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Citation: Couple accused in nearly $1 million jewel heist were friends with late jewel owner

December 23, 2020

Deborah Highland,

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Four people charged in home invasion robbery, accused of stealing about $1 million in jewelry

December 21, 2020

Deborah Highland,

Nunez download Jeffery Weisman cruz palacios BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Bowling Green police arrested two Tennessee men Friday and charged a Bowling Green couple Monday accused in a July 13 home invasion robbery on Smallhouse Road. Just after 10:30 a.m. July 13, three men pretending to be delivery drivers knocked on the door of a Bowling Green residence/home office. An…

Man arrested in Tuesday shooting in Russellville

December 16, 2020

Deborah Highland,

RUSSELLVILLE, Ky. – A Russellville man was shot twice Tuesday and police have arrested the man they say is responsible for that shooting. At 12:57 p.m. the Russellville Police Department was called to a shooting at 260 Highland Lick Road at the Robinwood Apartments where Daniel Anderson, 26 was shot twice, once in the abdomen and once in the wrist….

Warren County jailer and 101 inmates test COVID positive

December 15, 2020

Deborah Highland,

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Warren County Jailer Stephen Harmon, eight deputy jailers and 101 inmates are COVID-19 positive. There are 92 inmate tests pending and six staff tests pending. “Thanks to the steadfast jail management and sanitation efforts, Warren County Regional Jail has been among the only few county jails with no COVID positive inmates, until now, and remains vigilant…

Minter prefiles state legislation to extend civil rights protections to LGBTQ residents

December 10, 2020

Deborah Highland,

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – After years of trying to convince the city of Bowling Green to pass a Fairness Ordinance that would prohibit housing and employment discrimination toward the city’s LGBTQ population, State Rep. Patti Minter has taken that issue on at the state level Bill Request 990 that Minter filed Wednesday is an act relating to civil rights that,…

Man accused in drug case Tuesday, now facing federal charges

December 9, 2020

Deborah Highland,

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Bowling Green man charged Tuesday with a variety of crimes including methamphetamine trafficking is now also facing federal charges related to the same case. Robert D. Thomason, 39, 1033 Clarence Odell Road, was arrested Tuesday following two covert drug purchases, according to a release from the Bowling Green-Warren County Drug Task Force. A Kentucky State…

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Three little pigs show up at Russellville BP station

December 4, 2020

Deborah Highland,

RUSSELLVILLE, Ky. – The Russellville Police Department was called Friday afternoon when three little pigs showed up at the Russellville BP station at 499 South Franklin Street. An animal control officer picked the pigs up and took them to the Logan County Humane Society. Anyone who knows the owner, is asked to call the Logan County Humane Society at 270-726-2186….

ATF investigates two robberies in Franklin

December 3, 2020

Deborah Highland,

FRANKLIN, Ky. – The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced a reward Wednesday for information on the person responsible for two armed robberies in Franklin. On Nov. 19, a clerk at Avery’s Kratom Barrel, 6430 Nashville Road, was robbed at gunpoint. On Nov. 25, two employees at Lotto Land, 3765 Nashville Road, were robbed at gunpoint. The robber in…

Citation: Bowling Green man said he “snapped” is charged with rape, strangulation

December 3, 2020

Deborah Highland,

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Bowling Green man said during a recorded telephone conversation that he “snapped” Nov. 26 and was sorry for hurting a woman he is now accused of raping, according to his arrest citation. A woman told Bowling Green police that Cory Lanham, 24, choked and sexually assaulted her at a friend’s house Nov. 26, according to…

Clothes line in front of downtown church spreads warmth and love

November 24, 2020

Deborah Highland,

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Gloves, hats, coats and other warm weather gear stuffed into weather-proof plastic bags hang from a line attached to a wrought iron fence around The Presbyterian Church in downtown Bowling Green. A sign calls the initiative Gloves with Love and encourages anyone to use one of the many empty clothes pins to hang a donation from…