Author: Whitney Scott

Fastest mile driven in reverse completed at NCM Motorsports Park

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Many people come to Bowling Green to visit the National Corvette Museum and take a spin in a Corvette around the NCM Motorsports Track, but have you ever seen anyone drive it backwards? Scot Burner had just that idea in mind when he began working with the Guinness Book of World Records to try and capture the…

The possible effects of an abortion ban on Kentucky foster care

As a woman’s legal right to an abortion here in the commonwealth hangs in the balance, News 40 decided to take a closer look at how this could effect Kentucky’s foster care system. Officials in Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services says the state’s foster care system is already strained, and without a woman’s right to chose a legal…

SKY Soccer hosting 2nd Curbside Cup soccer tournament

Curbside Ministries kids to storm field this Saturday

BOWLING GREEN, Ky – The annual Curbside Cup is taking over SKY Soccer in Bowling Green this weekend! The event not only brings new players onto the field, but brings back the young men who started it all. Curbside Ministries,  a local nonprofit that supports underprivileged youth, and SKY Soccer host the 2nd annual Curbside Cup on Saturday, June 11. 50…

UPDATE: KSP investigating Simpson County deaths

FRANKLIN, Ky. – According to Kentucky State Police, the shooting victim has been identified as Tierra N. Williams, 21, of Franklin. Williams was located with multiple gunshot wounds and was transported to the Medical Center at Franklin, where she was pronounced dead, stated police. KSP said police located a man in connection with the shooting, Jeremy D. Williams, 25, of…

Local man born in Ukraine thinks of family during a time of war

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – As Russian forces escalate their attacks on populated urban areas, including Ukraine’s second largest city, the information and images being shared around the world become unbearable, especially for Ukrainian born Igor Budyshev. Budyshev, who has been in Bowling Green for a year, is struggling to comprehend the terror now reining over his home country. “I feel…

Glasgow shooting arrest

GLASGOW, KY: The Barren County Sheriff’s Department have a man in custody after a shooting. The Barren County Sheriff’s Department says a man was shot on Talley Road around 6:00pm Tuesday. Around 8:30 authorities arrested 43-year-old Randy Tarry of Glasgow in connection to the shooting. The victim was taken to the hospital to be treated for injuries. No word yet…

COVID vaccines for kids one step closer

BOWLING GREEN, KY: COVID vaccines for children age 5 to 11 is one step closer to reality. The FDA authorized the kid-size doses Friday. Next week, advisers to the CDC will meet to discuss which youngsters should get vaccinated. In the meantime, Pfizer officials say they will begin shipping millions of vials of the pediatric vaccine to doctor’s offices, pharmacies…