Author: WNKY Staff

Trebek announces Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer diagnosis

Long-time Jeopardy! host, Alex Trebek, has announced that he has been diagnosed with Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer. Trebek’s official statement: “Hi everyone, I have some news to share with all of you and it’s in keeping with my longtime policy of being open and transparent with our Jeopardy! fan base. I also wanted to prevent you from reading or hearing some…

Tank collapse at Barton 1792 distillery

BARDSTOWN, Ky. – Crews in Bardstown had to clean up a mess of mash Tuesday morning. A tank at the Barton 1792 distillery, collapsed. Responders reported one tank “failed,” another tank was damaged and a third one was punctured. According to officials, 120-thousand gallons of mash leaked outside. Firefighters say officials with the EPA were on site to assess the…

Woman accused of driving intoxicated with toddler in the car

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Bowling Green woman is accused of endangering her toddler after someone reported to police seeing her drinking while driving as her toddler rode in the backseat. Tamara Gail Turner, 38, was in the parking lot of the T-Mart on Adams Street Tuesday afternoon, when someone called police to respond. When police arrived, Turner was in…

Cat saves couple from carbon monoxide

(WESH/NBC News) A Florida couple credits their cat with saving them from carbon monoxide poisoning. Paul and Leona Jones went out for an early dinner Wednesday evening and came home in the middle of a rainstorm. They said they just wanted to get into the garage, close the door and get into their Deltona home. The Jones’ vehicle has a…

Family search for answers to 11-year-old’s murder

(WAFF) Family members of 11-year-old Amberly Alexis Barnett are speaking out. Amberly was staying with her aunt and the aunt’s next-door neighbor, 33-year-old Christopher Wayne Madison. Madison is charged with killing the little girl. The 11 year old went missing Friday night and was last seen at her Aunt’s home, when the family took a quick trip to Walmart. “Kid…

Surgeons save injured bear

(WESH) A black bear was hit by a car on Washington’s Kitsap Peninsula last December, but she went back into the woods after the crash. State wildlife officials set out to find her in an effort to save her life. “That bear was going through a painful ordeal on its own out there in the woods and likely would have…

Man arrested in connection to nursing home sexual abuse

CENTRAL CITY, Ky. – An investigation at a Central City, Ky. retirement and assisted living facility has led to the arrest of one man so far. Jimmy Shrewsberry, 58, is in custody at the Muhlenberg County Detention Center. The investigation, which began at Spark Nursing Center on Feb. 28, led to an arrest warrant being issued for Shrewsberry and resulted…

Hot Rods partner with Casey Jones Distillery

Casey Jones Distillery announced a sponsorship Wednesday with the Bowling Green Hot Rods. Under the terms of the agreement, Casey Jones Distillery will serve as the title sponsor of the Hot Rod’s nationally recognized “Bootlegger Nights” for the 2019 season. The Hot Rods, Class A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays,  won the 2018 Midwest League. The partnership with Casey…