Author: WNKY Staff
New Americans learn about public safety
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Law enforcement and emergency responders talked to new Americans in Bowling Green on Thursday about public safety. It’s part of a five-month long leadership training program through the Academy of New Americans. Participants heard from Bowling Green Officer Ronnie Ward. Ward talked to the class about the local laws and regulations, including how to properly obtain a driver’s…
Morgantown unveils new free shuttle bus and bike-shares
MORGANTOWN, Ky.-The city of Morgantown celebrated a major transit update Thursday. It’s going to be the first city in Kentucky to have a free transit shuttle bus, and the only city in the region with city-wide bike-shares. At the Morgantown-Butler County Chamber of Commerce luncheon, the mayor announced wide-spread upgrades to city structures and transit. It’s all part of a…
Border patrol finds abandoned toddler
(KVEO) A search is underway for the parents of a toddler abandoned in a Texas cornfield in the middle of the night. Early Tuesday morning Fort Brown Border Patrol agents in Brownsville found a surprise after chasing a group of undocumented immigrants into some cornfields. “Agents requested a Border Patrol K-9 to assist in the search. During a search of…
Biden jumps in
(NBC News) Former Vice President Joe Biden has ended months of speculation and formally announced his presidential bid in an online video Thursday morning, saying that “we are in a battle for the soul of this nation.” In the opening of his announcement video, Biden invoked images of the violent clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia, where one person was killed a…
Raids target Baltimore mayor
(NBC News) Agents from the FBI and IRS launched multiple raids targeting Baltimore, Maryland Mayor Katherine Pugh early Thursday. Search warrants were executed at Pugh’s home, city hall and the Maryland Center for Adult Training. Three of the mayors aides are listed as board members of that organization. An FBI spokesman says the warrants are sealed and no additional information…
Deadly tornadoes strike Louisiana, Texas
(NBC News) At least five people are dead after a string of tornadoes cut across Texas and Louisiana overnight Wednesday. Three tornadoes were reported in Louisiana, two in Texas. Two were killed when a twister hit in Ruston, Louisiana. In Erath County, Texas a mother and her two children died when their car was swept away heavy flooding triggered by…
Mom jailed for Facebook post
(WFLA/NBC News) A Florida mother has been jailed over a post she allegedly made to Facebook. Circuit Judge Lauralee Westine sentenced Jessie Weiner to five months for violating court orders. “It was just like… my whole life had crumbled,” Weiner says. Weiner was taken into custody on April 2. She is set to be released in August. The trouble started…
Young Ravens fan to make draft pick history
(WBAL) Baltimore Ravens fan Mo Gaba got the news of a lifetime Wednesday morning. Mo, 13, is a regular caller on Baltimore radio stations, giving his thoughts on the Baltimore Ravens. Mo joined Justin, Scott and Spiegel of 98 Rock Wednesday morning from Lindale Middle School, where he got a special offer from Coach John Harbaugh. “We’re inviting Mo to…
Ocean trash threatens lives of sea turtles
(WPTV) Marine life experts in Jupiter, Florida say ocean trash is threatening the lives of sea turtles. “Between 70 and 90 percent of everything we collect out here is plastic,” said Katie O’Hara, conservation coordinator at Loggerhead Marinelife Center. O’Hara’s team routinely sees trash washing up from West Africa. Once collected, the items are counted and sorted. The numbers are…
