CINCINNATI (AP) — Bill Plummer, a reliable catcher who spent spent seven seasons backing up Johnny Bench during the Big Red Machine era, has died. He was 76. Plummer died Tuesday after suffering a heart attack last Thursday at home in Redding, California, according to family social media posts. Plummer appeared in 324 games for the Reds between 1970 and…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU women’s basketball (15-17) fell in the Conference USA Championship quarterfinals to Liberty (17-15), 62-59. The Lady Toppers were down as much as 11 points in the first half, but came back to get within one multiple times in the second half, including in the final seconds, but weren’t able to complete the comeback. Destiny Salary led…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Softball fell 2-1 to in-state rival Eastern Kentucky, Wednesday evening at the WKU Softball Complex. The Tops outhit the Colonels as Kelsey Schmidt picked up her fourth home run of the season over the left field fence. From the pitcher’s circle, Rylan Smith and Katie Gardner produced a combined seven strikeouts at the plate. EKU 2,…
SCORE: Bowling Green 46 vs. Owsley County (at Rupp Arena) 44 Mingua Beef Jerky Girls’ Basketball Sweet 16® Tournament WHAT’S NEXT: Bowling Green – vs. McCracken County (at Rupp Arena) – 11:00 AM E.T. Mingua Beef Jerky Girls’ Basketball Sweet 16® Tournament
(NBC/KARE) – The Biden Administration will hold its first public event on marijuana reform this week after President Joe Biden addressed the issue in his State of the Union Address. Biden reminded the audience that he has directed his “cabinet to review the federal classification of marijuana” and that he is also “expunging thousands of convictions for the mere possession.”…
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) – A London, Kentucky man is facing several charges after police say he admitted to crashing a stolen school bus while under the influence. The London Police Department says officers received a report that a school bus had crashed into a ditch at the intersection of Middleground Way and Sublimity School Road Tuesday night. They say…
Source: Richardsville Fire Department. WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – Multiple agencies were at the scene of a house fire on Old Richardsville Road early Wednesday morning. The Richardsville Fire Department says it responded at 6:17 a.m. before requesting additional aid. As firefighters worked to extinguish the fire, more units responded for assistance. With no close fire hydrants, the Barren River Fire…
Source: Metcalfe County Schools. EDMONTON, Ky. – Metcalfe County Middle School celebrated Read Across America Week with a ’50s and ’60s day. Students have been reading “The Outsiders,” and some special cars rolled into the lot to bring the theme home. The district says the classic car show inspired a lot of questions, and students voted for their favorite car…
SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – Two people have been arrested on drug charges in Allen County. The Allen County Sheriff’s Office says it responded to Pleasant Field Church Road Wednesday for a report of a suspicious vehicle, where a woman was sleeping. Deputies say they discovered a woman, identified as Latasha Smith, and a man, identified as Jonathan Meador, 40, asleep in…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A man was arrested Wednesday on arson and burglary charges after a fire at a Wendy’s located off of U.S. 31-W Bypass. According to a uniform citation by the Bowling Green Police Department, on Feb. 21, Michael Sheehan, 40, of Bowling Green illegally entered and remained in a Wendy’s restaurant. While inside, police say Sheehan opened…
