ALLEN CO., Ky.-Allen County residents will find a familiar question on their primary election ballot. “Everybody’s got a right. They have a right to push for it to be legal, we have a right to push for it not to be legal,” said Pastor Danny Patrick of East Willow Street Church of God. This May, voters will decide whether to…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and one local nurse is spreading important information to others in the medical profession. Melissa Gilpin is a sexual assault nurse examiner. She travels across the state speaking about Sexual Assault Awareness and the importance of this type of nursing, called ‘SANE’. A ‘SANE’ is a registered nurse who has completed additional…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-One successful businessman is giving back to the city that helped him build his company. “We just made the decision that we really like to have this logo on the back of our trailers,” said Tahir Zukic. Meet Tahir, also known as Taz, the owner of TAZ Trucking. After a conversation with the former Bowling Green Mayor Johnny…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-In partnership with the city of Bowling Green, CHNGES (Center for Human GeoEnvironmental Studies) is implementing technology to track- in real time- water accumulation in certain parts of the city when it’s raining. This will let people know when flooding is occurring, how extensive it is, and be able to do predictive monitoring in order to warn the…
SCOTTSVILLE, Ky.-One pinwheel means one child abused in Allen County in the past year. “It’s a time for us to educate, promote and advocate,” said Jennifer Woods. The group, Allen County Protection and Permanency, placed 137 pinwheels on the square in Scottsville- a number they say is much too high. “The 2022 stats were up from 2021. For our county…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-The Southern Kentucky Lincoln Day dinner is coming up, and a 2024 presidential candidate will be the keynote speaker right here in Bowling Green. Asa Hutchinson is the former governor of Arkansas and just announced his candidacy for president. He will headline the dinner at the National Corvette Museum on Friday, April 14th. The dinner raises funds for…
FRANKLIN, Ky.-Franklin-Simpson Tourism is solving ‘monumental problems’. “It’s an essential part of this whole site, which is essentially built around the Sandford Duncan Inn,” said innkeeper Nicky Hughes. The group is repairing and restoring a historical cemetery at the Sandford Duncan Inn. The inn was a roadside tavern that started in the 1820s before the Civil War. “Back then the…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-It’s that time of year again- Trek at the Track is back! The free event offers a safe, enclosed environment for community members to get their exercise in at the NCM Motorsports Park. People can walk, jog, skate or bicycle around the 3.2 mile road course on Tuesdays from 5 to 7 p.m. There’s a new element this…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-“If you don’t take good care of your hair you end up bald,” said one student. 5th and 6th grade Warren Elementary students attended a free hair clinic for healthy, manageable hair. “When I get up in the morning it’s like crazy,” laughed another student. Local cosmetologists are teaching the girls how to use different products and how…
GLASGOW, Ky.-March is Colon Cancer Awareness month, and News 40 wants you to take a look at this giant inflatable colon. TJ Sampson had a 10-foot wide, and 20 foot long inflatable colon exhibit earlier today, free to the public. People could walk through the large scale model of the human colon and learn about various colon issues in a…
