Updated: 6:59 PM When you take your child to school each day, you hope you're not dropping them off near a sexual predator. The good news today is a growing number of states are banning released sex offenders from living near or visiting schools, playgrounds, or other areas where children gather. Kentucky is one of them. Here, offenders on parole or probation cannot live within 1,000 feet of a school or daycare. But, those rules don't apply when the sex offender is a juvenile.

Updated: 5:08 PM A Bowling Green Attorney says he wants an investigation into why a lead inspector was not present at a Bowling Green Code Enforcement Hearing.

Updated: 4:31 PM Friends who sang at Clarence Martin's funeral record a CD of hymns in his honor.

Updated: 2:17 PM WKU and The ALIVE Center team up to re-stock local pantrys.

Updated: 3:25 PM The murder of Western Kentucky University Freshman Katie Autry will be recounted tonight on Primetime Live during a special on Campus Safety.

Updated: 11:42 AM Tuesday night's storms left many in Western Kentucky seeking shelter in a basement or bathtub. However, there is a way to make sure you stay safe in your house just by having a special re-enforced room.

Updated: 7:00 PM You know sex offenders are out there, but do you know how many of them live next door, or worse, sit next to your child at school? You probably don't. And even more disturbing, the people who are supposed to protect your children everyday don't have to tell you.

Updated: 6:07 PM The Adair County High School Marching Band was named Class A Grand National Champion in Indianapolis.

Updated: 10:19 AM Several farms in Woodburn were badly damaged by the storm. WBKO followed the Woodburn Volunteer Fire Department today as they surveyed the worst hit areas.

Updated: 5:09 PM Tasers are not blamed for a man's death in Nashville.

Updated: 4:17 PM A man known across the country as the Greeting Card Bandit is arraigned in a Warren Circuit Court.

Updated: 12:17 PM Widespread damage is reported throughout the area.

Updated: 11:38 AM Court of Appeals Judge John Minton declares his candidacy for Kentucky Supreme Court.

Updated: 3:05 PM Tips on choosing the day care that's right for you.

Updated: 5:30 PM Tassie R. Butts is now back in custody.

Updated: 5:28 PM Be cautious with your packages.

Updated: 4:56 PM Western's main campus, as well as campuses in Glasgow and Owensboro ....calls off class tonight.

Updated: 9:23 AM Terry Stahl faces five years in prison after pleaded guilty on drug charges.

Updated: 8:56 AM A Bowling Green woman says she learned the hard way that important questions need to be asked when choosing child care.

Updated: 7:28 AM A lawmaker’s son appears in court on manslaughter charges.

Updated: 10:07 PM It's been a couple of weeks since a case of tuberculosis was first reported on WKU's campus. Now more people could be infected with the bacteria.

Updated: 7:04 AM Gov. Ernie Fletcher is just one of those still looking for answers a week after a devastating tornado hit Hart County.

Updated: 11:35 AM According to statistics in Kentucky, over 25,000 people will be diagnosed with cancer this year. This startling statistic not only hits home for one Bowling Green resident, but it also has some Western Kentucky athletes donating their time and abilities to help fight cancer.

Updated: 4:04 PM A Sergeant and a reporter from the war in Iraq reunite for the first time in two years.

Updated: 7:28 PM A Bowling Green man is killed in a car wreck in Warren County.