BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Kentucky State Police posts across the Commonwealth are banning together to help the local Post 3 have time off to mourn the loss of their brother and friend, Trooper Hayden Phillips. Most people don’t investigate their coworker’s murder. Most never see what some of the troopers had to see. Most mourners do not have to drive…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A U.S. National Guard member has been arrested in Bowling Green after he allegedly strangled a victim until they passed out, according to an arrest citation. Twenty-seven-year-old Xavion Rigsby of Bowling Green is accused of showing up at the victim’s home where a physical altercation began. According to the citation, Rigsby was seen on security footage strangling…
FRANKLIN, Ky. – A new behavioral health facility has opened up in Franklin for individuals struggling with mental health conditions, substance use disorders and co-occurring behavioral health needs. The Wellness Ranch is located on nearly 80 acres. The campus provides group meetings, interactions with equine, sound baths, yoga, meals and professional psychoeducation as well. The staff at this facility hope…
UPDATE 10 PM: BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – On Saturday at approximately 2:15 p.m., the Bowling Green Police Department responded to a reported assault and shooting in the 700 block of Campbell Lane. Callers advised that they heard several gunshots and a person had been shot. When officers arrived, they located 17-year-old Michael Whitfield, who had sustained several gunshot wounds. Whitfield was…
Bowling Green, Ky. – This weekend marks the 9th year of Over the Edge for Barren River Child Advocacy Center. The numbers are in, and they have raised over $170,000 this year, blowing their original goal of $125,000 out of the water. This makes a total of 1.2 million dollars raised since the very first Over the Edge was held….
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A nonprofit organization with goals to help combat injured veterans is asking the public for help raising funds. According to Dr. Michael Elkins, the president of Hands For Life, says the Veterans Affairs Office helps combat injured veterans, but it’s not always enough and is very limited in regards to chiropractic care. So, Elkins started Hands…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Skylar Thompson of Bowling Green has been named a recipient of FosterClub’s 2026 Outstanding Young Leader Award, one of 50 young advocates recognized nationally this year. After seven years in foster care herself, Thompson now works as a licensing specialist at a foster care agency, where she helps open and train new foster homes. Thompson is…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A new café is opening up near downtown with a little something ‘novel’ about it. The café could be described as a coffee shop meets a used book store. You can bring in used books and get store credit or trade for a new book. They will also have some baked goods as well. “So we…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A CNN reporter was denied access to the White House grounds after President Donald Trump said late Friday he was banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico. Other major media organizations are responding to the ban by boycotting, claiming the ban is unacceptable. The president has been posting on social media about his decision to ban certain…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Bowling Green man is receiving international recognition for his illustration of an environmentally themed book. “Tree Thing,” illustrated by Matthew Taylor Wilson, was put on the short list for possible winners for the Wainwright Award in London, England. The book was nominated as one of the top choices in the Children’s Wainwright Prize for Fiction…
