Category Archives: Local News
North Jackson Elementary music teacher dies in car crash along North Jackson Highway
MAGNOLIA - A Hart County woman is dead after a car crash Friday along North Jackson Highway. She was also a music educator at North Jackson Elementary. Kentucky State Police said they were notified of...
Jan 07, 2023
Gatton Academy student earns invitation to present at national science meeting
Sierra Durkee. (THE GATTON ACADEMY) BOWLING GREEN - A Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science and Greenwood High School senior has been invited to represent Kentucky at the American Junior Academy o...
Jan 06, 2023
Royse puts forth slew of appointments to city positions
Henry Royse, Glasgow mayor, speaks during a candidate forum held at the Historic Plaza Theatre in October 2022. (WCLU NEWS FILE PHOTO) By BRENNAN D. CRAIN, WCLU News GLASGOW - The Glasgow City Council...
Jan 06, 2023
Logan County High teacher arrested following sexual abuse allegations
Benjamin A. Adams, 26, of Bowling Green, was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, after an investigation into allegations that he had an inappropriate relationship with a student at Logan County High S...
Jan 06, 2023
Cameron outlines key elements of gubernatorial campaign in stop to Glasgow
Daniel Cameron, a Republican gubernatorial candidate, speaks to a crowd gathered inside the Barren Fiscal Courtroom on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Cameron was in the area to speak with constituents. (PHOT...
Jan 05, 2023
Adair County inmate charged in connection to murder solicitation
Paul S. Bricker, 37, of Columbia, appears in a mugshot filed at the Adair County Detention Center. (ADAIR CO. DETENTION CENTER) COLUMBIA - An inmate in Adair County was charged this week in connection...
Jan 05, 2023
Former judge/executive, wife file lien on horse involved in previous seizure
Micheal Hale, the former Barren County judge/executive, looks onward as he speaks to incoming members of the Barren Fiscal Court in December 2022. (WCLU NEWS FILE PHOTO) By BRENNAN D. CRAIN, WCLU News...
Jan 05, 2023
Inmate overdose initiates investigation at Barren jail
GLASGOW - An inmate at the Barren County Detention Center possibly overdosed on New Year's Eve, according to new information from Jailer Aaron Shirley. Shirley released a statement Thursday morning ab...
Jan 05, 2023
Man extracted from tree near downtown after cutting accident
A Glasgow fire truck is parked at the scene of a fire along Smiley Court in Glasgow. (WCLU NEWS FILE PHOTO) By BRENNAN D. CRAIN, WCLU News GLASGOW - A man was extracted from a tree near downtown Wedne...
Jan 05, 2023
Cameron to visit Glasgow on Thursday
Daniel Cameron. (OFFICIAL PHOTO) BY BRENNAN D. CRAIN, WCLU News GLASGOW - Kentucky gubernatorial candidate Daniel Cameron will make a campaign stop in Barren County on Thursday morning. Cameron, who o...
Jan 04, 2023