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Teen taken into custody after allegedly fleeing police in Adairville

ADAIRVILLE, Ky. – A teen is charged with fleeing police in a vehicle on Saturday. According to Adairville Police chief Aaron Ashby, at 3:53 p.m. Saturday, he observed a red 2002 Chevy Silverado driving recklessly southbound on U.S. 431. Ashby says he then conducted a traffic stop near Smiths Grove Road. Despite multiple requests from Ashby to exit the vehicle,…

Glasgow police to conduct traffic safety checkpoints

GLASGOW, Ky. – The Glasgow Police Department is reminding drivers it will be conducting traffic safety checkpoints this month. According to the department, those checkpoints will last from Dec. 5 through Dec. 31. Glasgow police say the checkpoints will include but not be limited to Columbia Avenue, West Main Street, North Jackson Highway and Happy Valley Road. During the checkpoints,…

SKYPAC announces Jamey Johnson live in concert

Image Source: SKYPAC Press ReleaseBOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A renowned country artist will take the stage in Bowling Green. The Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center announced ten-time GRAMMY nominee Jamey Johnson will perform on Saturday, January 10 at 7:30 pm. Tickets will go on sale for the general public on Wednesday, December 3, at 10 am. Tickets can be purchased…

Two charged with robbery in Bowling Green

Left to Right: Jaivion Harris, 21, of Bowling Green, and Brian Williams, 19, of Little Rock, ArkansasBOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Two men are facing charges after an alleged weekend robbery in Bowling Green. According to an arrest report, the Bowling Green Police Department responded Sunday to the 300 block of Hillview Mills Boulevard regarding a report of suspicious individuals. The…

TVA awards over $100K in grants to multiple Kentucky schools

Courtesy of TVA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ― The Tennessee Valley Authority in partnership with Bicentennial Volunteers Inc. is awarding $1.5 million in awards to educators to support projects in science, technology, engineering and math. Overall, TVA officials say 22 Kentucky schools received awards totaling $103,500. These include several local schools, including the following:  Allen County-Scottsville High School Alvaton Elementary Auburn Elementary…

Kentucky State Police Post 3 to conduct traffic safety checkpoints

Photo courtesy of Kentucky State PoliceBOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Kentucky State Police Post 3 located in Bowling Green is reminding drivers it will be conducting traffic safety checkpoints. KSP Post 3 serves several counties, including Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Hart, Logan, Simpson and Warren County. The agency says some of its measures to ensure safe roadways include traffic safety…

4 Things You Need to Know: December 01, 2025

Today at The Capitol, they will have two screenings of the movie Moonstruck. Starring Cher and Nicolas Cage, the story depicts a Brooklyn widow, engaged to a mama’s boy, who falls in love with her fiancé’s brother. Admission is free and show times are 2pm and 6:30pm. Today at the Logan County Public Library, meet author Sandra Wiseman Smith and…

Kentucky fires SEC’s longest-tenured coach in Mark Stoops in his 13th season

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky has fired the Southeastern Conference’s longest-tenured coach, ending Mark Stoops’ tenure in his 13th season with the Wildcats after back-to-back losing records. Athletic director Mitch Barnhart said in a statement Monday morning that he informed Stoops they decided to go in a new direction and started a national search for his replacement. “We will continue…

RELEASE: State highway crews deploy anti-icing operations in the District 3 area ahead of possible Winter weather

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 Press Release

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (Dec. 1, 2025) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 snow & ice team is monitoring weather forecasts for possible winter weather in the District 3 area tonight. Anti-icing operations have been deployed to interstates and expressways in the District 3 area ahead of a possible winter weather system. The National Weather Service Louisville is predicting rain…