Living Well – Flu vaccine
Researchers at Oregon Health and Science University are aiming to make your yearly flu shot a thing of the past.
Author: WNKY Staff
Doggone It! – Camera captures puppy-napping
(KPRC) It was supposed to be a quick transaction between a man claiming to be an interested buyer and an owner of a French bulldog puppy. The man showed up outside the Houston, Texas home of the dog owner Saturday and was supposed to bring $4,200 to purchase the dog but instead, he ran off with the puppy. The owner,…
Impeachment probe takes shape
(NBC News) Congress returned to Capitol Hill Monday after a five week break, with a new agenda firmly in focus. Gun safety legislation is one of the top priorities for Democrats, but Republicans say they are waiting on guidance from President Trump. “We are not going to vote on bills on the Senate floor that the president is not willing…
UAW votes to authorize strike
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The United Auto Workers have voted to authorize a strike against General Motors for what they consider fair wages. The strike vote passed by nearly 98 percent, and if put into play by UAW international, members will walk off the job beginning Sept. 16. These members include workers at the local GM Corvette Assembly Plant. UAW…
Missing crew members found alive in capsized cargo ship
(NBC News) Rescue crews cut into the capsized Golden Ray cargo ship, rescuing three of the four crew members still trapped inside. “The fourth survivor has been located, and it’s an ongoing operation to try and get him out,” Coast Guard Captain John Reed said late Monday afternoon. The first calls for help from the Golden Ray came around 2…
Trump faces backlash over Taliban talks
(NBC News) President Trump is facing backlash after inviting Taliban and Afghan leaders to Camp David for peace talks, days before the anniversary of 9/11. The president announced on Twitter late Saturday the talks has been canceled after the Taliban killed a U.S. service member and 11 others in Kabul last week. “We had a meeting scheduled. It was my…
CBS announces new “Survivor” castaways, includes 2018 Bowling Green Survivor Casting Call participant
CBS announced its 20 castaways for the latest season of “Survivor” on Monday and it includes a Kentucky native. Elaine Stott, of Rockholds, Ky., was chosen from thousands of auditions from across the world. Stott auditioned for the chance to be a “Survivor” castaway at the 2018 Survivor Casting Call hosted by WNKY 40 Television Sept. 25, 2018 in Bowling…
Man accused of breaking his estranged wife’s eye socket
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Kentucky State Police arrested an Alvaton man Sunday after they said he intentionally rammed a vehicle occupied by his estranged wife. Michael Andrew Douglas, 35, was charged Sunday with second-degree assault domestic violence, resisting arrest and first-degree wanton endangerment after an incident involving his estranged wife at her current home in Alvaton. Douglas is accused of…
Emerging Leader – MacLean Lessenberry
This week’s Emerging Leader is MacLean Lessenberry, the Executive Director of Tourism for Glasgow and Barren County.
Women In STEM: New Push Pays Off
(NBC News) A campaign to steer women into so-called “STEM” careers has taken off, but the age old problem of too few women in science, technology, engineering or math jobs persists. The Ad Council, with backing from some of the country’s biggest businesses, has launched SheCanStem.com. The campaign targets girls in elementary school. “We know that women make up 50…
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