Brennan Crain
Assistant News Director/ Investigative Reporter
Brennan is a native of Glasgow, Kentucky. After having worked with WCLU Radio in Glasgow, he joined WBKO News.
In 2022, he received awards for his reporting during the December 2021 tornadoes in southcentral Kentucky and his reporting on a flooded animal shelter in Glasgow.
Brennan made the switch to television reporting in April 2023 and primarily covers Barren and Metcalfe counties. He also joined the investigative beat in September 2023. Have a story tip? Email Brennan.
He teaches Sunday school at his church, and enjoys spending time with his family and reading a good biography!
Since 2010, Teen Angel has raised more than $306,000 to help teens in the community.
Med Center Health expects to begin the expansions in the spring of 2024.
Fields was first elected to a six-year term as Barren Circuit Court clerk in 2006, becoming the clerk after a stint as a Glasgow city councilperson and magistrate of the Barren County Fiscal Court.
The process involves dipping live trees intended for decorative purposes in a fire-retardant solution housed in the firehouse.
The drawing was held in Frankfort by members of the attorney general’s office.
Crew members with Star Construction were installing fiber cable for AT&T near the crash site and saw the crash happen.
As fate would have it, the plans were thwarted by a sprinkler system maintenance project, forcing club leaders to scramble to find a temporary brick-and-mortar location.
Two main events will headline the celebration this weekend: a veterans dinner Friday evening and a Veterans Day parade for the community Saturday.
With plans to light the tree a week earlier than normal, Glasgow Mayor Henry Royse said the city and county are embarking on a collective effort to celebrate the upcoming holiday season in a grander way this year.
The Housing Authority of Glasgow said it agreed to more than one extension since the initial deadline, citing its reason for not approving the latest request from the Boys and Girls Club of Glasgow-Barren County.
Prosecutors were originally seeking the death penalty, which Bacon avoided by accepting a plea agreement. The case would have otherwise went to trial.
Hart County Emergency Management tells WBKO Marcus Ratliff, 27, was found in Park City Thursday afternoon.
Larry J. Moulder, 57, of Cave City, was convicted in December 2021 for several sex crimes against a child, including first-degree rape, sodomy and sexual abuse.
For more than 20 years, Dr. Barret Lessenberry has been putting on the haunted house along Glasgow's South Green Street.
In addition to the much-watched governor’s race, changes to voting procedures have kept the secretary of state’s office and local clerks busy since 2020.
Be sure to get your costume on and drop by for an intriguing and fun afternoon today!
All local veterans are invited to attend the various events. A complete schedule is listed in the story.
As a thank-you, and to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the film Elf and create holiday cheer, all who come to give Nov. 10-30 will receive an exclusive pair of Elf + Red Cross socks, while supplies last.
Beside the color change, tax payers may notice a new tax type on their bills: a public health tax.
The Glasgow Police Department earmarked enough funding to purchase the cameras, which are about $3,000 each, according to information from GPD.
The city of Bowling Green has agreed to fund half of an estimated $6 million roadway extension along Bluegrass Farms Boulevard.
With just over two weeks remaining before Election Day, Daniel Cameron made a stop in Warren County to rally voters for his campaign.
The training is scheduled Saturday, Oct. 21 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., according to the advisory posted to Facebook.
If convicted, Elsalem faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison.
Thomas Fellows, an author and economic commentator, recently compiled an analysis of the recent UAW strike and shared his thoughts about what strategies could solve the labor issues.
The tribute is a joint effort between the Barren County Veterans Association and the Glasgow Renaissance Committee.
A city ordinance was drafted and required two readings with votes before Russell could adopt the new title.
Cave City Attorney Bobby Richardson told WBKO Investigates Thursday by phone that the city has placed the employee on a 30-day suspension without pay while they gather statements from witnesses to the alleged wrong-doing.
The 2023 inductees include Jesse Brown, Helen Russell, Kimberlea Embry and Donna Smith.
Judge John T. Alexander denied the motion Sept. 14, continuing the criminal proceedings.
Bacon said he shot the two because he “was tired of his brother and sister-in-law arguing/fussing with the children.”
The grant is expected to be submitted next week, detailing plans of how the $11 million would be used if awarded to the city. Those plans include large pedestrian median islands, road narrowing, lowering the speed and building a roundabout.
The new leaders took the oath of office Thursday evening at the KLC Conference and Expo held in Lexington this week.
An outside attorney for Cave City's insurance carrier is investigating the matter, according to new documents obtained by WBKO.
The Kentucky Department of Education has recognized BAVEL as the state’s first comprehensive virtual school offered by a public school system.
Dr. Cheryl Stevens, a former provost of Western Kentucky University and dean of the Ogden College of Science and Engineering, has died after a “lengthy battle with cancer."
Dr. Robert Ballard, best known for his discoveries of wrecked ships around the world like the R.M.S. Titanic and the German battleship Bismark, will deliver a presentation at Van Meter Auditorium Oct. 10.
Christopher M. Marsh, 36, was arrested July 1 after a Homeland Security investigator contacted Glasgow Police about a video discovered in the United Kingdom.
The case was presented to a Barren County grand jury on Aug. 16.
Projects focusing on environment, energy, economic and career development and community problem-solving will be given priority, TVA said.
More than 80 years after being imprisoned at a Japanese prisoner of war camp, a Kentucky soldier will return home to be buried.
Waltez L. Franklin, 30, was arrested June 30 after at least two people were injured by gunfire at Sin City Deciples Clubhouse along East 16th Ave.
The events are on tap for September 7-10 across Barren County.
Police arrested Helton at his Glasgow home on Wednesday, they said.
Barren and Metcalfe counties were among the counties selected for the projects.
KCA is made up of two, five-week, 200-hour courses that DOCJT instructors developed for full-time and newly appointed CSIs and patrol officers who serve as CSIs for their agencies, according to a news release from the Kentucky Justice & Public Safety Cabinet Department of Criminal Justice Training.
About 2% of the energy used in the United States in 1950 came from electricity; now it is 22%.
Glasgow Parks and Recreation Director Eddie Furlong said the project is in its second phase of three, which means construction is nearing.
The city of Bowling Green said the final phases will have a larger impact on traffic in the area.
BG Treeman LLC and Benjamin C. Lamb were named in the lawsuit filed on Aug. 15 in Warren County.
