Author: Krista Garrison

Police release name of Sunday’s shooting victim

UPDATE: AN EARLIER VERSION OF THIS STORY SAID THE SHOOTING OCCURRED ON HIGHLAND WAY. HOWEVER, POLICE LATER LEARNED THE SHOOTING TOOK PLACE SOMEWHERE ELSE. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Bowling Green police are investigating a Sunday shooting in which the victim showed up at a home in the 1700 block of Highland Way just before 1 p.m. Shedrick Johnson, 60, was…

Local teen swims in Olympic qualifying trials

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Warren County native and recent Greenwood High School graduate swam in the qualifiers for the 2020 Olympics this past weekend. According to a board member for Racequatics, Luke Shourds, 18, swam a 64.56 and earned 74th in the men’s 1 breaststroke at the quadrennial Omaha event that features the fastest 1300 swimmers in the country. Shourds…

Ransomware attacks happen everywhere: how to minimize attack damage

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Nationwide, there have been several major ransomware attacks that have impacted large portions of the country. Ransomware is a type of hacking where the hacker gets into your network, encrypts your information and then holds the decryption key for ransom until you pay a certain amount of money. Justin Cook, the cofounder of Coretech, says he…

Television stolen from house, sheriff’s office looking for suspects

UPDATE: According to the Warren County Sheriff’s Office, the individuals have been identified. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A television was stolen out of a garage of a resident in the Ivan Downs and Belle Haven Boulevard neighborhood near Jody Richards Elementary Tuesday morning. As you can see in the pictures, two men are seen taking a television still in its…

Volunteer fire departments need personnel and some have started creating paid positions

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Some local volunteer fire departments are considering new and different ways to financially run and staff their fire stations. Volunteer fire departments are important for people who live outside of the city because the proximity to and success of the station can bring insurance rates down for homeowners. Volunteer fire departments were originally created by farmers…

Roadwork underway on University Boulevard

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – If you drove near campus Monday, you may have noticed some road work underway. University Boulevard, from Avenue of Champions until Old Morgantown Road, was milled Sunday night and is on its way toward getting repaved. This is all a part of a bigger project by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet that will turn Kentucky Street into…

Local meat suppliers advise the public not to hoard meat

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Over the weekend, JBS USA was hit with a ransomware attack similar to the one that hit an oil pipeline just weeks ago. Because of the attack, the plant shut down for a short time, so, some places in the United States could see a small shortage or a price hike for a short period of…

Bowling Green International Festival will be in person again this year

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Representatives with the Bowling Green International Festival have announced the event will be in person again this year. Last year, the festival was held online due to the pandemic. Some of the online portions are still going to continue because of their success such as the online art show and some activities for kids. But the…