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Winchester Police Spring Break Food Drive nearing goal, donations still needed
WINCHESTER, KY. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - The Winchester Police Department says its Spring Break Food Drive is going strong thanks to generous community donations.…
Burger King testing AI chatbot “Patty” in 500 restaurants
(ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Burger King says it is piloting an AI chatbot named “Patty” in 500 restaurants nationwide. The company says Patty is connected to…
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission warns of burn risk from more than 40,000 Gourmia pressure cookers
(ABC36 NEWS NOW) - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a warning for more than 40,000…
Kentucky State Police continue search for missing Christian County woman
HOPKINSVILLE, KY. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Kentucky State Police are continuing the search for a missing Christian County woman. Troopers say Emerald “Emmy” Raeann Forgette,…
UPDATE: Large first responder scene on Hedgwood Ct. cleared
UPDATE: Lexington police are investigating this incident as a suicide. Our crew at the scene confirmed the Fayette County Coroner's van was there, as well as several police vehicles. ORIGINAL STORY: LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A large first…
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…
Police clear scene after overnight shots-fired call
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Police have cleared the scene after responding to a shots-fired call overnight in Lexington. According to officers, the incident happened just after 3…
Traffic stop in Berea leads to two arrests on drug charges
MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Two people are facing drug charges following a traffic stop on Interstate 75 in Madison County. According to…
Driver hospitalized after overnight crash on I-75 south in Lexington
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - A driver was taken to the hospital after a crash overnight on Interstate 75 in Lexington. According to police,…
Lexington Police investigating vandalism at Congressman Andy Barr’s campaign headquarters
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Lexington Police are investigating a reported act of vandalism at the campaign headquarters of Andy Barr. According to a release from the Lexington Police…
No. 16 Kentucky takes down Auburn on the Plains
AUBURN, Ala. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — The 16th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats defeated the Auburn Tigers 63-56 to close out their regular-season road slate. The Wildcats took the lead within the first minute of the game and never gave it back.…
Gov. Andy Beshear says federal review of Doug Harless shooting ‘wouldn’t be harmful’
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Governor Andy Beshear says he believes there is no harm in federal authorities taking another look at the 2024 shooting death…
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…
Spring-like air returns as we close out February
It was a messy start to Thursday across Central and Eastern Kentucky as a wave of energy brought a potpourri of weather to the…
Golden Alert canceled for missing 68-year-old man in Laurel County
UPDATE 4:35 P.M.: Billie R. Knuckles was found safe Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, at 4:30 P.M. ET according to the Laurel C0unty Sherrif's Office. ORIGINAL STORY: LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office has issued…
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.…
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…
3 displaced after heavy fire damages home; firefighter treated for minor injuries
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Three people are displaced after a heavy house fire in Lexington, according to Battalion Chief Derek Roberts with the Lexington Fire Department.…
Frankfort woman charged with animal cruelty after search warrant reveals neglected animals
FRANKFORT, KY. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - A Frankfort woman is facing animal cruelty charges following a search warrant execution at her home, according to a uniform citation filed by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. The citation identifies the defendant as…
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 the case. Robert Scott Froberg, 62, is charged with…
Owensboro dispatcher arrested for DUI after allegedly reporting to work intoxicated
OWENSBORO, KY. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - A dispatcher has been arrested after police say she reported to work intoxicated at the Owensboro Police Department.…
Winchester Police Spring Break Food Drive nearing goal, donations still needed
WINCHESTER, KY. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - The Winchester Police Department says its Spring Break Food Drive is going strong thanks to generous community donations.…
Kentucky State Police continue search for missing Christian County woman
HOPKINSVILLE, KY. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Kentucky State Police are continuing the search for a missing Christian County woman. Troopers say Emerald “Emmy” Raeann Forgette,…
UPDATE: Large first responder scene on Hedgwood Ct. cleared
UPDATE: Lexington police are investigating this incident as a suicide. Our crew at the scene confirmed the Fayette County Coroner's van was there, as well as several police vehicles. ORIGINAL STORY: LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A large first…
Police clear scene after overnight shots-fired call
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Police have cleared the scene after responding to a shots-fired call overnight in Lexington. According to officers, the incident happened just after 3…
Traffic stop in Berea leads to two arrests on drug charges
MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Two people are facing drug charges following a traffic stop on Interstate 75 in Madison County. According to…
Driver hospitalized after overnight crash on I-75 south in Lexington
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - A driver was taken to the hospital after a crash overnight on Interstate 75 in Lexington. According to police,…
Lexington Police investigating vandalism at Congressman Andy Barr’s campaign headquarters
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Lexington Police are investigating a reported act of vandalism at the campaign headquarters of Andy Barr. According to a release from the Lexington Police…
Gov. Andy Beshear says federal review of Doug Harless shooting ‘wouldn’t be harmful’
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Governor Andy Beshear says he believes there is no harm in federal authorities taking another look at the 2024 shooting death…
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…
Golden Alert canceled for missing 68-year-old man in Laurel County
