Author: Lexi Schweinert

New soccer team in Bowling Green has range of diversity and experience

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- The new UPSL soccer team in Bowling Green officially has their first roster after having tryouts the past couple of weeks.  They had over 100 men try out for the team called Bowling Green FC. On Sunday night they announced the 25 players plus the five reserves.  They have guys that have played college, former semi-pro and…

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet urges people to take caution driving

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet responded to the winter weather the area got last night into this morning.  Wes Watt, spokesman for the cabinet’s district office in Bowling Green, said it was a minor weather event and they did a lot of spot treating in some counties. Watt said in more rural areas and roads, more snow and…

Warren County Sheriff’s office eyes body cams

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Warren County Sheriff’s Office may be getting body cams in the near future. Last week Warren Fiscal Court approved changes that the sheriff’s office implemented in their policy manual. The sheriff’s office is adopting policing procedures put into place by the Trump administration that law enforcement agencies have to adopt prior to applying for certain…

7th annual Snow Flurry Scurry planned at Lost River Cave

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- The 7th annual Snow Flurry Scurry 5K at Lost River Cave is here, and it’s looking a little different this year.  From last Sunday to this Saturday, participants could run the race virtually at any time they chose. There were two ways you could do it- run the race route at the cave or run the 5k…

New manufacturing company will create 200 new jobs

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- A new company is making its way to Bowling Green, opening a new operation and investing $7.6 million. On Thursday, Governor Andy Beshear announced the new opening of a Material Handling Systems (MHS) location that will create 200 new jobs.  “MHS got its start right here in the Commonwealth more than 20 years ago and I’m proud…

New sauna studio opens in Bowling Green

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- A new type of workout place is coming to Bowling Green…and it’s a sweaty one! 24-year-old Shelby Vandenbergh is opening the Swet Studio, a sauna company where people can stop in for an hour long relaxing experience.  Originally from Nashville, Vandenbergh got the idea for her business from the sauna studios there. She said she was obsessed…

WKU offers virtual training for suicide awareness

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Western Kentucky University offered a suicide awareness training virtually Thursday afternoon to help prevent suicide.  The session was facilitated by Dr. Karl Laves, Licensed Counseling Psychologist and Associate Director. Laves says that suicide awareness is more than just knowing that people commit suicide.  It’s also about knowing signs, risk factors, and what you can do to reach…

WKU reconsidering Potter College name

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Western Kentucky University’s Potter College of Arts and Letters is under discussion to undergo a name change as the great-great grandchildren of the namesake have asked the university to change it.  Gill and Douglass Potter are descendants of Pleasant J. Potter who owned slaves. That is who the college is named after.  The two brothers wrote a…

Augmented reality technology at TriStar is first in Kentucky

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital announced Wednesday that they are introducing a groundbreaking augmented reality technology that guides spine surgery.  They are the first hospital in Kentucky to use this technology that gives surgeons “X-ray vision” during complex spinal procedures.  This “see through” surgery is approved for open and minimally invasive spine implant procedures. The device is different…