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Laurel County deputies search for robbery suspect
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect connected to a late-night robbery. Deputies say the suspect…
UPDATE: Dump truck overturns, shuts down Iron Works Pike in Lexington
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – A dump truck crash shut down Iron Works Pike on Wednesday morning, sending one person to the hospital and leaving gravel scattered across…
Gov. Beshear condemns political violence after Charlie Kirk shooting
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Governor Andy Beshear is speaking out following the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, urging leaders across the country to denounce…
Joel Willett, former CIA officer, launches Democratic campaign for U.S. Senate in Kentucky
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – A former CIA officer and military veteran is entering Kentucky’s high-profile U.S. Senate race. Joel Willett,…
Manhunt underway for escaped Ohio inmate in Kentucky
MASON COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – The search continues today for Jerry Cooper, one of two inmates who escaped from the Brown County Detention Center in…
Prestonsburg High placed on brief lockdown after reported threat
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Prestonsburg High School was briefly placed on lockdown Tuesday after a student allegedly made threats about having a gun on campus. According to…
London councilmember and ex-girlfriend due in court
LONDON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – A London City Council member and his former girlfriend are both in court Wednesday on domestic violence charges. Justin Young, 49,…
Two new emergency sirens added in Lexington
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Lexington Emergency Management has added two new outdoor warning sirens, bringing the city’s total to 33. One siren has been installed at…
Two hikers rescued near Courthouse Rock in Powell County
POWELL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Two hikers are safe after being rescued Tuesday afternoon near Courthouse Rock in Powell County. Just after 2:30 p.m.,…
University of Kentucky marking Constitution Day with campus events
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – The University of Kentucky is celebrating Constitution Day on Wednesday with events highlighting the nation’s founding document. Faculty, staff, and students will gather…
Louder Than Life festival bringing shuttle service, big crowds to Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Thousands of music fans are expected to descend on Louisville this weekend for the Louder Than Life Music Festival. To ease congestion…
Traffic Alert: Dump truck overturns, shuts down major road for "several" hours
UPDATE: Motorists can expect Iron Works Pike between Russell Cave Rd and Mt Horeb Pike to be shut down for several hours. LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — A section of Iron Works Pike is shut down in…
Lexington shelter seeks help after two starving dogs rescued in Manchester area
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – A Lexington animal shelter is asking for help after taking in two dogs found in dire condition over the weekend. According…
Sunshine stays strong as warmth builds through the week
A Clear and Comfortable Start Wednesday began on a pleasant note, with overnight lows dipping into the low to mid-50s under mostly clear skies. Some patchy…
Coroner identifies teen killed in Frankfort apartment shooting, suspect held on $1 million bond
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – The Fayette County Coroner’s Office has identified the teenager killed in a weekend shooting at a Frankfort…
Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing is charged with murder as prosecutor says DNA found on rifle trigger
By JESSE BEDAYN, HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press PROVO, Utah (AP) — Prosecutors brought a murder charge on Tuesday against the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk and outlined evidence including a text message confession to his partner…
Fayette County superintendent addresses $16 million budget shortfall before lawmakers
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Fayette County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Demetrus Liggins testified before state lawmakers Tuesday, acknowledging mistakes in handling the district’s budget and outlining efforts to regain community trust after a $16 million shortfall. Speaking…
Late summer warmth rolls along into the mid-week
The extended stretch of quiet and warm weather rolled along across Central and Eastern Kentucky, even though we saw a little more in the way of cloudiness. An area of low pressure spinning through the Mid-Atlantic pushed some scattered clouds into…
Bluegrass Crime Stoppers revisits 1998 Lexington homicide
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Bluegrass Crime Stoppers is highlighting a decades-old case as its Crime of the Week. On Saturday, Nov. 7, 1998, Lexington police responded to 121 Malibu Drive to assist firefighters at a structure fire. Inside…
Judge sentences men convicted in Crystal Rogers murder case
BARDSTOWN, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – A Nelson County judge has formally sentenced two men convicted in the death of Bardstown mother of five, Crystal Rogers. According to ABC Affiliate WHAS 11, Judge Charles Simms sentenced Brooks Houck…
