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Mainly dry and pleasant to kick off the weekend
It's been a nice stretch of weather the last few days across Central and Eastern Kentucky and Friday was no exception. With high pressure sitting…
Federal judge had sex in chambers with police officer and lied about it, investigation found
(AP) - A federal judge had an extramarital affair with a high-ranking police officer — including having sex in the judge's chambers that was overheard by staff — and initially lied about the actions but remains on the bench after…
Martina McBride, Morris Day among cancellations at Trump-linked Freedom 250 concerts
(AP) - A day after the President Donald Trump-affiliated Freedom 250 announced the "first wave" of performers for "The Great American State Fair" shows on Washington's National Mall in June and July, the lineup has been hit with a wave…
Skeletal remains found in submerged car likely belong to man missing since 2008, police report
OWENSBORO, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Skeletal remains found inside a submerged vehicle are presumptively believed to belong to an Owensboro man who went missing in 2008, the Owensboro Police Department reported. On Thursday, a hobbyist…
Kentucky Claws Back with Gutsy 6-5 Win Over Wake Forest to Open NCAA Tournament
MORGANTOWN, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - For a program record fourth consecutive season, Kentucky earned one of 64 spots in the NCAA baseball tournament. This year, the Wildcats shipped east to Morgantown where the Demon Deacons…
Weekend forecast features spotty storm chances south, dry weather for much of Central Kentucky
Sunshine and Comfortable Temperatures Continue Across Much of Kentucky After a cool start this morning with temperatures dipping into the 50s…
Lexington man wins $100,000 on his first lottery ticket after cashier's lucky tip
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - A routine gas stop turned into a life-changing moment for a Lexington man who won $100,000 playing the Kentucky Lottery's $100,000 Jackpot Scratch-off game. Frank Arrazola told Kentucky Lottery officials that the win…
1 person injured, 4 displaced after fire at Lexington fourplex
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - A fire at a Lexington fourplex behind the Sportsman Motel reportedly displaced four people and sent one person to the hospital Friday. Lexington Fire Department crews were dispatched at around 10:40 a.m. Friday…
Kentucky driver licensing offices closing June 4-5 for new system launch, reopening June 8
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - All Kentucky Driver Licensing Regional Offices will be closed Thursday, June 4, and Friday, June 5, as the state launches a new driver licensing system and online services portal. Offices will reopen Monday, June 8.…
Lexington police investigating early morning shooting that left 1 person injured
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - The Lexington Police Department is investigating an early morning shooting that left one person injured. Police say…
Laurel County Sheriff's Office locates previously missing 16-year-old boy
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Update: May 29 at 11 p.m. The Laurel County Sheriff's Office has located a previously missing16-year-old boy. He was found safe around 9 p.m. Friday. Individuals with information on…
Cynthiana PD uses seized drug money to buy AEDs for all patrol cars
CYNTHIANA, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — The Cynthiana Police Department has invested in AEDs (automated external defibrillators) to have in every patrol car in their fleet. AEDs are used to create electric shock waves for patients…
National croquet championship comes to Morehead for the first time
ROWAN COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — For the first time in Rowan County, a 9-wicket national championship croquet tournament is underway in Morehead, drawing 24 players from across the country — including an international competitor.…
Bobcat fever cases are on the rise in Kentucky. Here's what cat owners need to know
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — A deadly tick-borne disease is affecting domesticated cats in Kentucky, and veterinarians report an influx in cases this year as opposed to other years. Bobcat fever, also known as cytaux, originates in…
Dry and pleasant weather on tap to close out the week
After a week's worth of consistent showers and thunderstorms on a daily basis, which was much needed given the spring drought across the commonwealth, it…
Kentucky State Police investigating McCracken County Jail inmate death
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Kentucky State Police Post 1 detectives are investigating the death of a McCracken County Jail inmate. On Tuesday,…
Clinton County sheriff searching for man wanted for second-degree murder in Tennessee
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - The Clinton County Sheriff's Office says they were notified by Pickett County Tennessee 911 regarding a man they say is wanted for second-degree murder. According to officials, Jesse Phillips reportedly shot a person in the…
Southeastern Lexington apartment barricaded situation now resolved
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - Update: May 28 at 6 p.m. A police standoff in southeast Lexington on Darby Creek Road at the Burning Bush Townhomes has now ended. Lexington officers had blocked off the…
KSP: 34-year-old Indiana man dead following serious accident in Meade County
MEAD COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - One man is dead and three individuals are injured following a serious, head-on collision that occurred Friday afternoon in Meade County, according to Kentucky State Police (KSP). According to…
One left with 'serious' injuries following passenger van, motorcycle collision in Scott County
SCOTT COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - The Scott County Sheriff's Office is reporting that one individual is facing 'serious' physical injuries following a passenger van, motorcycle collision in Scott County on Friday. According to a…
