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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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Rain chances persist into the mid-week
After a brief break from the widespread and much needed rain on Memorial Day, we saw another damp and dreary day Tuesday as folks headed back…
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…
1 person critically injured in moped crash on Lexington's Main Street, police report
UPDATE: May 26 at 1 p.m. LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - One person suffered life-threatening injuries in a single-vehicle moped crash on Main Street near Price Road in Lexington Tuesday afternoon, according to the Lexington Police Department. Original…
Lexington Humane Society's Mutt Strut returns to Coldstream Park
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Coldstream Park was packed Monday morning for one of the Lexington Humane Society's biggest traditions, the annual Mutt Strut walk-a-thon. The event gives families a chance to spend time with their pets while…
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 local smoke shop, according to a Richmond Police Department arrest citation. The citation…
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 a man was found dead in a vehicle on I-64 early Thursday morning. According to the Rowan County…
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…
1 person critically injured in moped crash on Lexington's Main Street, police report
UPDATE: May 26 at 1 p.m. LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - One person suffered life-threatening injuries in a single-vehicle moped crash on Main Street near Price Road in Lexington Tuesday afternoon, according to the Lexington Police Department. Original…
Lexington Humane Society's Mutt Strut returns to Coldstream Park
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Coldstream Park was packed Monday morning for one of the Lexington Humane Society's biggest traditions, the annual Mutt Strut walk-a-thon. The event gives families a chance to spend time with their pets while…
Memorial Day services honor Franklin County's fallen, including family's Vietnam loss
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Memorial Day services were held across the commonwealth Monday, with solemn gatherings honoring the men and women who sacrificed their lives in service to the nation. At Frankfort Cemetery, Franklin County residents came…
Vietnam veteran reflects on survival at Lexington Cemetery Memorial Day service
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Brian Engle and his wife took their familiar spot inside Lexington Cemetery on Memorial Day, attending the annual service to honor fallen heroes Monday. "It's a wonderful, honorable ceremony that's very nicely done,"…
Man arrested after allegedly running from police with gun in UK Children's Hospital
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - A man was arrested at the University of Kentucky Children's Hospital after he allegedly fled officers, while carrying…
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…
Malachi Moreno announces he's returning for His Sophomore season with Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - While the majority of Mark Pope's puzzle was complete ahead of his third season as head coach of the University of Kentucky, arguably the team's most coveted piece remained undecided on his future.…
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 a man was found dead in a vehicle on I-64 early Thursday morning. According to the Rowan County…
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…
Meta settles social media addiction case brought by rural Kentucky school district
(AP) -- Social media companies including Meta have settled the first of many lawsuits brought by hundreds of school districts seeking compensation for costs they say they incurred dealing with harms to children's mental health from social media addiction. The lawsuit…
Second person arrested in Lexington, charged in connection to deadly shooting
NEWPORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) -- UPDATE: May 22 at 10:40 a.m. The Newport Police Department reports that a second person has been arrested in Lexington by the U.S. Marshals…
Jury finds Shannon Gilday guilty but mentally ill in murder of Kentucky lawmaker's daughter
SHELBY COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — A jury found Shannon Gilday guilty but mentally ill on all six charges connected to the…
Somerset man arrested on felony charges of strangulation and child abuse
PULASKI COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — A Somerset man is facing felony charges following a Pulaski County Sheriff's Office investigation into allegations of domestic violence and child abuse involving a minor victim. The sheriff's office reported that 32-year-old…
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…
US waives $15,000 visa bond for World Cup ticket holders from select nations
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - The Trump administration is suspending a requirement that foreign visitors from certain countries pay as much as $15,000 in bonds if they are confirmed World Cup ticket holders, the State Department told The Associated…
Pageantry meets politics: Xi’s stark Taiwan warning counters Trump’s optimism
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - China’s Xi Jinping warned President Donald Trump on Thursday that the two countries could clash over Taiwan if the issue was not handled properly, an unusually harsh admonition that stood in contrast to the…
Second US soldier’s remains recovered following African Lion training incident
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - The remains of the second U.S. Army soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco have been recovered, the Army said Wednesday, ending a multinational search operation that deployed air, naval and artificial…
Cruise ship hantavirus outbreak sees American doctor cleared from isolation
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - An oncologist traveling on the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak has been cleared to leave a special biocontainment unit in Nebraska, where he was the lone American placed in isolation…
