BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-A local woman’s fast thinking saved the life of an unconscious elderly man. Rachel Kielczewski and her husband saw the man unresponsive in his truck near Riverview Avenue and the 31 W Bypass. She performed CPR on him. He regained a pulse after 15 minutes but was still unresponsive. Her husband flagged down a nearby police car to…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-What’s a better pair than watching sports and drinking beer? “It’s probably the coolest project that I’ve been a part of,” said Hilltopper Sports Properties General Manager Chris Freeman. Western Kentucky University Athletics has partnered with West Sixth Brewing to launch a new beer. “It’s always really cool for WKU to be the first to do something and…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-On the heels of an announcement that Graves Gilbert is filing for bankruptcy, Med Center Health is now managing WKU Health Services. Graves Gilbert had management of WKU’s Health Services since 2016. Officials say this transition is not related to the bankruptcy announcement and was already in the works last year. Med Center Health will offer a full…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-“We have yet another variant of Covid-19,” said Norton Children’s Infectious Diseases Dr. Kris Bryant. This new variant is called XBB.1.5. It was first detected in the fall in the northeastern part of the country. “It seems to be a combination of two earlier omicron variants. Two omicron B2 variants came together to make XBB.1.5,” said Dr. Bryant. …
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Today is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day and local law enforcement wants you to know the signs and how to get help. Some signs of human trafficking are appearing malnourished, showing signs of abuse, lacking official identification documents or not allowing someone to go in public alone. Bowling Green Police Department PIO Ronnie Ward said there have…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Youth, and adults, are taking action to learn CPR after Damar Hamlin’s health scare on the field. “I feel like the incident with Damar Hamlin showed the country that this could happen at any time, any moment,” said Warren East High School teacher Amy Hall. Students in Mrs. Hall’s class are learning how to administer CPR and the…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-As the days get colder and drearier, seasonal depression can start to kick in. Seasonal depression, or seasonal affective disorder, is a type of depression that occurs at the same time every year. 1% to 3% of those with diagnosed depression are also diagnosed with seasonal affective disorder. Doctors recommend combating seasonal depression by getting outside as much…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-If you were watching the Rose Bowl parade on TV and admired the beautiful floats, we have news for you- a WKU professor helped to design one of them! Clinical Assistant Professor of Horticulture Roger Dennis has designed a float for the parade since 2006. He works with the Cal Poly students to create and engineer a float…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- The Georgia Bulldogs and the TCU Horned Frogs face off in the 2023 National Championship. “The national championship, it’s the ultimate goal right, for the players and the fans,” said local man Robert Bowden. 25-year-old Bowden was born a Bulldogs fan, living in Georgia for nearly two decades before moving to Bowling Green. “Just kinda born into…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-If you knew Dr. Kay Meggers, you were lucky. “Goofy, authentic, just a ray of light…he was just happy to be there,” said one of his students Audrey Griffin. Western Kentucky University students and staff are mourning the loss of beloved professor Dr. Meggers. “It’s safe to say he has left a legacy and he won’t be forgotten…
