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Warm, windy, wet stretch continues until weekend cooldown
Breezy and Summerlike Through Midweek Warm and breezy conditions continue across the Bluegrass, with temperatures climbing well above normal for early April. Afternoon highs are reaching into…
State report details of inmate's fatal cliff fall at Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex, changes coming
A newly released 14-page report details the death of 48-year-old inmate Marvin Knuckles, who fell down a cliff while on a snow removal detail at the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex on January 27. The Critical Incident Review team under the…
Proposed Wynter's Law to expand AMBER Alert criteria stalls in the Kentucky House
Senate Bill 289, also known as Wynter's Law, faces an uncertain future as the legislative session ticks down. The bill would expand the criteria for issuing an AMBER Alert, helping missing child cases that do not meet current requirements. …
7-year-old throws first pitch at Cubs game to honor father who died rescuing girl from Cumberland River
Almost a year after 37-year-old Matthew Strickland died saving a young girl struggling in the Cumberland River, the Chicago Cubs honored the Whitley County father's heroism by inviting his daughter to throw out the first pitch at Wrigley Field. Matthew…
Feeling more like summer as we kick off April
We finished off the month of March in style on Tuesday across Central and Eastern Kentucky with another unseasonably warm day across the board. With a breezy…
London Mayor Randall Weddle indicted on four campaign finance charges, AG reports
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - A Laurel County Grand Jury indicted London Mayor Randall Weddle on four felony counts of excessive campaign contributions, Attorney General Coleman announced. The indictment stems from action taken by the Office of the…
Judge voids impeachment articles against Fayette Circuit Judge Julie Goodman
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - A Franklin Circuit Court judge has ruled that the impeachment articles against Fayette Circuit Judge Julie Muth Goodman are null and void stating…
JD Vance has a new book about his religious faith, 'Communion,' coming out later this spring
(AP) - Vice President JD Vance has a new book coming out that will explore his religious faith and his conversion to Catholicism as an adult. "Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith" comes out June 16, the HarperCollins Publishers…
Eastern Kentucky University becomes the 3rd-largest public university in the state for enrollment
RICHMOND, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Eastern Kentucky University is now the third-largest public university in Kentucky for student enrollment, according to recent data from the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education. According to a press release from EKU, its…
Glasgow man arrested after bomb threat
BARREN COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — A man is facing charges after making a bomb threat against the Barren County Courthouse ahead of his scheduled court appearance on…
Kentucky lawmakers restore funding match to save Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - More than 138,000 Kentucky children will continue to receive a free book in the mail each month after state lawmakers restored a funding…
Above average temperatures with near daily storm chances
Warm and Breezy Conditions Continue Temperatures to kick start Tuesday morning begin in the low 60s with winds out of the southwest up to 20 mph. Partly…
Meadowland Village residents have 3 months to move ahead of a proposed data center
Residents of a Mason County mobile home park have three months to vacate their homes as a Fortune 50 company proposes building a data center on nearby land. People living in Meadowland Village in Maysville recently received a letter…
Lextran launches new $1 LexRide seasonal bus route connecting Lexington entertainment spots
A night out in Lexington is getting easier with the launch of LexRide, a new seasonal downtown circulator from Lextran that connects popular entertainment districts for $1 each way. Community partners have been planning the service for over a…
Kentucky Powerball winner appears before judge on burglary charge after 3rd arrest
The man who won Kentucky's historic $167 million Powerball almost a year ago appeared in Fayette District Court Monday on charges of second-degree burglary and possession of marijuana. James Farthing's attorney waived formal arraignment and entered a not guilty plea…
Bardstown HS teacher arrested after alleged inappropriate relationship with student, police say
BARDSTOWN, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — The Bardstown Police Department arrested a Bardstown High School teacher Monday morning on charges of first-degree sexual abuse. Police arrested 31-year-old…
Very spring-like to close out March
After a delightful final weekend of March across Central and Eastern Kentucky with plenty of sunshine both days and moderating temperatures on Sunday, it was a breezy and…
Shawn Stines files affidavit seeking removal of presiding judge over relationship with alleged victim
LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 News Now) — A Letcher County man awaiting trial in a shooting case has filed an affidavit seeking the removal of the presiding judge, claiming the judge had a close professional relationship with the alleged victim.…
AAA Blue Grass shares tips to help drivers save money on gas amid rising prices
