BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Track and Field has wrapped up a successful first day of the Hilltopper Relays at the Charles M. Ruter Track and Field Complex. On the first day of competition, Head Coach Brent Chumbley said “There were a lot of PR’s. Really good day for us, several good performances so we’re excited about that. People should come…
ALVATON, Ky. – Authorities say a structure fire has broken out on the 300 block of New Cut Road in Alvaton. Shortly before 10 p.m., Warren County sheriff Brett Hightower confirmed the fire remained active. Hightower stated the road will remain closed for several hours. Please avoid the area at this time or seek an alternate route. News 40 will…
CAVE CITY, Ky. – New life is being brought into Cave City with the opening of Ace Coffee Co. on Friday, March 29. The name of the business pays homage to its past as the Ace Theater, a heart of downtown through the ’50s. Now, a new coffee shop will have a chance to pour into the community, a dream…
(CNN) – We’re now just days away from the total eclipse of the sun on April 8. If you plan to watch the rare celestial event, listen up: fake eclipse glasses are hitting the market. So here’s how to tell if your glasses are real or fake. Some glasses with sunglass-like lenses that have straight left and right…
Source: Metcalfe County High School. EDMONTON, Ky. – Metcalfe County High School announced Friday two students have been invited on an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C. this summer. Western Kentucky University’s Educational Talent Search sponsors the four-day, three-night tour of the nation’s capital, according to the district. Twenty students were selected for the program, including MCHS sophomore Callie Decker…
News 40 has you covered for local Easter egg hunts in the area this holiday weekend. Multiple counties are hosting family-friendly activities, and even some egg hunts for adults, through March 30. Warren County Pictures with the Easter Bunny & Easter Egg Hunt from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 30 at A New Beginning Consignment. Proceeds benefit the…
Provided by the Kentucky Lottery. HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. – A Hopkinsville, Kentucky woman is celebrating her $90,000 win on a Kentucky Lottery Scratch-off ticket. Reshawn Toliver was at Skyline Fuel in Hopkinsville in March when she bought five of the $5 Wild Cash Multiplier Scratch-off tickets. Toliver says she scratched the ticket off at home and screamed when she found out…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A former local daycare employee is facing multiple counts of criminal abuse following an investigation. In a citation, Bowling Green police state on February 20, they responded for a case of possible criminal abuse at First Baptist Childhood Development Center at 621 E. 12th Ave Police say it was reported that several parents had seen surveillance…
Source: City of Bowling Green. FRANKFORT, Ky. – On Thursday, the City of Bowling Green says local officials were presented with more than $2 million in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Funding. City grants coordinator Nick Cook, city manager Jeff Meisel and city commissioner Carlos Bailey met Gov. Andy Beshear in Frankfort, where they received the check. The funds…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The City of Bowling Green announced Friday, March 29 that funding has been approved at the state level for the Anchor Project, a plan meant to tackle mental health and substance abuse in our local community. Last week, the city shared how officials at the state and local level joined together to request funding that would…
