radioNOVO News for Bowling Green: August 20, 2026

RNN BOWLING GREEN 08/20/26          A DAYCARE WORKER IN WARREN COUNTY WAIVED HER PRELIMINARY HEARING TUESDAY AFTER BEING ACCUSED OF SENDING TEXT THREATS TO SHOOT UP HER WORKPLACE.          POLICE SAY 27-YEAR-OLD KAYLA CANLER SENT MULTIPLE MESSAGES THREATENING THE BLUEGRASS FARMS LEARNING CENTER, WHICH TRIGGERED EMERGENCY LOCKDOWNS. AUTHORITIES REPORT CANLER CONFESSED TO SENDING THE THREATS SIMPLY BECAUSE SHE WANTED TO KEEP HERSELF AND THE CHILDREN INSIDE TO AVOID THE SUMMER HEAT. CANLER FACES FELONY TERRORISTIC THREATENING CHARGES AND REMAINS HELD ON A FIVE-THOUSAND-DOLLAR CASH BOND.          THE WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY IS MOURNING THE LOSS OF FORMER DEAN OF STUDENTS AND VICE PRESIDENT OF STUDENT AFFAIRS HOWARD BAILEY, WHO PASSED AWAY EARLIER THIS WEEK.           COLLEAGUES REMEMBER BAILEY AS A DEDICATED ADVOCATE WHO WORKED TIRELESSLY TO REMOVE OBSTACLES FOR STUDENTS AND ENSURE EQUAL ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION. BAILEY EARNED TWO DEGREES FROM WKU BEFORE SPENDING DECADES AS A UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATOR, LEAVING BEHIND A LEGACY THAT CONTINUES TO INFLUENCE CAMPUS CULTURE.