BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Hilltopper closer Mason Burns earned First Team All-Midwest Region honors, the American Baseball Coaches Association announced on Tuesday. Burns is the second Hilltopper and first pitcher in program history selected to an All-Midwest Region team and is the first player to be awarded first team honors. The senior closer finished off a historic 2024 campaign as…
Bowling Green, Kentucky – For the second start in a row, Owen Wild tossed a career-high in strikeouts with 12 on Wednesday during the Bowling Green Hot Rods (33-26) 3-2 victory over the Rome Emperors (31-26) from Bowling Green Ballpark. The Emperors scratched across the first run of the game in the top of the third against Wild. Nick Ward led off…
Source: Edmonson County Sheriff’s Office. EDMONSON COUNTY, Ky. – A man is facing multiple charges in an Edmonson County car theft. According to the Edmonson County Sheriff’s Office, an ATV was used in the theft of a tan 2002 Mercury Grand Marquis. Further details surrounding the theft have not been released at this time. Jordan Watt, 28, was arrested and…
DALLAS, Texas – Hilltopper closer Mason Burns was named to the NCBWA All-American Third Team, the association announced Wednesday. The three teams feature the finest NCAA Division I standouts at the plate, the field, and on the mound. Burns is the fourth Hilltopper named an NCBWA All-American, joining Matt Wilhite (2003), Chad Cregar (2008 and 2009), and Jake Sanford (2019)….
Photo credit: Marshall UniversityBOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WKU ATHLETICS) – WKU Women’s Tennis Head Coach Greg Davis announced the signing of Emily Schut on Wednesday. Schut joins the Lady Toppers as a transfer from Marshall. “Happy to have Emily joining us for the 2024-25 season,” Davis said. “She’s someone I see being a two-way player – both singles and doubles –…
SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – A Scottsville woman has been arrested on drug charges. Scottsville Police received dispatch to a residence on East Maple Street at approximately 12:30 pm on Tuesday. The call was about occupants who did not have permission to be in the residence. According to the police investigation, officers located Kellie Jo Nichols, 31 of Scottsville, in the residence….
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A Bowling Green man has been found guilty of several terrorism charges. After a seven-day trial, a federal jury found Mirsad Hariz Adem Ramic, 34, of Bowling Green guilty of providing material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), conspiring to provide material support to ISIS and receiving military type training from ISIS, according…
Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, has died. The Los Angeles Clippers say West died Wednesday morning with his wife, Karen, by his side. He was 86. West was nicknamed “Mr….
HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. – A Hanson, Kentucky man is arrested following an alleged road rage incident. On Tuesday, the Christian County Sheriff’s deputies received a call to shots fired on Pennyrile Parkway, near mile marker 18. According to the arrest citation, Deputies were on the phone with the victims as they were followed by a man driving a truck that had…
WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – The Warren County Sheriff’s Office is receiving reports on the latest phone scam. The sheriff’s office says a call from a spoofed number makes it look like the WCSO is calling you. The caller then states they work with the sheriff’s office and say you have missed federal jury duty and have a bench warrant. In…
