Author: Krista Garrison

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…

Judge Sam Potter retires

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Warren District Judge Sam Potter is retiring and many people at the Warren County Justice Center threw him a farewell party. Potter has served as a judge in Warren County for 25 years. He is a husband and father. Potter says every day working as a judge is something new and different and he says he…

Committee nominates three as potential Warren District Court Judge

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Warren District Court Judge Sam Potter is retiring at the end of the week, and the state’s judicial nominating committee has recommended three local attorneys from which Gov. Andy Beshear can chose one to serve out the remainder of Potter’s term. The official choice could come any day. However, Beshear has the option of rejecting all…

One air lifted, one arrested after police say a person was stabbed

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – One person was stabbed and another arrested after an incident in Bowling Green Thursday morning. When officers arrived, they located Robert Hannah lying on the front porch, suffering from a stab wound. Officers discovered the stabbing had taken place in an alleyway between Woodford Avenue, 12th Street and intersecting with Stubbins Street. Police say Matthew Hughey…

Worker shortage causing issues locally

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – You may have noticed “we’re hiring” signs all over the place and even some hiring tents placed out and about. The Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce president and chief executive officer Ron Bunch said unemployment in the area is very high and the impact is causing a slew of changes in the local workforce. “Employers are…

Man arrested on strangulation charges

GLASGOW, Ky. – Glasgow Police arrested a man accused of attempting to stab someone with a knife and strangling someone. According to a police report, Mario Frazier and his sister got into an argument after she returned to her residence and found the door busted in and Frazier and his friend playing video games inside. The report says the argument…

Golden Alert issued for 86-year-old man last seen in Bowling Green

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Bowling Green Police are searching for a missing man who may be suffering from dementia. Claude Reyman was supposed to be traveling from Florida to Nebraska according to a report from police. According to the report, his daughter had been watching the location of his iPhone on an app and grew concerned after he did not…