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Cynthiana Splash Pad at Flat Run to offer sensory-friendly hours this June
CYNTHIANA, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - As pools and water parks open for the summer, the Cynthiana Splash Pad at Flat Run in Harrison County is working to make its space more welcoming for everyone. Starting…
Cynthiana Police Department's social worker acting as liaison between community and partners
CYNTHIANA, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — The Cynthiana Police Department has a licensed social worker on staff helping residents get mental health and substance abuse treatment to prevent individuals from ending up behind bars or in…
Gov. Beshear announces President Trump and FEMA approve funding for counties impacted by January winter storm
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — On Sunday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced that President Donald Trump and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have approved funding for 18 communities impacted by the January 2026 winter…
Crime of the Week: Lexington police seeking information in 2024 fatal shooting of 18-year-old
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — The Lexington Police Department is seeking further information from the public about a 2024 fatal shooting which left 18-year-old Juan Martinez-Bustos deceased. According to officials, on Oct. 3, 2024 around…
Big Offensive Day Powers Kentucky Into Morgantown Regional Final
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - Following a comeback victory against Wake Forest, Kentucky advanced into the winners' bracket setting up a date with the 16th overall seed, West Virginia. No, it's not Groundhog's Day. The Wildcats and…
Israeli army captures strategic castle in Lebanon
(AP) - Israeli troops have captured a strategic mountain topped with a Crusader-built castle in southern Lebanon in the deepest incursion into the country in more than a quarter-century, the military said Sunday. The capture of Beaufort castle, near the…
Newark imposes curfew around immigration detention center following clashes
(AP) - The mayor of Newark imposed a curfew early Sunday around an immigration detention center in New Jersey after a series of intense clashes between protestors and police. The curfew around Delaney Hall will be in place between 9…
WHO chief reports 5 Ebola recoveries as a new treatment center opens in eastern Congo
(AP) - Five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola virus, the head of the World Health Organization said Sunday during a visit to Bunia in eastern Congo, a city at the heart of an outbreak. “Four people…
Experimental pill promises new hope for deadly pancreatic cancer
(AP) - A novel pill helped people with advanced pancreatic cancer live longer, researchers reported Sunday, raising hopes of long-needed better treatments for one of the deadliest types of cancer. “While not curing the cancer, it is a very large…
Central-eastern Kentucky fire departments cooperate to extinguish severe house fire in Clay City
CLAY CITY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Several central-eastern Kentucky fire departments had to cooperate to extinguish a severe house fire in Clay City, according to an official with the Clay City Fire Department. Assisting the…
KSP: One juvenile pronounced dead after car rear-ends horse and buggy
CARROLLTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Update: May 31 at 7:20 p.m. Kentucky State Police (KSP) has announced that one of the juveniles injured in a two-vehicle roadway collision in Carroll County has died from their…
KSP: 38-year-old woman found deceased in tent at Dog Creek Campground
CUB RUN, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — A 38-year-old woman was found dead in a green tent at the Dog Creek Campground recreation area Saturday afternoon, according to Kentucky State Police (KSP). According to a press…
Nine celebrity dancers take the floor for charity at Dancing with the Lexington Stars
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - Nine local celebrity dancers partnered with professionals from the Arthur Murray Dance Studio to raise critical funding for local nonprofits at the 2026 Dancing with the Lexington Stars event. The…
Lexington Pride Festival draws thousands, 300 vendors for 'biggest year yet'
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Lexington's annual Pride Festival kicked off Saturday to celebrate love, joy, acceptance and identity. According to event organizers, this year's Pride Festival was their biggest year yet. Lexington Pride Center…
Paris farm extends annual Poppy Festival hours post Memorial Day Weekend rainout
PARIS, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — A farm in Paris is giving families another chance to enjoy its annual Poppy Festival after rain washed out Memorial Day weekend plans. Middle Springs Farm extended its festival to…
Kentucky Horse Park hosts students from around the world in robotics competition
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Students from around the world gathered in Lexington for Run for the Robots on Saturday for a major robotics competition held at the Kentucky Horse Park. Run for the Robots,…