Lexington shooting suspect named Crime Stoppers Wanted Person of the Week
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Bluegrass Crime Stoppers has named Jonathan Streete their Wanted Person of the Week, as police continue searching for him in connection to a downtown Lexington shooting. According to the Lexington Police Department, officers…
Federal Reserve cuts key rate by quarter-point and signals two more cuts this year
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point Wednesday and projected it would do so twice more this year as concern grows at the central bank about the health of the nation's labor market.…
Laurel County deputies search for robbery suspect
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect connected to a late-night robbery. Deputies say the suspect…
UPDATE: Dump truck overturns, shuts down Iron Works Pike in Lexington
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – A dump truck crash shut down Iron Works Pike on Wednesday morning, sending one person to the hospital and leaving gravel scattered across…
Gov. Beshear condemns political violence after Charlie Kirk shooting
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Governor Andy Beshear is speaking out following the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, urging leaders across the country to denounce…
Joel Willett, former CIA officer, launches Democratic campaign for U.S. Senate in Kentucky
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – A former CIA officer and military veteran is entering Kentucky’s high-profile U.S. Senate race. Joel Willett,…
Manhunt underway for escaped Ohio inmate in Kentucky
MASON COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – The search continues today for Jerry Cooper, one of two inmates who escaped from the Brown County Detention Center in…
Prestonsburg High placed on brief lockdown after reported threat
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Prestonsburg High School was briefly placed on lockdown Tuesday after a student allegedly made threats about having a gun on campus. According to…
London councilmember and ex-girlfriend due in court
LONDON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – A London City Council member and his former girlfriend are both in court Wednesday on domestic violence charges. Justin Young, 49,…
Two new emergency sirens added in Lexington
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Lexington Emergency Management has added two new outdoor warning sirens, bringing the city’s total to 33. One siren has been installed at…
Two hikers rescued near Courthouse Rock in Powell County
POWELL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Two hikers are safe after being rescued Tuesday afternoon near Courthouse Rock in Powell County. Just after 2:30 p.m.,…
University of Kentucky marking Constitution Day with campus events
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – The University of Kentucky is celebrating Constitution Day on Wednesday with events highlighting the nation’s founding document. Faculty, staff, and students will gather…
Louder Than Life festival bringing shuttle service, big crowds to Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Thousands of music fans are expected to descend on Louisville this weekend for the Louder Than Life Music Festival. To ease congestion…
Traffic Alert: Dump truck overturns, shuts down major road for "several" hours
UPDATE: Motorists can expect Iron Works Pike between Russell Cave Rd and Mt Horeb Pike to be shut down for several hours. LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — A section of Iron Works Pike is shut down in…
Lexington shelter seeks help after two starving dogs rescued in Manchester area
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – A Lexington animal shelter is asking for help after taking in two dogs found in dire condition over the weekend. According…
Coroner identifies teen killed in Frankfort apartment shooting, suspect held on $1 million bond
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – The Fayette County Coroner’s Office has identified the teenager killed in a weekend shooting at a Frankfort…
Fayette County superintendent addresses $16 million budget shortfall before lawmakers
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Fayette County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Demetrus Liggins testified before state lawmakers Tuesday, acknowledging mistakes in handling the district’s budget and outlining efforts to regain community trust after a $16 million shortfall. Speaking…
54 year old man indicted for murder by Grand Jury
PIKE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — A Pike County man now faces a murder charge after a deadly shooting in July. According to Mountain…
Marion County to honor Raywick firefighter killed in the line of duty
RAYWICK, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A Marion County community is preparing to say goodbye to a firefighter who died while serving others. Raywick Fire Lieutenant Brian Hatt passed away…
Two Boone County deputies recovering after being shot during standoff, suspect's identity released
UPDATE: The Boone County Coroner's Office said the suspect who fired the shots at the deputies was 39-year-old Justin Chapman. BOONE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Two Boone…
