Author: Krista Garrison

Man charged with rape and sodomy of woman unable to consent

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A man is behind bars charged with rape and sodomy of an intoxicated individual. On Halloween night or early into the next morning, the woman claims she was at a party and had been drinking a lot and blacked out, according to an arrest citation. The next morning, the woman woke up and noticed her leggings…

Father charged with strangulation of juvenile

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Monday night, Bowling Green police were called to a residence on Bellevue Avenue. Dispatch informed the officers enroute that a man was reportedly hitting his kids and wife and that a juvenile was having to hold down the assailant. When the officer arrived at the residence, they found a child restraining his father, Jonathan Baumgardner, according…

How to decorate for Christmas safely, fire safety tips

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – With 2020 nearing a close, some people are trying to speed up the process by decorating for Christmas a little early. If you are getting ready to decorate and get into that holiday spirit, pay extra attention to safety tips. One tip, when using a ladder, be sure you have another person nearby to hold the…

Glasgow Fire Department dips trees in fire-retardant substance for free

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – According to a press release, the Glasgow Fire Department will be dipping Christmas trees once again beginning Nov. 27 through Dec. 23, at Fire Station #2 located just off the By-pass on Cross Street. This service will be provided from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. The tree is dipped in a flame-retardant substance and will…

Multiple local Christmas parades cancelled for 2020

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Many Christmas parades in South Central Kentucky are cancelled for 2020, but there are other events going on to light up your holiday. While residents were looking forward to some Christmas fun outside, the parades are just not happening in Bowling Green, Glasgow, Smith Grove or Auburn. But, Downtown Lights Up and the City Hall Christmas…

Man charged with wanton endangerment of a police officer

GLASGOW, Ky. – On Friday, the Glasgow Police Department arrested a Cave City man on several charges including wanton endangerment of a police officer. Glasgow police attempted to make a traffic stop for a vehicle on West Main Street when police said the driver, David Smith of Cave City, stopped the vehicle for a short time then took off again…

WKU honors philanthropy on the Hill

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Western Kentucky University  recognized its Philanthropists of the Year and Summit of Excellence recipients last week as part of its inaugural Philanthropy Week. According to a press release from the school, multiple awards were given out to staff, students and others.   Tim and Sarah Ford named WKU’s Philanthropists of the Year for 2020 Tim and…

Local restaurant to give out free food to celebrate Thanksgiving

AUBURN, Ky. – The Black Sheep Diner in Auburn is hosting dinner to help feed the community. Free turkey dinners will be served for anyone who comes by the restaurant on Nov. 22. As a brand new restaurant opening amidst a pandemic, this is the second time Black Sheep Diner has been able to hold a free dinner. The meal…

For the fourth year, holiday wreaths will be placed on veterans’ graves

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green Parks and Recreation is holding their annual veteran’s wreath program. This is the 4th year that Fairview Cemetery two has had veteran’s monuments laid with wreaths for Christmas. This tradition started as a collaboration between Greenwood High School and the cemetery. While last year volunteers came out to lay the wreaths and a…