US adult cigarette smoking rate hits another all-time low
NEW YORK (AP) — The cigarette smoking rate among U.S. adults dropped to another all-time low last year, with 1 in 11 adults saying they were current smokers, according to government survey data released this week. Cigarette smoking is a…
Joy and relief as rescuers evacuate survivors from Laos cave; 2 still missing
(AP) - Rescue workers in Laos said Saturday they have safely evacuated four villagers trapped in a flooded cave for 10 days, the day after another one was successfully extracted. Two men remain missing. Lao and Thai rescue groups posted…
Gov. Beshear recognizes June as Pride Month in Kentucky, highlights steps to protect LGBTQ+ rights
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Gov. Andy Beshear signed a proclamation officially recognizing June 2026 as Pride Month in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Beshear said his administration is working to fight discrimination and protect the rights of LGBTQ+…
1 arrested, 1 injured in overnight stabbing on North Upper Street in Lexington
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - The Lexington Police Department says that one person was arrested and another was injured in an overnight stabbing on Monday on North Upper Street in Lexington. According to police, they responded around 3:30…
Cynthiana Splash Pad at Flat Run to offer sensory-friendly hours this June
CYNTHIANA, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - As pools and water parks open for the summer, the Cynthiana Splash Pad at Flat Run in Harrison County is working to make its space more welcoming for everyone. Starting…
Cynthiana Police Department's social worker acting as liaison between community and partners
CYNTHIANA, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — The Cynthiana Police Department has a licensed social worker on staff helping residents get mental health and substance abuse treatment to prevent individuals from ending up behind bars or in…
Gov. Beshear announces President Trump and FEMA approve funding for counties impacted by January winter storm
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — On Sunday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced that President Donald Trump and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have approved funding for 18 communities impacted by the January 2026 winter…
Crime of the Week: Lexington police seeking information in 2024 fatal shooting of 18-year-old
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — The Lexington Police Department is seeking further information from the public about a 2024 fatal shooting which left 18-year-old Juan Martinez-Bustos deceased. According to officials, on Oct. 3, 2024 around…
Big Offensive Day Powers Kentucky Into Morgantown Regional Final
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - Following a comeback victory against Wake Forest, Kentucky advanced into the winners' bracket setting up a date with the 16th overall seed, West Virginia. No, it's not Groundhog's Day. The Wildcats and…
Central-eastern Kentucky fire departments cooperate to extinguish severe house fire in Clay City
CLAY CITY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Several central-eastern Kentucky fire departments had to cooperate to extinguish a severe house fire in Clay City, according to an official with the Clay City Fire Department. Assisting the…
KSP: One juvenile pronounced dead after car rear-ends horse and buggy
CARROLLTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Update: May 31 at 7:20 p.m. Kentucky State Police (KSP) has announced that one of the juveniles injured in a two-vehicle roadway collision in Carroll County has died from their…
KSP: 38-year-old woman found deceased in tent at Dog Creek Campground
CUB RUN, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — A 38-year-old woman was found dead in a green tent at the Dog Creek Campground recreation area Saturday afternoon, according to Kentucky State Police (KSP). According to a press…
Nine celebrity dancers take the floor for charity at Dancing with the Lexington Stars
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - Nine local celebrity dancers partnered with professionals from the Arthur Murray Dance Studio to raise critical funding for local nonprofits at the 2026 Dancing with the Lexington Stars event. The…
Lexington Pride Festival draws thousands, 300 vendors for 'biggest year yet'
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Lexington's annual Pride Festival kicked off Saturday to celebrate love, joy, acceptance and identity. According to event organizers, this year's Pride Festival was their biggest year yet. Lexington Pride Center…
Paris farm extends annual Poppy Festival hours post Memorial Day Weekend rainout
PARIS, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — A farm in Paris is giving families another chance to enjoy its annual Poppy Festival after rain washed out Memorial Day weekend plans. Middle Springs Farm extended its festival to…
Kentucky Horse Park hosts students from around the world in robotics competition
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Students from around the world gathered in Lexington for Run for the Robots on Saturday for a major robotics competition held at the Kentucky Horse Park. Run for the Robots,…
