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POLICE NEWS: BG man accused of murder in crash that killed woman

A Bowling Green man was indicted Wednesday on murder and other charges in connection with a fatal collision. Terence Lenard Bell, 45, 2632 Cheyenne Drive,

Trial set for September in fatal crash

A Warren County judge has set a September trial date for a South Carolina man accused of killing a woman on a motorcycle in a ...

Arrests made after car chase

One of the city’s busiest intersections became a crime scene Thursday afternoon when a police pursuit ended in a three-vehicle crash at 10th Avenue and ...

WKU introduces Bjork

Ross Bjork has come full circle. After beginning his career as an assistant development coordinator at Western Kentucky in 1996, Bjork - currently a senior ...

Owens declares audit a misfire

Warren County Clerk Dot Owens disagrees with some aspects of a state audit that has her office under investigation by the Kentucky Labor Cabinet and ...

Jailers against parole change

A proposal in the state budget to save money by paroling 1,000 nonviolent felony offenders has given county jailers concerns about how it would affect ...

Volunteers playing crucial role at BG train museum

Volunteers save the Historic RailPark and Train Museum an estimated $80,000 a year - money that can be used on exhibits or restoration projects. “That’s ...

Web Exclusive Photos: Got Milk?

Photos: A Taste of Bowling Green

Nick Johnny, a Shogun of Japan sushi chef, serves patrons Thursday during the Kentucky Restaurant Association’s Taste of Bowling Green at the Sloan Convention Center. ...

POLICE NEWS: Drug task force finds children in home with meth lab; two arrested

Law enforcement officers in Logan County found two children Wednesday at a house where a meth lab was found. Police were led to the residence ...

Web Exclusive Photos: A Sweet Limo Ride

Families make road trips feel like home

One year, during the high school girls’ Sweet Sixteen tournament, the numbers started peeling off a girl’s jersey while she was playing. Enter Bowling Green ...

Board agrees to extend school year by three days

The Bowling Green Independent Board of Education agreed Wednesday to extend the school year by three days this spring because of snow days, setting the ...

Another WKU tuition increase possible

Western Kentucky University would get one construction project bonded by the state if the House version of a two-year spending plan is approved by the ...

Warren spared, Butler not, in bill

In the $17.5 billion budget and separate road plan approved by the House, southcentral Kentucky would get nearly $11 million in water and sewer projects ...

BG has eyes on Google network

Google fever is spreading across the country like a viral video. The city of Topeka, Kan., renamed itself Google for the month of March, and ...

ALIVE Center under new leadership

The Western Kentucky University ALIVE Center for Community Partnerships announced Wednesday that it is under new leadership and has added two staff members. Leah Ashwill, ...

ALIVE Center under new leadership

The Western Kentucky University ALIVE Center for Community Partnerships announced Wednesday that it is under new leadership and has added two staff members. Leah Ashwill, ...

Board agrees to extend school year by three days

The Bowling Green Independent Board of Education agreed Wednesday to extend the school year by three days this spring because of snow days, setting the ...

New crime scene vehicle aiding state police in BG

Kentucky State Police Post 3 is able to fit its investigative capabilities into the bed of a truck, with the arrival of a new Crime ...

POLICE NEWS: State police say meth found in woman’s home

Kentucky State Police arrested a Hart County woman this morning after reportedly finding methamphetamine in her residence. Shirlie A. Fields, 51, 1001 Mud Branch Road, ...

Corrections

An article on Page 1A Tuesday contained incorrect information. Isaiah Buchanon’s funeral will be at 1 p.m. today at Rich Pond Baptist Church, with burial ...

Mammoth makeover

Honeysuckle and cedar thickets are being removed from along Mammoth Cave Parkway to return the property to the barrens it once was. Last year Mammoth ...

Butler County: Court breaks state’s open meetings act

The Butler County Fiscal Court voted unanimously Monday night to appeal a recent opinion by the Kentucky attorney general claiming the court violated the Kentucky ...

FedEx, UPS battle over possibility of labor laws change

Two major shipping companies, both with offices in Bowling Green, are battling over a piece of federal legislation being considered in the Senate. A provision ...