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Home struck by lightning overnight, hundreds without power in Christian County
HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – With a burst of storms hitting Tuesday night, people across Christian County experienced outages and damage, with some residents still waiting for power to be restored. Hopkinsville EMS/Fire responded to five storm related incidents overnight, and a family was displaced after a home...
NWS: Storm system misses Columbus Wednesday, storms still possible Thursday
While a strong storm system missed Columbus on Wednesday, strong to severe storms are still expected to move through the area Thursday, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington. NWS Wilmington issued a hazardous weather outlook for Columbus and surrounding counties early Thursday morning, warning of strong to severe storms that have...
Child predator faces dozen years in federal prison
A Tompkinsville man was sentenced at U.S. District Court in Bowling Green to 12 years and 7 months in federal prison for attempted online enticement of a minor. According to court documents, Matthew Warren Burkhard, 36, communicated with an undercover law enforcement agent he believed to be a 14-year-old female, and during those communications, he […] The post Child predator faces dozen years in federal prison appeared first on Winchester Sun.
New weekly series coming to Bowling Green to help revitalize the downtown area
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - The city of Bowling Green is making an effort to revitalize the downtown area, which runs from the bottom of the hill at Western Kentucky University to the riverfront. Officials began this by allowing people to take their adult beverages to go in the first...
'I would love to know what they're talking about:' a Bowling Green group aims to help adult refugees learn English
On a humid summer morning in Bowling Green, roughly 25 international students gathered inside a classroom at Forest Park Baptist Church. It's the time of year when schools are out for summer break, but for those gathered on this day, class is very much in session. The students worked on...
Gov. Beshear Orders Flags to Half-Staff Thursday in Honor of Kentucky Correctional Officer
FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 31, 2024) – Gov. Andy Beshear has ordered flags at all state buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Thursday, Aug. 1, in honor of a Kentucky Department of Corrections officer who died last week. Officer Hunter Scott Miller, age 24, of Danville,...
Judge refuses to reimburse Louisville pastor who forfeited bond paid for defendant who fled trial
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Louisville judge ruled a pastor will not be reimbursed a $70,000 property bond he forfeited when Vernon Jackson fled his attempted murder trial in May shortly before a jury decided they couldn't reach a verdict and a mistrial was declared. On June 6, Jefferson Circuit...
'Something special.' New bakery in Prospect whips up sweet treats made with love
Lupna Altjjar wasn't always a good baker, with her passion for the craft sometimes outweighing her skill. "I remember once I tried to make a cake for my nephew and I was crying in the kitchen. My husband came in and asked what was wrong, and I told him the cake was bad....
NKY officials approve spending toward repair, reopening Purple People Bridge
NEWPORT, Ky. (WXIX) - Northern Kentucky officials voted Tuesday night to approve spending that will help repair and reopen the Purple People Bridge. Newport’s city manager announced Wednesday that $62,500 will go towards the estimated $125,000 goal to help reopen the bridge. “The Purple People Bridge is an important...
Koko + Rae Caribbean Kitchen has a new owner
To set the scene, Wikipedia defines the Jamaican patty. The beef patty is a product of the long history of Jamaica, mixing pasties introduced by Cornish immigrants, cumin, curries introduced by Indian indentured labourers and cayenne pepper by the African slaves who were brought to the country; “the firecracker taste of the Scotch bonnet, a hot pepper indigenous to Jamaica, sealed the flavour.”