DeVaux's Golden Tempo completes final workout ahead of Belmont Stakes
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Golden Tempo, the 152nd annual Kentucky Derby winner, completed his final practice run Saturday morning at Keeneland, as he prepares to head to New York for the 158th annual Belmont…
KY Family Court judge issues, recalls bench warrant for former Gov. Matt Bevin
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Jefferson County Civil District Circuit, Family Court Judge Angela Johnson both issued and recalled a bench warrant against former Gov. Matt Bevin for failure to appear in court on Friday.…
Lexington police: Victim stabbed following overnight attempted car theft
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - The Lexington Police Department has confirmed that one individual was stabbed following an attempted car theft early Saturday morning. According to police, officers were contacted around 12:30 a.m. Saturday by…
Jessamine County animal shelter waives dog adoption fees thanks to anonymous donor
JESSAMINE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — All 34 dogs at Jessamine County Animal Care and Control are available for adoption with no fees, after sponsors covered the $127 adoption fee for every dog at the shelter…
Grand jury indicts 4 female Montgomery Co. inmates on organized crime charges following jail investigation
MONGTOMERY COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - Four females were indicted by a Montgomery County Grand Jury on Friday, May 22 for allegedly engaging in organized crime, the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office is reporting. According to…
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…
Gov. Beshear recognizes June as Pride Month in Kentucky, highlights steps to protect LGBTQ+ rights
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Gov. Andy Beshear signed a proclamation officially recognizing June 2026 as Pride Month in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Beshear said his administration is working to fight discrimination and protect the rights of LGBTQ+…
Kentucky AG Coleman urges federal help to speed up death penalty cases, end delays
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman is urging the federal government to help end delays in carrying out the death penalty, joining a 16-state coalition that supports a U.S. Department of Justice proposal to…
Governor Andy Beshear endorses Charles Booker for US Senate seat
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Gov. Andy Beshear endorsed Charles Booker, the state's Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate seat, according to a press release. Beshear released the following statement regarding his endorsement: “Charles Booker understands Kentucky because he has…
Gov. Beshear announces President Trump and FEMA approve funding for counties impacted by January winter storm
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — On Sunday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced that President Donald Trump and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have approved funding for 18 communities impacted by the January 2026 winter…
KSP: One juvenile pronounced dead after car rear-ends horse and buggy
CARROLLTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Update: May 31 at 7:20 p.m. Kentucky State Police (KSP) has announced that one of the juveniles injured in a two-vehicle roadway collision in Carroll County has died from their…
KY Family Court judge issues, recalls bench warrant for former Gov. Matt Bevin
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Jefferson County Civil District Circuit, Family Court Judge Angela Johnson both issued and recalled a bench warrant against former Gov. Matt Bevin for failure to appear in court on Friday.…
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…
Israeli army captures strategic castle in Lebanon
(AP) - Israeli troops have captured a strategic mountain topped with a Crusader-built castle in southern Lebanon in the deepest incursion into the country in more than a quarter-century, the military said Sunday. The capture of Beaufort castle, near the…
WHO chief reports 5 Ebola recoveries as a new treatment center opens in eastern Congo
(AP) - Five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola virus, the head of the World Health Organization said Sunday during a visit to Bunia in eastern Congo, a city at the heart of an outbreak. “Four people…
Joy and relief as rescuers evacuate survivors from Laos cave; 2 still missing
(AP) - Rescue workers in Laos said Saturday they have safely evacuated four villagers trapped in a flooded cave for 10 days, the day after another one was successfully extracted. Two men remain missing. Lao and Thai rescue groups posted…
WHO chief visits Congo Ebola epicenter as cases surge
(AP) - The head of the World Health Organization Saturday arrived in eastern Congo’s Bunia, a city at the heart of an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola, where the virus still spreads faster than the response, despite better-organized…
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.…
