Author: WNKY Staff

WNKY 40 News participates in #BroadcastGood Campaign

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – On Tuesday, June 11, WNKY 40 News is joining with other local broadcasters around the country to share how we work to improve, serve and inform the community we live and work in. The nationwide #BroadcastGood campaign was launched by the National Association of Broadcasters to showcase the positive community impact and tireless charitable efforts to…

Fiscal court to consider $44 million budget

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Magistrates will vote on a first reading of the budget during Tuesday morning’s fiscal court meeting. Warren County Treasurer, Greg Burrell, said the budget is around $44 million which is up about $1 million from the 2018-2019 budget. Burrell said Warren County residents will not see a property tax increase. The budget includes $3 million for…

One dead in New York helicopter accident

(NBC News) A helicopter pilot is dead after crashing onto the roof of a New York City skyscraper Monday afternoon. “There is no indication that this was an act of terror and there is no ongoing threat to New York City based on the information we have right now,” Mayor Bill De Blasio said in a briefing shortly after the…

Police officer’s punch goes viral

(WCMH/NBC News) A popular Columbus, Ohio police officer is under fire. Officer AJ Johnson, also known as the “Dancing Cop,” is seen on cell phone video pushing and hitting a man while on duty. The man who was hit is having a hard time processing the incident. Jonathan Robinson, 25, says he was on the receiving end of that hard…

Crane collapse turns apartments into rubble

(NBC News) One person is dead and five others injured after a construction crane collapse in Dallas, Texas. The crane fell onto a high-rise residential building during a severe storm Sunday afternoon. The massive structure ripped through homes and a parking garage as it fell. Five stories of the apartment building were damaged, and the entire block was evacuated. 29-year-old…

One injured after car collides with mail truck

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Bowling Green man was injured after the car he was driving collided with a mail truck Monday morning. At 9:51 a.m., the Warren County Sheriff’s Office responded to an injury collision near Old Scottsville Road and Deer Valley Avenue. Upon arrival, it was determined from operators and witness statements that the mail truck, driven by…

Therapy pigs beaten to death

(WAVE/NBC News) A rash of strange killings and acts of cruelty involving animals has Bullitt County, Kentucky pet owners worried. Two of Sunnie Howell’s therapy pigs were the latest victims. Two of her three pet pigs were brutally beaten, and now she’s trying to draw connections with similar abuse cases in the area. “If it’s not one person doing this…