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Acres rezoned on Perry Martin Road

Commissioners approved a zone change Thursday from agriculture to residential estate for six acres of property at 606 Perry Martin Road during the City-County Planning

POLICE NEWS: Indiana man wanted for murder arrested in Hart County

An Indiana man wanted for murder was arrested Thursday morning in Hart County. Thomas Franklin, 32, of Indianapolis, was arrested at 10:11 a.m. Thursday on ...

Photo: Shopping with mom

Dane Weaver, 11 months old, relaxes in a stroller as his mother, Mandy Weaver, of Bowling Green, shops for clothes today at Lil Angels Attic ...

Killer gets life in prison

Christina Renshaw’s father spent the past months listening to accusations from her boyfriend and accused killer that she had sex with multiple partners along with ...

Integra selling 5 branches

Changes are in store for another cluster of bank offices - Integra Bank Corp. is selling five area branches to an Owensboro-based company. First Security ...

WKU to promote teaching of Chinese language, culture

Western Kentucky University announced Thursday that it is extending its international reach with the establishment of a Confucius Institute at the Bowling Green campus, the ...

Wiseman ATHENA winner for 2010

Since she was a little girl, Kelly Wiseman has been a leader. At least, that’s her father’s story. “She’s a doer, and she gets people ...

Photo: Sending Girl Scout cookies to soldiers

Gary Pierce, vice president and chief marketing officer of Republic Bank, stands with Girl Scout Troop 165 members Zena Pare (from left), 9, of Alvaton, ...

Consignment sale to benefit several charities

Bowling Green’s Lil’ Angel’s Attic children’s consignment sale benefiting several charities will begin Friday at Broadway United Methodist Church. “It is a consignment sale that ...

GO bg shopping shuttle available Saturday

GO bg’s shopping shuttle will be offered from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Two shuttles service various shopping and dining locations in the city. ...

Young files to run for Board of Education

Kerry T. Young, of Bowling Green, recently filed to run for Warren County Board of Education, District 5. Anyone interested in running for school board ...

POLICE NEWS: Robbers at McDonald’s take more than $14,000

Two people stole thousands of dollars Monday during a robbery at McDonald’s, 3080 Scottsville Road. According to a Bowling Green Police Department report, two men ...

Paranormal investigations

A good ghost story is as central to southern Kentucky culture as corn bread and barbecue, but one group of Bowling Green paranormal investigators does ...

Revenue plan angers DeCesare

At least one area lawmaker says it’s business as usual in Frankfort with unsustainable promises being made to get a budget proposal approved. “They are ...

Testimony focuses on childhood of Stinnett

Lawrence Stinnett, fighting to avoid a death sentence, described for jurors Wednesday his childhood growing up in a broken home with a mother who struggled ...

WKU students, faculty volunteer during their break

Nearly 30 students and faculty from Western Kentucky University’s Habitat for Humanity campus chapter will be hitting the volunteer ranks rather than the beaches for ...

Food drive to support Red Cross chapter

A food drive to benefit the South Central Kentucky Chapter of American Red Cross is Saturday. Food items will be collected at Walmart off Campbell ...

Counting on more people, dollars

The 2010 census is more than just an opportunity for Bowling Green to surpass Owensboro as the third most populous city in Kentucky. Larger numbers ...

City Commission members pass two cost-saving measures

Facing a $1.5 million deficit, the Bowling Green City Commission approved two measures at its meeting Tuesday night intended to save money. A change in ...

Stinnett sentencing process begins

Jurors will hear testimony from Lawrence Stinnett and those close to him today and Thursday in an effort to spare Stinnett from the death penalty. ...

Photos: Crime Stoppers annual breakfast

Loren “Squirrel” Carl, the presidential nominee for U.S. marshal in the Eastern District of Kentucky, speaks this morning at the South Central Kentucky Crime Stoppers ...

Recycling companies expected to create 50 new jobs

David Bradford began recycling at a young age. In fact, Mike Murphy remembers an 8-year-old Bradford taking Coca-Cola bottles home to be reused. “This guy ...

P.R.I.D.E. may gain partners to spruce up road

The work hasn’t begun yet and already there are two potential partners with Bowling Green’s Operation P.R.I.D.E. program for the planned sprucing up of the ...

Task force seeks help

As it tries to grow and promote Fountain Square, the downtown task force wants more support from elected officials and other organizations. “We’re not getting ...

Chlorine leak forces plant evacuation

A chlorine leak at Bowling Green Municipal Utilities’ wastewater treatment facility on Preston Avenue resulted in the evacuation of all employees Monday morning. No injuries ...