Here's your local news at a glance for Monday, the 28th of September.
Good morning, Bowling Green.
Bowling Green’s Community Farmers Market held its annual Night Y’all event on Sept.
24, featuring music, guest vendors, and food trucks to raise funds for SNAP Double Dollars, Fresh RX, and WIC programs while offering toys for kids and doubling student spending to boost local fresh produce access.
A cooking spill triggered a fire alarm in Regents Hall’s sixth-floor kitchen Sunday at 8:32 p.m. when firefighters opened windows - a precautionary measure - to clear smoke while maintenance cleaned the stove spill.
Saturday, the 36th annual Bowling Green International Festival at Circus Square Park celebrated global cultures with food + music, dance performances and local vendors.
Organizers are already planning next September's festival.
Western Kentucky University professor Gary Houchens says a Fordham Institute study shows high school students in Bowling Green spend over half their class time on screens plus many use devices for social media and AI tools, prompting calls to reintroduce textbooks and paper notebooks.
Med Center Health got a $2.5 million grant from Kosair for Kids today to boost its infant safety program at High Street Tower.
The funding will provide simulator lab training (including NICU upgrades) and family education in southcentral Kentucky.
Western Kentucky’s women's tennis team finished the APSU Fall Tournament Saturday at the Governors Tennis Courts in Clarksville, Tennessee.
Senior Ariadna Fernandez led the team and select players will compete in Cincinnati on Oct. 8 and in Murfreesboro from Oct. 23.
Western Kentucky beat Mercyhurst 52-7 at Houchens-Smith Stadium in Bowling Green on Saturday, Sept.
26, as the team put up 596 total yards and regained its momentum ahead of conference play. The Tops will travel to Las Cruces to face New Mexico State at 7 p.m. CT Thursday.
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