PARIS, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Kentucky State Police have charged six individuals with second-degree cruelty to animals following an investigation into alleged chicken-fighting activities in Bourbon County. According to KSP, troopers were called in to assist the Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) on Sunday, March 2, at a residence on Clay-Kiser Road near Paris. According to authorities, a BCSO…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — The Trump administration is reportedly preparing an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education. Local educators are sharing insight into what this could mean for Kentuckians. The executive director of the Kentucky Association of Professional Educators, Donna House, says she does not expect major changes at the local level for public schools….
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Advocates, lawmakers, and community leaders gathered in Frankfort for Children’s Advocacy Week, urging support for policies that benefit Kentucky’s youth. The event, hosted by Kentucky Youth Advocates, runs through Friday (3-07) and includes both in-person and virtual discussions on key legislative priorities. A rally at the State Capitol took place Wednesday, where Governor Andy…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Charges have been dropped against two brothers previously accused in a deadly September shooting in Lexington. According to Fayette County District Court, Kevin Marquez-Chavez, 18, and Brian Marquez-Chavez, 21, were facing charges in connection to the death of 28-year-old Esmeralda Rodriguez-Perez and the injury of another man in the September 8, 2024 shooting on…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Lexington police are searching for Jeremy Goree, who is wanted on multiple warrants, including first-degree robbery and second-degree assault, along with other offenses. Goree, 41, remains at large, and authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating him. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is urged to contact Lexington Police at (859) 258-3600….
UPDATE FROM LEXINGTON POLICE: UPDATE: Mar 5, 2025: Brooklyn Trigg is in custody. She is currently being held at the Fayette County Detention Center on Murder (Complicity) and Tampering with Physical Evidence in connection with the homicide. LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Lexington police are asking for the public’s help in locating a second suspect in connection to a…
SOMERSET, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A 15-year-old Somerset student has died after collapsing during track practice, according to the Fayette County Coroner’s Office. The coroner identified the student as James Phillippe, who collapsed at Meece Middle School in Somerset on Monday (3/03). He was initially taken to Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital before being transferred to the University of Kentucky…
LONDON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Firefighters in London responded to a fully involved vehicle fire late Tuesday night, battling high winds that intensified the flames. According to a Facebook post from the London City Fire Department, crews arrived at the scene to find the car engulfed in flames, with strong winds making the situation more challenging. Firefighters acted quickly…
DANVILLE, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A new lawsuit has been filed against the Danville Police Department and a Walmart employee, alleging that officers unlawfully arrested and assaulted a 66-year-old man with dementia inside a Walmart store last year. The lawsuit, filed by Cindy Lou Hardwick on behalf of her husband, John H. Hardwick, claims that on October 15, 2024,…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Two 18-year-old men have been arrested in connection with a sexual assault case at the University of Kentucky. According to university officials, UK student Angus Thompson and Addison Adkins, who is not enrolled, were taken into custody by Lexington police. Adkins faces charges of first-degree rape and second-degree strangulation, while Thompson is charged with…
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s devoted husband of nearly 60 years who avoided the spotlight and inspired her timeless hit “Jolene,” died Monday. He was 82. According to a statement provided to The Associated Press by Parton’s publicist, Dean died in Nashville, Tennessee. He will be laid to rest in a private ceremony with immediate…
By STAN CHOE A sell-off hit Wall Street after Trump said tariffs he had announced earlier on Canada and Mexico would take effect within hours. The S&P 500 dropped 1.8% Monday after Trump said there was no room left for negotiations that could lower tariffs set to begin Tuesday on Canadian and Mexican imports. That dashed Wall Street’s hopes that…
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Three individuals were taken into custody in Laurel County Friday night on various charges, including drug trafficking and public intoxication, and are now being held for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to Laurel County Sheriff John Root. A release says deputies responded to a reckless driving complaint Friday night around 7:30…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A bill aimed at increasing government accountability in Kentucky is moving forward after passing unanimously in committee. Senate Bill 257, sponsored by Sen. Lindsey Tichenor, a Republican from Smithfield, would expand the state auditor’s authority to investigate waste and mismanagement in state agencies. The bill also provides additional funding and staff to conduct audits…
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Most of America “springs forward” Sunday for daylight saving time and losing that hour of sleep can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day. It also could harm your health. Darker mornings and more evening light together knock your body clock out of whack — which means…
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Kroger Chairman and CEO Rodney McMullen has resigned after an internal investigation into his personal conduct. Kroger, the nation’s largest grocery chain, said Monday that the investigation into McMullen’s personal conduct was unrelated to the business, but was found to be inconsistent with its business ethics policy. Board member Ronald Sargent will serve as…
CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Kentucky State Police are conducting a death investigation after a burned vehicle and a deceased man were found in Taylor County. Authorities say KSP Post 15 was contacted by Taylor County Dispatch just after 12:45 p.m. Friday to help with the case on Gaddis Ridge Road. According to the preliminary investigation, the man’s body…
WELLINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Kentucky State Police are investigating the deaths of two men found inside a vehicle in Menifee County on Friday morning. According to a news release, KSP was contacted around 8 a.m. by the Menifee County Sheriff’s Office for assistance with a death investigation. Troopers and detectives responded to a residence on Highway 2071 in…
RUSSELL SPRINGS, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A Russell Springs woman has been arrested in connection to the September shooting death of a Russell County deputy. ABC station WBKO reports 38-year-old Linda Ashbrook was taken into custody Thursday following a months-long investigation into the death of Deputy Joshua Phipps. Phipps was killed while searching for a suspect who had fled…
By WILL WEISSERT, ZEKE MILLER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for being “disrespectful” Friday in an extraordinary Oval Office meeting, then abruptly called off the signing of a minerals deal with the U.S. that Trump said would have moved Ukraine closer to ending its war with Russia. The astonishing…
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A shooting investigation in Laurel County Friday morning led to the arrest of a convicted felon on multiple charges. Deputies responded to a report of a gunshot victim at a shed behind a residence off U.S. 25, about two miles north of London, around 8 a.m. Friday. They found Jacob Hurley, 27, of…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — The attorney representing former University of Kentucky student Sophia Rosing has filed a motion requesting early release from her sentence. Rosing, who pleaded guilty to multiple assault charges after attacking a Black student worker and using racial slurs in a viral 2022 video, was sentenced to 12 months in prison in October 2024….
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Oscar-winner Gene Hackman, his wife and one of their dogs were apparently dead for some time before a maintenance worker discovered their bodies at the couple’s Santa Fe home, according to investigators. Hackman, 95, was found dead Wednesday in a mudroom and his 63-year-old wife, Betsy Arakawa, was found in a bathroom next to a…
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A man was arrested early Wednesday morning after deputies say he was found intoxicated behind the wheel of a vehicle that later caught fire. According to a release from the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a report of a vehicle stuck in a ditch along Somerset Road, about two miles west…