Tish Frederick News Today

CLARKSVILLE — Green Tree Mall’s JC Penney Court was shining with the confidence of young girls running their own pop-up shops on Friday afternoon.

Health leaders and law enforcement from Southern Indiana and Louisville met this week to talk about how rising gun violence is affecting local communities. It comes in the days after two mass shootings in Louisville, and after multiple Indiana schools received threats of violence.

The BAYA Corporation provides an outlet for Kentuckiana girls to navigate mental health challenges.