Author: WNKY Staff

Louisville highway reopens after fire causes closure

Source: WLKY. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WLKY) – Traffic was impacted on Interstate 64 West after a massive fire in the Portland neighborhood shut it down for several hours on Wednesday. It was closed from about 5 until 11:30 a.m. in the morning. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet had to inspect the overpass portion of I-64 there to make sure there was no…

UPDATE: Man arrested in connection with Knox County shooting

Source: Trooper Jacobs via Facebook. FLOYD COUNTY, Ky. – The Kentucky State Police says a man accused of injuring two people in a shooting in Knox County has been arrested. According to KSP trooper Shane Jacobs, 39-year-old Donald Napier was apprehended in Floyd County. Napier was wanted on a warrant after authorities say a shooting injured Jonathan and April Barrett…

Nurse saves pregnant Tennessee woman

Source: WCYB. KINGPORT, Tenn. (WCYB) – A pregnant woman in Kingsport, Tennessee and her newborn baby are both doing well after the woman’s life-threatening collapse at a Christmas show. They are both okay thanks to a nurse in the audience who knew exactly what to do. Rachel Cunningham was directing a children’s Christmas play when she suddenly collapsed while pregnant….

Gas prices increase ahead of holiday travel

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Christmas may have come and gone, but the busy holiday travel season is not over yet. Millions of Americans are expected to hit the road to return home from a holiday destination over the next few days, and those of you driving may notice something different on your final leg. AAA is reporting that gas prices…

Amazon Prime Video will start showing ads on Jan. 29

(CNN) – Amazon Prime customers can mark Jan. 29 on their calendars for the beginning of ads while watching their favorite shows and movies. The company initially announced the plans to bring commercials to Prime Video earlier this fall. Amazon said at the time, the ads will allow them to “continue investing in compelling content and keep increasing that investment…

Hayes Named CUSA Player of the Week

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU women’s basketball sophomore guard Acacia Hayes has been named the Conference USA Player of the Week the league announced on Tuesday afternoon. Through three games last week, Hayes averaged 20.7 points per game and shot 47.4 percent (9-19) from 3-point range, 86.4 percent (19-22) from the free throw line and 41.5 percent (17-41) from the field….

Norton Children’s NICU patients get Christmas photoshoot

Source: Norton Children’s Hospital. LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Norton Children’s Hospital worked together to bring a holiday photoshoot for babies in the neonatal intensive care unit. The hospital says for many of the patients, this was their first Christmas. Anngela Barton, a NICU nurse at Norton Children’s, says these babies do not get to be home for Christmas, so “being able…