County continues. Crews are milling and resurfacing the roadway in both directions from mile point…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Tonight is Western Kentucky University’s annual Topper Fest. Swing by South Lawn on the campus of WKU on Friday, Aug. 16 at 5:30 p.m. for local vendors, meet your returning and new Hilltopper athletes and hear a live performance from the downtown band. Tune into News 40 at 6 p.m. for a live look from our…
GLASGOW, Ky. – Two people are facing drug charges following a traffic stop in Glasgow. According to a uniform citation, around 1:30 p.m., the Glasgow Police Department observed a male with an active warrant driving through the intersection of West Main and Outer Loop on Thursday. Police say they conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle and asked Sabatino Basile,…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Hart County company is facing a large fine after officials say it improperly disposed of brine water into sinkholes. Logsdon Valley Oil, Inc., also known as Hart Petroleum, was sentenced to three years of probation and fined $100,000 for violating the Safe Drinking Water Act, officials say. According to a release by the United States…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – This week, Gov. Andy Beshear highlighted that over 4,000 Kentuckians are expected to receive skills training thanks to support through the Bluegrass State Skills Corp. T.J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow is one of the recipients, with over 1,100 employees slated to receive workforce training support. BSSC oversees programs attached to the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development…
Source: Warren County Public Schools. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Warren County Public Schools teacher is being recognized. The district announced Friday that South Warren High School’s Catherine Poole has been chosen as the New Teacher of the Year. Poole was recently hired to teach agriculture at the school, the district says. Congratulations to Poole on being chosen by the…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Staff at the Capitol Theatre in Bowling Green are using a break in scheduling to give the space some noticeable improvements. Crews are hard at work, and they have removed 500 seats to do a floor cleaning, resurfacing and repainting project, according to the Warren County Public Library. The library says this required crews to remove…
