ASHLAND, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Kentucky State Police is investigating after a man was shot and killed during a standoff with Ashland Police Tuesday evening. According to a release from KSP, officers were initially called to a trespassing and burglary complaint around 7 p.m. on Blackburn Avenue. A man, reportedly armed with a firearm, had already left the…
RICHMOND, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — A Madison County father has filed a civil lawsuit against A Step Ahead Child Care, also known as The Kids Club of Richmond, and six of its employees following a growing child abuse investigation. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday, accuses the daycare and named employees of abuse, negligence, and infliction of emotional distress. According…
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — UPDATE 05/01 12:27 p.m.: The Franklin County Coroner’s Office has confirmed that two people died in a house fire in Franklin County overnight on Wednesday. However, the identities of the victims have not been released. The coroner says although the believe they know the identities, they will rely on ‘scientific facts’ to…
CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — A man is recovering from life-threatening injuries following a stabbing in Campbellsville on Tuesday morning, according to a release from the Campbellsville Police Department. Police say they were called around 11:14 a.m. to the area of Daniels Drive off Blue Hole Road after receiving reports of a fight in progress. Before officers arrived,…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — A pedestrian who was hit by a car earlier this month on Georgetown Road has died, and the case against the woman accused in the hit-and-run—an elementary school teacher—has now been sent to a grand jury. According to the Fayette County Coroner’s Office, 32-year-old Joshua Hampton of Lily, Kentucky, died on April 18,…
RICHMOND, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — The number of arrests tied to the ongoing investigation into alleged abuse at Step Ahead Daycare in Richmond has climbed to nine. According to Richmond Police, Amanda Spears was taken into custody late last week. On Monday, two more individuals were arrested in connection with the case: Amaris Hamilton, charged with wanton endangerment, and…
WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — The body of a 37-year-old man has been recovered after he drowned in the Cumberland River while trying to save three children. According to the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife, the man went into the river Sunday evening to help the children, who were caught in the current. The children were able to…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — The Fayette County Coroner’s Office has identified the woman killed in a crash early Sunday morning on I-75 in Lexington. According to a press release from the coroner, 22-year-old Liczi Lopez of Richmond died from multiple blunt force traumatic injuries following a motor vehicle collision. Her death has been ruled an accident. Lopez was…
BEREA, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — An investigation is underway after an early morning officer-involved shooting at the Walmart in Berea. According to the Berea Police Department, officers were called to the store to investigate a stolen vehicle. When officers tried to make contact with the driver, officials say the driver put the vehicle in reverse, hitting an officer and…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Gov. Andy Beshear announced that FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers are now open in eight of the 13 counties approved for Individual Assistance following April’s severe flooding. According to the release, families in Anderson, Butler, Carroll, Christian, Clark, Franklin, Hardin, Hopkins, Jessamine, McCracken, Mercer, Owen and Woodford counties can visit any Disaster Recovery Center (DRC)…
UPDATE 2: NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Nicholasville Police say there was no active shooter and no weapon found at East Jessamine Middle School following an emergency response Friday morning. According to Assistant Chief Matt Marshall, officers were initially dispatched to the school for a report of an active shooter. Police immediately secured the campus and launched an investigation….
By NICOLE WINFIELD and COLLEEN BARRY VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor, delaying the secret voting for two days so they can get to know one another better and find consensus on a candidate before they are sequestered in the Sistine Chapel. The…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — The Barnstable Brown Kentucky Derby Eve Gala will celebrate its 36th year with a packed celebrity lineup, according to a release from event organizers. Set for Friday, May 2, 2025, the gala will feature appearances by Machine Gun Kelly, Simone Biles, Dierks Bentley, Aaron Rodgers, Tracy Morgan, Brothers Osborne, Little Big Town’s Karen Fairchild…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Gov. Andy Beshear has ordered flags at all state buildings to be lowered to half-staff Saturday, April 26, in honor of a Kentucky Army pilot killed during World War II whose remains were identified last year. According to a release from the Governor’s Office, U.S. Army Air Force 1st Lt. Joe A. De Jarnette,…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman announced Friday that former Estill County Clerk Brian Crowe has pleaded guilty to felony charges related to theft and filing a false tax return. According to a release from the Attorney General’s Office, Crowe, 57, pleaded guilty to one count of Abuse of Public Trust and one count of…
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, DEVI SHASTRI and COREY WILLIAMS MILWAUKEE (AP) — The FBI on Friday arrested a Milwaukee judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities, escalating a clash between the Trump administration and the judiciary over the Republican president’s sweeping immigration crackdown. FBI Director Kash Patel announced on social media the arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan, who…
DANVILLE, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Danville Police have arrested a suspect in connection with an armed robbery that occurred Thursday morning, about 8:00, at the Bluegrass Drug Store. According to a Facebook post from the Danville Police Department, the arrest happened just before 9 p.m. Thursday night. Investigators say the case led detectives and officers to the area of…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A Harrodsburg man has been convicted on federal charges of child sex trafficking following a two-day trial in Lexington. According to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Kentucky, a federal jury found 42-year-old Larry Coffman guilty Tuesday of two counts of sex trafficking of children and committing a…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Churchill Downs says it is putting a hold on several major construction projects, and company leaders say it’s because of economic uncertainty tied to tariffs and trade policy under President Donald Trump. In a release Wednesday, Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) announced it will temporarily pause work on The Skye Terrace, Conservatory, and Infield General…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A woman is facing charges after police say she was slashing the tires of multiple vehicles outside the courthouse in downtown Lexington Thursday morning. According to Lexington Police, officers responded just after 9 a.m. and were able to quickly take the woman into custody. She is now facing criminal mischief charges. Authorities have not…
SOMERSET, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — The Somerset Police Department has issued a missing person alert for 34-year-old Robert “Robbie” Caddell, who was last seen around noon on Monday (4/21), in the East Saddlebrook area of Somerset. According to a post by the police department, Caddell is approximately 5’11” tall and weighing 160 pounds, with brown eyes and short brown…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Bryan Station High School in Lexington was briefly placed on “heightened alert,” after a firearm was found in a student’s backpack, according to a letter sent to parents by the principal. According to the letter, the firearm was found by security ambassadors at the metal detectors. The letter states “appropriate disciplinary actions” are being…
By NICOLE WINFIELD and COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis will be laid to rest Saturday after lying in state for three days in St. Peter’s Basilica, where the faithful are expected to flock to pay their respects to history’s first Latin American pontiff. The cardinals met Tuesday in the Vatican’s synod hall to chart the…
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Former Kentucky player and college coaching veteran, Sean Woods, is the new Head Coach for Scott County’s boy’s basketball team. Woods, a former coach with seven NCAA programs, is tasked with turning around a Cardinal program that ended with a 6-21 record last season. His return to coaching comes after a two year break from…