Author: WNKY Staff

Five dead in daycare fire

(NBC News) Five children are dead after fire swept through an in-home day care in Erie, Pennsylvania early Sunday. Neighbors a block away said they could hear screams as flames engulfed the home. “I tried to go inside, I got to the open living room and couldn’t go any further,” one said. Firefighters found four children dead inside. A fifth…

Avoiding wedding day debt

(NBC News) With the average costs of a wedding right at $34,000 now, it’s no surprise some couples go into debt just to make their special day really special. But to many, wedding day debt is a nuptial no-no. “Borrowing money to throw a party, and that is basically what a wedding is, it’s a party – it’s starting your…

ICE raids leave communities shattered

(NBC News) President Trump is defending this week’s immigration raids in Mississippi, calling them a “deterrent” to migrants thinking about entering the country illegally. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested 680 people Wednesday, suspected of being undocumented immigrants, at seven Mississippi food processing plants. It’s the largest immigration raid ever in one state. “I want people to know, that if…

High-tech home buying

(NBC News) More young buyers are ready to buy their first home, and their reliance on technology is changing the game. According to Michael Booe of Helen Adams Realty, those younger clients often want to speed the process with virtual home tours, using cell phone video. “People are definitely making purchases based on Facetime sessions with agents,” Booe says. Even…

Gunman on the run after brazen highway shooting

(KPRC) Two people were killed Thursday during a rush-hour shooting on Interstate 10 in Houston, Texas. Police said two vehicles were involved in a crash just before the shooting. One vehicle struck the other vehicle, which then spun out in the middle of the freeway. Police said at least one person got out of the vehicle that did not spin…

‘Sporting Times Sports Show’ to broadcast weekly on WNKY NBC 40

High school sports multimedia publication to produce weekly program to air Saturday evenings on WNKY NBC 40

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Sporting Times and WNKY 40 Television have announced the launch of a new weekly television broadcast program. ‘Sporting Times Sports Show’ will air every Saturday at 6 p.m. on NBC 40, beginning in September. Sporting Times has covered high school sports in South Central Kentucky since 2004 through print, digital and broadcast platforms. Founded locally by…