LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – Derby season kicked off over the weekend with the annual Derby Museum Hat Show. Local milliners showed off some of their best pieces. With this year being the 150th Kentucky Derby, when it comes to fashion, they say anything goes. Every year, the Derby Museum Hat Show kicks off Derby season with a preview of the…
(Warren County Sheriff’s Office)WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – The Warren County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday its recently established drone unit. According to a social media post, three deputies have been certified through the Federal Aviation Administration as pilots. Authorities say this will assist them with search and rescue efforts, accident reconstructions and other crime scenes when needed. News 40 will continue to…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Vietnam Veterans from around south-central Kentucky are invited to Mission BBQ on Friday, March 29 to be honored by the restaurant. This Friday marks National Vietnam War Veterans Day, and Mission BBQ is making sure to recognize those who served our country. From 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Vietnam vets can swing by for free sandwiches…
WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – The Warren County Sheriff’s Office is again warning about scammers pretending to be a part of law enforcement. A Warren County resident says they got a text from someone claiming to be sergeant Ken with the WCSO. The scammer said the person he called had missed a federal court summons and owed over $1,000, but the…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Four hundred and fifty participants helped the Family Enrichment Center raise money for child care on Friday and Saturday. The 28th Annual Run and Walk for Children collected about $50,000 and is one of the agency’s largest fundraising events of the year. Runners braved the chilly weather Saturday morning at Ephram White Park for the 5K…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Fifty thousand eggs are now in the hands of hundreds of happy children after an egg hunt took over South Warren High School’s football field. The Community Easter Egg Hunt kicked off the spring season for the 17th year. Kids scrambled onto the field grouped by age to collect the eggs that were filled with candy…
(CNN) – Chick-fil-A is doing away with its “no antibiotics ever” promise. The fast food giant will now use a looser industry standard: “no antibiotics important to human medicine.” That’s the standard recognized by the USDA and the World Health Organization. Chick-fil-A first pledged never to serve chicken that was fed antibiotics in 2014. The company cited diminishing chicken supply…
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — An aluminum company has singled out northeastern Kentucky as its preferred site for a new aluminum smelter that would bring about 1,000 permanent jobs to an Appalachian region hard hit by the loss of coal and steel production, Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday. Plans by Century Aluminum Co. to build a…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Authorities have released further details surrounding a drowning death over the weekend at Barren River. Bowling Green Police Department public information officer Ronnie Ward confirmed a man was pulled from the water on Saturday at Weldon Peete Park. The Warren County Coroner’s Office identified the man as Thomas Lee Gravil, 58. According to a report released…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The National Corvette Museum is offering a special for residents of select counties this spring break. The offer includes a discounted $15 adult admission for parents and guardians and a complimentary 1:64 scale diecast car for children visiting the museum over spring break. Admission for children ages five to 12 is $14, and children age four…
