NORTHBROOK, Ill. – WKU receiver Dalvin Smith has been selected to represent the Hilltoppers for the Allstate Wuerffel Trophy and as an AFCA Good Works Team nominee. The redshirt senior from Glasgow, Ky. was among a record 178 nominees recognized for outstanding service in their respective communities. Smith has a combined nine service hours over the past year. He participated…
GLASGOW, Ky. – An initiative between T.J. Samson Community Hospital and the Barren-Metcalfe Ambulance Service is aiming to prepare local students for the school year. “Stuff the Ambulance” is collecting school supplies from Aug. 1 through Aug. 2. All donated school supplies will benefit students in the Barren County, Glasgow Independent and Caverna Independent school districts, according to a release…
WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – Warren County Public Schools has released its 2024-25 bus route maps. According to WCPS, maps for elementary, middle and high schools within the WCPS district are now available. To view the routes for elementary schools, click here. To view routes for middle and high schools, you may find the map here. News 40 will continue to…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Motorists traveling through Bowling Green should be aware of an upcoming road closure. A portion of Fairview Avenue will be closed between U.S. 31-W and Lehman Avenue, according to Bowling Green Municipal Utilities. BGMU says this will affect the far right lane heading toward downtown from 9 p.m. Thursday, July 18 through the day on Friday,…
Source: WKU News. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The College of Education and Behavioral Sciences at Western Kentucky University has been awarded over $1 million to support the first registered principal apprenticeship in Kentucky, according to WKU. In total, the university says the $1,323,733 award will go to Project ELEVATE. The initiative will be led by Dr. Margie DeSander. Project ELEVATE…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Four members of the WKU Women’s Golf team have been named to the WGCA All-American Scholar Team. Lady Topper sophomores Sydney Hackett and Averi Cline were named to the team along with junior Catie Craig and graduate student Sarah Arnold. The prestigious honor was given to 1,545 golfers across 423 programs. The honor celebrates academic excellence…
GLASGOW, Ky. – A woman charged with murder in her father’s death has been arrested on new charges. According to jail records, 47-year-old Cheryl Leighanne Bennett was arrested Tuesday on contempt of court libel/slander resistance to order charges. Bennett was arrested in November 2022, nearly five months after 75-year-old Michael O. Logsdon was found dead in Glasgow. According to court…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green Police Department arrested a man on drug possession and motor vehicle registration theft offenses on Tuesday evening. According to a citation, an officer patrolled Clay Street and stopped at a business. The officer observed two subjects exchanging something near a motor vehicle. The business employee says the subjects inquired about a similar motor…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Fans and kids enjoyed a visit from several WKU Athletics teams Tuesday at the Russell Sims Aquatic Center. The Toppers displayed their skills for the young admirers while teaching them the sports. You can see the WKU Volleyball team creating new fans and perhaps future team members. WKU Athletics marketing intern Jacob Flores says, “You get…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A trio of WKU pitchers had their childhood dreams come true as they were selected on day three of the 2024 MLB Draft. Left-handed pitcher Jacob Bimbi was taken by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 11th round with the 324th pick while right-handed pitcher Mason Burns was scooped up by the St. Louis Cardinals in the…