UPDATE 4:35 P.M.: Billie R. Knuckles was found safe Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, at 4:30 P.M. ET according to the Laurel C0unty Sherrif's Office. ORIGINAL STORY: LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office has issued…
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.…
3 displaced after heavy fire damages home; firefighter treated for minor injuries
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Three people are displaced after a heavy house fire in Lexington, according to Battalion Chief Derek Roberts with the Lexington Fire Department.…
KSP searching for Elizabethtown man wanted on multiple charges
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Kentucky State Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a wanted man believed to possibly be in the…
Second wave of medical debt relief for some Lexington residents, clearing more than $5 million
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Thousands of Lexington residents will soon see relief from medical bills after the city announced a second round of…
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…
Fayette County Public Schools to hold a community forum on school boundaries
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Fayette County Public Schools is inviting families and community members to weigh in on possible changes that could…
Lexington woman celebrates her 100th birthday
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - A Lexington woman is celebrating a major milestone — turning 100 years old — and doing it in a place she visits often. According…
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 the case. Robert Scott Froberg, 62, is charged with…
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…
Four arrested on drug trafficking charges in Laurel County
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Four people are facing charges after deputies say drugs were discovered during a weekend traffic stop along Interstate 75. According…
Former caregiver accused of kidnapping 83-year-old woman
FRANKLIN COUNTY, KY. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - A woman accused in a recent incident has been booked into the Franklin County Jail on multiple charges. Officials say 59-year-old Rita…
Kentucky Supreme Court rules charter school funding law unconstitutional under state constitution
(ABC36 NEWS NOW) — The Kentucky Supreme Court has ruled that a law allowing charter schools to receive public education funding violates the state constitution, according to a newly released opinion from the court. The decision centers on House Bill…
Kentucky state senator proposes legislation drawing attention to in-custody deaths
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - A new legislative push at the Kentucky Capitol is drawing attention to deaths that happen during arrests and inside jails — including a Madison County case that’s still under investigation. State Sen. Keturah J.…
DeSantis joins Kentucky lawmakers in Frankfort to promote balanced budget amendment resolution
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis joined Kentucky State Rep. Jason Petrie in Frankfort to discuss House Concurrent Resolution 45, a proposal that…
Kentucky bill proposes incentive payments tied to kindergarten readiness
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A new proposal in the Kentucky General Assembly could offer financial incentives aimed at helping more children start school ready to learn. Republican State Sen. Danny Carroll has introduced Senate Bill 191, which…
Three people killed in Leslie County house fire, state police say
LESLIE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Officials in Leslie County continue to investigate a deadly house fire that claimed the lives of three people Friday night in the Hyden community. According to Kentucky State Police, the fire happened at a…
Court of Appeals case challenges dismissal of Auditor Ball’s investigation tied to SB 151 kinship care law
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A legal dispute over Kentucky’s kinship care law is now before the Kentucky Court of Appeals, where State Auditor Allison Ball is asking judges to revive her investigation into why Senate Bill 151 is not…
Kentucky winter storm death toll rises to 22, governor "disappointed" with Lexington snow plan
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — The death toll from the winter storm that swept through the Bluegrass at the end of January…
Severe winter storm update from Gov. Beshear
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Kentucky is still in recovery mode after last weekend’s powerful winter storm, as Governor Andy Beshear confirmed another weather-related death and warned that dangerously cold conditions remain a serious threat across the commonwealth. The…
At least 10 Kentuckians confirmed dead as Beshear warns of ongoing winter storm dangers
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Governor Andy Beshear says at least 10 people across Kentucky have now died as a result of the severe winter storm, as dangerously cold temperatures continue to grip the state. The update came Wednesday…
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.…
Apollo 13 moon mission leader James Lovell dies at 97
By DON BABWIN CHICAGO (AP) — James Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly can-do engineering, has died. He was 97. Lovell died Thursday in Lake Forest, Illinois,…
Apple to invest $2.5 billion in Kentucky plant for iPhone, Apple Watch glass production
HARRODSBURG, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Apple is making a major investment in Kentucky, announcing a $2.5 billion expansion of the Corning manufacturing facility in Mercer County. Apple CEO…
Early US intelligence report suggests US strikes only set back Iran’s nuclear program by months
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new U.S. intelligence report found that Iran’s nuclear program has been set back only a few months after a U.S. strike and was not “completely…
Trump says Israel-Iran ceasefire 'is in effect' and Israeli planes won't attack anymore
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Israel and Iran violated ceasefire terms by carrying out attacks against each other after an early Tuesday deadline to stop hostilities but Israel was going to “turn around” its jets and stop…
Trump announces ceasefire between Iran and Israel after Iran’s missile attack on US base in Qatar
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Iran had agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire" soon after Iran launched a limited missile attack Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating…
Iran launched a missile attack on US forces at Qatar’s Al Udeid Air Base, Trump speaks out
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran launched a limited missile attack Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites but indicating it was prepared to step back from escalating…
