Author: WNKY Staff

Tick-borne illnesses on the rise

(NBC News) Tick-borne illnesses are on the rise according to the Centers for Disease Control, with record numbers reported in recent years. Lyme Disease is the most well known, but different varieties of ticks transmit a variety of diseases. Symptoms can include aches, pain, fever, fatigue and muscle weakness. The Lonestar tick’s bite can even cause an allergic reaction to…

Attorney accused of hitting fellow attorney in head with Lysol can

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – On the streets is where you typically see crime scene tape, not the hallways of the courthouse. Blood had to be cleaned from a room in the Hall of Justice after two attorneys got into a fight on Wednesday. Defense attorneys Lindsey Scott and James Moore got into a fight in a room on the third…

Extreme heat sets in

(NBC News) Volunteers have been delivering free air conditioners around St. Louis, where the center of the country is also the center of a major heat wave. Detroit, Chicago, Washington and plenty of points in between are all expected to have near-triple digit highs by the weekend. Severe heat advisories have also been issued from South Carolina to New Jersey….

“Racially motivated” 911 call targets realtor

(WLWT) An Ohio realtor and his client are suing the city of Cincinnati and three police officers after they were held at gunpoint and handcuffed during a scheduled home showing. The lawsuit claims the men were illegally held after police responded to a 911 call of a breaking and entering in Covedale in November of 2018. The men were handcuffed…