(via Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Kentucky) PADUCAH, Ky. – United States Chief Judge Greg Stivers has sentenced Leslie Lewis to 2 years imprisonment, 3 years of supervised release following the sentence, and ordered him to pay restitution of $169,322 for theft of public money. “Instead of serving as a steward to protect Mammoth Cave National…
(WTMJ) A Wisconsin woman says she was fired from a restaurant for standing up for her beliefs. Brittany Spencer worked as a server at Fat Joe’s Bar & Grill in Fond du Lac for the last few months. She says Saturday night a couple was making disparaging comments about gender identity after seeing a transgender woman in the bar. “They…
(KTUU) A man accused of recording the brutal slaying of a woman in an Anchorage, Alaska hotel last month has been indicted on additional charges, according to online court records. Brian Steven Smith, 48, now faces eight total charges in the case. He originally faced one count of murder, but now faces one count of first-degree murder, two counts of…
(WBBH) A former Punta Gorda, Florida police officer who killed a woman during a shooting demonstration in 2016 will not go to jail. Lee Coel accepted a plea deal with a sentence of ten years probation. Mary Knowlton, a 73-year-old Charlotte County retired librarian, attended the demonstration at the Punta Gorda Police Department and volunteered to play a role in…
(KARE) Minnesota state health officials have confirmed the deaths of two more patients from severe lung injuries related to vaping. The deaths were announced Wednesday, bringing the state total to three. The Minnesota Department of Health says the two patients died in September after complicated hospitalizations, and were both above the age of 50. Investigators confirmed that one vaped a…
(WWLP/NBC News) Chloe Newman has been receiving prosthetic services at Shiners Hospital in Springfield, Massachusetts for her entire life. She was born with a missing limb and has had multiple prosthesis fittings at Shriners. Now she’s helping other young patients with the help of toymaker Mattel, and a very special Barbie. After finding out that Mattel is making a Barbie…
(WEYI) A grandmother is requiring her child to go to class in a HAZMAT suit now in response to a bedbug being found inside a Flint, Michigan high school. On Monday, the Carman-Ainsworth School District sent a letter to parents telling them what they are doing in regards to a recent bed bug found in a district building. David Wright…
Update: Warren County Sheriff Brett Hightower spoke with the suspect, Ryan McCraw, after he turned himself in Thursday afternoon for the wreck. Hightower says, the Sheriff’s office believes alcohol to be the cause of the accident. The Sheriff also says charges are expected to be filed against McCraw. ——————————————————————– BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Someone hit a Warren County Sheriff’s Office…
(NBC News) Democratic leaders in Congress on Wednesday walked out of a White House meeting with President Donald Trump after he had a “meltdown,” according to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Pelosi claims the president was annoyed that a majority of Republicans joined them to condemn his decision to withdraw troops from Syria. Mr. Trump later tweeted a series of photos…
This week Throwback Thursday is on the main campus of Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green. A building in the heart of campus is nearing its 50-year anniversary. We’re taking a closer look at the history of the Academic Complex. Designed by Owensboro-based architects Johnson and St. Clair, the Academic Complex was drawn up in late 1967. According to a…
