Author: Krista Garrison

BG Transit is rolling out a mobile bus pass app

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The local public transit is announcing a new app that will make bus fairs simpler for riders to purchase. With so many things going mobile and online, bus passes have been purchased using cash for many years. But now, that is changing. Go BG Transit is rolling out an app called Token Transit. This app will…

Halloween trick or treating times released

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Recommended Halloween trick or treating times have officially been release by the Bowling Green Police Department. With COVID-19 causing cancellations, the fate of Trick or Treating in the area has been under question. Police recommend turning off your porch light if you do not plan on participating. While things could change at any time, for now,…

Hundreds march at WKU following Breonna Taylor investigation annoucement

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….

Warren County no longer a red COVID zone

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…

Blood donation drive happening at WKU

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…

WKU Rock the Vote encourages young people to register to vote

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…

Poor People’s Campaign protests McConnell

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…

Step up for Down Syndrome car parade taking place Saturday

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…