Allison Baker
Reporter
Bowling Green
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Allison Baker grew up in the Capital of Kentucky and moved to Bowling Green in 2015 to attend Western Kentucky University. She graduated with a BA in broadcast journalism in May of 2019.
Allison joined WBKO in April 2019 as a part-time editor and became a full- time multimedia journalist for the station in July of 2019.
Education
Updated: 7 hours ago
|By Lee K. Howard
Johnson went 1-for-3 at the plate with a pair of RBI, driving in the game-tying run in the bottom of the seventh, and the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth
Updated: Apr. 19, 2021 at 5:46 PM EDT
|By Allison Baker
The spring class of 2021 and the fall graduates from 2020 will have a chance to walk across the stage and get their diploma on May 1 if they choose to do so.
Updated: Apr. 16, 2021 at 2:45 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
The teams were selected by 12 media representatives from across the state
Updated: Apr. 13, 2021 at 7:16 PM EDT
|By Allison Baker
A husband and wife took their love for coffee and turned an old school bus into their very own mobile coffee shop.
Updated: Apr. 10, 2021 at 9:35 PM EDT
|By Ken Baker
This year organizers selected specific neighborhoods and took the parade to them to avoid large crowds, which could lead to a super spreader event.
Updated: Apr. 10, 2021 at 7:40 PM EDT
|By Allison Baker
Currently anyone 16 and up can receive their COVID-19 vaccine at the Medical Center vaccine clinic.
Updated: Apr. 10, 2021 at 7:38 PM EDT
|By Allison Baker
The athletes who competed today will now move on to the state competition in June. It will be held at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Kentucky.
Updated: Apr. 10, 2021 at 3:10 AM EDT
|By LORI HINNANT and MARIA CHENG
As many as 60 countries might be stalled at the first shots of their coronavirus vaccinations because nearly all deliveries through the global program intended to help some of the world's poorest nations are blocked until as late as June.
Updated: Apr. 9, 2021 at 6:24 PM EDT
|By AMY FORLITI, STEVE KARNOWSKI and TAMMY WEBBER
Derek Chauvin, 45, is charged with murder and manslaughter in George Floyd’s death May 25.
Updated: Apr. 9, 2021 at 5:57 PM EDT
|By Allison Baker
Governor Andy Beshear signed House Bill 574 the largest election reform bill for the state of Kentucky to be passed since 1891.
Updated: Apr. 9, 2021 at 12:47 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
The law signed by the Democratic governor is not the total statewide ban many demonstrators and some Democratic lawmakers had sought, but it drew bipartisan support in the Republican-controlled legislature.
Updated: Apr. 8, 2021 at 2:47 PM EDT
|By Phil Pendleton
Ronnie Lou Helton is being held at the Whitley County jail on kidnapping and human trafficking charges.
Updated: Apr. 8, 2021 at 11:10 AM EDT
|By Jennifer Edwards Baker
Some residents said they saw monkeys swinging in trees, but police said there haven't been confirmed sightings yet.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2021 at 4:02 PM EDT
|By Emily Bennett
The United Mine Workers of America is claiming unfair labor practices, especially since the company filed for bankruptcy in 2016.
Updated: Apr. 4, 2021 at 7:06 PM EDT
|By Ken Baker
This Easter, Pastor Roberts had a nearly packed congregation.
Updated: Apr. 4, 2021 at 8:36 AM EDT
|By Allison Baker
The Boren family began the adoption process in 2019 but faced many setbacks due to the Coronavirus.
Updated: Apr. 3, 2021 at 8:14 PM EDT
|By Allison Baker
You can drop off donations for the doll project at 432 Moonlite Ave. Bowling Green, Ky.
Updated: Apr. 2, 2021 at 6:21 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
MLB is moving its All-Star Game and draft from Atlanta in response to voting restrictions.
Updated: Apr. 2, 2021 at 12:53 PM EDT
|By Vivica Grayson
Melissa says she appreciates the community supporting the business throughout the years
Updated: Mar. 30, 2021 at 11:47 PM EDT
|By Willie Hope
The four overtime game is the second-longest game in girls’ KHSAA postseason history, only behind the 1994 district tournament game between Lincoln County and Boyle County that went to five overtimes.
Updated: Mar. 26, 2021 at 1:39 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
One salvage expert said freeing the cargo ship could take up to a week in the best-case scenario and warned of possible structural problems on the vessel as it remains wedged.
Updated: Mar. 26, 2021 at 6:15 AM EDT
|By BEN WALKER
Bobby Brown was one of baseball’s most distinguished major leaguers on and off the field.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2021 at 6:50 PM EDT
|By KATE BRUMBACK
Mario Gonzalez and Delaina Ashley Yaun had gotten a babysitter for their infant daughter and went to Youngs Asian Massage to relax. They were in separate rooms inside when the gunman opened fire.
