(Source: Colson Volunteer Fire Department, Facebook) LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. – A firefighter was injured by a falling tree during severe weather events this past weekend. According to Colson Volunteer Fire Department, the tree fell during a wind storm Saturday. The tree fell onto the truck while firefighter and captain Ricky Simmons was driving an, fire officials say. Simmons went to…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear has ordered flags at all state office buildings to be lowered to half staff until sunset Monday, April 3. The governor’s office says the gesture is to honor the nine Fort Campbell soldiers who died in a helicopter crash Wednesday during a routine training mission. The incident happened in Trigg County, where two HH60…
(Photo courtesy of Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital) BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital says it is a 2023 Patient Safety Excellence Award recipient. According to the hospital, this places TriStar Greenview in the top 10%of all short-term acute care hospitals evaluated by Healthgrades. “Patient safety is at the heart of everything we do at TriStar Greenview,” said Mike…
WHITLEY CITY, Ky. – A 19-year-old is dead as a result of an ATV crash this past weekend, police say. The Kentucky State Police says it responded Sunday just after 12:30 a.m. for an ATV crash on Jellico Creek Road in McCreary County. Troopers learned through an investigation that Ivan R. Vanover, 19, of Whitley City had been involved in…
You’ve heard of sleep conditions like insomnia and narcolepsy, but there’s a less common malady that isn’t talked about as much. It’s called idiopathic hypersomnia and a person suffering from it is extremely tired during the day despite getting enough sleep. In today’s Living Well, brought to you by Springhill Pharmacy, Morgan Hoover goes over the symptoms and the ways…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Due to the inclement weather and field conditions in Bowling Green, tonight’s opening series game against Charlotte had been pushed to tomorrow at the WKU Softball Complex. The Hilltoppers and 49ers will play a doubleheader tomorrow, starting at 1 p.m. CT. The first game of the doubleheader will feature the Randi Drinnon trading card giveaway, while game two will display Kelsie Houchens’s trading card for…
From left to right: Warrant officer 1 Jeffery Barnes, Warrant officer 1 Aaron Healy, Staff Sgt. Taylor Mitchell, Staff Sgt. Joshua C. Gore, Sgt. Isaac John Gayo, Chief warrant officer 2 Zachary Esparza, Sgt. David Solinas Jr., chief warrant officer 2 Rusten Smith, and Cpl. Marie Emilie Marie Eve Bolanos (Photos courtesy of 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army Fort Campbell).FORT…
(Richardsville Fire Department, Facebook) BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A family is without a home tonight after a fire lasted almost five hours. Richardsville Fire Department says an initial call came in around 8:14 p.m. for a structure fire located on HWY 185 near an IGA and Detour Road. RFD responded and found the structure to be fully engulfed, fire officials…
ROCKY HILL, Ky. – Kentucky State Police has confirmed one man is dead following a shooting Thursday around 9:30 p.m. in Edmonson County. Authorities say the KSP Critical Incident Response Team arrived and began an investigation. A male subject was pronounced dead at the scene by the Edmonson County Coroner, police say. The identity of the man has not been…
(Glasgow Police Department) GLASGOW, Ky. – Glasgow police say a man was arrested after a brief vehicle pursuit. According to the Glasgow Police Department, officers located a vehicle being driven by Nathaniel Vincent when they learned he had active warrants for his arrest. Police say as they attempted to make a traffic stop, Vincent refused and turned onto West Main…
