It’s partly sunny and breezy this morning but it’s about to get gross and muggy. Heat and increased humidity will be on the increase throughout the weekend to make everything feel sticky. Small showers and baby storms will show up by the end of the weekend and there will be more where that came from early next week. [WxOrNot YouTube]
This was buried by the Governor’s Office in a section of his weekly press release about funding for “Water and Housing Infrastructure” that announced three projects totaling $14.1 million. Down Syndrome of Southern Kentucky, in partnership with the Warren County Fiscal Court, will receive $850,000 through the Community Development Block Grant program to build a new facility offering health, educational and social services to individuals with disabilities in Bowling Green. [Press Release]
The Barren River Area Development District (BRADD) had an increase in their budget for an upcoming mental health and rehabilitation facility. The Anchor Project, connected to LifeSkills, will be aimed at helping individuals struggling with addiction receive support and other resources geared to assist in the recovery process. [WBKO]
The consequences of suspended the gas tax in the Commonwealth of Kentucky is about to come home to roost. When self-serving politicians like this Republican who always hate every tax (we do, too, but some are beyond necessary) begin to complain that they aren’t being taxed enough for something, you know disaster is afoot. [Courier-Journal]
All four Bowling Green City Commissioners are seeking reelection and two challengers are in the running after the deadline for filings for the city’s legislative body ended Tuesday. Incumbent commissioners Carlos Bailey, Dana Beasley-Brown, Melinda Hill and Sue Parrigin are all running for another two-year term in November. The commission has existed in this form since 2021, after Hill and Bailey were elected in 2020. [BG Daily News]
Kentucky Medicaid is awarding grants to improve mental health and wellness services for students in eight school districts through the SHINE KY local grant initiative. School districts receiving funding are in Bullitt, Clark, Henry, Jessamine, Johnson, Perry, Warren and Wolfe counties. This initiative is part of Expanded Access School Based Health Services, which allows schools to provide health services onsite to all students at no cost to families, regardless of insurance coverage. [Press Release]
Kentucky media is still hyping up Andy Beshear’s chances at winning the presidency because it knows you’ll read it. Even though it’s not gonna happen no matter how much you wish it would. Once an outsider with money scratches the surface, his political career is over. Kentuckians may be easily misled by a nice man on their television screen but the rest of the country is not. [Herald-Leader]
Tuesday afternoon Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s office held a press conference announcing 15 more qualified medical conditions to the medical cannabis program. The program, which started in January of 2025, only included six types of conditions that qualified patients to use cannabis for medical purposes, which are: cancer, chronic pain, epilepsy/seizures, MS, cyclical vomiting, PTSD. The new 15: Terminal illness, Parkinson’s, HIV, AIDS, glaucoma, Sickle Cell Anemia, ALS, Huntington’s, Muscular Dystrophy, Wasting Syndrome, Chron’s, colitis, neuropathy, arthritis, fibromyalgia. [Press Release & WNKKY]
A new policy analysis says Kentucky is well-positioned for data center investment but warns existing electric customers could pay for costly infrastructure without clear rules up front. The report was produced by the Kentucky Energy Planning and Inventory Commission. [WKYT]
Just west of the Daniel Boone National Forest in Mount Victory, Kentucky, there’s a small wetland site that’s been researched for almost 20 years. In May 2025, it was in the path of a tornado that tore through the nearby communities of Somerset and London. One year later, trees are still tipped over within the wetlands, with small pools of water forming under the root balls. Amid the devastation, bright green shoots come up in the moss — the sprouts of the white fringeless orchid. [WPLN]
The Duncan Hines festival kicked off in Bowling Green’s historic downtown, creating a buzz of excitement among residents. Locals brought their vintage or interesting cars to show off along Fountain Square Park. Local businesses on the square set up small booths accompanied by live music from musician Zach Smith. Food trucks such as Norcal Crepes and Pelican Snoballs were available to attendees as well. [WKU Herald]
Speaking of Duncan Hines Days, we hear you’re trying to get a free cake mix? Then you should probably high tail it to the cake walk today – Friday, June 5, 2026 – at noon. Fountain Square Park. [Cake Walk Info]