Author: WNKY Staff

Student faces hate crime charge after hanging noose in elevator

(WAND/NBC News) A University of Illinois student has been arrested after a noose was found hanging in an elevator at a building on campus. Andrew Smith, 19, of Normal was charged with disorderly conduct and a hate crime. Smith was arraigned Tuesday afternoon and given a $5,000 bail, according to the Champaign County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators say students found the…

Bear Scare! Halloween decoration keeps bear away from trash

(WSLS) Home security footage shows a motion-activated skeleton toy scaring a bear away from a trash can outside of a home in Salem, Virginia. Joni Moss said the bear has been lurking around her home for years. She spent around $100 on locks for her trash cans, but they never seemed to solve the problem. So, she settled on a…

Arrest made in 1978 cold case

(KGW) Detectives arrested a Gresham, Oregon, Donald McQuade, for the 1978 murder of an Anchorage, Alaska teenager. In January 1978 Shelley Connolly’s body was found at the bottom of a steep embankment south of Anchorage. Sixteen-year-old Connolly was last seen leaving a popular bar with several men. Despite the efforts of authorities, the case went cold for many years. In…

Paying It Forward: Restaurant Offers Free Meals

(WYFF) A South Carolina restaurant is giving away free food, no questions asked. At the back of Woodside Bistro in Greenville, there’s a board with tickets, which customers can buy for $10. Anyone in need can stop in, take a ticket and exchange it for a fresh-cooked meal. “Grab a card, get the meal, that’s it,” says Austyn McGroarty, chef…