Author: WNKY Staff

Sea urchins invade Monterey Bay

(KSBW/NBC News) Crews are working on a plan to clear invasive sea urchins from California’s Monterey Bay. “It worries me the dramatic changes that were seeing. The fish populations are dropping, kelp forests are disappearing,” says Reef Check volunteer diver William Briscoe. In an effort to restore the kelp, volunteers headed out Sunday morning to Lovers Point, where they are…

SoKY’s Choice – SoKY Sprouts

You’re probably aware that kale offers health benefits, but did you know that you can make art with it? In today’s SoKY’s Choice, WNKY’s Josh Shortt gives us an inside-look at a club offered by the SoKY Marketplace called The SoKY Sprouts. And while the kids will be doing something different every second Saturday, the Marketplace is open every Saturday…

Protesters rally against Missouri abortion bill

(KSHB) Thousands of protesters gathered together in Kansas City, Missouri Sunday to rally against a bill that would ban abortion after eight weeks of pregnancy. The Missouri House of Representatives passed that measure on Friday. It imposes tough penalties for doctors who violate the law, and only allows exceptions in the case of medical emergencies, not rape or incest. The…

Hundreds show support for Family Enrichment Center at the 2019 Venetian Ball

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. Saturday night hundreds of South Central Kentuckians dressed in their derby best for the 2019 Venetian Ball to show support by raising money for the Family Enrichment Center and the center’s efforts to put an end to child abuse in Bowling Green. Money raised from the event will help provide resources to families and children in need….

Emerging Leader – Renee Pollard

This week’s Emerging Leader is Renee Pollard, a second-grade teacher at Parker-Bennett-Curry Elementary School, where she’s teaching her students the importance of technology, leadership, and service in their community.

Lucky dog: pooch pulled from car engine

(WTVM/NBC News) An Alabama woman got quite the surprise when her cat alerted her to something stuck under the hood of her car. Clairessia Gamble found a furry little face starting back at her when she opened the engine compartment. Gamble had seen the stray dog hanging around her house, but never expected it to get stuck near the engine…

Who will be ‘The Voice’?

(NBC News) NBC’s “The Voice” will wrap up Season 16 this week. The finalists will perform Monday night, hoping their efforts will earn America’s vote for the crown on Tuesday. The four remaining artists include: Maelyn Jarmon, from John Legend’s team, and Andrew Sevener, Dexter Roberts and Gyth Rigdon, who are all on Blake Shelton’s team. You can catch their…