Author: Tucker Covey

Local Schools talk about NTI Days

SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY – Many schools in the region have been closed because of the recent winter weather this week. But that doesn’t mean that students have had three days off. Students have been taking part in online learning or what the schools in the area refer to as non-traditional instruction days. In rural Metcalfe County, Josh Hurt and Metcalfe…

Plum Springs ex-Mayor indicted on fraud charges

PLUM SPRING, Ky. – Former mayor of Plum Springs Shedrick Johnson, 45, of Bowling Green has pleaded guilty to devising a wire fraud scheme. This began in March of 2020 and continued through November of 2022. He was skimming funds from a road fund into his personal bank account. News 40 reached out to an official of Plum Springs to…

TriStar Greenview Hospital is approved for ambulance service in BG

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – TriStar Greenview Hospital in Bowling Green will begin offering an ambulance service sometime in 2025, says CEO Mike Sherrod. The news comes after the final approval of from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services of Kentucky. This will give residents of Warren County another option for emergency medical services as well as open up options…

Warren County Fiscal Court approves purchase of State Street buildings

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Warren County Fiscal Court approved the purchase by the county of the buildings along State Street in downtown Bowling Green that burned in July. It is currently unknown what if any development will take place on the lot, considering that the buildings were deemed unsafe and thus uninhabitable after the fire. Judge executive Doug Gorman…

Norton Children’s gives flu advice for children

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – With flu cases still being counted across the nation and the Commonwealth, a pediatrician at Norton Children’s in Louisville gave some advice on how best to handle a childhood case of the flu. Dr. Amael Shalash says that it is best to try and treat the viral infection in the home and gives some signs to…

Winter weather fun on Hospital Hill

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – People flocked to Hospital Hill to get in some snow sledding as the snow fell throughout the day. Many people didn’t have work on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Western Kentucky University canceled classes tomorrow, and children already out of school took the time to head to the hill and play in the snow. One such…

Circuit court clerk roundup: Sonya Corder and Bonnie Williams

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Earlier in the week, we brought you an interview with two candidates running for the circuit court clerk position in Warren County. Today Sonya Corder (D) and Bonnie Williams (R) spoke about their candidacy. Corder is a multi-year veteran of the circuit court clerk’s office, having held multiple positions within the office. Corder, like some of…

Neighbor of Tuesday shooting victim speaks out

WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – Elizabeth Alkaabi was at home cooking dinner for her family on Tuesday night when she saw a commotion outside. Her street was lined with Warren County Sheriff’s Office cars with her neighbor’s house taped off. Her neighbor, Mary Thomas, was dead and Mary’s husband, Terry, was taken into custody. With an investigation now ongoing, few details…

WKU police participate in active shooter training

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Western Kentucky University Police Department took part in a two-day active shooter training scenario in order for the members of the department to be able to better respond to a chaotic event. Support services officer Paul Burden says that any training that is properly orchestrated is good training for the officers. “We’re just utilizing some…

South Central Workforce Development Board sees numbers go up

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The South Central Workforce Development Board had a good year in 2023 – they were able to secure funding through a partnership with the city and county to fund the position of their New American Workforce Navigator, Ana Sancristoful, and their numbers have been high this year. Sancristoful has been able to meet with well over…