Author: WNKY Staff

Calls for action grow in wake of weekend shootings

(NBC News) President Trump condemned hate and bigotry Monday in the wake of deadly mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. “In one voice our nation must condemn racism, bigotry and white supremacy. These sinister ideologies must be defeated. Hate has no place in America,” Mr. Trump said. The president also pledged to take steps to prevent future…

Grief, frustration follow weekend shootings

(NBC News) The death toll continued to climb Monday following a weekend of deadly mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. Two more victims of the El Paso massacre died Monday, bringing the toll there to 22 who were killed when a gunman opened fire in a busy Walmart crowded with back-to-school shoppers. In Dayton, Ohio a gunman…

Late Vacations: Deal Season Arrives

(NBC News) Resorts and hotels are offering bargains for late summer vacationers as demand begins to slow. “If they have a vacant room, they’re willing to give it away for a bit of a deal because they want to make sure that that room is getting filled,” says The Points Guy editorial director Scott Mayerowitz. It’s not likely airlines will…

Combating superbugs

(WJAR) Researchers are inching closer to the development of a new class of drugs to attack life-threatening superbugs. This has become a major focus as the development of new drugs isn’t keeping pace with the rise of drug-resistant bacteria. “They’re smarter. They can out compete all the chemicals that we throw at them,” says Dr. Eleftherios Mylonakis, chief of infectious…

Heroism Amid Heartbreak: Parents Shield Baby During Shooting

(NBC News) The death toll continued to climb Monday following a weekend of deadly mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. Two more victims of the El Paso massacre died Monday, bringing the toll there to 22 who were killed when a gunman opened fire in a busy Walmart crowded with back-to-school shoppers. Among the victims in Texas…

Bowling Green little league team advances in Great Lakes Regional Tournament

East advances and will play in the semifinals Thursday at 1pm CST. The game will stream on watch ESPN app (free). pic.twitter.com/X43XIP03CD — BG East (@BGEastLL) August 5, 2019 BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- The Bowling Green 12-year-old little league All-Stars advanced Monday in the Great Lakes Regional Tournament. The team defeated Indiana in front of their home crowd in Indianapolis by…

Former WKU and BGHS football player released on shock probation

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- A former Western Kentucky University football player who was sentenced to five years in prison in June for trafficking cocaine was granted shock probation Monday. Warren Circuit Judge John Grise sentenced Nacarius Fant, 23, last month on five cocaine trafficking charges that Fant pleaded guilty to in March. Monday, Grise granted Fant shock probation, according to Warren…