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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…
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…
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…
Sunshine and lower humidity return across Kentucky
Foggy Start Gives Way To Improving Conditions After several days of rain and storms across Central and Eastern Kentucky, many areas started Thursday morning dealing with patchy fog…
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…
Alert issued in Fayette County after 'unusually high number' of non-fatal drug overdoses
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - A drug overdose alert has been issued in Fayette County after an "unusually high number of suspected nonfatal drug overdose encounters" in the last week, Lexington-Fayette County Health Department reports. According to the…
Quality Custom Tattoos reopening delayed until June after storage unit robbery hits Somerset shop
SOMERSET, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - The reopening of a Somerset tattoo shop has been delayed after a robbery wiped out equipment and supplies the owner had salvaged from a devastating tornado. Nate Corder, the owner of Quality Custom…
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…
Drier air is finally set to return late week
The unsettled weather pattern that we've been dealing with over the last week or so across Central and Eastern Kentucky continued on Wednesday. The combination of a…
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…
Lexington partners with Kentucky Career Center to host virtual job fair for Fayette Co. school employees
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Lexington is hosting a virtual job fair for Fayette County Public Schools employees affected by recent layoffs. WORK-Lexington, the city's primary workforce…
More storms and flooding concerns continue across Kentucky
Active Weather Continues After Tornado Warnings Tuesday Night It was another active night of weather across Central and Eastern Kentucky as strong to severe storms pushed through…
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…
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 that the victim was located just after 5:00 a.m. on Friday near the 800 block of…
Laurel County Sheriff's Office reports missing 16-year-old boy
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — The Laurel County Sheriff's Office is searching for a missing 16-year-old boy who was seen on Lillian Lane, east of London. The teen, identified as Isaiah Enfusse, is described…
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…
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…
Lexington partners with Kentucky Career Center to host virtual job fair for Fayette Co. school employees
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Lexington is hosting a virtual job fair for Fayette County Public Schools employees affected by recent layoffs. WORK-Lexington, the city's primary workforce…
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…
KSBar and Grille closing as full-time sports bar after 8 years in Lexington
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - KSBar and Grille in Lexington announced it is closing as a full-time sports bar, citing rising food costs and broader economic challenges that have made daily operations unsustainable. The bar said it is…
Rowan County elementary schools to provide supplies for all students next year
ROWAN COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - All Rowan County elementary schools will provide school supplies to students for the upcoming school year, with families only responsible for bringing a backpack and, depending on the school,…
1 person with life-threatening injuries after vehicle crashes into school concession stand in Lexington
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — The Lexington Fire Department tells LEX 18 that a person was taken to the…
Wilderness Road Event Center opens 1 year after tornado damage at the fairgrounds
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - The Laurel County Fairgrounds in London is celebrating a major milestone with a $5 million rebuild that includes a new pavilion and plans for a future event center. The newly rebuilt fairgrounds…
Jordan Morgan's family testifies as sentencing for Shannon Gilday begins
SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - The sentencing phase is underway for Shannon Gilday, who was convicted of murdering Jordan Morgan during a 2022 home invasion. Gilday was found guilty but mentally ill for murder and burglary, along with…
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…
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…
KSP: Correctional officer charged with smuggling drugs into eastern Kentucky prison
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW) -- A correctional officer at the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex faces multiple charges after prison officials caught him bringing illegal narcotics into the…
Man charged with wanton endangerment after road rage shooting in Florence
A 31-year-old Independence man faces a wanton endangerment charge after allegedly shooting at another driver during a road rage incident in Florence on Friday morning. The Florence Police Department says they responded to the incident near Dixie Highway and…
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…
Authorities search waters in the Maldives for bodies of Italians who died in cave dive accident
MALE, Maldives (AP) — Maldivian authorities conducted a high-risk search Friday for the bodies of four Italian divers who died in a scuba accident in a deep underwater cave a day before. The body of a fifth diver was recovered…
