BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-This week, the Bowling Green Police Department is hosting the International Conference of Police Chaplains. You might hear the word chaplain and think it’s related to the church, but they do a lot more. The training program is being offered to make sure every law enforcement chaplain is well trained and fully prepared. Lack of adequate training can…
GLASGOW, Ky.-A new safe space to hangout for teenagers is coming to Glasgow. “We have wanted this for so many years,” said Barren County YMCA Executive Director Tara Bailey. The YMCA received a $7,500 grant and decided to open the ‘U Matter Success Academy’ at the historical Ralph Bunche Community Center. “So many kids go down the wrong path, they…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-It’s the news many of you have been waiting for… “You see the community response and it’s like I’m a kid again. I’m so excited again, I just can’t wait to get back out there,” said Sean Stevens. White Squirrel Brewery is officially coming back this April! “We plan to bring it back bigger and better,” said Stevens,…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-There’s a new event coming to Bowling Green- the White Squirrel Art Fest is happening this April! The arts festival will showcase arts-related happenings at SKyPAC, the SoKY Marketplace and Sky Science Festival Expo Day. Friday through Sunday afternoon, downtown Bowling Green will be alive with performances, exhibitions and activities. Organizers say that while Bowling Green may be…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-The United States has hit the debt ceiling, a limit of $31.4 trillion. How is this going to affect you? The short answer is it’s not going to affect you and your money right now. The debt ceiling is the legal limit on how much outstanding debt the government can have. Once the government hits that number they…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Four rival Bluegrass universities, including WKU, are joining forces to raise money for a good cause. “Three other schools in Kentucky: UK, U of L and Bellarmine University,” said Dance Big Red Executive Co-Chair Madison Feria. “It really shows that there’s four universities in the Commonwealth pairing up for one cause and that’s to benefit children’s health,”…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Lights, camera, fashion. “I mean this is New York Fashion Week, this is the key fashion week for the United States and one of the top 3 fashion weeks across the entire world,” said WKU Fashion Merchandising Program Instructor Seth Howard. A group of fashion merchandising students at WKU are heading to the Big Apple. They will serve…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Three years ago today, the world changed as we once knew it…the first case of Covid in the U.S. was confirmed. A man in his 30s near Seattle, Washington was the first case. He had just returned from Wuhan, China. Later studies did say there was evidence there were more cases in the U.S. weeks before this. Dr….
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Students at Lost River Elementary are learning through play- using Legos! Once a week for the next five weeks, 3rd and 6th grade students will have a Lego education session. Today, students in this 3rd grade class were building race cars. This helps them apply a lesson they’ve already learned about different forces, like friction and mass. While…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Good news for Veterans! VA is rolling out a new policy to help Vets get the help that they need. The new policy states that all U.S. Veterans in suicidal crisis will be eligible for free mental health care at any VA or private facility. This includes 30 days of inpatient care and 90 days of follow up…
