Author: WNKY Staff

KY: flash flooding sneaks up on residents

(WKYT/CNN) – Flooding causes major issues in parts of Kentucky. This was the scene Thursday in the town of Brodhead. You can see floodwaters covering the streets and sidewalks, making it all but impossible for residents to get around. There are reports of water entering several homes and businesses in Brodhead. And rescue crews had to save a dog that…

Good Samaritan saves drowning boy

(KSL) A Good Samaritan is being hailed as a hero after diving into a Utah creek to save a young child swept away by rushing water. Murray City Fire Department Assistant Chief Chad Pascua said the boy was at the park with his family and that he fell in when his mother turned around for a moment. “One second she…

“She thought she was going to die” – rescued hiker spun 174 times

(KPNX) The elderly hiker trapped in a spinning basket as she was rescued from Arizona’s Piestewa Peak Tuesday morning continues to recover in a Phoenix hospital. 74-year-old Katalin Metro’s ordeal began when she fell on the hiking trail, breaking her nose and injuring her leg. Her husband, George Metro, says she is still feeling nauseated and dizzy after she spun…

Caught on cam: trampoline goes airborne

(KPNX/NBC News) Newly released home security video shows two 11-year-old boys taking a wild ride on a trampoline. As the two boys were jumping in a Tempe, Arizona yard a strong gust of wind lifted the trampoline, sending it and the boys tumbling over a wall and into the street. “Big lesson here, just tie down your trampoline. You never…

Leg overboard: boater loses prosthetic limb in lake

(WIS/NBC News) A South Carolina man is offering a $3,000 reward to anyone who can help him find his missing prosthetic leg. The main obstacle: it’s at the bottom of Lake Wateree. Karl Harbath was out on a pontoon boat three weeks ago when rough water sent him overboard. He had to hold onto the boat for dear life as…

Box office preview

“Dark Phoenix,” the latest entry in the X-Men franchise, hits theaters this week. NBC’s Raphael Seth has more.

Feel Good Friday – The Green Book Connection

Bowling Green has a lot of history; unfortunately, not all of it is good. During segregation, African-American travelers needed guides to keep themselves safe in an unknown city. The Green Book was created for that purpose. In today’s Feel Good Friday, we learn about Nancy’s Tea Room, an establishment that was once a welcoming place to African-American travelers. Ski Daddy’s…