WALY Radio | radioNOVO News for Bowling Green: April 20, 2026

RNN BOWLING GREEN 04/20/26          KENTUCKY WILL SPEND 1.7 BILLION DOLLARS OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS ON ONE-TIME PROJECTS, WITH MORE THAN 90 MILLION HEADED TO SOUTHCENTRAL PARTS OF THE STATE.          GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAS SIGNED HOUSE BILL 900 INTO LAW, TAPPING THE STATE’S RAINY DAY FUND FOR PROJECTS STARTING IN THE 2026 FISCAL YEAR.          LAWMAKERS SAY THE FUNDING INCLUDES REGIONAL PRIORITIES AND POTENTIAL SUPPORT FOR AGRICULTURE.          AMONG THE PROJECTS BEING FUNDED IN WARREN COUNTY.............. THE CITY OF BOWLING GREEN WILL RECEIVE 16 MILLION DOLLARS FOR UPGRADES AND AMENITIES AT RIVERFRONT PARK.          A BARREN COUNTY JUDGE HAS SENT A MURDER AND FETAL HOMICIDE CASE TO A GRAND JURY FOLLOWING A PRELIMINARY HEARING IN GLASGOW.          24-YEAR-OLD BRANDON LEE BOND IS CHARGED IN THE APRIL SIXTH SHOOTING OF 22-YEAR-OLD AVA WOODCOCK, WHO WAS 36 WEEKS PREGNANT. SHE DIED THE NEXT DAY, AND HER BABY WAS DELIVERED STILLBORN.          POLICE SAY BOND WAS ARRESTED SHORTLY AFTER THE SHOOTING NEAR CLEVELAND AVENUE.          BARREN DISTRICT JUDGE GABE PENDLETON FOUND PROBABLE CAUSE TO MOVE THE CASE FORWARD. BOND REMAINS JAILED ON A TWO-MILLION-DOLLAR CASH BOND.