From the booth to the bookshelf: Chuck Mraz writes baseball book to inspire Ky. kids to read
MOREHEAD, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Morehead State University's longtime play-by-play broadcaster Chuck Mraz has spent more than 45 years in journalism calling some of the biggest games in Eagles' history. Now, he is channeling that…
The Attic: McKee thrift store operating with a mission mindset
MCKEE, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — A thrift store in McKee is continuing its decades-long work of supporting people in the Jackson County community. The Attic is its name, and the store received another load of…
Organ donation in the Black community: One man's story waiting for a kidney
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — A nonprofit and a Lexington barbershop are teaming up to continue shedding light on organ donation. Thomas Muhammad is a registered organ donor who suffered five strokes in 2011. He…
Skeletal remains found in submerged car likely belong to man missing since 2008, police report
OWENSBORO, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Skeletal remains found inside a submerged vehicle are presumptively believed to belong to an Owensboro man who went missing in 2008, the Owensboro Police Department reported. On Thursday, a hobbyist…
Kentucky Claws Back with Gutsy 6-5 Win Over Wake Forest to Open NCAA Tournament
MORGANTOWN, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - For a program record fourth consecutive season, Kentucky earned one of 64 spots in the NCAA baseball tournament. This year, the Wildcats shipped east to Morgantown where the Demon Deacons…
Lexington man wins $100,000 on his first lottery ticket after cashier's lucky tip
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - A routine gas stop turned into a life-changing moment for a Lexington man who won $100,000 playing the Kentucky Lottery's $100,000 Jackpot Scratch-off game. Frank Arrazola told Kentucky Lottery officials that the win…
1 person injured, 4 displaced after fire at Lexington fourplex
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - A fire at a Lexington fourplex behind the Sportsman Motel reportedly displaced four people and sent one person to the hospital Friday. Lexington Fire Department crews were dispatched at around 10:40 a.m. Friday…
Kentucky driver licensing offices closing June 4-5 for new system launch, reopening June 8
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - All Kentucky Driver Licensing Regional Offices will be closed Thursday, June 4, and Friday, June 5, as the state launches a new driver licensing system and online services portal. Offices will reopen Monday, June 8.…
Lexington police investigating early morning shooting that left 1 person injured
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - The Lexington Police Department is investigating an early morning shooting that left one person injured. Police say…
Laurel County Sheriff's Office locates previously missing 16-year-old boy
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Update: May 29 at 11 p.m. The Laurel County Sheriff's Office has located a previously missing16-year-old boy. He was found safe around 9 p.m. Friday. Individuals with information on…
Cynthiana PD uses seized drug money to buy AEDs for all patrol cars
CYNTHIANA, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — The Cynthiana Police Department has invested in AEDs (automated external defibrillators) to have in every patrol car in their fleet. AEDs are used to create electric shock waves for patients…
National croquet championship comes to Morehead for the first time
ROWAN COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — For the first time in Rowan County, a 9-wicket national championship croquet tournament is underway in Morehead, drawing 24 players from across the country — including an international competitor.…
Bobcat fever cases are on the rise in Kentucky. Here's what cat owners need to know
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — A deadly tick-borne disease is affecting domesticated cats in Kentucky, and veterinarians report an influx in cases this year as opposed to other years. Bobcat fever, also known as cytaux, originates in…
Southeastern Lexington apartment barricaded situation now resolved
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - Update: May 28 at 6 p.m. A police standoff in southeast Lexington on Darby Creek Road at the Burning Bush Townhomes has now ended. Lexington officers had blocked off the…
Richmond man faces rape, sodomy and strangulation charges after reported smoke shop assault
MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - A Richmond man faces four felony charges, including first-degree rape, after a woman reported being sexually assaulted at a…
Report: Several traffic lights out on New Circle Road near Russell Cave Road due to power outage
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 News) — Lexwrecks is reporting that several traffic lights on New Circle Road near…
Death investigation underway in Rowan County after man found dead in vehicle on I-64
ROWAN COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) -- A death investigation is underway in Rowan County after the coroner's office says…
Toolboxes encouraging Jackson County dads to spend time with their families this summer
MCKEE, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - This summer, dads in Jackson County will have the opportunity to spend time with their families, thanks in part to the local library. The Together Time Toolboxes from the Jackson County Public Library…
Skeletal remains found in submerged car likely belong to man missing since 2008, police report
OWENSBORO, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Skeletal remains found inside a submerged vehicle are presumptively believed to belong to an Owensboro man who went missing in 2008, the Owensboro Police Department reported. On Thursday, a hobbyist…
Lexington man wins $100,000 on his first lottery ticket after cashier's lucky tip
