Author: Krista Garrison

Police search for car thieves

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Caught on camera, a vehicle was stolen from a parking lot at Western Kentucky University Wednesday. Now, authorities are searching for four suspects accused of the theft. The WKU Police Department posted surveillance video from Wednesday night. Four young men are seen running into Parking Structure 3 on Creason Street and later driving the vehicle out…

Sheriff’s office teams up with WKU students to find a new look

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Warren County Sheriff’s Office is getting a new look, and it will be designed for free by Western Kentucky University user experience design class. Warren County Sheriff Brett Hightower is working to rebrand the sheriff’s office and Kelley Coppinger at WKU is using the rebranding to allow her students to practice real world advertising design…

Humane Society needs donations to care for sick puppies

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green/Warren County Humane Society is caring for several surrendered puppies suffering from one of the worst cases of ringworm the shelter has ever seen. The Humane Society needs to give the pups the chance to be treated so that they can find loving, forever homes once they are healed and healthy. The shelter reached…

FBI agent speaks at local Rotary Club

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – An FBI agent spent time Wednesday speaking at the Bowling Green Rotary Club about what it is like to be a special agent for the Louisville Field Office. Special Agent Aaron Rayburn busted some myths saying the FBI does not have a profile on every person in the country nor are they spying on the American…

Logan County woman charged with possession of heroin, marijuana

AUBURN, Ky. – Agents with the South Central Kentucky Drug Task Force answered a drug complaint call on Cemetery Road in Auburn and once inside, they said they found drugs and paraphernalia in the home along with a toddler. According to the citation, agents immediately smelled marijuana coming from inside the home. Mistie Cropper, 25, denied agents consent to search…

Organizations team up to fight poverty

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – HOTEL INC is partnering with charitable organizations to bring Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week to the community. With the help of the National Coalition for the Homeless and the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness, The Affordable Housing Fundraiser Chili Luncheon raised funds for HOTEL INC to help purchase and remodel two homes in 2020…

Local industry wants answers on Chinese tariffs

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A local business welcomed U.S. Sen. Rand Paul for a round table discussion focusing mostly on how trade uncertainty with China is affecting their business. Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems employs 35,000 employees. But, due to labor cost, only 2,000 employees are in the state. With the tariffs on Chinese imports, trade is an issue affecting the…

Body found in wooded area near Riverwood Avenue

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Bowling Green police opened a death investigation Monday morning after someone found human remains in a wooded area in the 200 block of Riverwood Avenue, authorities said. The remains were found in a wood line behind a Kroger on the U.S. 31-W Bypass, Bowling Green Police Department spokesman Officer Ronnie Ward said. Crime scene processors collected…