Author: WNKY Staff

Doll Delivery: Viral post inspires special Barbie gift

(WWLP/NBC News) Chloe Newman has been receiving prosthetic services at Shiners Hospital in Springfield, Massachusetts for her entire life. She was born with a missing limb and has had multiple prosthesis fittings at Shriners. Now she’s helping other young patients with the help of toymaker Mattel, and a very special Barbie. After finding out that Mattel is making a Barbie…

High School HAZMAT: Student suits up to avoid campus bedbugs

(WEYI) A grandmother is requiring her child to go to class in a HAZMAT suit now in response to a bedbug being found inside a Flint, Michigan high school. On Monday, the Carman-Ainsworth School District sent a letter to parents telling them what they are doing in regards to a recent bed bug found in a district building. David Wright…

Sheriff’s office victim of hit and run

Update: Warren County Sheriff Brett Hightower spoke with the suspect, Ryan McCraw, after he turned himself in Thursday afternoon for the wreck. Hightower says, the Sheriff’s office believes alcohol to be the cause of the accident. The Sheriff also says charges are expected to be filed against McCraw. ——————————————————————– BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Someone hit a Warren County Sheriff’s Office…

Throwback Thursday – Academic Complex at WKU

This week Throwback Thursday is on the main campus of Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green. A building in the heart of campus is nearing its 50-year anniversary. We’re taking a closer look at the history of the Academic Complex. Designed by Owensboro-based architects Johnson and St. Clair, the Academic Complex was drawn up in late 1967. According to a…

KSP Post 3 names new victim advocate

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Kentucky State Police Post 3 has hired a new person to help assist victims of trauma. On Wednesday, KSP welcomed Shannon Pickett to their team as the new victim advocate. Pickett will help victims who have critical needs and provide emotional support. She’ll also help them receive victim compensation. “There are situations when both the victim…

NASA sets sights on 2024 moon landing

(NBC News) NASA is moving forward with its ambitious goal of moving up the next lunar landing by four years. The plan would put astronauts on the moon by 2024. At a House subcommittee hearing Wednesday NASA defended its request for a budget increase in order to reach that goal. “By creating technologies and capabilities that commercialized and elevate the…