Source: Boys & Girls Club of Franklin-Simpson (Facebook). FRANKLIN, Ky. – Children at the Boys & Girls Club of Franklin-Simpson now have access to a new STEM lab. The Tennessee Valley Authority and the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation provided $1.1 million to fund the project, according to a release by the TVA. “We’re excited to partner with the Cal Ripken,…
FRANKLIN, Ky. – A project impacting Kentucky 100 in Simpson County is expected to cause lane closures starting March 18. The project will include work on the concrete section of the roadway from the bridge over the railroad track to U.S. 31-W, according to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Motorists should expect closures on Kentucky 100 at mile point 9.7 between…
Source: Godfather’s Pizza Bowling Green – Inside Huck’s Market. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Godfather’s Pizza is officially back in the Bowling Green area. At two Huck’s Marketplace locations, the pizza company is holding a grand opening on March 14, just in time for Pi Day. Locals can now visit the Huck’s locations at 104 New Bond Way and 4914 Russellville…
CINCINNATI (AP) — Bill Plummer, a reliable catcher who spent spent seven seasons backing up Johnny Bench during the Big Red Machine era, has died. He was 76. Plummer died Tuesday after suffering a heart attack last Thursday at home in Redding, California, according to family social media posts. Plummer appeared in 324 games for the Reds between 1970 and…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU women’s basketball (15-17) fell in the Conference USA Championship quarterfinals to Liberty (17-15), 62-59. The Lady Toppers were down as much as 11 points in the first half, but came back to get within one multiple times in the second half, including in the final seconds, but weren’t able to complete the comeback. Destiny Salary led…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Softball fell 2-1 to in-state rival Eastern Kentucky, Wednesday evening at the WKU Softball Complex. The Tops outhit the Colonels as Kelsey Schmidt picked up her fourth home run of the season over the left field fence. From the pitcher’s circle, Rylan Smith and Katie Gardner produced a combined seven strikeouts at the plate. EKU 2,…
SCORE: Bowling Green 46 vs. Owsley County (at Rupp Arena) 44 Mingua Beef Jerky Girls’ Basketball Sweet 16® Tournament WHAT’S NEXT: Bowling Green – vs. McCracken County (at Rupp Arena) – 11:00 AM E.T. Mingua Beef Jerky Girls’ Basketball Sweet 16® Tournament
(NBC/KARE) – The Biden Administration will hold its first public event on marijuana reform this week after President Joe Biden addressed the issue in his State of the Union Address. Biden reminded the audience that he has directed his “cabinet to review the federal classification of marijuana” and that he is also “expunging thousands of convictions for the mere possession.”…
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) – A London, Kentucky man is facing several charges after police say he admitted to crashing a stolen school bus while under the influence. The London Police Department says officers received a report that a school bus had crashed into a ditch at the intersection of Middleground Way and Sublimity School Road Tuesday night. They say…
Source: Richardsville Fire Department. WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – Multiple agencies were at the scene of a house fire on Old Richardsville Road early Wednesday morning. The Richardsville Fire Department says it responded at 6:17 a.m. before requesting additional aid. As firefighters worked to extinguish the fire, more units responded for assistance. With no close fire hydrants, the Barren River Fire…
