Author: Krista Garrison

Person injured in garage fire in Bowling Green

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – One person was transported to the hospital today after receiving burns from a fire in their garage. According to the Bowling Green Fire Department, the person was working in their garage in the 1200 block of High Street when a fire started. They began trying to save some of their items and obtained accidental burns to…

Bowling Green City Commission holds homelessness meeting

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green City Commission held a meeting Thursday night about homelessness and spoke with over a dozen local nonprofits about how they could work together to make an impact on the homeless community in the area. Homelessness was defined in Thursday night’s meeting as someone who does not have an affordable place to stay overnight….

Man found dead near corner of Collegeview and Glen Lilly

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A man was shot and killed and his body was found on the street on Collegeview Drive near a discount store on Glen Lilly Road Thursday night. When officers arrived they located Robert Cherry (43) in the roadway deceased from a gunshot wound. Bowling Green police saturated the area after the shooting. “I seen the cars,”…

Two cars stolen, several broken into in Warren County neighborhood

BOWLING GREEN Ky. – The Warren County Sheriff’s Office is working several different reports of stolen cars and car break ins from overnight in the Summit subdivision and surrounding areas. It’s a beautiful neighborhood manicured lawns and backyard pools and a place where some residents say they trust their neighbors and feel safe. Now, the community is shaken after one…

More graffiti and other vandalism found in the area, WKU professor discusses impact of vandalism on crime

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – You may remember back in May, a man spray painted political messages on several buildings and sidewalks in downtown Bowling Green. Well, it is possible the same man may have struck again. On Fieldcrest Drive and Curling Way, some locals noticed spray painted political messages on the roadway. The lettering is very similar, as you can…

Fire fighters and police officer buy local kids a new basketball hoop

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – What started as a neighborhood block party in Bowling Green turned into an unexpected opportunity this weekend for local first responders. Crews from the Bowling Green Fire Department along with an officer from the Bowling Green Police Department, noticed safety hazards with a basketball goal being used on Glen Lily during the party. Several of the…

Police chief of Auburn announces retirement

AUBURN, Ky. – The police chief of Auburn in Logan County has announced his retirement. Chief Larry Jones has served the Auburn Police Department for seven years and has spent most of his life living in Logan County, according to Auburn Mayor Mike Hughes. Hughes says Jones has been a wonderful leader and chief and is sad to see him…

Bowling Green Junior Police Academy held to teach kids about policing

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green Police Department has a large focus on community policing, which often entails the police officers coming out into the community to get to know the residents, but this week, they have been hosting some of the smaller members of the community at the department. The Bowling Green Junior Police Academy is held once a…