BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Hundreds of people gathered on the campus of Western Kentucky University to march for racial equality Wednesday afternoon. The march was just hours after Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced that none of the Louisville Metro Police Officers who fired in and around the home of Breonna Taylor in March would be charged with her death….
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – It’s been a week and a half since the Barren River District Health Department released local COVID-19 numbers, but after transitioning to a new state reporting system, Wednesday, the department released local numbers once again. The big news Wednesday afternoon is that Warren County is no longer considered COVID-19 red zone hot spot, according to Barren…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – With COVID-19, hurricanes and wildfires going on in the country, blood donations are in high demand. Western Kentucky University is partnering with the Red Cross for a blood drive called “We’re All In This Together” The blood drive began Monday and will continue into Wednesday in the Nite Class at Downing Student Union Anyone in the…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Today is national voter registration day, a day Western Kentucky University typically celebrates with a party on South Lawn, but this year the celebration was online. WKU professors, students and faculty spent part of their day today posting videos, pictures and links to encourage students to register to vote, using the hashtag #hilltoppersvote. “Get registered, get…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Masks, social distancing, working from home, online school are all difficult for anyone, but it is especially hard on people with special needs. Scott Lewis, president of the board of directors of Down Syndrome of South Central Kentucky and the father of 10-year old Asher, who was born with Down Syndrome, said his son wants to…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A group spending part of their afternoon protesting a Kentucky official at his office in Bowling Green, Monday. The Poor People’s Campaign organized a protest caravan of cars with drivers that drove slowly around downtown starting at Circus Square Park and ending at Senator Mitch McConnell’s office. The participants held signs, waved flags, honked their horns…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Down Syndrome of South Central Kentucky is gearing up for their 22nd annual Step Up for Down Syndrome walk. Down Syndrome of South Central Kentucky announcing that the walk, formerly known as the Buddy Walk, will be on Saturday at Living Hope Baptist Church. The Step Up for Down Syndrome walk is the largest annual fundraiser…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Leadership Kentucky Foundation, a non-profit educational organization that brings together leaders in the community, made a stop in Bowling Green. During Friday’s conference, the local law enforcement agencies formed a panel that answered more than a dozen questions pertaining to their field of work and national unrest. Western Kentucky University Police Chief Mitch Walker said this…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Electrical and disaster relief crews from across the nation are sending relief to areas damaged by storms, and Hurricane Sally is no different. After Sally made landfall in the Florida panhandle and Alabama, local crews are on the road to help relief efforts on the ground. Warren RECC and ServPro of Warren County are both sending…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Local business women are working together to better each other during the pandemic. Bowling Green Business Women met today for social distance coffee and conversation at Corner Bakery Café in Bowling Green. The women have been focusing on building each other up during the pandemic and helping support each other’s careers. They do this both financially…
