By MICHAEL BALSAMO and COLLEEN LONG Updated 5:42 PM EDT, March 25, 2024 NEW YORK (AP) — Two properties belonging to rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs’ in Los Angeles and Miami were searched Monday by federal Homeland Security Investigations agents and other law enforcement as part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation, two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press. The officials…
BREATHITT COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) – A Lexington man is now charged after a fatal ATV crash in Breathitt County. State Police say it happened Saturday (3/23) on Highland Drive in Jackson Investigators say 23-year old Logan Spencer was operating an ATV, with 22-year old Alexis Smith as his passenger, when he lost control and overturned over an embankment. KSP says…
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE The stars have aligned in the lottery universe like never before, with two jackpots totaling nearly $2 billion. With an estimated $1.1 billion Mega Millions prize and an estimated $800 million Powerball jackpot, it’s the first time the two nearly national lottery games have each grown so large at the same time. Both massive prizes are the results of…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Lexington Police say a man, reported missing over the weekend, has been located, and the Golden Alert for him is canceled. Police say 32-year old Kenny Higgins was last seen Sunday (3/24) around 9:00 am. They say he reportedly has autism, schizophrenia and is on medication. No word where Higgins was found. Categories: Featured, Local…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The death of Riley Strain, a University of Missouri student who went missing in Tennessee’s capital for nearly two weeks, appears to be accidental, police said. Metro Nashville Police Department spokesperson Kris Mumford said a detective attended the autopsy examination and Strain’s death “continues to appear accidental,” The Tennessean reported Sunday. Mumford said toxicology results were…
By JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Updated 1:09 PM EDT, March 25, 2024 NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court on Monday agreed to hold off collection of former President Donald Trump’s more than $454 million civil fraud judgment — if he puts up $175 million within 10 days. If he does, it will stop the clock on…
HARRODSBURG, Ky. (WTVQ) – A suspect is in custody after firing gunshots at officers early Monday (3/25) morning at a Harrodsburg, Ky. hotel. According to Mercer County Emergency Management, the incident happened at the Quality Inn on Danville Road just after 2:30 am. A release says a 911 operator received a call about a suicidal person in one of the…
By JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Updated 9:11 AM EDT, March 25, 2024 NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump could find out on Monday how New York state aims to collect over $457 million he owes in his civil business fraud case, even as he appeals the judgment that led to the gargantuan debt. After state Attorney General…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – University of Kentucky’s Dance Team head coach says she’s stepping down to retire. Coach Dawn Duncan Walters has been head coach since 2009. According to the UK Athletic Department, Walters’ teams competed in the Universal Dace Association championships, finishing as high as second in the nation in 2017. This year, her team placed third in the…
Updated 3:32 PM EDT, March 22, 2024 MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Federal Security Service said 40 people died and more than 100 were wounded in an attack Friday at a Moscow concert hall. The attack, which Russian authorities are investigating as terrorism, is the deadliest in Russia in recent years. Several gunmen burst into the concert hall on the edge…
(WTVQ) – Catherine, the Princess of Wales, announced today she was diagnosed with cancer. The announcement comes weeks after speculation about the health of the 42-year old wife of Prince William. Kate went public in a video release today (3/22), in which she said after undergoing abdominal surgery, tests showed “cancer had been present.” She said the surgery was successful,…
(ABC NEWS) — The House passed a $1.2 trillion government funding package, the first in a series of steps that need to be taken to avert a partial government shutdown before a deadline at midnight Friday. The bills passed in a 286-134 vote despite pushback from far-right members of the Republican caucus. More Democrats backed the bill than Republicans as…
NASHVILLE, Tn. (WTVQ) – Nashville police are reporting the body of Riley Strain, a University of Missouri student, who disappeared while on a fraternity trip in Nashville on March 8, was recovered this morning from the Cumberland River in West Nashville. Police say they do not suspect foul play in the death of the 22-year old student. According to Metro…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) – The Kentucky Board of Education today selected Dr. Robbie Fletcher as the state’s next commissioner of education. Fletcher has been superintendent of Lawrence County Schools since 2014. He’ll begin his new role July 1st, pending approval by the Kentucky Senate. As Education Commissioner, Fletcher will recommend and implement Board policies and directs the Department of Education…
(WTVQ) – Fisher-Price is recalling 204,000 Firsher-Price Little People Mickey and Friends figure sets. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the heads of the Donald Duck and Daisy Duck figures can come off and pose a choking hazard to children. The figures were sold between May 2023 and February 2024 online, and also at Walmart, Kohl’s, Meijer, HEB Kroger…
UPDATE: According to Rockcastle County Schools, Kentucky State Police have finished a thorough sweep of Brodhead Elementary school, and say the school is safe for students to return. Right now, students are having lunch and will return to school when they’re finished. ORIGINAL STORY: MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) – Citing a “mysterious call” to the school office, Kingston Elementary…
UPDATE: ABC36 NewsNow has learned from Lexington Police that one man was hit by gunfire and taken to the hospital. Police say it happened in the 1700 block of Gerald Drive. They say when they got there, they found the victim suffering from non-life-threatening injuries from a gunshot wound. ORIGINAL STORY: LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – ABC36 is on the…
UPDATE: The Golden Alert for Wayne Dodd is canceled. He has been located. ORIGINAL STORY: LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Lexington Police need your help in locating a missing Monticello man. Police say 67-year old Wayne Dodd was last seen Tuesday (3/19) around 8:30 pm, in the 3400 block of Nicholasville Road. He’s described at being 6 feet tall, around 200…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – The Lexington Police Department is issuing a traffic alert for the area around Rupp Arena, as the Boys’ Sweet 16 Tournament gets underway today (3/20). They caution the area will have heavier vehicle and pedestrian traffic, especially in the mornings and afternoons. Also included in the department’s Facebook post: Anyone traveling to the tournament and/or through…
JACKSON COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) – A Jackson County, Kentucky couple is in the Detention Center there, facing charges they tried to sell their twin newborn daughters. According to their arrest citations, Zackary Davis and Jacquilyn Keith are charged with Promoting Human Trafficking (victim under 18 years of age), after they offered to sell their babies to Davis’ sister and her…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) – Is today your lucky day? If so, this might be the time to buy a lottery ticket for tonight’s drawing of the Mega Millions Jackpot. The current prize is up to an estimated $893 million. The estimated cash value for the drawing tonight is $421.4 million. Tonight’s jackpot is the 6th largest in the history of …
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Many experts agree UK’s Men’s Basketball team is one of the hottest going into the NCAA tournament. The Wildcats play Oakland in the round of 64 in Pittsburgh Thursday night and recent play has caught the eye of some well-known basketball fans, including former President Barack Obama. The former president showed up with his picks for…
UPDATE: Madison County Schools posted on its Facebook page that the lockdown is a precaution, and that law enforcement believes this is a “swatting” incident that involves MSHS. ORIGINAL STORY: BEREA, Ky. (WTVQ) – ABC36 News Now has confirmed through the Madison County Sheriff’s Office that Madison Southern High School is on lockdown. ABC36 News Now is receiving several phone…
MONTICELLO, Ky. (WTVQ) – ABC36 NEWS NOW has learned a Wayne County deputy has been shot. According to Mayor Kenny Catron’s office, the deputy was alert and taken to the hospital. The mayor’s office says there still is an active investigative scene in Wayne County. This story is breaking. ABC36 NEWS NOW post updates, as we learn new information. …