GLASGOW, Ky. – Officers were at the scene of an injury collision Friday in Glasgow. According to The Glasgow Police Department, officers responded to the intersection of N L Roger Wells Boulevard and Smith Road in a reference to an injury collision. Police say they determined a 2007 GMC Envoy operated by Jo Caffee was traveling southbound on N L…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Two new members of the Western Kentucky University Board of Regents are now sworn in after the board’s third quarterly meeting on Friday. According to a release by WKU, regent Derrick Helm of Jamestown and staff regent Jennifer Hammonds of Bowling Green were sworn in by board vice chair Jan West. The university says Helm replaces…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – An agricultural loan in the amount of $250,000 is set to go to Metcalfe County. According to a release by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, the Beginning Farmer Loan is part of eight of the loans that were recently approved in Kentucky, totaling up to $1,565,453. The loans go to those that have some farming experience and…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – On Friday, Barren River Area Safe Space, Inc. announced a major success in their recent Backpack Program, helping hundreds of children in need. Over 110 backpacks and an abundance of school supplies were collected for the children in their programs. BRASS, Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping victims of domestic violence and their children…
Source: Barren County Schools. BARREN COUNTY, Ky. – Barren County Schools has officially launched the Tiny Trojans Bus with a ribbon cutting. On Friday, the state-of-the-art preschool classroom on wheels made its debut to the community. The bus includes learning centers, teaching technology and hands-on equipment, helping their youngest students in their first years of school, according to a release…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – New numbers are out for Kentucky’s Safe at Home program from the office of Secretary of State Michael Adams. Participating in Kentucky’s Safe at Home program has increased by 460% in the first year since the General Assembly expanded the program at Adams’ request. The Kentucky Safe at Home program is an address confidentiality program that helps…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A man that was on trail for the death of London City Police Officer Logan K. Medlock has been found guilty. The Kentucky State Police says Casy Preston Byrd, 36, of Oneida, Tennessee, appeared at the Warren County Circuit Court, where he was found guilty of murder, two counts of third-degree criminal mischief and operating…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A program that includes scheduled road projects for Bowling Green and other areas across Kentucky is taking comments starting next week. The Statewide Transportation Improvement Program will allow 30 days for inspection and comment beginning Aug. 15. Anyone can comment, including members of the public, agencies and organizations, according to a release by the Kentucky Transportation…
Source: LEX 18.LEXINGTON, Ky. – One person is dead and five other victims are recovering from non-life threatening injuries after an overnight shooting in Lexington. On Aug. 9 around 12:19 a.m., the Lexington Police Department says officers were dispatched to the 700 block of National Avenue for a shooting involving victims. Police say at the scene, they located six victims…
HORSE CAVE, Ky. – A man faces charges after a traffic stop led to a negotiation. Kentucky State Police 3 troopers performed a traffic stop on Hidden River Road on Thursday. The operator of the vehicle had a warrant for an active EPO. Troopers commanded the operator of the vehicle, Brian Bush, 45 of Horse Cave, multiple times to exit…
