Author: WNKY Staff

“Child Victims Act” a step toward justice

(NBC News) The state of New York is giving a second chance at justice to victims of childhood sexual abuse. Starting Wednesday New York courts are accepting lawsuits that had previously been blocked by an old statute of limitations. Hundreds, possibly thousands of lawsuits are expected to be filed during a one year window under the child victims act. The…

Vaping injuries on the rise

(NBC News) Medical experts are sounding the alarm after 22 people across three states were hospitalized lung damage and disease tied to vaping. Perhaps most alarming: Most were teenagers and young adults. “The teenagers that we’ve seen have all presented with what looks like an infection,” says Dr. Emily Chapman of Children’s Minnesota. Dr. Chapman has treated four teenage patients,…

Recession worries rock stock market

(NBC News) Stocks plummeted Wednesday morning, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping 800 points, after a key economic indicator raised fears of recession. The yields on short-term treasury bonds eclipsed those of long-term bonds. The phenomenon, known as an inverted yield curve, has predicted every recession since the late 1970s. “Behind all of that is the increasing acrimony between…

TV prank gets mixed reception

(WWBT) At least 60 people in Henrico, Virginia woke up Sunday to an odd surprise on their front lawns: old-school television sets. “It was a guy dressed in a jumpsuit with a TV for a head. It’s the weirdest thing. He squats down, puts the TV there and walks off. It’s really weird,” said Adrian Garner, reviewing the home security…

75 years at the fair

(WHO/NBC News) John Rasmussen is marking an incredible milestone. Rasmussen has never missed the Iowa State Fair. First attending as a baby, 2019 is his 75th year. He’s camped at the fair each time. “I came here as a three or 4-month-old baby. Been here every year,” Rasmussen says. “I kind of live for the state fair. I just enjoy…

Man accused of wielding ax at and stabbing another man

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Bowling Green man is accused of stabbing another person and wielding an ax or a hatchet after two women got into a fight. Alvin Puckett and his girlfriend were visiting Reuben Campbell and his girlfriend when the two women got into a fight. Campbell tried to stop the fight and produced a small ax or…