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…
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…
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…
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…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- For the ninth consecutive year, WKU has earned national recognition as a “Best for Vets” school by Military Times. WKU is ranked 24th in the nation and second in the Appalachia region in the 2021 Military Times Best for Vets: Colleges rankings. WKU has ranked as a “Best for Vets” school every year since 2013. More than 300 schools participated in…
MUNFORDVILLE, Ky. – A Cub Run man is accused of stabbing his girlfriend in Hart County Wednesday. Medical providers at T.J. Samson Community Hospital called the Hart County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday about a woman with stab wounds seeking treatment there, according to a release from the Hart County Sheriff’s Office. She had stab wounds to her throat and extremities and…
File PhotoFRANKFORT, Ky. (June 24, 2021) — Today, Gov. Andy Beshear requested input from broadband providers as he launched the next phase of his Better Kentucky Plan, which will bring internet access to more families across the commonwealth who need it through the Kentucky Broadband Deployment Fund. The $1.3 billion Better Kentucky Plan will create 14,500 jobs in the commonwealth; an estimated 10,000 of those…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Beacon Project, a new program at Western Kentucky University, is lighting the way to college success for students who were part of the state’s foster care system. “We are really excited to launch this program to help these students reach their potential and to help the Commonwealth of Kentucky,” said Sarah Haught, Assistant Director for…
Join the SoKY Marketplace for a whole night of fun under the SoKY Marketplace Pavilion! Shop local produce and craft vendors, enjoy live music, and try some delicious food from local food trucks. Sarah Cline joins us live in-studio to talk about the Party Under the Pavilion event series taking place tonight. For more info, click here.
CORRECTION: AN EARLIER VERSION OF THIS STORY CONTAINED INCORRECT INFORMATION ABOUT THE CURRENT STATUS OF GARRETT CONFERENCE CENTER. AS OF JUNE 24, 2021 THE BUILDING REMAINS STANDING AND IS SCHEDULED FOR DEMOLITION LATER IN THE SUMMER. Last week, Throwback Thursday told the story of the College Heights Foundation Building, which was razed several weeks ago on the main campus at…
