radioNOVO News for Bowling Green: May 12, 2026

RNN BOWLING GREEN 05/12/26          STATE POLICE CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE A FATAL WEEKEND CRASH IN CAVE CITY THAT CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A BICYCLIST.          65-YEAR-OLD KING MARTIN WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON U.S. 31-WEST SATURDAY NIGHT WHEN HE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY A SPORT UTILITY VEHICLE. MARTIN WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE JUST BEFORE 9PM.  THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE, A HORSE CAVE MAN, WAS NOT INJURED.  NO WORD YET ON WHETHER THE SUV DRIVER WILL BE CHARGED.           A WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY SENIOR IS MAKING HISTORY AS THE FIRST STUDENT TO WIN A PULITZER PRIZE WHILE STILL AN UNDERGRADUATE. PHOTOJOURNALISM MAJOR DOMINIC DI PALERMO SHARED IN THE HONOR ALONGSIDE SEVENTY-FOUR OTHER CONTRIBUTORS AT THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE FOR THEIR REPORTING ON IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. DI PALERMO CREDITED WKU’S FOCUS ON INTIMATE STORYTELLING FOR PREPARING HIM TO DOCUMENT THE AWARD-WINNING SERIES DURING HIS INTERNSHIP.          TOWEL FOLDING AND TOILET PAPER TOSSES TOOK CENTER STAGE MONDAY AS THE SLOAN CONVENTION CENTER HOSTED THE ANNUAL HOSPITALITY OLYMPICS. THE EVENT BROUGHT TOGETHER DOZENS OF LOCAL BUSINESSES TO CELEBRATE THE "UNSUNG HEROES" OF SOUTH-CENTRAL KENTUCKY’S TOURISM INDUSTRY. WHILE THE GAMES WERE LIGHTHEARTED, ORGANIZERS SAY THEY HIGHLIGHT THE SPEED AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL REQUIRED IN A FIELD CURRENTLY FACING MAJOR HIRING CHALLENGES. PARTICIPANTS SAY THE DAY WAS A RARE AND WELCOME CHANCE TO BE THE ONES BEING SERVED AND CELEBRATED FOR THEIR HARD WORK BEHIND THE SCENES.