Quick, somebody bring us an ice bath and all the sugar-free popsicles (watching our figure) you can find! The intense heat and humidity we’ve been dealing with is really cranking up today through the rest of the weekend. There’s potential for some pop-up storms along the way but hold on tight, cause it’s gonna be warm. [WxOrNot ]
If your kids attend BG Independent Schools, you’re allowing unregulated private companies to build personal profiles of them. Because that’s how these particular AI systems work. Voices, images and likeness, written interaction. That’s how systems are trained and developed. You don’t have to take our word for it and we’d encourage you to dig deeper. [WBKO]
We’ve been sending so much traffic to the paper in Louisville that it finally decided BG exists. They’ve got an “exclusive” story about the Corvette plant. A high-pitch roar of a world-class performance engine echoes through the Bowling Green Assembly Plant every few minutes. The mechanical rasp lingers in the air, signifying the completion of yet another Chevrolet Corvette. [Courier-Journal]
If you’ve been paying attention to city meetings, you already knew this. Property tax rates in the City of Bowling Green are expected to remain the same for the coming year as a public hearing on the tax rate is set for Aug. 18. A tax rate for real property is proposed to stand at $0.203 per $100 of assessed value. This means on a piece of property valued at $100,000, the owner would pay $203. For personal property, the city is proposing to leave the rate at the $0.260 per $100 that was set in 1980 and has not moved since. [BG Daily News]
Have y’all noticed that WBKO has started to cover this sort of thing since we made it a big deal? Mission accomplished. Also disappointing that other media outlets don’t even know how to present this sort of information without straight-up lying. During the month of July, more Independents registered to vote in the Commonwealth of Kentucky than Democrats and Republicans combined. But that doesn’t mean much, as Democrats have lost voters month over month by the hundreds/thousands for years. Republicans make up 48% of voters with 1,622,656 registrations, up 2,483 or 0.15%. Democrats make up 41% of voters with 1,370,754 registrations, down 32 or 0.002%. See that? Down only 32, making it one of the best months for Kentucky Democrats in years. Independents comprise 11% of the electorate with 383,889 voters, up 2,530 or 0.66%. [Press Release]
WKU’s general counsel answered questions about the university’s ongoing dorm situation from members of the Staff Senate. Andrea Anderson, WKU’s general counsel, began the discussion by showing renderings of the new dorm building and discussing the first phase of the project, which includes the demolition of Hugh Poland Hall and Douglas Keen Hall, as well as The Den restaurant and Pit Stop convenience store. [WKU Herald]
It’s hotter than blue blazes, so you probably ought to go to “Twin Peaks (Part II)” at The Capitol on Saturday. The four-episode event begins at 4:00 P.M. and runs until 8:00 P.M. Here are the episodes you’ll get to see: The One-Armed Man, Cooper’s Dream, Realization Time and The Last Evening. [The Capitol]
If you missed it a couple weeks ago, we published a feature about the Warren County Public Library that you should read. We promise there’s something cool you’re missing. Have you ever been so excited about something as an adult that you get a little self-conscious because most people don’t get it? That’s us right now and we don’t know where to begin. So let’s just lay it out there: The Warren County Public Library is incredible. [Click Here]
Kentucky’s General Fund receipts may have increased by 29.1% but putting lipstick on this economic pig is a huge mistake. Reality is it’s just the first month of the fiscal year and the increases are due to… well, you’ll see. Corporate taxes were $331 million. Individual income taxes fell 12.3% after the 2026 rate fell a whopping 12.5%, draining funds from urgently needed programs you’re all complaining about. Sales taxes jumped a crazy 9.5% — the fourth-highest month on record — thanks to Frankfort Republicans raising taxes (while claiming the opposite) and everything being too expensive. Cancer stick taxes increased 19.5%. Property taxes rose 23.7%. Coal severance taxes grew 6.6% to a puny $6.3 million. Lottery “revenue” was flat. The Road Fund fell another 14.7%, in part because everything is too expensive and in part because the governor played petty politics with the gas tax for a couple months. Specifically, motor fuels dropped $15.2 million or 21.6%. Vehicle use taxes fell another 10.5%. License and privilege taxes dropped 2.8% despite license and permit growth of 17.9%. [Press Release]
This is press release journalism and no good editor would allow it to be published. Where’s the information about company ownership? Examination or overview of political contributions made by company employees? Connections to individuals in the sitting governor’s administration? When we say media is lazy in Kentucky, this is what we mean. [Herald-Leader]
Med Center Health says it is celebrating with a ribbon-cutting of the High Street Tower on the campus of The Medical Center at Bowling Green on Saturday, Aug. 15. The event will now take place from 8 am to 11 am. Following the ribbon-cutting, group tours of the High Street Tower will be offered to those who are interested. [WNKY]
This is what happens when there’s no accountability for school leadership’s inexcusable behavior – they get sued. Former Western Kentucky defensive lineman Victory Vaka filed a lawsuit against the NCAA on Wednesday seeking a temporary restraining order that would allow him to transfer to Middle Tennessee or another school, his attorney Darren Heitner tells CBS Sports. [CBS Sports]
If always too late and never enough were showed up on your doorstep, would you recognize it? Andy Beshear signed an executive order Thursday addressing data center development across Kentucky, as proposals have emerged in multiple counties statewide. In Mercer County, where developers have targeted farmland near Burgin’s city limits, some residents said the order does not go far enough. [WKYT]
Republican, Democrat or something else, here’s something you should watch. You are being misled about renewable energy technology. Turn it on in the background if need be. We promise it’s interesting and worth your time. [YouTube]
It’s a fair (no pun intended) trek away but the Kentucky State Fair starts next week. It runs in Louisville from August 20 through August 30. Tickets are expensive. Parking is even more expensive. But at least it’s a million square feet of air conditioned stuff to do if you’re traveling up that way. If you go and see something cool, snap pictures and let us know! Especially if you see giant pumpkins, cool livestock or exciting cake wrecks (really ugly cakes.) [Kentucky State Fair]