Author: WNKY Staff

“They become the heroes”

(NBC News) A young Fort Worth, Texas girl who was kidnapped while on a walk with her mother is safe thanks to the help of volunteer searchers. Police say 8-year-old Salem Sabatka was kidnapped Sunday while walking near her home with her mother. A neighbor’s door bell camera captured the moment Salem’s mother was thrown from the suspect’s car. Word…

Man becomes police officer at 58

(WWBT) A 62-year-old Virginia police officer is proving that you’re never too old to achieve your dreams. Roscoe Friday joined the Richmond Police Department four years ago at the age of 58. He said becoming a police officer was something he had dreamt of for more than three decades. Now, he’s living that dream, and hopes to leave a lasting…

Sea urchins invade Monterey Bay

(KSBW/NBC News) Crews are working on a plan to clear invasive sea urchins from California’s Monterey Bay. “It worries me the dramatic changes that were seeing. The fish populations are dropping, kelp forests are disappearing,” says Reef Check volunteer diver William Briscoe. In an effort to restore the kelp, volunteers headed out Sunday morning to Lovers Point, where they are…

SoKY’s Choice – SoKY Sprouts

You’re probably aware that kale offers health benefits, but did you know that you can make art with it? In today’s SoKY’s Choice, WNKY’s Josh Shortt gives us an inside-look at a club offered by the SoKY Marketplace called The SoKY Sprouts. And while the kids will be doing something different every second Saturday, the Marketplace is open every Saturday…

Protesters rally against Missouri abortion bill

(KSHB) Thousands of protesters gathered together in Kansas City, Missouri Sunday to rally against a bill that would ban abortion after eight weeks of pregnancy. The Missouri House of Representatives passed that measure on Friday. It imposes tough penalties for doctors who violate the law, and only allows exceptions in the case of medical emergencies, not rape or incest. The…

Hundreds show support for Family Enrichment Center at the 2019 Venetian Ball

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. Saturday night hundreds of South Central Kentuckians dressed in their derby best for the 2019 Venetian Ball to show support by raising money for the Family Enrichment Center and the center’s efforts to put an end to child abuse in Bowling Green. Money raised from the event will help provide resources to families and children in need….