Updated: Mar. 20, 2021 at 10:31 PM EDT
|By Allison Baker
“Paint Her Story” featured renowned artist Alice Waddell. The young women were able to take to a canvas and draw how they saw themselves now or in the future.
Updated: Mar. 20, 2021 at 10:26 PM EDT
|By Allison Baker
Although his time on the hill has come to an end, he will still be working as a marriage and family therapist at his practice in Bowling Green.
Updated: Mar. 20, 2021 at 6:29 PM EDT
|By WAVE News Staff
As more and more people are getting their shot at the vaccine doctors want to remind you to show up to your booster appointment.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2021 at 7:00 PM EDT
|By Jordan Mullins
A man was captured in Casey County after a fatal shooting in the Nancy community of Pulaski County.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2021 at 5:16 PM EDT
|By Fox19 Staff
A 2-year-old Northern Kentucky boy is dead Thursday after consuming fentanyl that belonged to his sleeping mother, police say.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2021 at 10:56 AM EDT
|By Olivia Russell
The Powell County Sheriff’s Office vandals destroyed the inside of the South Fork Church of God.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2021 at 7:35 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to the area Friday, the White House announced.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2021 at 4:43 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
Following a year of activism in sports that included NBA players shutting down the playoffs after a police shooting, it seems fitting that college athletes would use March Madness to get a message across.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2021 at 1:21 PM EDT
|By TERRY TANG
The hashtag #StopAsianHate was a top trending topic on Twitter hours after the shootings that happened Tuesday evening.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2021 at 10:50 AM EDT
|By JAY REEVES
Storms that left splintered homes and broken trees across Alabama and Mississippi moved into Georgia and Florida on Thursday, rousing residents with early morning warnings as forecasters said the threat of dangerous weather would move up the south Atlantic seaboard.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2021 at 8:16 AM EDT
|By Associated Press
The Facebook account features numerous photos of Cherokee County sheriff’s Capt. Jay Baker going back months. The sheriff's department is helping investigate the Atlanta-area spa killings.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2021 at 9:30 PM EDT
|By KATE BRUMBACK
A 21-year-old man suspected in the shootings was taken into custody in southwest Georgia hours later after a manhunt, police said.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2021 at 2:03 AM EDT
|By Associated Press
It was not immediately clear what prompted Tuesday's shooting.
Updated: Mar. 13, 2021 at 10:20 PM EST
|By Jerrica Valtierra
Protesters then took the streets to march throughout downtown, following behind Tamika Palmer, and the rest of Breonna Taylor’s family.
Updated: Mar. 12, 2021 at 7:33 PM EST
|By Allison Baker
13 news spoke with Dr. Melinda Joyce at the Medical Center who said it has been very common after someone receives their second dose to maybe have a fever, body aches, or chills.
Updated: Mar. 12, 2021 at 6:45 AM EST
|By Hal M. Bundrick, CFP
Here are some of the best ways to use the money based on your current financial circumstances.
Updated: Mar. 11, 2021 at 5:19 PM EST
|By Ally Blake
Good news for the people of Estill County. FEMA was out in the county Thursday with emergency management officials to survey the area for federal assistance.
Updated: Mar. 11, 2021 at 11:14 AM EST
|By Claudette Enriquez
Total loss of single-story house after fire; possible meth inside the house
Updated: Mar. 8, 2021 at 5:01 PM EST
|By Cory Sanning
Dan Hale says he is grateful for his community's appreciation.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2021 at 7:11 PM EST
|By Ken Baker
Also, 33 underground pipes remain closed to prevent river water from backing up into the metro.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2021 at 6:29 PM EST
|By MARK PRATT and TAMMY WEBBER
Cities and states are rapidly expanding access to vaccines as the nation races to head off a resurgence in coronavirus infections and reopen schools and businesses battered by the pandemic.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2021 at 1:38 AM EST
|By Kelsey Deakin
The Bell County Sheriff’s Department is working with the Claiborne County Sheriff’s Department on the case.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2021 at 5:05 PM EST
|By Associated Press
Nearly 20% of the nation’s adults — or over 50 million people — have received at least one dose of vaccine, and 10% have been fully inoculated.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2021 at 3:30 PM EST
|By Jennifer Edwards Baker
Middletown police said she reported her son missing Sunday and later confessed to killing him.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2021 at 7:54 PM EST
|By Associated Press and Willie Hope
It’s the first win for the Eagles over Belmont since February 13, 2016.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2021 at 7:38 PM EST
|By Allison Baker
WBKO is helping Feeding America with a special show Saturday. Gray Television is partnering with the Grand Ole Opry and Circle TV, to raise money to help feed people who have been affected by extreme weather across several states this month. as well as those who are facing food insecurity because of the ongoing pandemic.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2021 at 8:51 AM EST
|By Paige Noel
There was a total of 20 drug trafficking charges and 11 possession of drug charges related to meth and heroin.