Category Archives: Local News
Gov. Beshear orders flags to half-staff for overdose victims
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Gov. Andy Beshear has directed that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise until sunset on Wednesday, Aug. 31, in observation of Overdose Awareness ...
Aug 30, 2022
Beshear, Envision AESC break ground on electric vehicle battery factory in Bowling Green
FILE: Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY). BOWLING GREEN - Today, Gov. Andy Beshear, along with state and local officials, joined executives from Envision AESC to break ground on a $2 billion state-of-the-art el...
Aug 30, 2022
Woman arrested after allegedly crashing truck through fence
Lena J. Carver, 71, of Glasgow. (BARREN CO. DETENTION CENTER) GLASGOW - Authorities arrested a woman Sunday after she apparently crashed a truck. Glasgow Police said they responded to Happy Valley Roa...
Aug 30, 2022
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 Traffic Impact Report for Aug. 26 - Sept. 2
BOWLING GREEN - The expected traffic impacts in the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 area for Aug. 26 through Sept. 2 are listed below. All work is subject to change. Interstate 65 A rehabil...
Aug 29, 2022
Two sides of dorm decorating
BY OLIVIA SANCHEZ, The Hechinger Report Bohemian or cottagecore? Indie or industrial? Retro or preppy? And, does it match what your roommate ordered? Having spent much of the past two and a half years...
Aug 29, 2022
Auditors note one finding on 2021 audit of Barren Fiscal Court
FILE: Jenny Hoffman, Barren County treasurer, appears at a meeting of the Barren Fiscal Court. (BRENNAN CRAIN/WCLU NEWS) BY BRENNAN D. CRAIN, WCLU News GLASGOW - One finding on a federal awards docume...
Aug 26, 2022
Murder-for-hire scheme thwarted in Hart County
Warren L. Johnson, 45, of Horse Cave, was arrested after authorities allege he tried to hire someone to kill his wife. (HART COUNTY DETENTION CENTER) BY BRENNAN D. CRAIN, WCLU News HORSE CAVE - Author...
Aug 26, 2022
Farmers RECC donates $7K to local organizations committed to ending hunger
Caralyne Pennington, director of member and public communications for Farmers RECC, presents a check to Sonya Carter, Hart County BackPack Program coordinator. Farmers RECC donated $2,ooo to the progr...
Aug 25, 2022
Glasgow man arrested following altercation along Taylor Street
Jhah A. Rizen, 47, of Glasgow, was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, after his girlfriend alleged he assaulted her. (BARREN CO. DETENTION CENTER) GLASGOW - A man was arrested Wednesday after a woman ...
Aug 25, 2022
Worldwide Technologies LLC to expand with new $1.2 million facility in Glasgow
FILE: Gov. Andy Beshear speaks to a crowd gathered inside the University of Kentucky Extension Office in Glasgow. (BRENNAN CRAIN/WCLU NEWS) FRANKFORT - Gov. Andy Beshear announced Thursday the continu...
Aug 25, 2022