Bigfoot Country Legends | radioNOVO News for Bowling Green: April 28, 2026

RNN BOWLING GREEN 04/28/26          TWO SMITHS GROVE RESIDENTS ARE BEHIND BARS IN INDIANA AFTER A 2-MONTH-OLD INFANT WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES.           STATE POLICE SAY 21-YEAR-OLD AURORA HAMILTON AND 18-YEAR-OLD BENJAMIN REALE DROPPED THE BABY OFF WITH A RELATIVE IN SALEM, WHO IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THE CHILD'S CONDITION AND SOUGHT HELP. THE INJURIES WERE SO SEVERE THE INFANT HAD TO BE FLOWN TO NORTON CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL IN LOUISVILLE. HAMILTON AND REALE ARE CURRENTLY HELD IN THE JACKSON COUNTY JAIL AWAITING EXTRADITION TO WARREN COUNTY ON FELONY CHARGES OF CRIMINAL ABUSE.          FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A DECADE, WARREN COUNTY IS CELEBRATING A NEW CLASS OF VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS. 16 RECRUITS GRADUATED MONDAY EVENING FOLLOWING A RIGOROUS 9-MONTH PROGRAM THAT INCLUDED OVER 200 HOURS OF TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS.           FIRE CHIEF BILL RECTOR SAYS THESE VOLUNTEERS ARE THE BACKBONE OF THE DEPARTMENT, ESPECIALLY ON NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS WHEN THE COUNTY RELIES 100% ON VOLUNTEER SUPPORT. OFFICIALS HOPE THIS NEW SURGE IN STAFFING WILL FILL CRITICAL GAPS ACROSS LOCAL STATIONS. IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN JOINING THE NEXT CLASS, TRAINING IS SET TO BEGIN SEPTEMBER 10TH.