Monday Motivator – One-on-One with viral comedian DJ Pryor
WNKY’s Tej Joshi met with comedian DJ Pryor, who went viral earlier this summer after posting an adorable conversation with his baby. You can find the full viral video here.
Author: WNKY Staff
Sunrise Spotlight – Potter Children’s Home Fall Festival
Activities at the annual Fall Festival begin at 9:30 a.m. with the Silent Auction, Resale Shop, Dollar Store, Christmas Shop, Gift Shop, Food and fun for children of all ages. The Live Auction begins at 12:30. All proceeds raised from the Fall Festival go directly to the care of the children. To learn more, please click here.
Jackson’s Orchard ushers in Fall with annual Apple Festival
WNKY’s Tej Joshi stopped by Jackson’s Orchard for their Apple Festival, an annual event that signifies the coming of Fall. The Apple Fest is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Labor Day. To learn more, click here.
Living Well – Weighted blankets
A family from Michigan put a weighted blanket to the kid-test and weighed in on what you should know before you buy one.
Stranger returns long lost dog
(KCRA) A California family has reunited with their dog 14 months after he went missing from their home in Folsom. The Shelton family adopted Teddy when he was just a few weeks old. A little while later, he somehow escaped. The family of four scoured the area, but they never found him. On Wednesday, another family in the Sacramento area…
Man sentenced to life for stealing $50 freed after 36 years
(WVTM/NBC News) An Alabama man who’s spent more than 36 years in prison for stealing $50 will soon be free. Alvin Kennard was of robbing a bakery in Bessemer, Alabama in 1983. Since, he had already been convicted of three other felonies, he was given life without parole under Alabama’s old “three strikes” law. In 2013 the Alabama Sentencing Commission…
Too Cool For Crime: Man Lights Cigarette While Ignoring Armed Robber
(KSDK/NBC News) An armed robber didn’t get the reaction he likely expected during his attempted heist at Behrmann’s Tavern in St. Louis, Missouri Monday. “I look up at the door and there some guy there with an awfully big gun,” said bartender Dustin Krueger. On surveillance video it appears the lone gunman waved what police say was a “heavily modified…
1-year-old dies in hot car
(WCNC) A 1-year-old boy is dead after being left in a hot car in a Pineville, North Carolina parking lot. The child was discovered around 5 p.m. Thursday. Police said the child’s body is in the custody of the Mecklenburg County Medical Examiner’s Office, where the investigation will continue. Police said the mother went to work at some point in…
Simone Biles’ brother arrested in triple murder
(NBC News) The brother of Olympic gymnast Simone Biles has been arrested in connection with a New Year’s Eve shooting that left three people dead and two wounded. Tevin Biles-Thomas was taken into custody in Georgia. He is facing murder, manslaughter, and other charges in connection with a shooting that took place in Cleveland, Ohio. Authorities say a party was…
