Eight Steps You Will Want to Take, and Four Mistakes to Avoid You do your best to drive safely: following the rules of the road, using a safe speed in undesirable weather conditions, and avoiding distractions while behind the wheel. Unfortunately, you cannot control what other drivers do behind the wheel; and in spite of […]

When on the road, you usually expect a vehicle collision to come from in front of you or behind. You might even plan for a vehicle to sail through an intersection, T-boning your car. Many drivers, however, fail to adequately prepare for the possibility of a sideswipe collision. Prepared or not, sideswipe collisions can occur […]

When cruising down a highway, there is often nothing more intimidating than driving side-by-side with a semi-truck. Semi-trucks are large and unwieldy, and any passenger vehicle will feel small in comparison. As it turns out, a healthy fear of semi-trucks is warranted: In 2017, there were 148,000 people injured in crashes involving large trucks, including […]

Reckless drivers take driver negligence to entirely new levels. For example, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that a full 26 percent of all traffic fatalities in 2019 involved excess speed. Speed is but one example of reckless driving, and other forms, such as running red lights, cause their own considerable damage. In […]

10 Types of Truck Accidents and How They Change Your Life Sharing the road with large semi-trucks requires trusting that the truck is mechanically safe and the driver is properly trained. No matter how defensively you drive, it only takes a second for a truck driver to lose control, placing you and your passengers at […]

Flora and WBKO are pleased to recognize Aubrey Hall as Today’s Leader for academic excellence and community service. Aubrey Hall attends Butler County High School!

Having your child injured in a school bus accident is an accident that parents never want to endure. This is most likely to occur when a school bus is hit by a car or truck causing a bad accident. Families all across Kentucky transport their children in school buses both to and from school and […]

We got to visit Greenwood High School this week with Poppy the Raccoon and WBKO Television‘s Matt Stephens. Thank you so much and congratulations to Greenwood High School for receiving this week’s Poppy’s Leadership Award!

Last week, Flora and Poppy visited Red Cross Elementary in Barren County to present the Poppy’s Leadership Award and to deliver some supplies for the school. We had a great time and they were so excited to see Poppy! Congratulations to Red Cross Elementary for receiving the award and thank you so much for having […]