In today’s Living Well, News 40’S Morgan Hoover discusses the recent changes set to be made is schools across the country. School lunches will be healthier and give children more of an option when it comes to making better dietary choices. The Biden Administration calls this a step in the right direction as these new rules will be implemented of…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Athletics hosted the seventh-annual TOPSY Award show on Wednesday evening. The event was hosted by men’s basketball student-athlete Tyler Olden and volleyball student-athlete Callahan Wiegandt. WKU Athletics distributed 25 awards in total relating to academics, community service and/or athletic performance. Most awards are nominated and voted upon by student-athletes, coaches and staff while some are…
MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky. – An Edmonson County man is facing child sexual exploitation charges. On April 23, 2024, at approximately 11:48 a.m., the Kentucky State Police Electronic Crime Branch arrested Austin Douglas Hubbard, 24, on charges related to child sexual abuse material. An undercover Internet Crimes Against Children investigation was conducted and by the KSP Electronic Crime Branch. During the…
SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – Two people are facing drug charges after a search at an Allen County residence. The Allen County-Scottsville Crime Task Force says it worked with the Scottsville Police Department and Allen County Sheriff’s Office to execute a search warrant Wednesday at the residence of Billy D. Patterson, 45, and Heather D. Clark, 43, of Scottsville, Kentucky. Authorities say…
Photo: CNN, McDonald’s via CNN NewsourceBOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Local McDonald’s owner-operators, Burrell Family McDonald’s, is celebrating Arbor Day on Friday, April 26. Fourteen restaurant locations throughout Kentucky will be giving away white oak trees that day, according to a release. With temperatures warming up, families can celebrate Arbor Day by planting trees and making the world a little greener. The…
TEXARKANA, Ark. – WKU graduate student Luke Fuller has won the CUSA Individual Championship in Texarkana. Fuller is the first player in the program to win an individual title since 2006, and the first ever to claim the CUSA title. The Hilltoppers as a team wrapped up conference play and finished seventh during the stroke play rounds. The Kentucky native claimed the…
Source: Metcalfe County Schools. EDMONTON, Ky. – A Metcalfe County student has been selected to attend the Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs Summer Startup program. Aubrey Glass is a 17-year-old sophomore at Metcalfe County High School. She will spend three weeks at the University of Kentucky developing entrepreneurial skills and learning from successful businesspeople. “I am so grateful for this amazing…
Source: Office of Brett Guthrie.FRANKFORT, Ky. – Rep. Brett Guthrie has announced the winners of the 2024 Congressional Art Competition from Kentucky’s second district. The art competition reception was hosted at the Elizabethtown Tourism and Convention Center on April 22. Guthrie and other participating members of the U.S. House of Representatives host the Congressional Art Competition each spring in their…
DALLAS, Texas – Hilltopper closer Mason Burns was named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Midseason Stopper of the Year Watch List, the association announced Wednesday. An award given annually to the top relief pitcher in Division I Baseball. Burns was previously selected to the NCBWA Preseason Stopper of the Year Watch List consisting of 73 pitchers before being…
