BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Since 1949, May has been used to decrease the stigma surrounding mental health. 1 in every 4 adults struggle with mental health issues or illness. Depression and anxiety are the most common mental health issues. LifeSkills, Inc. in Bowling Green offers help through therapy, either in person or through telehealth. Medication, or…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Local high school students got their first taste of the real world today. Senior students in Warren and Edmonson counties gathered at Greenwood High School to network and interview with over 20 local companies. These students are looking for full time work and are entering the workforce directly after graduation. Staff said this is a great event for…
WARREN CO., Ky.-“We’re okay, so for that I’m grateful,” said Alvaton citizen Julianna Waller-Martinez. Powerful storms ripped through Alvaton Thursday night. “My husband was inside our kitchen holding our French doors closed because the water was so powerful, we had a lot of water that came in there,” said Waller-Martinez. Torrential downpours, blinding hail and gusty winds came through the…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Today is Cinco de Mayo…meaning the busiest day of the year for Mexican restaurants! It’s the first time in three years that restaurants won’t have restrictions due to the pandemic. El Mazatlan in Bowling Green said it’s all hands on deck. They offer special deals for Cinco De Mayo and say they expect to get over 4,000 food…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-There’s lots of preparation done to pull off graduation without a hitch. And some of the WKU students themselves have the opportunity to be involved in the process. “They feel a little sense of honor to be a part of a tradition that has gone on for more than 100 years at WKU,” said WKU Director of the…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Election Day is May 17th and quickly approaching. Secretary of State Michael Adams wants Kentuckians to know that they have multiple ways to vote. The first way to vote is through an absentee ballot. The last day to register for an absentee ballot was Tuesday. If you are voting by absentee ballot, they need to be sent…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-“Tourism is huge in Bowling Green and Warren County.” This week is National Travel and Tourism Week. “This is an annual thing. Every year the U.S. Travel Association puts together a national travel and tourism week the first week of May and it’s always got a fun theme to it. This year’s theme is the future of travel…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-“I mean this is just an unbelievable story…. I said that’s not possible, that was my original reaction, that something like this is not possible,” said WKU political science associate professor Jeff Budziak. A draft has been leaked that suggests the Supreme Court could be overturning the historical 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion. Never in…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-The proposed entertainment district in downtown Bowling Green is now one step closer to being a reality. On Tuesday night, the City Commissioners unanimously voted to establish the downtown Entertainment Destination Center. Now the plan heads to the state for approval of boundaries. The state will answer within 30 days. The boundary lines are from 11th and Chestnut…
BGPD respond to a shooting death May 1, 2022 on 19 E. 13th Ave.BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Bowling Green Police Department responded to a homicide at 19 E. 13th Ave. in downtown Bowling Green on Sunday night at 5:40 p.m. When officers arrived, they located one male inside the building with multiple gunshot wounds. They attempted life saving measures but were…
