Author: WNKY Staff

Airman’s remains return home after 66 years

(KARE) A Minnesota airman, who died while serving his country, has finally made it home more than 66 years after his death. Air force airman Verne Budahn was a 19-year-old mechanic when the plane he was on went down in Alaska’s Mt. Gannett east of Anchorage. Every year since, mountaineering teams have returned to the site in June and painstakingly…

Online horrors: social media’s mental toll

(NBC News) Social media content reviewers work to purge the internet of disturbing posts that can depict animal abuse, murder and child pornography. Shawn Speagle says he is haunted by his work as a former content moderator for Facebook. “I have seen a video of a babysitter choking a toddler to death,” said Speagle. His story is one of many…

Alligator attack suspected in Florida man’s death

(WFLA) A man was found dead from a possible gator attack in Florida Thursday. The man’s body was found in a canal at the Mosaic Company in Fort Meade. The company uses the land for agricultural operations and is closed to the public. It’s unclear why the man was on the property, but officials said he may have been dead…

Vape pen blamed in SUV fire

(WDIV) An Ohio woman says a vape pen charger sparked a fire that destroyed her SUV. It happened in Woodhaven, Michigan Thursday as Crystal Mounts and her five-year-old son sat in their parked car outside a restaurant. Mounts says when she took the batteries out of the vape charger, sparks flew and started a fast moving fire inside the vehicle….

Body camera captures fatal police shooting

(WRAL) Newly-released body camera footage shows a deadly police shooting in North Carolina. It happened in March at home in Durham. Police said they were responding to a domestic incident when they encountered 30-year-old Ondrae Levado Hutchinson, who was reportedly combative, and at one point, punched an officer in the face. That’s when police tazed Hutchinson, who by this time,…

Health care, immigration dominate democratic debate

(NBC News) Voters have a clearer picture of the 20 Democratic candidates running for president, following two nights of debates, hosted by NBC News. The final 10 candidates faced off on key issues in Miami, Florida Thursday night. Free college, health care, immigration and guns were all addressed during the debate, but race was also a central issue, with Senator…

Summer safety: avoiding dehydration

(NBC News) Emergency room physician Dr. Shabana Walia says heat exhaustion is the most common illness that comes into the ER every summer, and it’s not always easy to realize when it’s happening to you. She says before you ever go outside, make sure you’re getting plenty of water every day. Fortunately, hydrating foods can help. “About 20% of our…