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Rising gas prices mean drivers are looking for ways to save at the pump, but AAA Blue Grass says savings often start behind the wheel. Lori Weaver Hawkins says her number one tip is avoiding…
Millstone Social in downtown Richmond closing due to 'uncertain economic climate'
RICHMOND, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Millstone Social in downtown Richmond announced on Facebook that it is closing immediately due to the "uncertain economic climate." According to their post, management made the decision after considering the ongoing challenges the…
Judge voids impeachment articles against Fayette Circuit Judge Julie Goodman
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - A Franklin Circuit Court judge has ruled that the impeachment articles against Fayette Circuit Judge Julie Muth Goodman are null and void stating…
Glasgow man arrested after bomb threat
BARREN COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — A man is facing charges after making a bomb threat against the Barren County Courthouse ahead of his scheduled court appearance on…
Estate of driver killed in Woodford County fiery I-64 crash sues transportation company
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - The estate of a commercial truck driver who died in a fiery multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 64 in Woodford County has…
Prayer for students involved in an accident in Fleming County
FLEMING COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Administrators at Fleming County High School in Flemingsburg are asking community members for support after four students were…
Funeral arrangements released for Bardstown airmen killed in KC-135 crash in Iraq
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Technical Sergeant Ashley Brooke Pruitt, 34, died while serving during Operation Epic Fury. She was one of six service members who perished aboard a KC-135 air tanker that went down during the operation in Iraq.…
2 arrested following barricade situation in Lexington, police report
UPDATE: March 29 at 11:15 p.m. The identities of the two suspects arrested following a barricade situation on Sunday evening have been released, according to the Lexington Police Department. Police arrested 47-year-old Wilfredo Salazar and 34-year-old Juan Hernandez. Salazar is…
Kentucky Continues to Grapple with High Teen Birth Rates
LEXINGTON. Ky. (ABC 36 News Now) - Kentucky continues to face one of the highest teen birth rates in the country — but local advocates…
Traveling Vietnam War Wall honors Kentucky fallen veterans
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 News Now) — Sunday, Mar. 29 marks National Vietnam War Veteran's Day. In honor of the holiday, local residents had an opportunity to pay their respects in Lexington to Kentucky's Vietnam War fallen heroes. The Traveling…
Lexington priest donates $5 thousand in gift cards to bluegrass TSA workers
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 News Now) — On Saturday, a Lexington faith leader handed out thousands of dollars in gift cards to TSA workers at the Blue Grass Airport. Father Jim Sichko, a priest and papal missionary, gave out $5,000…
Man in Fayette County custody on charges of kidnapping, sexual assault of a minor
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 News Now) — A man is in custody at the Fayette County Detention Center on various violent charges, including strangulation and first degree sexual assault of a minor. According to a press release by the Lexington…
KSP: Body found underneath bridge in Grayson identified as missing 50-year-old woman
GRAYSON, Ky. (ABC 36 News Now) — Kentucky State Police has confirmed that a 50-year-old woman found underneath a bridge in Grayson on Tuesday, Mar. 24 was a missing Carter County woman who was last seen in February. According to…
Police: Missing 65-year-old Covington woman found deceased
COVINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 News Now) — The Covington Police Department has announced that a missing 65-year-old woman was found deceased Saturday evening on the west side of the city. Authorities are now investigating her death. According to a press…
Miss Kentucky 2025 Ariana Rodriguez hosts annual benefit to support youth in the foster care system
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 News Now) — Miss Kentucky 2025 Ariana Rodriguez is using her platform to help youth in foster care through her nonprofit organization, "The Lucky Ones." The group held its second "Luckiest Benefit" today at the Singletary…
Lexington Humane Society and PetSmart Charities open a new Everyday Adoption Center for local pets
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 News Now) — A new adoption center is now open to help pets in Lexington find their forever homes. The Lexington Humane Society and PetSmart Charities cut the ribbon on the Everyday Adoption Center Saturday. The…
Mount Sterling community honors local lynching victim James Mitchell
MOUNT STERLING, Ky. (ABC 36 News Now) — People in Mount Sterling gathered on Saturday to unveil a historical marker honoring James Mitchell, a Black man who was lynched at 24-year-old by a mob on June 14, 1882. Valerie Scott,…
AAA Blue Grass shares tips to help drivers save money on gas amid rising prices
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Rising gas prices mean drivers are looking for ways to save at the pump, but AAA Blue Grass says savings often start behind the wheel. Lori Weaver Hawkins says her number one tip is avoiding…
1 dead after Tuesday morning collision on Frankfort Road in Woodford County
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - One person is dead following a Tuesday morning collision on westbound Frankfort Road (US 60) in Woodford County, Versailles Police reports. According to the agency, VPD responded to the area just after…
