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Person hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after rollover crash on Russell Cave Road in Lexington
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - One person was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries following a late-night crash Tuesday in Lexington. According to the Lexington Police Department, a single vehicle flipped near Northwind Road along Russell Cave Road…
Woman arrested after shooting leaves man injured on West Sixth Street in Lexington
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - One person is under arrest following a shooting Tuesday night in Lexington. According to the Lexington Police Department, officers were called around 8:40 p.m. to a home in the 500 block of West Sixth…
Snow transitions to rain as a warming trend begins
Light snow early before a switch to rain A weak system is moving through the Bluegrass region, bringing light snow to start before a transition to…
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…
Police investigate shooting on Cantrill Drive in Lexington
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Police are investigating a shooting that left one person injured Tuesday evening in Lexington. According to the Lexington Police Department, officers were dispatched around 5:30 p.m. on March 17, 2026, to a home in…
Fast moving clipper systems keep things unsettled as temperatures moderate
Our not so subtle reminder from Mother Nature that the winter season is over yet continued on St. Patrick's Day across Central and Eastern Kentucky…
Golden Alert issued for missing Richmond woman who requires medication
UPDATE (2:00 PM): Authorities have announced that Amanda King has been found safe. RICHMOND, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Authorities in Madison County are asking for the public’s help locating a missing Richmond woman. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office has…
Lexington police resume responding to non-injury crashes after handling more than 150 collisions
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - The Lexington Police Department says it has resumed taking reports and responding to non-injury crashes after handling a large number of incidents Tuesday morning. According to police, as of 11:40 a.m. on March 17,…
Kentucky prison caseworker arrested after alleged sexual encounter with inmate caught on camera
EDDYVILLE, Ky. (ABC36 News Now) — A caseworker at the Kentucky State Penitentiary has been arrested after security footage allegedly captured her having a sexual encounter with an inmate, according to Kentucky State Police. KSP detailed that 26-year-old Alysta Mathis…
Lexington police suspend minor crash reports amid high call volume from winter weather
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 News Now) — The Lexington Police Department is temporarily suspending the taking of reports for minor, non-injury collisions due to high call volume in Fayette County amid the winter weather. The suspension took effect today at 8:45…
FCPS announces NTI Day for Tuesday, March 17 due to weather conditions
UPDATE: 12:30: Fayette County Public Schools have announced that all afternoon and evening activities for Tuesday, March 17 have been cancelled. FAYETTE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 News Now) — Fayette County Public Schools announced that Tuesday, March 17, will be an…
Winter returns with frigid temperatures and snow showers
Chilly with lingering snow showers Cold air remains locked in across the Bluegrass region as an upper-level system slowly pulls away. Throughout the morning, scattered snow showers…
I-75 northbound near 25-mile marker in Whitley County reopens after crash involving 16 vehicles
WHITLEY COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 News Now) — A section of I-75 northbound in Whitley County has reopened following an afternoon injury collision involving 16 vehicles. According to Kentucky State Police, the collision left all lanes of the interstate between Exit…
Suspect arrested after barricade standoff at Winchester home
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - A suspect is in custody after a standoff at a home in Winchester. According to police, the situation began just before 8 p.m. Sunday at a…
Community raising funds for funeral of 9-year-old girl found dead after IAN Alert in Boone County
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - The Boone County community is asking for public support to help cover funeral expenses for a young autistic girl…
Emergency contempt motion filed against former KY Governor by his adopted son
(ABC36 News Now) — Jonah Bevin, the adopted son of former Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin, has filed an emergency motion for contempt against Matt, accusing him of repeatedly violating a Jefferson Circuit Court order requiring complete financial disclosures in an…
Lexington activates emergency winter weather plan, opens shelters for extreme cold
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Officials in Lexington have activated the city’s emergency winter weather plan to help people experiencing homelessness during expected extreme cold. The plan will be in…
Judge blocks Kentucky State Police from transferring records in Doug Harless case
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - A Franklin County judge has granted a temporary restraining order preventing Kentucky State Police from transferring investigation records related to the Doug Harless…
Jackson County schools to add 19 minutes to each school day to make up snow days
JACKSON COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — Jackson County Public Schools will add 19 minutes to the end of each school day beginning Thursday, March 19, to make up for missed snow days, Superintendent Renee Smith announced. The change will push…
Kentucky bill aimed to reshape Jefferson, Fayette Co. school boards passes education committee
(ABC36 News Now) — A proposed change to Kentucky Senate Bill 4 would significantly reshape the school boards in two of the state's largest districts, reducing the number of elected members in Jefferson County and adding state-appointed seats in both…
Pulaski County man charged in double murder of father, grandfather set to change plea
PULASKI COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 News Now) — A Pulaski County man accused of the 2023 murder of his grandfather and father in Science Hill is set to appear in court on Wednesday to change his plea, court documents reveal. Austin…
Four arrested in Montgomery County drug trafficking investigations
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Several people are facing charges following drug trafficking investigations in Montgomery County. According to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, deputies conducted a traffic stop and later executed a search warrant in Mount Sterling,…
Kentucky House passes bill to improve safety at railroad crossings
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - A bill aimed at improving safety at railroad crossings is moving forward in Kentucky. Lawmakers in the Kentucky House of Representatives have passed House Bill 311, sponsored by Josh Calloway and co-sponsored by Nancy…
Person hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after rollover crash on Russell Cave Road in Lexington
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - One person was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries following a late-night crash Tuesday in Lexington. According to the Lexington Police Department, a single vehicle flipped near Northwind Road along Russell Cave Road…
Woman arrested after shooting leaves man injured on West Sixth Street in Lexington
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - One person is under arrest following a shooting Tuesday night in Lexington. According to the Lexington Police Department, officers were called around 8:40 p.m. to a home in the 500 block of West Sixth…
Police investigate shooting on Cantrill Drive in Lexington
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Police are investigating a shooting that left one person injured Tuesday evening in Lexington. According to the Lexington Police Department, officers were dispatched around 5:30 p.m. on March 17, 2026, to a home in…
Golden Alert issued for missing Richmond woman who requires medication
UPDATE (2:00 PM): Authorities have announced that Amanda King has been found safe. RICHMOND, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Authorities in Madison County are asking for the public’s help locating a missing Richmond woman. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office has…
Lexington police resume responding to non-injury crashes after handling more than 150 collisions
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - The Lexington Police Department says it has resumed taking reports and responding to non-injury crashes after handling a large number of incidents Tuesday morning. According to police, as of 11:40 a.m. on March 17,…
Kentucky prison caseworker arrested after alleged sexual encounter with inmate caught on camera
EDDYVILLE, Ky. (ABC36 News Now) — A caseworker at the Kentucky State Penitentiary has been arrested after security footage allegedly captured her having a sexual encounter with an inmate, according to Kentucky State Police. KSP detailed that 26-year-old Alysta Mathis…
Lexington police suspend minor crash reports amid high call volume from winter weather
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 News Now) — The Lexington Police Department is temporarily suspending the taking of reports for minor, non-injury collisions due to high call volume in Fayette County amid the winter weather. The suspension took effect today at 8:45…
FCPS announces NTI Day for Tuesday, March 17 due to weather conditions
UPDATE: 12:30: Fayette County Public Schools have announced that all afternoon and evening activities for Tuesday, March 17 have been cancelled. FAYETTE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 News Now) — Fayette County Public Schools announced that Tuesday, March 17, will be an…
I-75 northbound near 25-mile marker in Whitley County reopens after crash involving 16 vehicles
WHITLEY COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 News Now) — A section of I-75 northbound in Whitley County has reopened following an afternoon injury collision involving 16 vehicles. According to Kentucky State Police, the collision left all lanes of the interstate between Exit…
Suspect arrested after barricade standoff at Winchester home
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - A suspect is in custody after a standoff at a home in Winchester. According to police, the situation began just before 8 p.m. Sunday at a…
Community raising funds for funeral of 9-year-old girl found dead after IAN Alert in Boone County
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - The Boone County community is asking for public support to help cover funeral expenses for a young autistic girl…
Emergency contempt motion filed against former KY Governor by his adopted son
(ABC36 News Now) — Jonah Bevin, the adopted son of former Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin, has filed an emergency motion for contempt against Matt, accusing him of repeatedly violating a Jefferson Circuit Court order requiring complete financial disclosures in an…
Lexington activates emergency winter weather plan, opens shelters for extreme cold
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - Officials in Lexington have activated the city’s emergency winter weather plan to help people experiencing homelessness during expected extreme cold. The plan will be in…
Judge blocks Kentucky State Police from transferring records in Doug Harless case
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - A Franklin County judge has granted a temporary restraining order preventing Kentucky State Police from transferring investigation records related to the Doug Harless…
26-year-old woman dies after falling from cliff in Hardin County
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - A 26-year-old woman has died after falling from a cliff in Hardin County. According to officials with West Hardin Fire and Rescue, crews were…
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.…
