radioNOVO News for Bowling Green: August 24, 2026

RNN BOWLING GREEN 08/24/26           ATTORNEYS SUING A FORMER KENTUCKY STATE POLICE TROOPER FOR EXCESSIVE FORCE ARE ASKING FOR A TRIAL DATE AFTER A FEDERAL JUDGE REJECTED A SEVEN-HUNDRED-THOUSAND-DOLLAR SETTLEMENT. FORMER TROOPER AARON TUCKER WAS FIRED AFTER PUNCHING AND KICKING A HANDCUFFED MAN IN 2019. THE JUDGE RULED THE PAYOUT WASN'T JUSTIFIED BY THE EVIDENCE, PROMPTING ATTORNEYS TO REQUEST A NOVEMBER TRIAL.          AIR HYDRO POWER AND LEBANON POWER BROKE GROUND FRIDAY ON A NEW 13-MILLION-DOLLAR FACILITY IN THE KENTUCKY TRANSPARK. THE 60,000-SQUARE-FOOT BUILDING WILL SERVE AS A CENTRAL HUB FOR LARGE ELECTRIC MOTOR AND PUMP REMANUFACTURING. COMPANY OFFICIALS SAY THE PROJECT WILL CREATE DOZENS OF SKILLED, HIGH-PAYING JOBS IN WARREN COUNTY, WITH CONSTRUCTION EXPECTED TO WRAP UP BY THE SUMMER OF 2027.           WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR A VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A HIT-AND-RUN ON CAMPUS. AUTHORITIES ARE LOOKING FOR A METALLIC PINK INFINITI G-35 WITH BLACK WHEELS AND DARK WINDOW TINT. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE VEHICLE OR ITS DRIVER IS ASKED TO CONTACT THE W-K-U POLICE DEPARTMENT AT 270-745-2548.