Author: WNKY Staff

Luck Of The Irish: Dream Vacation Saved

(WJAR) Passengers scrambled to rearrange travel plans Thursday after Boeing’s 737 Max planes were grounded over crash concerns. “Yesterday at 9 a.m., I got a text saying that our flight was completely canceled. I was shocked,” said Paula Hopkins, who was scheduled to fly to Dublin, Ireland from Rhode Ireland Thursday afternoon. She’d been planning a trip to Ireland for…

Blown Away: Wind Sends Woman Flying

(KSDK) Unbelievable security video shows a young woman thrown up into the air when a strong wind gust blew through St. Louis, Missouri Thursday. Jasmine Joseph works at Happy Spirit Adult Day Care. Around noon, she and her manager rushed outside when they saw their outside canopy flapping around in the wind. “I was just trying to be helpful or…

Man charged with selling cocaine, methamphetamine

GLASGOW, Ky. – After Glasgow Police officers conducted a search warrant at 106 Joe Traylor Ave. Wednesday, police arrested the resident Jimmy Tucker on three drug charges and a weapon charge. While searching the home, officers said they found a clear bag of individually wrapped bags containing a clear, crystal like substance believed to be methamphetamine, according to his arrest…

Lyft offering discounts as DUI laws get stricter

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Overnight in Frankfort, Senate Bill 85 was signed by the Speaker of the House. Senate Bill 85 increases the penalties for DUI offenses. It was also delivered to Governor Matt Bevin for his signature on Thursday. According to WLKY, if Governor Bevin signs Senate Bill 85 into law, it would increase the amount of time a first-time…

Cameras capture jail riot

(KNWA) Five inmates are facing additional charges after a riot last week inside Arkansas’ Crawford County Jail. According to Sheriff Ron Brown, the instigator of the riot was in Crawford County to make a court appearance. The other inmates coordinated to obscure security cameras by throwing wet toilet paper on them. Much of the response was captured on body cameras…

Violent arrest investigated

(NBC News) A Florida police officer has been relieved of his duties after a rough arrest recorded by bystanders. The Miami-Dade officer was responding to a call that a man had threatened two women with a shotgun. The video shows Officer Alejandro Giraldo talking to one of the women, Dyma Loving. As Loving appears to become increasingly upset, Giraldo grabs…

11-Year-old survives shark bite

(WPTV) An 11-year-old Iowa boy vacationing in Florida will have quite the story to tell his friends after spring break. He was likely bitten by a shark. Kael Dewey was out with his mom on boogie boards at Stuart Beach Tuesday when he said he felt something grab at the back of his leg and foot. He screamed for help,…