Millstone Social in downtown Richmond closing due to 'uncertain economic climate'
RICHMOND, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Millstone Social in downtown Richmond announced on Facebook that it is closing immediately due to the "uncertain economic climate." According to their post, management made the decision after considering the ongoing challenges the…
London Mayor Randall Weddle indicted on four campaign finance charges, AG reports
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - A Laurel County Grand Jury indicted London Mayor Randall Weddle on four felony counts of excessive campaign contributions, Attorney General Coleman announced. The indictment stems from action taken by the Office of the…
Judge voids impeachment articles against Fayette Circuit Judge Julie Goodman
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - A Franklin Circuit Court judge has ruled that the impeachment articles against Fayette Circuit Judge Julie Muth Goodman are null and void stating…
Eastern Kentucky University becomes the 3rd-largest public university in the state for enrollment
RICHMOND, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Eastern Kentucky University is now the third-largest public university in Kentucky for student enrollment, according to recent data from the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education. According to a press release from EKU, its…
Kentucky lawmakers restore funding match to save Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - More than 138,000 Kentucky children will continue to receive a free book in the mail each month after state lawmakers restored a funding…
Bardstown HS teacher arrested after alleged inappropriate relationship with student, police say
BARDSTOWN, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — The Bardstown Police Department arrested a Bardstown High School teacher Monday morning on charges of first-degree sexual abuse. Police arrested 31-year-old…
Work release inmate apprehended after allegedly stealing Wolfe County vehicle
WOLFE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - An inmate reportedly participating in a work release program is back in custody after stealing a Wolfe County vehicle and fleeing across multiple counties, according to the Wolfe County Sheriff's Office. …
Kentucky Senate approves Wynter's Law to strengthen state's Amber Alert system
(ABC36 News Now) — The Kentucky Senate has passed Senate Bill 289, known as Wynter's Law, which aims to clarify activation standards and improve coordination in missing child cases. The Kentucky Senate has approved Senate Bill 289, known as Wynter's…
Statewide tornado drill scheduled Wednesday as part of Kentucky Severe Weather Awareness Week
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Kentuckians will hear tornado sirens Wednesday morning as part of the annual statewide tornado drill during Severe Weather Awareness Week. Officials say the drill…
Deadline reached to introduce new bills to Kentucky house
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Time is running out for lawmakers in Frankfort to introduce new legislation during the 2026 Kentucky General Assembly. Wednesday marks the…
Kentucky Senate passes bill to eliminate remaining child marriage exception
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - The Kentucky Senate has passed a bill aimed at closing what lawmakers say is the final loophole allowing child marriage in the state. State Sen. Julie Raque Adams, R-Louisville, sponsored Senate Bill 156, which…
Gas prices climb in Kentucky as global tensions and seasonal demand drive costs higher
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - If you’ve noticed prices creeping up at the pump, you’re not alone. Gas prices are on the rise again, with…
Statewide tornado drill set for 10:07 a.m. Wednesday in Lexington and across Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - As part of Kentucky’s Severe Weather Awareness Week, communities across the commonwealth will participate in the annual Statewide Tornado Drill at 10:07 a.m. EST on Wednesday, March 4. Lexington Emergency Management will take part…
Investigation continues into man found dead in home
LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - An investigation is ongoing after a man was found…
Woman accused of trafficking fentanyl due in court Thursday
MOUNT STERLING, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - A woman accused of trafficking fentanyl in Montgomery County is scheduled to appear in court later this week. According to police, 38-year-old Megan Johnson…
Theft suspect search after alleged car break-in attempt
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Deputies in Laurel County are searching for a suspect who was caught on camera allegedly trying to break into a vehicle.…
Bill filed to strengthen Kentucky’s Amber Alert system
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - A new bill filed in the Kentucky Senate aims to strengthen how the state responds when a child is abducted or reported…
Congress is taking its first votes on the Iran war as debate rages about US goals
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate is headed toward a vote Wednesday on President Donald Trump's decision to embark on a war against Iran, an extraordinary test in Congress for a conflict that has rapidly spread across the Middle East…
Gov. Andy Beshear mourns U.S. service members killed, including Kentucky-based troops
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Gov. Andy Beshear is urging Americans to come together in support of the families of U.S. soldiers killed as tensions with Iran continue to escalate. In a social media post Tuesday morning, Beshear said…
