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Hayes Named CUSA Player of the Week

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU women’s basketball sophomore guard Acacia Hayes has been named the Conference USA Player of the Week the league announced on Tuesday afternoon. Through three games last week, Hayes averaged 20.7 points per game and shot 47.4 percent (9-19) from 3-point range, 86.4 percent (19-22) from the free throw line and 41.5 percent (17-41) from the field….

Norton Children’s NICU patients get Christmas photoshoot

Source: Norton Children’s Hospital. LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Norton Children’s Hospital worked together to bring a holiday photoshoot for babies in the neonatal intensive care unit. The hospital says for many of the patients, this was their first Christmas. Anngela Barton, a NICU nurse at Norton Children’s, says these babies do not get to be home for Christmas, so “being able…

Elon Musk’s X allegedly failed to pay promised bonuses to staff

(CNN) – X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, will face a court battle after failing to pay out annual bonuses promised to its employees. A former employee who left the company in may filed the class action lawsuit in San Francisco. The U.S. District Judge ruled on Friday the case can go forward, stating that the offer to pay…

Tuesday, Dec. 26 is the first day of Kwanzaa

Source: CNN via CNN Newsource. (CNN) – Tuesday marks the first day of the week-long celebration of Kwanzaa. The name comes from the Swahili phrase, which means “first fruits.” The holiday was created in 1966. It is a non-religious observation of African Americans’ ancestral roots that celebrates seven core principles. The principles include creativity, collective responsibility, self-determination, faith and purpose….

Barren County Man sentenced for illegal possession of firearm

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Barren County man is facing four years and nine months in federal prison in relation to firearm possession charges. According to the United States Attorney’s Office, Western District of Kentucky, 37-year-old Dwayne T. Smith of Glasgow, Kentucky was sentenced last week for the illegal possession of a firearm after previously being convicted of a felony….

1 dead, 1 hospitalized following crash in Allen County

:SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – A juvenile has died and another has been hospitalized following a rollover crash Saturday in Allen County. The Kentucky State Police says it received a call at about 9:30 p.m. last night from Scottsville police requesting assistance with a fatal wreck. Troopers say they arrived at the scene at 3951 Old Hartsville Road in Allen County. After…

Stout Announces Return To Hilltoppers

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Football defensive back Upton Stout will return to the Hilltoppers, Stout announced Friday. The redshirt junior from Houston has been one of the most productive players for the Hilltoppers in each of his two seasons with the program and was one of the most sought-after players in the country after entering the transfer portal, but he has…