BROWNSVILLE, Ky. – An Edmonson County man is being charged with rape and sexual abuse. According to a press release from the Edmonson County Sheriff’s Office, Dekota Jaggers, 22, of Sweeden, was arrested for an indictment warrant on charges of third-degree rape and first-degree sexual abuse. Jaggers bond was set at $25,000 by Judge Tim Coleman. Coleman is set to…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – In less than a month, the Bowling Green Fire Department has worked at least four structure fires that caused extreme damage to the buildings. Two fires occurred over the Easter holiday weekend on Clay Street and Park Street as well as one on Kentucky Street in mid-March followed by one on 12th Avenue. Katie McKee says…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Sunday, the Warren County Sheriff’s Office was called to 600 block Memphis Junction for a car crash. According to Sheriff Brett Hightower, two people have been life flighted to Nashville and one was pronounced dead on the scene. Hightower said the car went off the road. The road is temporarily shut down until officials complete their…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green Fire Department was dispatched at 1:26 pm to a structure fire at 1119 Clay Street. Upon arrival, units observed heavy fire and smoke coming from the residence. In total there were seven apparatus and around 28 personnel on scene. The fire is currently under control and crews will remain on scene to monitor stability of…
Chalybeate, Ky. – On April 3, 2021, around 12:00 PM, Kentucky State Police Post 3 was requested by the Edmonson County Sheriff’s Office to investigate a fatal collision. Troopers responded to the scene of the collision that occurred on Denham Road near the intersection of Noah Bledsoe Road in Edmonson County. According to a report, 91 year-old Wilmon N. Linger, of Smiths Grove, was operating…
FRANKLIN, Ky. – A Simpson County Detention Center inmate found a gun while picking up trash on the side of the road. The jail recently resumed its inmate work crew program after being hiatus due to the pandemic. David Farmer, the inmate who found the rusty gun on the roadside, is getting attention for making the right choice and alerting…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – After months of training and preparing, the Warren County Sheriff’s Office has another working K-9 and deputy team on the streets again. About six months ago, the previous Warren County K-9 handler was given the opportunity to move to a new job at another department and Kilo the K-9 was left without a handler. Shortly after,…
AUBURN, Ky. – An Auburn business just got word that they have to come up with nearly $275,000 or vacate their building by December, and after the pandemic, the owner is overwhelmed. Just a few days ago, Michelle Webb, the owner of the Black Sheep Diner, was told by the owner of the building that they would be selling the…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – April is sexual assault awareness month and Western Kentucky University is teaming up with a local non-profit to help bring awareness to the cause. WKU and Hope Harbor have planned sexual assault awareness month activities for students and community members to learn about sexual assault and how to prevent it. On Thursday, President Timothy Caboni, along…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – One community, one superhero, one goal – to save a child’s life. The Burch family is awestruck seeing the community come together to support their sick son in need of medication. Sawyer Burch, a Bowling Green four-year-old, was recently diagnosed with an extremely rare and life threatening metabolic disease. After his parents found out his medication…
