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Former Caverna substitute teacher arrested on charge of grooming a minor

Man found dead in Drakes Creek in Warren County

Bowling Green restaurant gives women in recovery a second chance

Harvest season arrives for farmers; what law enforcement says about farm traffic

Portion of Three Springs Road shut down due to gas line break

Burn ban issued in Simpson County

Two Kentucky Head Start employees arrested in child abuse investigation

What’s Brewing at the Ballpark: Final Hot Rods homestand of 2026

Metcalfe County Schools sends water on hot bus rides

Caverna Independent Schools investigating grooming allegations against substitute teacher

Hardin County Sheriff's Office, emergency personnel respond to fatal crash

WKU Player of the Week: volleyball setter Kate Rush

Community Outdoor Warning Siren test in Warren County scheduled for Sept. 4

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What’s Brewing at the Ballpark: Final Hot Rods homestand of 2026

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WKU Player of the Week: volleyball setter Kate Rush

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High School Volleyball Scoreboard: 9/1/2026

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Topper Tuesday: WKU football safety Jaylen Lewis

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Metcalfe County Schools sends water on hot bus rides

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Caverna Independent Schools investigating grooming allegations against substitute teacher

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Hardin County Sheriff's Office, emergency personnel respond to fatal crash

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WKU Player of the Week: volleyball setter Kate Rush

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Community Outdoor Warning Siren test in Warren County scheduled for Sept. 4

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4 Bowling Green men arrested for drug trafficking, engaging in organized crime

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Elizabethtown woman indicted after alleged vandalism at World War II Memorial

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Bowling Green man charged with sexual abuse offenses involving minor

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Warren County issues burn ban due to dry conditions

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Christian County man accused of stealing military grave markers

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Glasgow police to conduct traffic safety checkpoints throughout September

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Bowling Green weighs right-of-way rules, adds $462K for sinkholes

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Portland man charged after allegedly crashing into ambulance with personnel, patient inside

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Barren County man charged after long-term burglary investigation

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