BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A man is facing several charges after allegedly causing a fire within a Warren County hotel room. In a uniform citation, the Bowling Green Police Department states officer responded shortly before 5 a.m. Wednesday to Microtel at 1980 Mel Browning Road. Police state an employee advised them a man had jumped out of the third-floor window…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Goodrum Road in Warren County is closed due to flooding. County officials will provide updates and reopening timeline as they become available.
Source: WKU News. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Tani Washington, a 2024 Western Kentucky University graduate in history and international affairs, has been awarded a Gaither Junior Fellowship at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. According to WKU, Washington is the first Gaither Junior Fellow to be selected from WKU and among a class of 16 selected from a pool of 259…
Source: Warren County KY Government. MORGANTOWN, Ky. – A section of road is closed in Butler County Wednesday. City officials state Old River Road is closed due to maintenance. The duration of the closure has not been released at this time. According to the city, travelers can still access Boogie Barn, a home goods store, in the area.
Credit: Jeremy Pearson.BARREN COUNTY, Ky. – Tuesday’s storms closed a section of a Barren County road. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 says a section of KY 3179 Oil Well Road at Peter Creek (mile point 2.3) will be closed temporarily. The closure is expected to be long-term due to storm damage Tuesday. Officials state motorists should seek an alternate…
WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – The Kentucky State Police confirmed a single-vehicle wreck on Interstate 65 Tuesday evening. KSP trooper Katan Parker stated that a vehicle had flipped on I-65 northbound at the 67.1 mile marker. Parker stated there were no injuries. Further details have not been released at this time.
Source: WKYT. LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – Tuesday’s storm has already left a mark on several areas around Lexington, Kentucky, including the back of a strip mall on Versailles Road. The majority of the building’s back wall is now a gaping hole. WKYT reports first responders on scene say the building is in such bad shape it has to be condemned….
Source: Gov. Andy Beshear. FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear released a weather update Tuesday afternoon, including the confirmation that at least two tornadoes touched down in Kentucky. Beshear declared a state of emergency earlier Tuesday afternoon in relation to severe storms that began Monday in some parts of the Commonwealth. According to the governor’s latest update, the National Weather…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear and the Kentucky State Police are warning to plan ahead for heavy traffic and distracted driving conditions during the solar eclipse on April 8. The totality phase will enter Kentucky minutes before 2 p.m. CDT on April 8 in parts of Fulton and Hickman counties before crossing Ballard, McCracken, Livingston, Crittenden, Union and Henderson…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear announced Tuesday that applications will be available starting April 5 for over $800,000 in grant funding to aid in preventing youth crime across the commonwealth. “Since I became Governor, we have worked daily to create a Kentucky that is safer, fostering an environment where all children can thrive and become whoever they want to…
