Category Archives: Local News
High school basketball tournament drawing slated for Friday
LEXINGTON - High school basketball fans across the commonwealth will learn Friday what teams will pair in the state basketball tournament. Pairings for the 2022 Mingua Beef Jerky Girls' Basketball Swe...
Feb 9, 2022
KBE seeking applicants for KHSAA Board of Control at-large position
(IMAGE: SHUTTERSTOCK) FRANKFORT - The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE), through the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), is seeking an individual to serve on the Kentucky High School Athletic Asso...
Feb 9, 2022
Republicans will dominate Barren County's countywide primary races
Voters mark ballots inside Barren County High's gymnasium during the 2020 primary election. (BRENNAN CRAIN/WCLU NEWS) GLASGOW - Barren County has shifted toward a Republican dominated electorate, and ...
Feb 8, 2022
Niko Moon appears in concert at Plaza Theatre Feb. 26
Niko Moon appears on a concert flyer describing an upcoming concert at the Historic Plaza Theatre on Feb. 26, 2022. (HELPING THE HARDWORKING) GLASGOW - Niko Moon will soon headline the Historic Plaza ...
Feb 7, 2022
Amber Alert issued for several children
UPDATE (10:30 PM) - The Amber Alert has been canceled. The children were found safe and unharmed, according to Glasgow Dispatch.
Feb 4, 2022
Glasgow Schools will be mask optional beginning February 7
In an announcement on Friday, February 4, Glasgow Schools decided to return to making masks optional inside buildings. (WCLU NEWS FILE PHOTO) Story by Jordan Smith, WCLU News GLASGOW -Beginning Monday...
Feb 4, 2022
Roadways snow, ice covered across Barren County
EIGHTY EIGHT - Many of the roadways across Barren County are snow and ice covered this morning. Rain fell most of Thursday, and it froze overnight. The Friday commute may present problems because a re...
Feb 4, 2022
Juvenile arrested after alleged involvement in deadly shooting
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - A juvenile arrested Thursday was supposedly involved in the shooting death of a man. Bowling Green Police responded to a call for assistance at 436 Dishman Lane Lot 47. Officers w...
Feb 3, 2022
Former jail undergoes demolition, majority of site will remain green space for 3 years
Construction machinery was on site earlier this week at the former Barren County Jail along Ford Drive in Glasgow as it undergoes demolition. (BRENNAN CRAIN/WCLU NEWS) By Angela Briggs, special to WCL...
Feb 3, 2022
TJ closing facilities early ahead of expected freezing
(FILE PHOTO) GLASGOW - A number of T.J. Regional Health facilities will close early Thursday due to icing potential. All rural health clinics, the Glasgow Family Medicine Center, Dermatology and the o...
Feb 3, 2022