Driver rescued after being trapped under overturned tractor in Wayne County
WAYNE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Crews in Wayne County rescued a driver who became trapped under an overturned tractor. The Monticello Fire Department said it happened Tuesday…
Kentucky State Police step up commercial vehicle inspections during Brake Safety Week
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Kentucky State Police are ramping up safety checks on commercial vehicles this week as part of the nationwide Brake Safety Week…
Kentucky offers $2M grant for colleges to improve energy resilience
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Kentucky is offering a $2 million grant to public universities and colleges to improve energy resilience and reliability. The funding…
14-year-old charged in shooting at a high school football game
MAYFIELD, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A teenager has been charged in connection to last week’s shooting during a high school football game in Mayfield. Police…
Kentucky American Water replacing water mains
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Kentucky American Water has announced a $4.5 million investment in water main replacements throughout Lexington. The project will replace aging cast iron water mains…
Supreme Court may consider case challenging same-sex marriage ruling
WASHINGTON (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Ten years after the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, the justices may soon decide whether to revisit that ruling. Former Rowan County, Kentucky Clerk…
Two men charged after Paducah nightclub shooting injures three women
PADUCAH, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Two men are facing charges in connection with a weekend shooting outside a Paducah nightclub that left three women…
Bald eagle population in Eastern Kentucky grows 20%, say officials
EASTERN KENTUCKY (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources says Eastern Kentucky's bald eagle population is soaring, with a 20% increase in active…
Louisville officer won’t face charges in fatal crash
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A Louisville Metro Police officer will not face criminal charges in connection to a deadly crash that happened earlier this year. According to…
President Trump approves disaster aid for Kentucky flood and tornado recovery
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 News Now) — President Donald Trump has approved public assistance for Kentucky counties impacted by the April flooding and May tornadoes, according…
13th confirmed case of measles in Kentucky
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Health officials have confirmed another case of measles in Kentucky — the state’s 13th this year — after an adolescent in Louisville tested…
Governor Beshear speaks on Texas flooding
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 News Now) — Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear is offering his condolences to families affected by the devastating flooding in Texas that has claimed dozens of lives, including…
State Auditor Allison Ball releases critical audit of Kentucky Department of Education
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — State Auditor Allison Ball has released a special examination report on the Kentucky Department of Education, citing what she describes as…
Pardon applications are being carefully crafted with one man in mind: Donald Trump
By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) — Pounding away on a prison typewriter, Chad Scott seemed worlds apart from President Donald Trump. But when the disgraced narcotics agent wrote the White House seeking clemency for his corruption…
Flags lowered to half-staff in honor of soldier killed
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Governor Andy Beshear has ordered flags across Kentucky to be lowered to half-staff Friday in honor of U.S. Army Chief Warrant…
New Kentucky state laws in effect
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A wave of new legislation is now in effect across Kentucky, following the General Assembly’s passage of more than 140 bills during this year’s…
Operation Safe Online Summer leads to 16 arrests across Kentucky, officials say
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Governor Andy Beshear announced Thursday that the Kentucky State Police Electronic Crime Branch arrested 16 child predators as part of Operation Safe Online Summer, a nationwide effort to combat internet crimes against children.…
Trump ally superpac targets Kentucky's Rep. Thomas Massie
WASHINGTON, D.C. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Allies of President Donald Trump have launched a super PAC aimed at unseating Representative Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky who has…
Federal Reserve cuts key rate by quarter-point and signals two more cuts this year
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point Wednesday and projected it would do so twice more this year as concern grows at the central bank about the health of the nation's labor market.…
Apollo 13 moon mission leader James Lovell dies at 97
By DON BABWIN CHICAGO (AP) — James Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly can-do engineering, has died. He was 97. Lovell died Thursday in Lake Forest, Illinois,…
