Author: WNKY Staff

Man indicted for leading troopers on high-speed chase

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (WKRC) – A Butler County, OH man was indicted for allegedly leading Kentucky state troopers on a high-speed chase, which began in a school zone. A Grand Jury indicted Jonathan Shull on eight felony charges after detectives say he started a chase when he drove past an elementary school in Elizabethtown at more than 90 miles per hour…

Student framed with fake hit list

(WCPO) – A group of Kentucky middle school students will face charges that they fabricated a “kill list”, and framed a fellow student for it. Police investigators determined this week there was no threat to Campbell County Middle School in Alexandria, Kentucky. Several students who admitted to the fake threat have now been disciplined, with police charges to come. The…

Facebook post leads deputies to homicide

GLASGOW, Ky. – A Facebook post from a suicidal man claiming to have killed someone led to the man’s arrest in a homicide early Saturday morning. David Pons, 48, posted to Facebook he killed someone late Friday night, according to his arrest citation. When deputies responded to his 1757 Park City Glasgow Road home they saw two people inside of…

Suspect accused of firing a pellet gun at school playground

(WXIA) A suspect has been identified after students were injured from pellet gun while they were playing outside at Wynbrooke Elementary School in DeKalb County, Georgia. DeKalb County School District Police did not release the person’s name, but they did say they secured a search warrant for their home, where they found a pellet gun they believe was involved in…

Driver faces homicide charges in Colorado crash

(NBC News) At least four people are dead and a semi-truck driver is facing charges after a fiery chain-reaction crash near Denver, Colorado. Witnesses say a flatbead 18-wheeler slammed into stalled rush hour traffic Thursday evening, triggering the crash and explosion that eventually involved 24 cars and three other semis. Video shot by a driver on Interstate 70 appears to…

“Avengers” frenzy reaches fever pitch

(NBC News) “Avengers: Endgame” is drawing huge crowds to theaters around the globe. Opening day box office records have already fallen in China. Preview screenings Thursday night in North America hit a record $60 million, topping “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” With thousands more weekend showings already sold out, “Endgame” is widely expected to shatter the domestic opening weekend mark…