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Crash involving semi shuts down outbound lanes of Newtown Pike in Lexington
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - A crash involving a semi-truck and a passenger vehicle has shut down lanes on Newtown Pike in…
Lexington Fire Department responds to working structure fire on Stratford Drive
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Crews with the Lexington Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire Thursday at a home on Stratford Drive. According to Battalion Chief Derek Roberts, firefighters were dispatched to 569 Stratford Drive and arrived…
Governor Beshear hosts 58th annual Governor’s Prayer Breakfast in Frankfort
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Andy Beshear hosted the 58th annual Governor’s Prayer Breakfast Thursday morning in Frankfort. The event began at 7:30 a.m.…
FCPS Deputy Superintendent Dr. Houston Barber announces September retirement
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - The deputy superintendent of Fayette County Public Schools has announced plans to retire from public education later this year. According…
FCPS launches student auto program partnership with Jubilee Jobs and Valvoline
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Fayette County Public Schools is launching a new partnership designed to give students hands-on experience while helping members…
Kentucky lawmakers consider Alyssa’s Law to add panic alert systems in schools
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Kentucky lawmakers are considering a new proposal they say could help make schools across the Commonwealth safer.…
Kentucky State Police searching for wanted man in Paducah area
MAYFIELD, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Kentucky State Police in Mayfield are asking for the public’s help locating a wanted man. Troopers say they are…
Kentucky State Police searching for missing Grayson woman last seen in February
GRAYSON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Kentucky State Police are searching for a woman who has been missing since February. Officials say troopers received a missing person report…
Nicholasville police searching for missing 15-year-old Jayden Kash
JESSAMINE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Nicholasville Police Department are asking for the public’s help locating a missing teenager. Police say 15-year-old Jayden Kash was last seen leaving Providence…
Corbin man indicted on rape and sexual abuse charges in Knox County
KNOX COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - The Knox County Sheriff's Department says a Corbin man has been arrested following a grand jury…
Cold temperatures return ahead of a weekend warm up
Cooler air settles into the Bluegrass today A much cooler and drier air mass is settling across the Bluegrass region Thursday morning after a strong cold…
Advocates urge Kentucky lawmakers to fund Alzheimer’s research
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Advocates are urging Kentucky lawmakers to take action on what they call a growing public health crisis: Alzheimer’s disease. According to…
Kentucky Rep. Barr asks Secret Service to probe Woodford County teacher's TikTok video
(ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A TikTok video of a Woodford County teacher expressing her political views has prompted Kentucky Rep. Andy Barr to ask the Secret Service to…
Hope Center of Lexington hosts Full Bloom fundraiser to support homelessness services
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - The Hope Center of Lexington invited the community to shop for a cause during the Full Bloom…
Storms give way to cooler air into the late week
It was a breezy and spring-like Thursday across Central and Eastern Kentucky as a cold front pressed into the area from the west. We started the day…
Keeneland unveils new paddock building ahead of spring meet
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - The upcoming spring meet at Keeneland Race Course will offer fans new ways to experience race day thanks to a…
Teen killed in three-vehicle crash on KY-88 in Green County
GREEN COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Kentucky State Police say a teenager was killed in a three-vehicle crash Wednesday morning on Kentucky 88 in…
Injury crash shuts down Versailles Road at Man O War in Lexington
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - A crash involving injuries has shut down several lanes near Versailles Road and Man O War Boulevard…
Rockcastle County Schools cancel classes March 13 and 16 due to illness
MOUNT VERNON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Rockcastle County Schools announced classes will not be in session Friday, March 13, and Monday, March 16 due to widespread illness. District officials say the decision was made to prioritize the health and…
Lexington family sues Fayette County school after boy with autism escapes onto busy road
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 News Now) — A Lexington family is suing Fayette County Public Schools after a 7-year-old nonverbal boy with autism climbed out of an open classroom window and ran alongside a busy road for nearly 20 minutes before…
Laken Snelling booked in Fayette County Detention Center on manslaughter charge
UPDATE: March 12 at 12:55 p.m. Laken Snelling, who was indicted on March 10 by a Fayette County grand jury on first-degree manslaughter, was booked in the Fayette County Detention Center on Thursday. A warrant was issued on March 11…
Murray man arrested in child sexual abuse material investigation
CALLOWAY COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - A Murray man has been arrested following an investigation into the distribution of child sexual abuse material. According to…
Crash involving semi shuts down outbound lanes of Newtown Pike in Lexington
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - A crash involving a semi-truck and a passenger vehicle has shut down lanes on Newtown Pike in…
Lexington Fire Department responds to working structure fire on Stratford Drive
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Crews with the Lexington Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire Thursday at a home on Stratford Drive. According to Battalion Chief Derek Roberts, firefighters were dispatched to 569 Stratford Drive and arrived…
Governor Beshear hosts 58th annual Governor’s Prayer Breakfast in Frankfort