Iran strikes the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia as war expands yet again
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran expanded its targets Tuesday, striking the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia as Washington began to pull many staff out of the Middle East. The U.S. and Israel battered Iran with airstrikes in what…
War widens as Israeli and US planes pound Iran and Tehran; 4 American troops confirmed dead
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran and allied armed groups fired missiles at Israel, Arab states and U.S. military targets around the region on Monday, while Israel and the United States pounded Iran as the war expanded to several…
World leaders urge return to talks after US and Israeli strikes kill Iranian leader Ali Khamenei
BRUSSELS (AP) — World leaders urged peace and a return to talks as the military strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran raised concerns about whether the violence could spread across the region and tensions rose with Iran…
U.S. and Israel strike Iran; Beshear questions action, McConnell backs operation
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The United States and Israel launched major strikes against Iran on Saturday, opening a dramatic new chapter in rising tensions in the Middle East. According to The Associated Press, President Donald Trump announced what…
Hillary Clinton testifies she has no information on Epstein's crimes and doesn't recall meeting him
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told U.S. House lawmakers on Thursday that she had no knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein's or Ghislaine Maxwell's crimes at the start of two days of depositions that will also include former…
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office
LONDON (AP) — UK police arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office. The Thames Valley Police, an agency that covers areas west of London, including Mountbatten-Windsor’s former home, said it was “assessing” reports that the former…
Trump in Davos says NATO should allow the US to take Greenland but he won't use force
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — President Donald Trump insisted he wants to “get Greenland, including right, title and ownership,” but said he wouldn’t employ force to achieve that — using his speech Wednesday at the World Economic Forum to repeatedly deride…
Trump ties his stance on Greenland to not getting Nobel Peace Prize, European officials say
U.S. President Donald Trump linked his aggressive stance on Greenland to last year’s decision not to award him the Nobel Peace Prize, telling Norway’s prime minister that he no longer felt “an obligation to think purely of Peace,” in a…
Greenlandic and Danish officials meet with Vance and Rubio as Trump insists on US control of island
WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials from Greenland and Denmark are meeting in Washington on Wednesday with top White House officials as President Donald Trump moved to ratchet up the pressure by suggesting that NATO should help the United States acquire the…
Thai woman found alive in coffin after being brought in for cremation
BANGKOK (AP) — A woman in Thailand shocked temple staff when she started moving in her coffin after being brought in for cremation. Wat Rat Prakhong Tham, a Buddhist temple in the province of Nonthaburi on the outskirts of Bangkok,…
U.S. trade deficit drops 24% in August as Trump's tariffs reduce imports
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. trade deficit fell by nearly 24% in August as President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs pushed imports lower. In a report delayed for more than seven weeks by the federal government shutdown, the Commerce Department…
Trump administration renews Supreme Court appeal to keep full SNAP payments frozen
President Donald Trump’s administration returned to the Supreme Court on Monday in a push to keep full payments in the SNAP federal food aid program frozen while the government is shut down. The request is the latest in a flurry…
The Latest: Trump putting a positive spin on the economy after voters rebuked his performance
President Donald Trump is heading to Miami on the anniversary of his reelection to a second term to speak to a forum of business leaders and global athletes about what he sees as his economic achievements. His speech comes after…
Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in US history, dies at 84
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq, has died at age 84. Cheney died Monday night…
Trump cuts tariffs on China after meeting Xi in South Korea
By JOSH BOAK, CHRIS MEGERIAN and MARK SCHIEFELBEIN Associated Press ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump described his face-to-face with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday as a roaring success, saying he would cut tariffs on China,…
Trump urges Israel to seize chance for peace ahead of Egypt summit and presses for Netanyahu pardon
JERUSALEM (AP) — President Donald Trump told Israeli lawmakers on Monday that their country had no more to achieve on the battlefield and must work toward peace in the Middle East after two years of war against Hamas and skirmishes…
Trump says China’s Xi has approved of proposed deal putting TikTok under US ownership
By ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that he says will allow TikTok to continue operating in the United States in a way that meets national security concerns laid out by the law.…
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.…
