Horse trainer for Kentucky Oaks needs a kidney
(WLKY/CNN) – An assistant trainer for one of the favorite horses set to race in the Kentucky Oaks this Friday is battling kidney failure.
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More stormy weather looms
(NBC News) A slow moving storm system is battering the central United States with severe storms and flooding rain from Texas to Michigan. That National Weather Service says at least 25 tornadoes touched down across five states Tuesday, and the threat is not over. Heavy rain is the problem along the Mississippi River in Iowa, where parts of downtown Davenport…
Chase ends after man overturns truck in creek, infant taken to hospital
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – An infant was taken by ambulance to a local hospital as a precautionary measure after police said a man ran from them during an attempted drug arrest. Police have not yet released the name of the man. The vehicle chase ended after the man lost control of his pick up truck and the truck rolled over into…
Calls for Barr’s resignation grow
(NBC News) Attorney General William Barr is facing increased calls to resign after his first congressional testimony since the release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s redacted Russia report. Democrats are pointing to a newly-revealed letter Mueller sent to Barr in March as proof that his handling of the report was focused on protecting President Trump than upholding justice. In his…
“His sacrifice saved lives”
(NBC News) Investigators say University of North Carolina Charlotte student Riley Howell gave his own life to save others when a gunman opened fire on the school’s campus Tuesday. Howell rushed toward the gunman as he fired, sustaining fatal wounds, but allowing campus more time to disarm him. “He gave his life in the process, but his sacrifice saved lives,”…
Born on the run!
(WTLV) The birth of little Marina Rose couldn’t be more cinematic. New mom Bethany Russell was unsure if she’d make it to the hospital as her partner Michael Armanno tried to make it to Florida’s Orange Park Medical Center. As Armanno piloted the couple’s Honda Element and their 3-year-old son Sam watched, strapped into his car seat — her urge…
Deadly crash destroys Florida home
(WPTV/NBC News) A Florida man says the fatal crash that left his home partially collapsed could have easily claimed another life. A vehicle slammed into Mike Baumgardner’s home late Tuesday. “It sounded like a giant boom, it woke me up,” Baumgardner said. He was surrounded by debris. When he eventually made it out of his home, he saw what happened,…
VIP – Nick Wilkins, Taste of Bowling Green
Nick Wilkins joins us in studio to talk about the success of this year’s Taste of Bowling Green, and the benefit to local kids that this event had.
25+ West Virginia hospitals sue opioid companies
(WCHS/CNN) Charleston, WV – 27 West Virginia hospitals and 10 Kentucky affiliates suing opioid manufacturers for criminal conspiracy. The lawsuit accused the pharmaceutical companies of criminal conspiracy and spreading misinformation about the drugs they make.
Jewish candidate targeted with swastika graffiti
(KVEO/NBC News) Police in Brownsville, Texas are investigating anti-Semitic vandalism that targeted a candidate running for city commissioner. A swastika and devil horns were scrawled on a sign belonging to Nurith Galonsky. Galonsky, a Brownsville native, is Jewish. “The horns and the swastika are usually used to attack Jews, to make him feel less,” she says. Galonsky says she plans…
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