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Lander Named Cusa Player Of The Week

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Hilltopper Basketball senior guard Khristian Lander was named Conference USA Player of the Week, as announced by the conference on Monday. Lander finished with 19 points through 31 minutes of play and accounted for a game-winning driving layup with seven seconds remaining in regulation in the Hilltoppers’ win over Abilene Christian on Saturday. The game-clinching bucket by Lander propelled WKU to its seventh…

UPDATE: Suspect in Morgantown Road shooting death in custody

Source: The Bowling Green Police Department.BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A suspect has been taken into custody in connection with a homicide investigation off of Morgantown Road. According to the Bowling Green Police Department, 37-year-old Quinton “Q” LaShawn Hampton was wanted on a warrant for the murder of 30-year-old Darrius Wickware of Bowling Green. Hampton was located on Memphis Junction Road…

Man wanted in connection with homicide on Morgantown Road

Source: Bowling Green Police Department.BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green Police Department says an Auburn man is wanted on a warrant for murder in connection to a homicide investigation on Morgantown Road. According to police, 37-year-old Quinton “Q” LaShawn Hampton has been developed as a suspect in the shooting death of 30-year-old Darrius Wickware of Bowling Green. Police say…

Overdrive Performance Auto Sales offering Sober Ride at New Year’s

GLASGOW, Ky. – This New Year’s Eve weekend, a local business wants to help you get a safe ride home. If you’ve been drinking and find yourself without a sober ride, Overdrive Performance Auto Sales based in Glasgow, Kentucky says it is returning with a yearly service: its Sober Ride at New Year’s. The business says if for any reason…

UPDATE: BGPD investigating early morning homicide on Morgantown Road

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green Police Department has confirmed it is investigating a homicide following an early morning shooting Saturday off of Morgantown Road. Police say they responded to the scene at Brookwood Mobile Home Park at the 1800 block of Morgantown Road around 2:56 a.m. Saturday for a report of shots fired. Officers say upon arriving, they…

Owner of Bowling Green massage business charged with rape, sexual abuse

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The owner of a Bowling Green massage business has been charged after police say he has been accused of inappropriately touching a woman. Police say they arrested 38-year-old Lanieus D. Offutt on Thursday on charges of first-degree rape and first-degree sexual abuse. The Bowling Green Police Department confirmed Offutt is the owner of Phenomenal 1 Massage…

Kentucky man charged after missing teen found under trap door

Source: Pulaski County Jail, CNN via CNN Newsource. PULASKI COUNTY, Ky. (CNN) – Police say a man faces charges after a missing 16-year-old girl from North Carolina was found under a trap door in a home in Kentucky on Christmas day. Zackary Jones, 34, now faces more than a dozen charges, including rape, sodomy, strangulation, unlawful imprisonment, unlawful transaction with…

Scottsville K-9 receives new body armor

Source: Scottsville Police Department.SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – The Scottsville Police Department has received a donation of body armor for K-9 Nova. Police say the bullet and stab protective vest was given thanks to nonprofit Vested Interest in K9s, Inc., along with a sponsorship hosted by CareOne at Essex Park, Beverly, Massachusetts. According to police, the body armor is made in the…

UPDATE: 2 pedestrians killed in early morning collision

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green Police Department has confirmed the deaths of two pedestrians following a vehicle collision early Friday morning. BGPD public information officer Ronnie Ward said the fatal incident took place near midnight at Scottsville Road and Ken Bale Boulevard. According to Ward, a vehicle driven by a 17-year-old was approaching a green light at Ken…