Author: WNKY Staff

‘American Ninja Warrior’ glides to eighth season renewal on NBC

Three-time Emmy Award-nominated competition series will make stops in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Oklahoma City, Baltimore, Seattle/Tacoma and Cincinnati before heading to the national finals in Las Vegas

(NBC) UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – Feb. 14, 2019 – NBC’s three-time Emmy Award-nominated series “American Ninja Warrior” will be returning this summer to NBC for its eighth season. Production will begin in the spring and a premiere date will be announced shortly. Hosted by Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbajabiamila, the highly popular obstacle course competition series will shoot in six…

Big Brother Local Casting Call

WNKY 40 Television and Larry’s Pizza are teaming up to host a local Big Brother Casting Call! Come out and audition for your chance to be on Big Brother 21 this Summer on WNKY CBS 40 and a shot at the $500,000 prize. No cost to audition. Big Brother Casting Call Details Date: Thursday, March 28 Time: 6p-9pm Location: Larry’s…

Man accused of possessing child porn, woman in same house arrested on drug trafficking charge

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – After receiving a cyber tip, Bowling Green police arrested a man Wednesday on possession of child pornography. Daniel P. Sovis, 23, 2038 Rock Creek Drive #6, is charged with five counts of possess/view matter portraying sexual performance of a minor. Police investigated the tip they received about a Dropbox account that contained about 315 photos or…

Pension reform bill could affect WKU employees

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A new bill filed in the Kentucky House of Representatives could bring changes to retirement benefits for employees at Western Kentucky University. According to a release from WKU, the proposed legislation protects current participants in the Kentucky Employee Retirement System, or KERS. Employees will have the option to remain with KERS and to accrue retirement benefits for…

Allen County Sheriff’s Office mourns loss of K-9 Narco

SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – The Allen County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday the death of the agency’s K-9, Narco. Narco was nine years old and had been battling cancer for three years. The K-9 retired from police service in December of 2017, according to a Facebook post from the sheriff’s office. “We are sad to announce that our retired K-9 Narco died…