Hold on to your wigs, meemaws, because the weather is going to be all kinds of nice this weekend. We’re talking hoodie levels of cool in the mornings and below all day long. Who cares if there’s a tiny tiny tiny chance of rain Saturday morning? It’s gonna be great. So be sure to go find nice stuff to do while the weather is terrific. Especially if you aren’t engaging with the horsey fun. Because next week won’t be as enjoyable. [WxOrNot & YouTube]
This is a fascinating look back at what played out at WKU in the 60s and 70s. But it’s disingenuous to compare anti-Vietnam War protests and the fight for racial justice to the wildly antisemitic rich kid meltdowns on campuses today. Still, give this trip down memory lane a read. We can’t forget where we came from as we figure out where we’re going. [BG Daily News]
Supporters of Warren County’s Democratic candidates banded together with their potential representatives, including Lt. Gov. and 2027 Kentucky gubernatorial candidate Jacqueline Coleman, over burgers and policy in the party’s first-ever fundraising cookout. Sure is fun seeing these kids feeling optimistic about their future. Such a shame reality is gonna wake them up really quickly. Oh, and a shame Coleman hijacked the event to promote her going-nowhere candidacy. [WKU Herald]
We don’t talk about Bowling Green’s culinary pioneers enough. The people who opened the first restaurants of their kind in town, who introduced Bowling Green to food it had never seen before, who stayed long enough to become part of the place. Henry and Tak Jong Wan were two of them. [BLBG]
While the Democratic Party dinner was super-weird, this Republican dinner was even more weird. Their annual Lincoln Day dinner was a funtimes fever dream where they pretended Mitch McConnell isn’t a zombie and had the ability to send a message that totally wasn’t written by one of his handlers. They couldn’t even send one of their good handlers that people actually know to deliver the message – they sent the girl from RPK they use when everyone else is too embarrassed to show up. [WNKY]
A coalition of Appalachian environmental legal firms are suing President Donald Trump’s administration over its effort to roll back federal oversight of surface mining regulators. But because everyone in Washington hates our natural beauty and environment, nothing will come of this. Because that’s how life apparently works now. [Herald-Leader]
Finally, someone in mainstream media who understands that a “censure” is nothing more than a feckless reprimand. Even though they’re suggesting that the legislative branch is trying to undermine the judicial branch of government in Frankfort. Reality? The legislature should have gone much, much harder. There is no room in the Commonwealth for behavior like his. The story starts: Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Kelly Thompson was censured last week by both houses of the Kentucky legislature in response to an opinion he rendered in a case involving impeachment proceedings against a Lexington circuit judge. The Kentucky Senate and the Kentucky House of Representatives each approved resolutions censuring the Bowling Green justice, essentially amounting to a public reprimand. [More BG Daily News]
These numbers are “adjusted” and they, according to this very press release, prove people are being forced to stop looking for work because there is no work for many. It doesn’t mean people are lazy or don’t want to work. Your elected officials are lying to you. Nonfarm employment alone for the month was down 2,500 jobs. Kentucky’s civilian labor force was 2,108,665 in February 2026, a decrease of 5,874 individuals from January. The number of people employed in February was 2,019,836, a decline of 4,459 from January. The number of unemployed was 88,829, a decrease of 1,415 from January. [Press Release]
A national education program is bringing Mammoth Cave into schools in a new way. The Walking Classroom is an interactive podcast, that allows walkers to learn about Mammoth Cave, its science and ecosystem. [WBKO & The Podcast]
Ooop, those Brown-Forman and Pernod Ricard merger talks have collapsed. Just in case you were wondering how things ended up with that mess we mentioned a week or so ago. [Courier-Journal]
Mammoth Cave National Park and The Hive Coffee and Bakehouse are finalists in the annual Best in Kentucky awards. The park, which spans roughly 53,000 acres and partly extends into Barren County, is in the top three in the road trip, place for adventure and hiking trail categories. [WCLU]
The Kentucky Supreme Court, with a local bully speaking for the majority, decided it was a good idea to legalize extreme government secrecy. The Court ruled that public officials can use private cell phones and email accounts to hide their official activity. Seriously. [WKYT]
Just a reminder that this applies to Warren County, even with the recent burn ban lifted. Burning trash is illegal everywhere in Kentucky, all year long. State law prohibits burning things like plastics, tires, coated wire, and treated wood because they release dangerous toxins into the air. Breaking these rules can lead to fines or other penalties. [Press Release]
La Taquería Los Vázquez es un restaurante familiar situado en Bowling Green, fundado por Eleodora “Dora” Alarcón e impulsado por su deseo de compartir el auténtico sabor y la cultura latina con la comunidad. “Panza llena, corazón contento”, dijo María Vázquez, hija de la propietaria de la Taquería Los Vázquez. [More WKU Herald]
It’s us harping on you to pay attention to what’s occurring with local government again. Here’s a great opportunity. Let this April 28, 2026 Code Enforcement and Nuisance Board Meeting play in the background while you work on other things. If something’s interesting, turn it up and pay closer attention. You never know when you might discover a supreme court justice using foul language while under oath. [YouTube]