Author: Krista Garrison

BGPD works to recruit new officers

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green Police Department is launching its official recruitment campaign this year and is now accepting applications to join the department. The department is looking for someone who is honest, hard-working and personable. Deputy Chief Penny Bowles said Police Chief Doug Hawkins hires for character and trains for skill meaning the department can teach an…

Extra officers watch over schools Wednesday

GLASGOW, Ky. – After a school threat was posted this week, area schools kept an extra eye out for the safety of the students on Wednesday. Officials assured the public Tuesday that there was no information to suggest that threat made against schools in Kentucky was credible. The Kentucky Office of Homeland Security issued a release describing a generic social…

Use caution navigating downtown square

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The City of Bowling Green is reminding the public of construction on the downtown Square. Construction is going to continue heavily affecting State Street and surrounding areas. Sidewalk, curb and gutter work is coming along, and the installation of the “guitar” paver system is starting in Morris Alley. Officials are encouraging drivers to go slowly and…

Woman who took keys from accused impaired driver speaks out

BROWNSVILLE, Ky. – The Edmonson County Sheriff’s Office and local parents are thanking a Good Samaritan who got an impaired driver out of a car after almost hitting a school bus. Kara Atwood was driving down Veterans Memorial Parkway in Edmonson County when she noticed a driver who she said was crossing the center line and driving very poorly. Atwood…

CDL program aimed at educating future truckers

FRANKLIN, Ky. – In June 2018 the CDL Program began. Thursday, Southern Kentucky Community and Technical College cut the ribbon on the school’s own driving course. The program has four trucks and four trailers that have been donated to the school for students to learn how to operate the big rigs. Transportation companies along with virtually every manufacturing facility use…

Sheriff’s office needs help finding thief

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Warren County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help finding a suspected thief. Sheriff Brett Hightower said at 3:45 a.m. Aug. 14 a red Chevy Colorado crew cab vehicle driven by an unknown person entered a TS Trucking parking lot on Barren River Road and stole a trailer and pressure washing equipment. The suspect…

WKU police hold introductory program for freshmen men

BOWLING GREEN. Ky. – WKU police is working with new college students this week at M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan. Thursday was the first day of content sessions for WKU M.A.S.T.E.R.  Plan. Officer Tim Gray held a training session for 31 first-year male students discussing their purpose, personal safety, decision making, stress management and understanding the various roles of the campus police. Students…

Traffic collision results in 2 injuries 

GLASGOW, Ky. – A roll-over crash in Glasgow sent two individuals to the hospital Tuesday afternoon. The two-vehicle collision left one overturned car on Veterans Outer Loop and U.S. 68 and Ky. 80. Each car was occupied by only a driver. The driver of the Chevrolet that flipped was entrapped in the car and rescued by first responders. The driver of…

Group feeds Barren County’s hungry

GLASGOW, Ky. – A local church is partnering with Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland to provide free food to residents of Barren County. Tuesday morning volunteers from Anthem, Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland and River Lake Church came out to give bags of produce to residents. Map the Meal Gap shows that over 15% of adults and over 21% of children are…

Crews still working to repair substation damage caused by copper thieves

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Crews were still working on a substation in Warren County Monday, where on Friday night, someone broke in and caused thousands of residents in the area to lose power for eight hours. The Warren County Sheriff’s Office received a call about the power outage as well as a potential theft investigation. At the scene, an investigator…