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - A routine gas stop turned into a life-changing moment for a Lexington man who won $100,000 playing the Kentucky Lottery's $100,000 Jackpot Scratch-off game. Frank Arrazola told Kentucky Lottery officials that the win…
Kentucky driver licensing offices closing June 4-5 for new system launch, reopening June 8
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - All Kentucky Driver Licensing Regional Offices will be closed Thursday, June 4, and Friday, June 5, as the state launches a new driver licensing system and online services portal. Offices will reopen Monday, June 8.…
Kentucky State Police investigating McCracken County Jail inmate death
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Kentucky State Police Post 1 detectives are investigating the death of a McCracken County Jail inmate. On Tuesday,…
Clinton County sheriff searching for man wanted for second-degree murder in Tennessee
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - The Clinton County Sheriff's Office says they were notified by Pickett County Tennessee 911 regarding a man they say is wanted for second-degree murder. According to officials, Jesse Phillips reportedly shot a person in the…
Kentucky State University lifts campus closure after safety threat all clear issued
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Kentucky State University has lifted its campus closure after receiving an all clear following a…
Death investigation underway in Rowan County after man found dead in vehicle on I-64
ROWAN COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) -- A death investigation is underway in Rowan County after the coroner's office says…
Lawsuit claims school officials hid misconduct by Scott County HS basketball coach Sean Woods
SCOTT COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - Two students at Scott County High School say school administrators…
19-year-old killed in crash on Morris Creek Road in Powell County, KSP says
POWELL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Kentucky State Police say that a 19-year-old was killed in a crash on Tuesday…
Single-vehicle crash on Girkin Road in Warren County kills 70-year-old, injures 4 others
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - The Warren County Sheriff's Office says it responded to Girkin Road on Monday at 5:27 p.m. for a single-vehicle injury collision. According to officials, investigators determined the vehicle dropped off the right side of the…
Man charged with kidnapping following multi-county police chase in western Kentucky
OHIO COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — A man has been charged with kidnapping following a multi-county police chase on Tuesday evening in…
Citation: 22-year-old accused of killing father, stabbing uncle in Georgetown
UPDATE: May 26 at 10:40 a.m. GEORGETOWN, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - An arrest citation for a 22-year-old accused of killing one person and seriously injuring…
Human remains found amid ongoing investigation into cold case murder of woman in Boyle County
BOYLE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - The Boyle County Sheriff's Office has located human remains on a property previously identified…
The origins of Memorial Day and how it has evolved
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - Memorial Day is a U.S. holiday that is officially about mourning the nation's fallen service members, but it has come to signal the unofficial start of summer and a long weekend of travel and…
Anderson County Animal Control seeks owner of bag found with two dead cats at Tyrone Boat Dock
ANDERSON COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Anderson County Animal Control is asking for the public's help in identifying the owner of a satchel bag found at the Tyrone Boat Dock containing two dead cats. Animal Control believes the…
Middle Springs Farm poppy festival honors fallen soldiers with blooming red flowers
PARIS, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - A Paris farm is using thousands of blooming red poppies to honor fallen soldiers this Memorial Day weekend. Middle Springs Farm is hosting its annual Poppy Festival, where the red poppy — a…
Kentucky State Police arrest former state employee accused of stealing nearly $89K
MAYFIELD, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - A former Kentucky Transportation Cabinet employee is facing felony theft charges after Kentucky State Police say he stole nearly $89,000 from a state driver licensing office in Mayfield. KSP reported that 33-year-old Hunter…
Kentucky secures more than $105 million in FEMA funds for 6 hospitals, Beshear reports
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Kentucky has secured more than $105 million in FEMA disaster funds to reimburse six hospitals and Kentucky Emergency Management for expenses incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Andy Beshear announced May 22. The reimbursements cover…
LEX 18 and ABC 36 to launch combined morning newscast 'LEXNews at Sunrise' on May 26
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) -- Beginning Tuesday, May 26, Central Kentucky's favorite way to start the day gets even better. LEX 18 and WTVQ-ABC 36 will combine their resources as "LEXNews at Sunrise." Weekdays…
Kentucky Gov. Beshear orders flags at half-staff Monday to honor Memorial Day
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) -- Gov. Andy Beshear has ordered flags at all Kentucky state buildings to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise until noon Monday, May 25, in observance of Memorial Day. "America is the home…
Kenya court suspends US plan for Ebola quarantine facility for Americans
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - A court in Kenya on Friday suspended a U.S. plan to establish a quarantine facility for Americans exposed to a rare type of Ebola virus spreading in northeastern Congo, following a backlash by medical…
The cruise ship at center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak has to undergo extra cleaning
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak is undergoing further cleaning before it returns to its home port, the company that operates it said Tuesday. In a written statement, Oceanwide Expeditions said the…
