Source: Trooper Katan Parker via Facebook/@Trooper Katan Parker. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Kentucky State Police Post 03 is welcoming trooper Katan Parker as its new public affairs officer. Parker is a five-year veteran of KSP and has been assigned to Post 03 for four years. Parker is also a graduate of Warren East High School and a resident of…
Source: CNN via CNN Newsource. (CNN) – Toyota is recalling about one million vehicles over a potential problem with the passenger airbag. The recall covers 15 Toyota and Lexus models, including the Camry, Sienna and RAV4, as well as Lexus RX 350 and ES 350. The model years are between 2020 to 2022. Toyota says the occupant classification system sensor…
Source: CNN, FDA/AutoGenomics.(CNN) – The Food and Drug Administration has approved a tool that uses genetic testing to help assess whether certain people are at risk of developing opioid use disorder. The Autogenomics AvertD test is meant for adults considering a short-term course of oral opioid pain meds, such as after a planned surgical procedure. It uses a cheek swab…
Squishmallow fans may want to visit their local McDonald’s later this month. According to a release by McDonald’s USA, LLC on Tuesday, Squishmallows Happy Meals are making a debut nationwide at participating locations starting Dec. 26. The partnership launched in select global areas earlier this year, the company says. You will be able to collect up to 12 Squishmallow characters…
Source: Ohio County Sheriff’s Office via Facebook.OHIO COUNTY, Ky. (WFIE) – Three people are injured after a silo leak at a power plant in Ohio County, Kentucky. The incident happened Wednesday morning at the Big Rivers Electric DB Wilson Station in Centertown. Authorities initially thought it was a tower collapse, but it turns out, the smoke was coming from a…
For this weeks Community Driven Julie Milam sits down with Amy DeCesare to discuss this years exciting Jingle Bell Run and how much money the community was able to raise for the Arthritis Foundation. This is the third year of the run and this year had about 125 runners. It was a great way to kick off the holiday season…
(CNN) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture is alerting consumers to a massive chicken recall. Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc. is recalling more than 26,000 pounds of TGI Friday’s Boneless Chicken Bites products. The products may be contaminated with pieces of clear, hard plastic. There have been no reports of injuries. The chicken bites items were produced on Oct. 3 and…
FRANKLIN, Ky. – Officials say they responded to an explosion at R3 Industrial on East Cedar Street in Simpson County on Wednesday that could be felt blocks away. Franklin-Simpson Fire & Rescue says it got a call around 10:14 a.m. about a fire at the industrial laundry and dry cleaning business. Police say all employees were safely evacuated. After an…
Source: WLEX.MASON COUNTY, Ky. (WLEX) – A Kentucky woman is embracing the small this holiday season. The signs of the season are in the historic town of Maysville, Kentucky, but inside the Kathleen Savage Browning Miniatures Collection, you have to look a bit closer. That’s when you may notice Browning’s renowned gallery of miniatures, decked out for the holidays. Thirty-three…
The are 75,000 Alzheimer’s and dementia patients in Kentucky with 157,000 caregivers who work hard to provide a comfortable life for those suffering. The Alzheimer’s Association works hard to raise money for Alzheimer’s research to try and bring an end to the disease. One of their many fundraisers is The Longest Day fundraiser to help turn people’s hobbies into a…
