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Road work to begin in East Loudon neighborhood as Lexington launches street project
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Road work is set to begin next week in Lexington’s East Loudon neighborhood. City officials say starting Monday, March 23, several streets between East Loudon Avenue and East New Circle Road will be milled…
Berea man sentenced to prison after pointing gun at officers during domestic call
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman announced that a Berea man has been sentenced to prison after pointing a weapon at officers during a domestic disturbance call. According to officials, Daniel Lewis, 56, was sentenced…
Kentucky state budget change could force the shutdown of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library program
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABC36 News Now) — The latest version of the Kentucky state budget could effectively wipe out Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Program in the state, a book-gifting initiative that has mailed 8,635,423 free books to Kentucky children. Every month,…
Traffic backed up on Georgetown Road as Lexington police respond to crash
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 News Now) — Lexington police are on the scene of a crash on Georgetown Road Friday afternoon. Traffic was backed up in the area as police work the scene. Red State BBQ on Georgetown Road posted that…
Traffic stop in Ashland leads to major drug seizure, Detroit man arrested
ASHLAND, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - A routine traffic stop in Ashland led to a significant drug seizure early Thursday morning. Police say officers conducted a traffic stop around 3 a.m. and discovered suspected heroin, cocaine, approximately 100 unidentified pills,…
Golden Alert issued for missing Somerset woman last seen on Keeney Street
UPDATE: According to the Somerset Police Department, Megan Mahar has been found safe. SOMERSET, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - A Golden Alert has been issued as police search for a missing woman…
Chuck Norris, ‘Walker, Texas Ranger’ star, dies at 86
Chuck Norris, a martial artist and actor best known for his role in the long-running television series “Walker, Texas Ranger,” has died at the age of 86, his family announced. "It is with heavy hearts that our family shares the…
The first day of spring brings warmth to the Bluegrass
Warm and mainly dry to end the week The vernal equinox officially occurs at 10:46 AM Friday, marking the start of spring. The Bluegrass region…
KSP releases bodycam footage of former trooper who pleaded guilty in use-of-force case
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Kentucky State Police has released body camera footage tied to an excessive use-of-force case involving a former state trooper. According to KSP, the footage shows events involving former trooper Hayden Kilbourne, who has pleaded…
Pulaski County man pleads guilty to killing father and uncle, sentencing set for April
PULASKI COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - A Pulaski County man has pleaded guilty to two counts of murder in connection with a 2024 double homicide. According to…
Former Salyersville teacher accepts prison sentence in child sexual exploitation case
(ABC36 News Now) — A former Magoffin County middle school teacher has pleaded guilty to child sexual exploitation charges, which will land them five years in prison, according to…
Coroner identifies victim of deadly January fire at Versailles apartment complex
UPDATE: March 19 at 3:30 p.m The Woodford County Coroner has identified the victim in a deadly January structure fire at a Versailles apartment complex as 67-year-old Harold…
ABC cancels ‘Bachelorette’ season with Taylor Frankie Paul, citing 2023 video
LOS ANGELES (AP) — ABC has scrubbed the upcoming season of “The Bachelorette,” starring Taylor Frankie Paul, citing a newly released video from 2023. Thursday’s unprecedented cancellation of the already filmed season of the long-running reality television show comes days before it…
Missing US student’s body found in Barcelona
BARCELONA (AP) — Spanish authorities have found the body of missing college student from Illinois. The…
'Nice to help': College students across the state choose to give back this Spring Break
VAN LEAR, Ky. (ABC36 News Now) — Spring break looks a little different for some college students in Kentucky this year. While most college students are relaxing or heading…
Lexington masseur charged with 1st-degree sexual abuse after alleged assault at spa
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 News Now) — A massage therapist in Lexington is facing a first-degree sexual abuse charge after a client reported an assault during an appointment on March 14. Lexington Police Department…
Feeling like spring as the new season arrives
It was a fairly pleasant final day of the winter season across Central and Eastern Kentucky Thursday, a day that many folks have long awaited. A weak…
Woman arrested after shots fired incident on Danielle Lane in Lexington
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - One person has been arrested following a shots fired incident in Lexington. According to the…
Madison County church prepares to reopen year after devastating storms
RICHMOND, Ky. (ABC36 News Now) — One year after devastating storms hit its sanctuary and forced the congregation to temporarily move, a Madison County church is close to returning home. Richmond House of Prayer's senior pastor Owen Moody said the…
Somerset man arrested on strangulation, domestic violence charges in Pulaski County
PULASKI COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - A Somerset man has been arrested in connection with a domestic violence assault. According to the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office, John Denton Stewart III,…