Rescuers unite in Laos to free 5 villagers trapped in a flooded cave and find 2 still missing
BANGKOK (AP) — Rescuers working at a flooded cave in the Southeast Asian nation of Laos face two daunting tasks: extricating five villagers who were located inside after being trapped for more than a week, and finding two more who are still…
Fire rips through a dormitory at a girls' school in Kenya, killing at least 16 students
GILGIL, Kenya (AP) — Flames ripped through a dormitory at a girls’ boarding school in central Kenya on Thursday, killing at least 16 students and injuring scores of others in the latest deadly school fire in the East African country.…
Next El Niño likely to push global temperatures to new highs
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - In the next five years, the Earth is overwhelmingly likely to surge again and again past the international climate threshold set as safe and shatter its hottest-year record along the way, according to new…
Pope calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto that ponders the future of humanity
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - Pope Leo XIV called Monday for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit, issuing a sweeping manifesto on safeguarding humankind as the technology…
How Congo is battling an Ebola outbreak complicated by aid cuts, armed rebels and anger
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - Arson attacks on Ebola treatment centers in eastern Congo underscore the serious challenges authorities face — including a backlash in local communities — as they try to stem an outbreak of the infectious disease…
Details emerge of a potential Iran deal as Trump says not to rush
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - The United States is close to reaching a deal with Iran that would end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and see Iran give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, regional officials…
NATO allies bewildered by Trump's about-face on US troop moves in Europe
HELSINGBORG, Sweden (AP) — NATO allies and defense officials expressed bewilderment on Friday at U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement that he would send 5,000 U.S. troops to Poland just weeks after he ordered the same number of forces pulled out of Europe.…
US announces charges against former Cuban leader Raúl Castro in 1996 aircraft shootdown
MIAMI (AP) — Federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro in the 1996 downing of civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles as the Trump administration escalated pressure on the socialist government. The indictment was related…
Fears surge on the ground in Congo over rapid spread of a rare type of Ebola
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Anxious healthcare workers in eastern Congo said Wednesday they are underprotected and undertrained in the face of a rapidly spreading outbreak of a rare type of the Ebola virus in one of the world’s most remote and vulnerable…
Putin and Xi hail their friendship and growing energy trade at their meeting in Beijing
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed their strategic ties and growing energy trade as they met in Beijing Wednesday only days after a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump to China. Putin and Xi…
Pop star Shakira is acquitted in a Spanish tax fraud case
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - A Spanish court acquitted Shakira in a tax fraud case, ordering the government to return more than 55 million euros ($64 million) in wrongly imposed fines, a court document seen Monday by The Associated…
What to know about the Ebola outbreak that the WHO has declared a global health emergency
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - The World Health Organization declared Sunday the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern. Africa’s top public health body first confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo’s…
Drone strikes UAE nuclear plant as US and Iran signal they are prepared to resume war
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A drone strike sparked a fire on the edge of the United Arab Emirates’ sole nuclear power plant on Sunday in what authorities called an “unprovoked terrorist attack.” No one was blamed, but it…
What to know about the Ebola outbreak that the WHO has declared a global health emergency
(AP) - The World Health Organization declared Sunday the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern. Africa’s top public health body first confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo’s Ituri province on Friday.…
A new Ebola outbreak is confirmed in a remote Congo province, with 65 deaths recorded
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Africa’s top public health body on Friday confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo’s remote Ituri province, with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths recorded so far. Neighboring Uganda later confirmed one death in an Ebola case it…
US, Nigerian forces kill top Islamic State leader in joint operation, Trump said
(AP) - U.S. and Nigerian forces killed a leader of the Islamic State group in Nigeria in a mission carried out Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump said. Trump announced the joint operation in Africa’s most populous country in a late-night…
France confirms hantavirus in cruise outbreak is not new or more transmissible
(AP) - France’s Pasteur Institute said it has fully sequenced the Andes strain of the hantavirus detected in a French passenger from the MV Hondius cruise ship and found that it matched viruses already known in South America, with no…
Trump says Xi is considering a detained pastor's case, but freeing activist Jimmy Lai is 'tough'
HONG KONG (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he raised the issue with Chinese President Xi Jinping of releasing a prominent detained pastor and imprisoned Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai, and quoted Xi as saying he’d consider the pastor but that…
