BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Two local students have been selected as 2026-2027 WKU Cherry Presidential Scholarship recipients. The Cherry Presidential Scholarship is the university’s most prestigious academic award, valued at $16,000 annually and worth $64,000 over four years. According to WKU’s website, students with a minimum 3.8 unweighted high school GPA and a minimum composite 30 ACT (1360 SAT) qualify….
UPDATE (2.16.26 | 1:30 pm): The Bowling Green Police Department announced the arrest of 20-year-old Christopher Meza Ramirez, of Bowling Green, in connection with a shooting on University Boulevard early Sunday morning. Meza Ramirez is charged with first-degree assault and was lodged at the Warren County Regional Jail on a $100,000 cash bond. BGPD says it is investigating additional suspects….
Credit: Walker Funeral Home, LLCHYDEN, Ky. – Three people are dead after a house fire in Leslie County. According to a release, the Kentucky State Police responded to a structure fire along Highway 421 in Hyden Friday evening. Fire departments arrived at the scene and successfully extinguished the house fire. A search of the home was conducted and the bodies…
DALLAS – Senior pitcher Maddy Wood has been named Conference USA Pitcher of the Week for the first time in her career, the league office announced Monday. Wood helped the Hilltoppers to a 6-3 record after recording two wins at the Mercer University Softball Invitational over Army and Mercer. The Corydon, Iowa native posted a 1.97 ERA in 10.2 innings…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Harry Todd, a former WKU Men’s Basketball standout, Kentucky’s 1958 Mr. Basketball and a member of the WKU Athletic Hall of Fame, passed away on Friday, Feb. 13, at Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Kentucky. He was 87 years old. Todd was one of the most dominant post players of his era and a cornerstone…
BELL COUNTY, Ky. – A man is charged with fetal homicide after allegedly physically abusing a pregnant woman. According to a release, the United States Marshals Service (USMS) Eastern District of Kentucky (E/KY) Central Kentucky Fugitive Task Force (CKFTF) London Office, along with Bell County (KY) Sheriff’s Office (BCSO), USMS Eastern District of Tennessee (E/TN) Smokey Mountain Fugitive Task Force…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Norton Children’s is asking for community input on its new campus. According to a release, Norton Children’s is hosting a virtual community listening session on Tuesday at 6 pm. The session is open to everyone and allows participants to learn about the new campus project, ask questions and share ideas. The new campus will be located on…
PRESS RELEASE: BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (Feb. 9, 2026) — As plans continue to move forward for a new Norton Children’s pediatric care campus, including a second dedicated children’s hospital in Kentucky, the not-for-profit health system is inviting families, educators and community members to help shape what comes next. Norton Children’s will host a virtual “Follow the Balloon” community listening session…
Sam Kirtley with the BG Noon Lions Club joins us in the studio to discuss the year’s Pancake Day to provide the purchase of eyeglasses for children and adults who can’t afford them.
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Turn lanes on a Warren County roadway will close temporarily as a project begins Monday. According to a release, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 is beginning a roadway project to improve dual-left-turn lanes on U.S. 231 Scottsville Road to the KY 9007 Natcher Expressway in Alvaton, Warren County. KYTC says the lanes will be closed…
