Author: WNKY Staff

Feel Good Friday – Happy Gas Reunion

They are given a situation, a character, and a setting and from there it’s up to them to make the audience laugh. It’s called improv comedy, and it’s had a home on the hill of WKU for 20 years. On March 30, people from Happy Gas’ 20-year history will be making their way to Gordon Wilson Hall’s black box theater…

NKY launches program to fight spread of HIV

FLORENCE, Ky. (WKRC) – A new partnership in the Tri-State is hitting back against the spread of HIV. This partnership was announced Wednesday at the Northern Kentucky Health Department. It aims to eliminate new HIV infections in all areas of the Tri-State. Healthcare providers announced they have established the Kentucky Income Reinvestment Program. It will focus on education, prevention and…

Mueller Report Watch

(NBC News) Washington is on standby as special counsel Robert Mueller is expected to submit his report on the Russia investigation. Mueller will give his report to Attorney General William Barr who will decide how much, if any, to make public. “Expectations are high, American people are thirsty to find out what’s gone on,” says legal analyst and former Federal…

NC Dog wins national bunny contest

(WECT) A bulldog beats some egg-sellent competition to be the next Cadbury “bunny”. A pretty sweet deal for Henri (Henry) here. After a ruff road to stardom for the English bulldog from eastern North Carolina. Coming out as top dog in a contest to be the candy company’s next Easter “bunny”. The number of entries topping 4,000, with a gecko,…

Raccoon litter found in dumpster

(KARK)A reward is being offered for information on who dumped baby raccoons in a Cabot, Arkansas dumpster. Chase and Nicole Fincher work at Fred’s Pharmacy in Cabot. They see many customers come and go, but finding baby raccoons in their dumpster is quite unusual. “They were very cute, but it was very sad. They were in an old basket with…

Council names new principal for Cumberland Trace Elementary School

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The site-based decision making council at Cumberland Trace Elementary School announced the selection of Wes Cottongim as the school’s new principal Thursday night, according to a release from the Warren County Public Schools. Cottongim is currently the assistant principal at Briarwood Elementary School where he formerly taught from 2004 to 2012. Cottongim also formerly worked for…

Beto crop art

(KXAN) Days after formally announcing his presidential bid, an artist is showcasing his support for former El Paso Congressman Beto O’Rourke. Kansas-based artist Stan Herd used soil, grass, and rock to create “Beto Earthwork”, a two-acre crop circle in Austin depicting the candidate. According to Herd, the artwork will be visible to those flying into the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. “He’s…