Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. (CNN) – Anker has recalled nearly 70,000 lithium-ion battery-powered Bluetooth speakers due to a fire hazard. The speakers were sold exclusively on Amazon in 2023. The recall covers lithium-ion battery packs in certain models of Anker Sound-Core Bluetooth speakers. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the lithium-ion batteries in the speakers can…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Director of Cross Country/Track & Field Brent Chumbley has announced Hilltopper Track & Field’s 2025 competition schedule. The 2025 slate will get underway in Louisville with the Rod McCray Memorial Invitational Jan. 10-11, hosted by the University of Kentucky. The Tops will then head back to Louisville and the Norton Sports and Learning Center with…
FAIRVIEW, Ky. – A North Todd Elementary School librarian was killed in a crash on Wednesday. According to a report from WNKY News 40 partner WEKT Radio, Todd County Emergency Management responded to a wreck near the intersection of Goshen Road and US 68 near Fairview. TCEM says a vehicle driven by Karen Hargrove, 58 of Hopkinsville, collided with a…
Source: Kentucky Farm Bureau. LOUISVILLE, Ky. – An Allen County resident is among 13 students from across the state that have been named to display their agriculture science projects at this week’s Kentucky Farm Bureau annual meeting in Louisville. Carson Dalton, a fifth-grade student at Austin Tracy Elementary in Lucas, Kentucky, displayed a science project titled “The Effect of Plant…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Bowling Green man is facing charges after police say footage shows him stealing a pickup truck. According to a uniform citation, the Bowling Green Police Department responded on Wednesday shortly after 4 p.m. to 512 U.S. 31-W Bypass at Stripes and More. Police say at the scene, they recovered a 2008 black GMC Sierra that…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – A Muhlenberg County hunting guide has been ordered to pay restitution. Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources says Timothy Smithwick, 59 of Drakesboro, was operating an illegal guide service on his property in Muhlenberg County. The operation was discovered in the Spring of 2024. Game Wardens and the Special Investigations Unit launched a joint investigation into…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Western Kentucky University will host its winter commencements on Friday. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 says motorists should expect heavy traffic on Friday as WKU hosts winter commencements. The comments will take place throughout the day starting at 8 am. Motorists can expect extra traffic near McNeill Elementary School and Creason Street. The cabinet has placed…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky State Police and Louisville Metro Police Department say a 2005 sexual assault cold case has been solved. KSP says a female victim, 17, stated she had been kidnapped at gunpoint and raped on January 11, 2005. A rape kit was performed and DNA evidence was collected. No DNA matches were found in the Combined DNA…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Units responded Wednesday evening for a reported structure fire on the 700 block of Muirfield Circle in Bowling Green. Woodburn Volunteer Fire Department chief Bob Skipper says the incident involved a small fire in the home’s bathroom. Skipper confirmed one person was treated on scene for minor injuries. Further details have not been released at this…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green Police Department is partnering with the American Red Cross to help save lives on Dec. 16. Join the community drive in the meeting room at BGPD headquarters at 911 Kentucky Street from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. While there, you can help by providing the critical resource of a blood donation. To schedule…