Apple to invest $2.5 billion in Kentucky plant for iPhone, Apple Watch glass production
HARRODSBURG, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Apple is making a major investment in Kentucky, announcing a $2.5 billion expansion of the Corning manufacturing facility in Mercer County. Apple CEO…
Early US intelligence report suggests US strikes only set back Iran’s nuclear program by months
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new U.S. intelligence report found that Iran’s nuclear program has been set back only a few months after a U.S. strike and was not “completely…
Trump says Israel-Iran ceasefire 'is in effect' and Israeli planes won't attack anymore
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Israel and Iran violated ceasefire terms by carrying out attacks against each other after an early Tuesday deadline to stop hostilities but Israel was going to “turn around” its jets and stop…
Trump announces ceasefire between Iran and Israel after Iran’s missile attack on US base in Qatar
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Iran had agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire" soon after Iran launched a limited missile attack Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating…
Iran launched a missile attack on US forces at Qatar’s Al Udeid Air Base, Trump speaks out
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran launched a limited missile attack Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites but indicating it was prepared to step back from escalating…
US signals a willingness to renew talks with Iran and avoid a prolonged war
By JOSH BOAK and MIKE PESOLI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Sunday signaled a willingness to renew talks with Iran and avoid a prolonged war in the aftermath of a surprise attack on three of…
US has struck 3 Iranian nuclear sites, Trump says, joining Israeli air campaign
By SAM MEDNICK, AAMER MADHANI and DAVID RISING Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that the U.S. military struck three sites in Iran, directly joining Israel ’s effort to decapitate the country's nuclear…
Man suspected of shooting 2 Minnesota lawmakers is in custody after surrendering to police
BELLE PLAINE, Minn. (AP) — The man suspected of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another crawled to officers in surrender Sunday after they located him in the woods near his home, bringing an end to a massive, nearly…
At least 240 people, including those on the ground, killed in the Air India crash; one person survived, official says
AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — An Air India passenger plane bound for London crashed into a medical college in Ahmedabad after takeoff Thursday, killing at least 240 people in one of India's worst airline disasters in decades, officials said. Vidhi…
Fr. Jim Sichko: Pope Leo XIV will allow people to "walk through the door" Francis opened
RICHMOND, Ky. (ABC 36 News Now) -- Loud cheers from thousands of faithful bellowed below as Pope Leo XIV made his first appearance on the balcony of St.…
Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, overcame a taboo against a US pontiff
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis brought Robert Prevost to the Vatican in 2023 as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations, one of the most important jobs in the Catholic Church. On Thursday, he ascended…
Robert Prevost, first American pope in history of the Catholic Church, will take the name Leo XIV
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinal Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. Prevost,…
Conclave to elect a new pope will start on May 7 as cardinals get to know one another
By NICOLE WINFIELD and COLLEEN BARRY VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor, delaying the secret voting for two days so they can…
Pope Francis' funeral to be held Saturday, with public viewing starting Wednesday
By NICOLE WINFIELD and COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis will be laid to rest Saturday after lying in state for three days in St. Peter’s Basilica, where the faithful are expected to flock to…
Pope Francis dies at age 88 after a stroke
Pope Francis died Monday at age 88. History’s first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated many conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change. The Vatican said the cause…
White House says Trump tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China will come Saturday. No word on exemptions
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will put in place 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico and 10% tariffs on goods from China effective on Saturday, the White House said, but it provided no word on whether…
All passengers feared dead after plane crash between military helicopter and passenger jet
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — At least 28 bodies were pulled from the icy waters of the Potomac River after an American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and…
New Zealand's Auckland is the first major city to welcome 2025 with fireworks and light show
By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Auckland has become the first major city to welcome 2025, with thousands of revelers counting down to the new year and cheering at colorful fireworks launched from New Zealand’s tallest structure, Sky…
