(KARE) In need of a costly power wheelchair for their son, the parents of 2-year-old Cillian Jackson turned to an unlikely source. Teenagers. Thanks to the robotics team at Minnesota’s Farmington High School, Cillian now has his ride – a functioning power wheelchair hand-built from a Power Wheels riding toy. “These kids took time out of their busy schedules to…
(WESH) The Aihe family is especially tight-knit, and for good reason. The youngest of three siblings, 8-year-old Stefan, donated his bone marrow to his big brother, 22-year-old Kingsley, and his sister, 13-year-old Vanessa. The older children were born with sickle cell disease, a deadly illness that decreases blood and oxygen flow throughout the body and can be excruciating to live…
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering a reward up to $2,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the explosion that occurred in Hopkinsville Wednesday. At about 1 a.m. Wednesday, near Nelson Drive, in Hopkinsville, an unknown person or people used a device that caused the explosion of a white 2019 Ford…
From self to home. In this week’s Fashion Friday, WNKY’s Candace Price shows us trends for your living spaces with interior designs tips from The Junkery.
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – In an email sent to Western Kentucky University faculty and staff Friday, Terry Ballman has stepped down as provost and vice president for academic affairs. Ballman’s decision comes one day after the University Senate called a special meeting and voted no confidence in Ballman’s leadership during a packed-house session inside Grise Hall Auditorium. A no confidence…
(WDSU) The New Orleans Police Department is investigating a stabbing incident outside a church daycare Thursday morning. According to NOPD, a man and a woman were attacked. The woman suffered stab wounds to the neck and back, and was transported to an area hospital for treatment. She is in critical condition, according to police. The man suffered a cut wound…
(KHQ) A Good Samaritan who chased down a purse snatcher later learned the man was also a suspected killer. Jason Wright was grocery shopping in Spokane, Washington Tuesday when he saw a man snatch a woman’s purse and then run out of the store. Without thinking, Jason dropped everything and took off after him. The man threw the purse in…
(KFYR/NBC News) North Dakota police have arrested a suspect in the Monday’s quadruple homicide inside a Mandan business. Chad Isaak was taken into custody at his Washburn home Thursday evening. Police responded to RJR Maintenance and Management in Mandan on April 1 for a medical call where officers found four victims deceased. They say the victims had suffered gunshot and…
(WFLA) A passenger inside a pickup truck was killed by a rotor blade after a helicopter suffered “catastrophic” engine failure and crashed into a road in Palm River, Florida Thursday. Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said a piece of the helicopter’s rotor blades broke off and flew across the street, striking a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck. Deodat Persaud Gangapersaud, 73,…
(WESH) An Orlando police officer has been suspended after body camera footage showed him kick a 13-year-old suspect in the chest. Officer Neal Chase was ordered to serve a two-day suspension earlier this year after an internal review of the incident. Chase is part of the department’s K-9 unit and was part of a group of officers looking into a…
