Author: Lexi Schweinert

Hungover driving: just as bad as distracted driving. Don’t do it!

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-You might think you’re fine to drive home from a New Years party the following morning…but you might want to wait even longer to get behind the wheel.  “The only thing that sobers you up is time,” said Norton Hospital Medical Toxicology Special Dr. George Bosse.  You could still have alcohol in your system if you had drinks…

Don’t drink and drive: Local woman shares husband’s story in hopes of saving someone

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-If you’re planning on having one or more drinks on New Year’s Eve, don’t get behind the wheel. “We know that New Year’s Eve is a big night for people to celebrate and we know that people are oftentimes partying and drinking involved in the partying,” said Bowling Green Police Department PIO Ronnie Ward.  You could destroy someone’s…

Local man stuck near Buffalo after winter storm

BUFFALO, N.Y.-A local man is still stuck in a town near Buffalo, New York after the winter storm.  Daniel Langdon, who works with Western Kentucky University Athletics, was visiting his family for Christmas in his hometown Oakfield, which is about 30 minutes from Buffalo.  The city was hit hard by the storm- nearly 5 feet of snow followed by frigid…

Christmas miracle! Lost dog returned to owner with cancer after 10 days

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-A Christmas miracle a family had started to lose hope for.  “She said,” Do you believe in miracles?” I was like you gotta be kidding. She said ‘they found him’,” said Mark Steinhorst.  The Steinhorst family’s 3-year-old Australian Shepherd named Tuffy went missing from their home on December 18. They had left to visit family in Clarksville for…

Park Mammoth named in top 5 Kentucky golf courses by Golf.com

PARK CITY, Ky.-A local golf course has just been named as one of the top five best golf courses in the state of Kentucky by Golf.com.  Park Mammoth Golf Club in Park City is the only public course in the top five. I’s only been open for less than a year.  Owner David Chandler says the course, originally built in…

Keep yourself, and your pets, safe in cold weather

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-If you can stay inside, during these cold temperatures, please do it!  Doctors say you can get frostbite in less than a half an hour. It starts with a prickling sensation, followed by pain. “Your extremities, your fingers, your nose, your toes might all go numb along with the painful sensation they might go numb, and then you…

Flu cases in region decreasing for first time in weeks

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-For the first time in several weeks, flu cases in Bowling Green and surrounding counties are decreasing.  Med Center Health says that over the past month, there were new flu cases reported daily, and continued to increase with each report. The Kentucky Department of Public Health had reported flu activity was widespread across the state.  This decrease comes…

President Caboni and Todd Stewart reflect on time living in New Orleans as Tops look ahead to bowl game

NEW ORLEANS, La.-For the first time in Western Kentucky University’s history, the football team is playing a bowl game in New Orleans.  “It’s just really special to watch all these young men and their families and the coaches and staff get to experience a place that’s so special to me,” said WKU President Timothy Caboni.  Caboni has a personal connection…