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Bowling Green man sentenced for online enticement of minors

Image Source: Evanto ElementsBOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Bowling Green man is facing over two decades in prison after being sentenced for online enticement of several minors, officials say. According to a release by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Kentucky, 40-year-old James Clark was sentenced Tuesday to 27 years and six months in prison for…

Wanted Scottsville man arrested after allegedly firing a gun multiple times

SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – A wanted Scottsville man is charged after allegedly firing a gun while law enforcement attempted to serve him an active warrant. According to a uniform citation, the South Central Kentucky Drug Task Force responded to 4498 Walnut Creek Road to locate 37-year-old Dustin Birge, of Scottsville, who had an active arrest warrant to investigate a boat and…

1 injured following crash in Glasgow

GLASGOW, Ky. – One person sustained injuries in a collision in Glasgow on Wednesday. Major Terry Flatt says officers responded to the intersection of Happy Valley Road and Lexington Drive following a report of an injury accident. GPD’s preliminary investigation indicates that a car driven by a 16-year-old juvenile was traveling northbound and pulling out of Ely Drugs parking lot….

2 dead after fire in Bowling Green

ScreenshotBOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Two children are dead after an overnight apartment fire in Bowling Green. According to a release by Elyse Jonker, public information officer for the Bowling Green Fire Department, at 2:15 a.m., BGFD units were dispatched to a reported structure fire at Willow Creek Apartments on Shive Lane. Upon arrival, crews reportedly encountered heavy fire. Fire personnel…

Taste of Bowling Green releases portion of 2026 vendor list

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Taste of Bowling Green is just around the corner, and organizers are sharing some vendors to expect at the event on Thursday, April 23. The event, slated for 7 p.m. at the Sloan Convention Center, is an annual fundraiser for The Dream Factory of Bowling Green, a local nonprofit supporting south-central Kentucky children with critical or…

WKU Chorale to perform in Spain

By Jessica Luna, WKU News

Source: WKU News. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Western Kentucky University Chorale will be traveling to Spain over Spring Break to perform in Madrid, Toledo, Valencia, and Barcelona, Spain under the direction of Dr. Paul Hondorp, in his 23rd year as Director of Choral Activities at WKU. According to a release by WKU, this is the first international trip for WKU…

100 recovery backpacks to be distributed by Warren County Regional Jail

Source: BRADD. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Warren County Regional Jail is providing a helping hand to those in their recovery process. The Barren River Area Development District Regional Office of Drug Control Policy assisted the Southern Kentucky Reentry Council to coordinate getting 100 recovery backpacks into the hands of those reentering the community after incarceration, drug rehabilitation and recovery,…

LifeSkills, Inc. named one of the Best Places to Work in Kentucky

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – LifeSkills, Inc., based in Bowling Green, has been recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in Kentucky by the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and the Kentucky Society for Human Resource Management in the large employer category (500+ U.S. employees). According to a release by LifeSkills and Pennyroyal Center, LifeSkills president and CEO Joe Dan…

Hilltoppers roll past Colonels in midweek win

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU Softball earned its first midweek win of the season on Tuesday against Eastern Kentucky. The Hilltoppers (19-3 overall, 3-0 CUSA) scored in every inning but the first as seven of WKU’s nine hitters recorded at least one RBI. The Colonels (11-12 overall) struggled at the plate as Erica Houge earned her 10th win of the…

Allen County Primary Center lockdown a ‘false alarm,’ police say

SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – Authorities say there is no active threat after the Allen County Primary Center went under a lockdown Wednesday. According to a social media post by the Scottsville Police Department, the lockdown was a false alarm, and there is no threat to students or staff. Police say they responded Wednesday around 3:15 p.m. to the scene. No further…