Author: WNKY Staff
Sunrise Spotlight – Far Off Broadway Players present “How I Became A Pirate”
Tracy England with the Far Off Broadway Players joins us to discuss their upcoming musical, “How I Became A Pirate.” For a full summary of the show, click here.
Aviation Heritage Park Camp takes kids to new heights
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Some campers in Bowling Green are going up, up and away. Thursday was the second and final day of the 2019 Aviation Heritage Park Summer Camp. It took place at the Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport. During the camp, kids learned about aircraft instruments, engine and aircraft design, weather and more. Campers even had the chance to…
Bracing for Barry
(NBC News) A state of emergency has been declared in Louisiana as people prepare for a direct hit from Tropical Storm Barry. “This is obviously going to be a significant event for a big part of Louisiana,” Governor John Bel Edwards warned Thursday. The slow moving system, whose outer bands flooded parts of New Orleans Wednesday, is poised to deliver…
Bizarre bust: rattlesnake, whiskey & uranium?!?!
(KFOR) An Oklahoma man and woman were arrested Wednesday after a traffic stop of a stolen car revealed the two had a rattlesnake, radioactive uranium, a gun and an open bottle of Kentucky Deluxe whiskey. Stephen Jennings is charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, transporting an open container of liquor, operating a vehicle with a suspended license, and failure…
Loose gator rescued from St. Louis neighborhood
(KSDK) Alligators aren’t native to Missouri, but one made himself at home in a St. Louis neighborhood last week. Residents called animal control after several people spotted the three-foot gator in front of a home. The reptile was captured and temporarily placed with the Exotic Amphibian and Reptile Center. It was then given to an alligator rescue in Stanton, Missouri….
Hidden History: Fallout Shelter Found Under School
(WFIE) A piece of hidden history has been sitting beneath South Middle School in Henderson, Kentucky for decades. School officials recently found survival supplies from the 1960′s in the old fallout shelter built under the building. “In the mid-to-late 50′s, 70 percent of Americans thought we were going to come under attack,” explains Principal Ryan Reusch. The middle school was…
Senior community bans loud laughter and chatter in common areas
(KUSA) Residents at a 55+ living complex in Louisville, Colorado are upset about a new noise ban being enforced. The ban restricts all loud conversation, laughter and television sound in common areas of the complex. Some residents are outraged by the ban, but others say they’re sick of the loud noise disrupting their peace. The Boulder County Housing & Human…
Pistol-packing pastor nabs burglar
(WFLA/NBC News) A burglar is behind bars after he was nabbed by a gun-toting pastor inside a Tampa, Florida church. Police said the burglar set off the alarm system at the Seminole Heights Baptist Church shortly before 1 a.m. Thursday. The suspect had allegedly broken through a window, then broke several other windows and door frames while inside of the…
Marquee Backstage – Marty Brown
Marty Brown joins us on Marquee Backstage to perform his song, “Barbed Wire & Cornfields.” For a list of upcoming shows, click here.
