Author: WNKY Staff

State police investigate Scottsville home invasion shootings, one dead

SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – Two people forced themselves into a home in Scottsville late Saturday night and shot two of the home’s four occupants in the head. One of the victims died Sunday morning in a Nashville, Tenn. hospital. A child and one other person were inside the home at the time of the shooting but were not injured. Scottsville police…

Trump issues first veto

(NBC News) President Trump issued his first veto Friday, striking down Congress’ resolution to terminate his declaration of a national emergency. The president declared the emergency in order to divert funds Congress had allocated to other projects toward construction of a wall along the southern border with Mexico. The veto comes after a strong, and many say politically embarrassing, rebuke…

92-year-old tornado survivor: “Everything popped!”

(WDIV/NBC News) Lucille Warner was in the living room of her home Thursday in Siawassee County, Michigan when a tornado ripped through the neighborhood. The 92-year-old great grandmother quickly sought shelter in her bathroom. “I was sitting in my living room, I got up and went to the bathroom and everything popped!” she says. Minutes later the storm was over….

Luck Of The Irish: Dream Vacation Saved

(WJAR) Passengers scrambled to rearrange travel plans Thursday after Boeing’s 737 Max planes were grounded over crash concerns. “Yesterday at 9 a.m., I got a text saying that our flight was completely canceled. I was shocked,” said Paula Hopkins, who was scheduled to fly to Dublin, Ireland from Rhode Ireland Thursday afternoon. She’d been planning a trip to Ireland for…

Blown Away: Wind Sends Woman Flying

(KSDK) Unbelievable security video shows a young woman thrown up into the air when a strong wind gust blew through St. Louis, Missouri Thursday. Jasmine Joseph works at Happy Spirit Adult Day Care. Around noon, she and her manager rushed outside when they saw their outside canopy flapping around in the wind. “I was just trying to be helpful or…

Man charged with selling cocaine, methamphetamine

GLASGOW, Ky. – After Glasgow Police officers conducted a search warrant at 106 Joe Traylor Ave. Wednesday, police arrested the resident Jimmy Tucker on three drug charges and a weapon charge. While searching the home, officers said they found a clear bag of individually wrapped bags containing a clear, crystal like substance believed to be methamphetamine, according to his arrest…

Lyft offering discounts as DUI laws get stricter

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Overnight in Frankfort, Senate Bill 85 was signed by the Speaker of the House. Senate Bill 85 increases the penalties for DUI offenses. It was also delivered to Governor Matt Bevin for his signature on Thursday. According to WLKY, if Governor Bevin signs Senate Bill 85 into law, it would increase the amount of time a first-time…

Cameras capture jail riot

(KNWA) Five inmates are facing additional charges after a riot last week inside Arkansas’ Crawford County Jail. According to Sheriff Ron Brown, the instigator of the riot was in Crawford County to make a court appearance. The other inmates coordinated to obscure security cameras by throwing wet toilet paper on them. Much of the response was captured on body cameras…