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Pedestrian struck by car on Nashville Road early Friday morning

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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – At about 4:15 a.m. Friday, the driver of a Chevrolet Silverado struck and injured a Bowling Green man who was walking south on Nashville Road in between the right lane and the turning lane. A witness said she was heading north on Nashville Road and saw the pedestrian walking south. It was dark when she saw…
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Jury convicts Simpson man on drug and firearm crimes

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Methamphetamine file photoBOWLING GREEN, Ky.  – A federal jury convicted a Simpson County man Wednesday of distribution and possession with the intent to distribute a controlled substance and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Donavan Bell, 40, sold greater than five grams of methamphetamine to a confidential source…

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WKU Athletics’ launches “Champions Climb Here” Campaign

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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU Athletics announced this week the launch of the “Champions Climb Here” campaign to celebrate its standard of excellence in Conference USA. Among the features of the launch are a new webpage dedicated to WKU’s championship accomplishments — WKUSports.com/Champions. Following the 2020-21 season, WKU has won 32 conference titles in nine different sports since joining C-USA…
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BG Hot Rods edge Crawdads in 2-1 Win

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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green Hot Rods pitching staff combined to hold The Hickory Crawdads to five hits while Greg Jones hit a decisive homer in the Hot Rods 2-1 victory on Wednesday night at LP Frans Stadium in Hickory, North Carolina. The two teams play the third game of the series on Thursday with a 6:00 PM…
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Beshear signs executive order allowing student athletes to receive compensation for likeness, name and image

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FRANKFORT, Ky. – After talking with higher education and legislative leaders in the commonwealth, Gov. Andy Beshear signed an executive order Thursday allowing student athletes in Kentucky to receive fair compensation for the use of their name, image and likeness. Gov. Beshear is the first governor to allow compensation for name, image and likeness by executive order. “Today’s step was…

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Gov. Beshear announces return-to-work incentive

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FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 24, 2021) — Gov. Andy Beshear announced a new incentive plan today to pay as many as 15,000 Kentuckians on unemployment insurance a one-time $1,500 bonus to rejoin the workforce by July 30. The Governor set aside $22.5 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds to pay for the program to incentivize more people to leave…

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