BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU women’s basketball (1-0) started the 2026-27 season off with a 61-50 win against Chattanooga (1-1) on Wednesday evening in E.A. Diddle Arena. Three Lady Toppers scored in double figures and eight players notched points in the scoring column. HOW IT HAPPENED WKU got off to a dominant defensive start, holding Chattanooga to just two points...

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Residents across south-central Kentucky have an opportunity to learn how to grow their own food through a free gardening program offered by local extension offices. Several extension offices throughout the Barren River Area District are hosting Garden to Groceries, a seminar series designed to teach participants how to plant, maintain and harvest their own fruits, vegetables...

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Election Day, Tuesday, brought both a large and small scale blue wave, along with some very close local races here in south-central Kentucky. On a national scale, the republican lead house has lost at least 29 seats with 64 seats still yet to be officially confirmed. The United States Senate Democratic Party has gained seven seats, while...

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — After 12 years serving on the Bowling Green City Commission, Sue Parrigin is preparing for a new chapter following her loss in Tuesday’s general election. Parrigin was one of six candidates competing for four seats on the commission in the Nov. 3 election. She received 5,809 votes, finishing fifth behind winners Dana Beasley-Brown, Carlos D’Angelo Bailey,...

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Hilltopper middle hitter Faith Young has earned this week’s WKU Athletics Player of the Week award! Young and the Tops kept their record perfect in Conference USA with two wins at FIU over the weekend. The junior led Western offensively in both matches, totaling 26 kills at a .396 hitting clip. Young’s .426 hitting percentage on...

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Statements are rolling in after Election Day results throughout Kentucky. Local officials react  Topic: Logan County’s Nickel Tax Result Statement by Dr. Dan Costellow, superintendent of Logan County Schools: “On behalf of our Board of Education and school community, I want to sincerely thank the voters of Logan County who took time to learn about this...

WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – Kentucky schools are being recognized by the Kentucky Future Farmers of America program for their efforts on community education through agriculture. “Our grant that we decided to focus on was Hatching Hope,” said Robin Dalton, an agriculture teacher at South Warren High School. South Warren High School’s Future Farmers of America program has been selected by...

UPDATE Nov. 4 at 11:04 a.m.  WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – Warren RECC says power has been restored. Original Story  WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – A power outage is currently affecting nearly 1,200 households in the Plum Springs area, according to Warren RECC on Wednesday morning. In a social media post, Warren RECC stated the outage occurred in the Plum Springs and...

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green Fire Department responded to a reported vehicle fire Wednesday morning. According to Elyse Jonker, public information officer for the Bowling Green Fire Department, the fire occurred outside of Bowling Green Junior High School. Jonker says the fire is under control and did not spread to the building. According to an alert sent to...

FRANKFORT, Ky. – A former chief justice and Bowling Green native will be honored Friday in Frankfort. According to a release, the Supreme Court of Kentucky will dedicate a portrait of retired Chief Justice of Kentucky John D. Minton, at an unveiling ceremony at 1 p.m. CDT. The dedication will take place at the Administrative Office of the Courts. Chief...