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Andy Beshear hosted the 58th annual Governor’s Prayer Breakfast Thursday morning in Frankfort. The event began at 7:30 a.m.…
FCPS Deputy Superintendent Dr. Houston Barber announces September retirement
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - The deputy superintendent of Fayette County Public Schools has announced plans to retire from public education later this year. According…
FCPS launches student auto program partnership with Jubilee Jobs and Valvoline
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Fayette County Public Schools is launching a new partnership designed to give students hands-on experience while helping members…
Kentucky lawmakers consider Alyssa’s Law to add panic alert systems in schools
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Kentucky lawmakers are considering a new proposal they say could help make schools across the Commonwealth safer.…
Kentucky State Police searching for wanted man in Paducah area
MAYFIELD, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Kentucky State Police in Mayfield are asking for the public’s help locating a wanted man. Troopers say they are…
Kentucky State Police searching for missing Grayson woman last seen in February
GRAYSON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Kentucky State Police are searching for a woman who has been missing since February. Officials say troopers received a missing person report…
Nicholasville police searching for missing 15-year-old Jayden Kash
JESSAMINE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Nicholasville Police Department are asking for the public’s help locating a missing teenager. Police say 15-year-old Jayden Kash was last seen leaving Providence…
Corbin man indicted on rape and sexual abuse charges in Knox County
KNOX COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - The Knox County Sheriff's Department says a Corbin man has been arrested following a grand jury…
Advocates urge Kentucky lawmakers to fund Alzheimer’s research
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Advocates are urging Kentucky lawmakers to take action on what they call a growing public health crisis: Alzheimer’s disease. According to…
Kentucky Rep. Barr asks Secret Service to probe Woodford County teacher's TikTok video
(ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A TikTok video of a Woodford County teacher expressing her political views has prompted Kentucky Rep. Andy Barr to ask the Secret Service to…
Hope Center of Lexington hosts Full Bloom fundraiser to support homelessness services
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - The Hope Center of Lexington invited the community to shop for a cause during the Full Bloom…
Keeneland unveils new paddock building ahead of spring meet
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - The upcoming spring meet at Keeneland Race Course will offer fans new ways to experience race day thanks to a…
Teen killed in three-vehicle crash on KY-88 in Green County
GREEN COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Kentucky State Police say a teenager was killed in a three-vehicle crash Wednesday morning on Kentucky 88 in…
Injury crash shuts down Versailles Road at Man O War in Lexington
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - A crash involving injuries has shut down several lanes near Versailles Road and Man O War Boulevard…
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…
Judge shuts down “Your Hometown Heroes” veterans group, orders $421,000 judgment for contempt
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - A Franklin County judge has permanently shut down a group that claimed to be made up of veterans and solicited donations across Kentucky, entering a $421,000 judgment against the organization for failing to comply…
Man charged in nearly 30-year-old kidnapping, death case
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Nearly 30 years after a 7-year-old girl was kidnapped from a Bowling Green apartment complex, a federal criminal complaint has now been filed in…
Amended state budget bill heads to Kentucky Senate
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - An amended state budget bill has cleared the Kentucky House and is now on its way to the Senate. Lawmakers say House…
U.S. Justice Department sues Kentucky over voter registration list access
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a federal lawsuit against Kentucky, alleging state election officials refused to provide the…
New “Friends of Agriculture” license plate now available to Kentucky drivers
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Kentucky drivers now have a new way to support agriculture across the Commonwealth. The Kentucky Department of Agriculture says the new “Friends of Agriculture” specialty license plate is now available for all vehicles statewide.…
Man found guilty of shooting neighbor in face
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - A Versailles man has been found guilty after prosecutors say he shot his neighbor in the face during an argument…
Beshear, Coleman headline Fairness Rally in Frankfort opposing LGBTQ-related legislation
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Governor Andy Beshear and Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman joined advocates at the Capitol Education Center on Wednesday for the annual Fairness Rally, where speakers voiced opposition to several bills filed in the Kentucky General…
Gov. Andy Beshear, Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman to headline annual Fairness Rally in Frankfort
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Governor Andy Beshear and Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman are set to headline the annual Fairness Rally at the Kentucky Capitol this week. According to organizers,…
Multiple collisions with injuries on I-75 in Corbin; highway reopens
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Police say multiple people were hurt after a series of crashes along Interstate 75 in Corbin during snowy conditions late Sunday night.…
Covington police arrest suspect in McKee Street shooting; 12-year-old remains in critical condition
COVINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Covington Police say a suspect is now in custody following a shooting that left a 12-year-old boy seriously injured in the…
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.…