Estill County man killed in exchange of gunfire with law enforcement officers
ESTILL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 News Now) — A 46-year-old Estill County man is dead following an exchange of gunfire with law enforcement officers attempting to serve an outstanding warrant, according to WBON-TV9. Authorities identified the man as Christopher Rose. The…
Road work to begin in East Loudon neighborhood as Lexington launches street project
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Road work is set to begin next week in Lexington’s East Loudon neighborhood. City officials say starting Monday, March 23, several streets between East Loudon Avenue and East New Circle Road will be milled…
Berea man sentenced to prison after pointing gun at officers during domestic call
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman announced that a Berea man has been sentenced to prison after pointing a weapon at officers during a domestic disturbance call. According to officials, Daniel Lewis, 56, was sentenced…
Kentucky state budget change could force the shutdown of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library program
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABC36 News Now) — The latest version of the Kentucky state budget could effectively wipe out Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Program in the state, a book-gifting initiative that has mailed 8,635,423 free books to Kentucky children. Every month,…
Traffic backed up on Georgetown Road as Lexington police respond to crash
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 News Now) — Lexington police are on the scene of a crash on Georgetown Road Friday afternoon. Traffic was backed up in the area as police work the scene. Red State BBQ on Georgetown Road posted that…
Traffic stop in Ashland leads to major drug seizure, Detroit man arrested
ASHLAND, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - A routine traffic stop in Ashland led to a significant drug seizure early Thursday morning. Police say officers conducted a traffic stop around 3 a.m. and discovered suspected heroin, cocaine, approximately 100 unidentified pills,…
Golden Alert issued for missing Somerset woman last seen on Keeney Street
UPDATE: According to the Somerset Police Department, Megan Mahar has been found safe. SOMERSET, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - A Golden Alert has been issued as police search for a missing woman…
Chuck Norris, ‘Walker, Texas Ranger’ star, dies at 86
Chuck Norris, a martial artist and actor best known for his role in the long-running television series “Walker, Texas Ranger,” has died at the age of 86, his family announced. "It is with heavy hearts that our family shares the…
KSP releases bodycam footage of former trooper who pleaded guilty in use-of-force case
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Kentucky State Police has released body camera footage tied to an excessive use-of-force case involving a former state trooper. According to KSP, the footage shows events involving former trooper Hayden Kilbourne, who has pleaded…
Pulaski County man pleads guilty to killing father and uncle, sentencing set for April
PULASKI COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - A Pulaski County man has pleaded guilty to two counts of murder in connection with a 2024 double homicide. According to…
Former Salyersville teacher accepts prison sentence in child sexual exploitation case
(ABC36 News Now) — A former Magoffin County middle school teacher has pleaded guilty to child sexual exploitation charges, which will land them five years in prison, according to…
Coroner identifies victim of deadly January fire at Versailles apartment complex
UPDATE: March 19 at 3:30 p.m The Woodford County Coroner has identified the victim in a deadly January structure fire at a Versailles apartment complex as 67-year-old Harold…
ABC cancels ‘Bachelorette’ season with Taylor Frankie Paul, citing 2023 video
LOS ANGELES (AP) — ABC has scrubbed the upcoming season of “The Bachelorette,” starring Taylor Frankie Paul, citing a newly released video from 2023. Thursday’s unprecedented cancellation of the already filmed season of the long-running reality television show comes days before it…
Missing US student’s body found in Barcelona
BARCELONA (AP) — Spanish authorities have found the body of missing college student from Illinois. The…
'Nice to help': College students across the state choose to give back this Spring Break
VAN LEAR, Ky. (ABC36 News Now) — Spring break looks a little different for some college students in Kentucky this year. While most college students are relaxing or heading…
Lexington masseur charged with 1st-degree sexual abuse after alleged assault at spa
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 News Now) — A massage therapist in Lexington is facing a first-degree sexual abuse charge after a client reported an assault during an appointment on March 14. Lexington Police Department…
Woman arrested after shots fired incident on Danielle Lane in Lexington
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - One person has been arrested following a shots fired incident in Lexington. According to the…
'Absolutely devastating': Dessie Scott School cleared to rebuild after January fire
WOLFE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 News Now) — The Dessie Scott School — a century-old building serving boys ages 12 to 21 with autism and developmental delays — was destroyed by a fire on Jan. 29, and now with the insurance…
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…
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.…
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.…
