LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) — