FAYETTE COUNTY, KY. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Traffic is being impacted along Versailles Road after a reported small aircraft incident. According to initial reports, inbound Versailles Road between Man O’ War Boulevard and Van Meter Road has the right and middle lanes blocked until further notice. Authorities say the closures are due to a small aircraft that reportedly went down…
UPDATE: April 2 at 2 p.m. Richmond police reported that the bomb sweeping operation at Madison Central High School is expected to last for a few more hours on Thursday. Police noted that multiple agencies are assisting in the operation and that there is “no emergency or reported harm at this time.” Police added that traffic in the area of…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A barn fire in Clay City destroyed multiple pieces of equipment early Thursday morning, though no injuries were reported. According to the Clay City Fire Department, crews were dispatched around 3:09 a.m. Thursday to a fully engulfed structure fire on Black Creek Road. Officials say the fire destroyed 10 tractors inside the barn. Firefighters…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The Lexington Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating two wanted suspects as part of the latest Bluegrass Crime Stoppers alert. Police are searching for Michael Johnson, who is wanted on a warrant for possession of a handgun by a convicted felon. Johnson’s date of birth is listed as September 7, 1963,…
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, leading to the arrests of Julian Piersawl, 29, of Mount Sterling, Keisha Powell, 29, of Morehead, and James Brown, 37, of…
UPDATE 2 – 4:50 p.m.: Battalion Chief Roberts tells ABC 36 News Now there were no injuries, but two people who lived in the home are displaced. UPDATE 3:40 p.m.: Lexington Fire Department officials say crews continue to battle the fire in the two-story home. Battalion Chief Derek Roberts says when firefighters arrive, they encountered “advanced fire conditions,” and started…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A dog found tied to a stop sign in Lexington is now safe after a good Samaritan stepped in to help. According to Lexington-Fayette Animal Care & Control, the dog was discovered early Wednesday morning on Atoma Drive. Officials say someone had tied the animal to a stop sign before the passerby untied him…
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 would create a pilot program focused on rewarding kindergarten readiness. According to the proposal, child care providers or eligible low-income parents…
RUSSELL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A Russell County High School student has died following a medical emergency during softball tryouts, according to school officials and the coroner. In a post on its Facebook page, Russell County High School confirmed that freshman Brylie Northcutt passed away. “Russell County Schools is deeply saddened to share that Russell County High School freshman…
(Photo supplied by family) RICHMOND, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A Madison County family is looking for answers after a man died following what their attorney describes as an incident inside the Madison County Detention Center. The family’s attorney says Dion Watts was arrested Dec. 31, 2025 on a nonviolent misdemeanor trespassing charge after refusing to leave a Richmond convenience…
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help identifying a person of interest connected to a bank theft investigation in southern Laurel County. According to Laurel County Sheriff John Root, the sheriff’s office is investigating the fraudulent use of an individual’s identification, along with the theft of a large sum…
WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A massive fire tore through part of downtown Williamsburg overnight, leaving much of a Main Street block heavily damaged and several people displaced. Fire officials say the fire broke out late Tuesday night, prompting a large-scale response from fire departments across multiple counties. More than 100 firefighters worked through the night to contain the…
UPDATE: 2:30 p.m. – According to @lexwrecks, the incident is cleared and all roads are back open. ORIGINAL STORY: LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Drivers are being urged to avoid part of West Main Street in Lexington following a crash involving a fire truck and a car. According to the @lexwrecks account on X, the injury collision happened at Clyde…
UPDATE: 1:25 p.m. – According to Lexington Fire Department officials, their crews are helping in a missing persons case, which has been under investigation for a couple of weeks. Officials say they got a tip yesterday concerning the New Year’s Day location. Right now, crews are running sonar and a drone, with safety divers in the water. The crew is…
THE LATEST: (From WHAS11.com) – TRENTON, Ky. — Cleanup efforts are underway near Kentucky’s southern border after a train derailed Tuesday morning. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) said the train derailment has blocked U.S. 41 between the City of Trenton in Todd County and the City of Pembroke in Christian County. In a statement, CSX Railroad said 31 train cars…
UPDATE: 4:00 P.M. – ABC 36 News Now has learned De’Jon Fox Sr. has been arrested and is in custody. Court records show De’Jon Fox Sr., the father of a Kentucky State University shooting victim, was arrested Monday (12/29) on multiple new charges, including counts related to a fatal crash. According to court documents, Fox Sr. is charged with driving…
JACKSON COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Kentucky State Police are investigating a deadly house fire in Jackson County that claimed the lives of three young children and left several others injured. According to Kentucky State Police Post 7 in Richmond, troopers were asked to assist the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department just before midnight on Tuesday at a home on…
WHITLEY COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Two Whitley County women have been indicted on murder and drug-related charges in connection with the July death of a young child, according to newly filed court documents. Indictments returned by a Whitley County grand jury and entered on Dec. 15 charge Robin L. Siler and Jasmine S. Siler each with one count…
LIBERTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A Kentucky family of six is facing the holidays with uncertainty after their home was destroyed by a fire Monday, according to information shared on a GoFundMe page created to support the family. The fire happened while the family’s children were at school. According to the GoFundMe description, the house was a total loss….
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Bluegrass Crime Stoppers is highlighting a cold case from 2021, asking the public once again to come forward with any information that could help solve the killing of 28-year-old Shon Demale Davis. According to Lexington Police, officers were called to the 200 block of Hedgewood Court just before midnight on June 8, 2021, for…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The Franklin County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim killed in Tuesday’s shooting on the campus of Kentucky State University as 19-year-old De’Jon Darrell Fox, Jr., an Indianapolis resident and KSU student. According to Coroner William C. Harrod, Fox was pronounced dead at Frankfort Regional Medical Center at 4:33 p.m. Tuesday. A post-mortem examination…
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Georgetown police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a person connected to an ongoing theft investigation. According to a post from the Georgetown Police Department, investigators are trying to identify an individual believed to be involved in the case. Authorities released a photo of the person in hopes someone will recognize him….
WASHINGTON (AP) — Charges against the man accused of shooting two National Guard members have been upgraded to first-degree murder after one of the soldiers died, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia announced Friday. Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24 were hospitalized in critical condition after the Wednesday afternoon shooting. Trump announced Thursday evening…
UPDATE 4: LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A UPS cargo plane’s left wing caught fire and an engine fell off just before it crashed and exploded after takeoff in Kentucky, a federal investigator said Wednesday, offering the first official details about a disaster that killed at least nine people. First responders, meanwhile, searched for more victims, a day after the crash…