Author: WNKY Staff
Living Well – Genetic testing cancer research
At-home genetic testing is a fun way to learn about your family history, but you may want to be careful about the health results you get.
Annual “We Are Bowling Green” photo contest begins today
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Wednesday begins the annual “We Are Bowling Green” photo contest, which runs until the end of the month. The contest is designed to celebrate the beauty of Bowling Green and the surrounding Warren County community. These photos could include cityscapes, special events, or nature shots; anything that depicts Bowling Green’s vibrant community life. This year, there will…
Synagogue shooter appears in court
(NBC News) Wearing a black jail jumpsuit and held behind a glass partition, accused killer John Earnest showed no emotion Tuesday as prosecutors described his alleged attack on a Poway, California synagogue. The Saturday shooting left one dead and several others wounded. The 19-year-old Earnest nodded on occasion and answered “yes” when asked by the judge if he understood the…
“Strolling thunder” hits Washington
(NBC News) Parents, pediatricians and child advocates converged on Washington, D.C. Tuesday for a rally billed as “Strolling Thunder.” Families from all 50 states are in the nation’s capital to share their personal stories and make infant and toddler care a national priority. Anna Akins and her son Gareth are from Louisiana. “When he got sick we didn’t have paid…
Democrats, Trump agree on infrastructure
(NBC News) Democratic leaders and President Trump have agreed to move forward with a $2 trillion infrastructure bill. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke about the plan after a White House meeting with the president Tuesday. “We’re very excited about the conversation that we had with the president,” Pelosi said. The broad outline of the…
HIV infections traced to “vampire facials”
(KOB) The New Mexico Department of Health is encouraging former clients of the VIP Spa in Albuquerque to be tested for HIV after two former clients were confirmed to have contracted the virus. Department of Health officials say both people had received “injection related procedures” at the spa between May and September of last year. The procedure in question was…
Let’s Make A Meal – Gigi’s Cupcakes
This week’s Let’s Make A Meal gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the cupcake-making process of the sweetest shop in Bowling Green: Gigi’s Cupcakes.
Caught on cam: wild chase ends in crash
(WESH) Deputies were almost run over and a trooper was nearly shot during a police pursuit Sunday, according to Florida Highway Patrol troopers. The pursuit spanned Citrus and Sumter counties. Dashcam video released Monday shows much of the pursuit, including a Pursuit Intervention Technique, or PIT maneuver, which ended the chase. Deputies first went after the suspect because they say…
Reward offered in “random” highway shooting
(KWWL/NBC News) Police in Waterloo, Iowa says the 25-year-old woman killed in an early Sunday shooting appears to have been a random target. Micalla “KK” Rettinger, a former University of Northern Iowa softball player, was killed when someone fired shots into the Jeep she was driving on a bridge on Highway 218. A passenger, 32-year-old Adam Kimball, was also shot…
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