WKU Board of Regents Approves Budget, Tuition Increase
Updated: 10:46 PM The Western Kentucky University Board of Regents approves a $329-million budget and an eight-percent tuition increase for students this coming school year.
Updated: 10:46 PM The Western Kentucky University Board of Regents approves a $329-million budget and an eight-percent tuition increase for students this coming school year.
Updated: 11:00 PM A former president of Western Kentucky University has died, and now those close to him are remembering his leadership and legacy.
Updated: 8:16 PM You may remember that Janet Martin was rewarded with $500.00 as part of One Class at a Time. Mrs. Martin spent the money buying her students copies of the book, Seven Habits for Highly Effective Teens. Now, she's introducing her students to a few of Bowling Green High School's most highly effective alumni.
Updated: 1:24 AM Global poverty is a crisis that continues to grow everyday. Whether you realize it or not, lack of food and basic necessities are affecting the lives of millions of people every year.
Updated: 8:46 PM The House and Senate are working out details of the state budget, but the Bowling Green Independent School System is already preparing for the worst. It's planning to cut 10 positions in the district, basing the decision on which teachers have the least seniority. Now, one instructor's speaking out on the strain the cuts could create for the classroom.
Updated: 12:08 PM Learning multiplication tables for an area class is leading to a tasty treat! In this week's "One Class At A Time," WBKO and Leachman Buick GMC gave Laura Kees and her class $500.
Updated: 2:49 PM An area teacher gets $500 from WBKO and Leachman Buick GMC, to inspire her students as they prepare to leave high school.
Updated: 10:34 AM An area teacher gets a big check from WBKO and Leachman Buick GMC to help her students master math.
Updated: 11:16 AM Flu season is officially under way and some Kentucky schools are being hit by the bug. Two Lexington school districts have canceled classes for the time being, but how are area schools coping?
Updated: 8:34 PM WBKO and Leachman Buick GMC are at it once again! We're honoring teachers across the area for all of their hard work.
Updated: 1:27 AM The House has passed a University Bond Bill, meaning the state's eight public universities could issue their own bonds for construction projects.
Updated: 9:29 PM The Kentucky House Education Committee unanimously approved an anti-bullying bill for schools. It's a bill that would require school districts to design policies dealing with bullies. We spoke with one local school that's already ahead of lawmakers.
Updated: 2:43 PM State Representative Kathy Stein, House Judiciary Committee chairwoman, took responsibility for the legislation after its originator resigned to take a job in Governor Steve Beshear's administration.
Updated: 11:08 PM Officials did not confirm the remains to be that of 21-year-old Leah Hickman, a journalism student who has been missing since December 14. The body was found in a crawl space at an apartment building where Hickman lived.
Updated: 2:21 AM On Dec. 22, Western Kentucky University and Habitat for Humanity presented Ava Barber and her family with a new home on West Main Street in Bowling Green.
Posted: 9:36 PM Lindsey Wilson awarded a total of 247 degrees at the morning ceremony on Dec. 15. It is the second largest winter commencement class at the college.
Updated: 9:27 PM WKU gave degrees to 1,071 graduates the morning of Dec. 15 at Diddle Arena. About 800 students participated in the ceremony.
Posted: 9:25 PM The Western Kentucky University Board of Regents called a special meeting Dec. 15 before graduation where they approved the purchase of property.
Posted: 11:32 PM Kathryn McCoy pleaded not guilty to tampering with physical evidence for allegedly giving birth to a baby girl, then concealing the body. The charges came after a baby girl was found in a gym bag in McCoy's dorm room.
Updated: 7:23 PM A giant traveling map of Asia has been making its way across the country since National Geography Awareness Week began in early November.
Updated: 7:00 PM Chambers of Commerce across Kentucky are being asked to help in the effort to improve schools. Kentucky's new education commissioner hopes to recruit chambers to generate broad support for improving schools.
Posted: 9:40 PM Recent events at Adair County High School have some parents and students concerned. It all started several weeks ago when a bomb threat was found scribbled on the girl's restroom wall.
Updated: 11:00 PM The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Report affirms the reform goals formulated in the administration of Governor Paul Patton and approved by the legislature a decade ago.
Updated: 11:00 PM The latest test results are in and they're not good for U.S. students. The results show American pupils are lagging behind their peers in other countries when it comes to math and science.
Posted: 9:43 PM The halls of the Christian County School District are a little quieter these days thanks to a program designed to get students to stop talking and start moving.