By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson were reinstated by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, making both eligible for the sport’s Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished by sports gambling scandals. Rose’s permanent ban was lifted eight months after his death and came a day before the Cincinnati…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — A judge has ruled there is enough evidence to send the case against a Franklin County man accused of setting a deadly house fire to a grand jury. Dustin Fields, 44, appeared in court Monday for a preliminary hearing. Judge Chris Olds waived the case to the Franklin County Grand Jury and maintained…
UPDATE: Officials say Kamora Parks has been found. We’ll update this story as we learn new details. SOMERSET, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 12-year-old girl last seen in downtown Somerset. According to Sheriff Bobby Jones, Kamora J. Parks was last seen after leaving her…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — An 82-year-old man has died after a single-vehicle crash in Lexington, according to the Fayette County Coroner’s Office. In a release, the coroner identified the victim as Jerry Woodall. Officials say the crash happened on Sunday night at the intersection of Keeneland Boulevard and Versailles Road. Woodall’s vehicle reportedly left the roadway and…
UPDATE: LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — One person has been arrested following a shooting late Sunday night in Lexington that left a man hospitalized. According to police, officers were sent to a residence in the 300 block of Given Avenue around 11:45 p.m. Sunday for disorder report. When they arrived, they found a male victim suffering from a…
KNOX COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — The Knox County Sheriff’s Department is actively searching for a man wanted in connection with a shooting in the Stinking Creek community. According to a release from the sheriff’s office, 42-year-old Daniel Edwards is being sought following the incident, which happened on Thursday, May 8. Edwards is described as a white male,…
MOREHEAD, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — A safety alert issued earlier this week has now been canceled after Anthony Martinez, an escaped inmate, was captured in Morehead. According to the Morehead Police Department, Martinez had been on the run since Tuesday night when he escaped from the UK-St. Claire Hospital, while in the custody of Rowan County Detention Center…
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis brought Robert Prevost to the Vatican in 2023 as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations, one of the most important jobs in the Catholic Church. On Thursday, he ascended to become Pope Leo XIV — the first pontiff from the United States. Prevost, 69, had to overcome the taboo against…
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinal Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below. VATICAN CITY (AP) —…
LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — There’s been a major change in leadership in Lawrenceburg. City officials confirm Fire Chief John Durr has resigned, along with two other individuals. According to the city, all three resignation letters were submitted earlier this week. ABC 36 News Now asked about the situation, and Mayor Troy Young referred to it as a…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Bondurant Middle School is honoring the lives of two teenage brothers who died in a tragic house fire last week. A memorial service is being held Wednesday night inside the school’s gymnasium, where classmates, teachers, and staff are gathering to remember 13-year-old Bently Maxwell Fields and 15-year-old Rylan Austin Fields. The Franklin County…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Lexington Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect who allegedly drove a vehicle into a building on purpose. According to police, officers responded around 8:01 p.m. on March 30 to the 1000 block of Contract Street for a non-injury collision. After reviewing security footage, investigators say it appears the driver…
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals will sequester themselves Wednesday behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, a successor to Pope Francis who died in April at the age of 88. The 133 cardinals from 70 countries will be locked inside the Sistine Chapel, where they…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Lexington police and emergency crews are responding to an injury crash at Harrodsburg Road and Madrone Way, where a vehicle reportedly flipped. The report came in jubefore 7:30 am Wednesday, according to LexWrecks. Details on injuries have not yet been released, and it’s unclear what led to the crash. Drivers should expect delays…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — A dean at Bryan Station High School is on administrative leave after being accused of pointing a gun at a Lexington man earlier this year. John “Jay” Bordas faces a wanton endangerment charge in connection with the alleged incident, which occurred in February. According to court documents, Bordas allegedly followed the man to…
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — The two teenage boys killed in a devastating house fire on Flat Creek Road have now been formally identified by the Franklin County Coroner’s Office as 13-year-old Bently Maxwell Fields and 15-year-old Rylan Austin Fields. The fire broke out in the early morning hours of April 30. Emergency crews responded around 12:45…
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty will not run in the Preakness Stakes, ending any chance at a Triple Crown for a seventh consecutive year. “We received a call today from trainer Bill Mott that Sovereignty will not be competing in the Preakness,” 1/ST Racing executive VP Mike Rogers said Tuesday. “We extend our congratulations to…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Kentuckians who lost work due to the severe weather in April may now apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA), according to a release Monday from Governor Andy Beshear’s office. The assistance is available to individuals in 13 counties that were approved for Individual Assistance following a Major Disaster Declaration signed by President Donald…
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Multiple fire departments responded to a commercial structure fire Thursday night in Laurel County. According to the Laurel County Fire Department, crews were called out around 10:12 p.m. on May 1 to assist the Lily Fire Department with a blaze on South Highway 25. Several other departments also responded, including Campground Fire,…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — New details are emerging in the investigation of a deadly house fire in Franklin County, where two teenage boys were killed. The man now facing charges is their father. According to an arrest citation from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, 44-year-old Dustin Fields is accused of intentionally setting fire to his home on…
UPDATE: The Fayette County Coroner identified the victim as 24-year-old Elmer Joseph Eldridge of Lexington. The coroner says Eldrige died from gunshot wounds he received in the morning shooting. Right now, the exact number of injuries to Eldridge is not being released. An autopsy is scheduled for Saturday at the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Frankfort. ORIGINAL STORY: LEXINGTON, Ky….
By Mary Bruce, Katherine Faulders, and Will Steakin President Donald Trump’s national security adviser Michael Waltz is expected to leave his post, sources familiar with the decision told ABC News Thursday. This move comes as President Trump has been increasingly frustrated by Waltz after he came under intense scrutiny for inadvertently adding a reporter to a Signal chat with top…
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A man who fell from the 21-foot-high Clemente Wall in right field at PNC Park during Wednesday night’s game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs remained in critical condition on Thursday morning. Right after Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run double in the seventh inning to put the Pirates ahead 4-3, players began waving frantically for medical…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Lexington police are asking for help identifying a suspect accused of stealing mail and using a stolen credit card, according to Bluegrass Crime Stoppers. Officers were called to the 300 block of Foreman Drive on March 8, 2025, after a resident reported a theft from her mailbox. The victim told police that sometime…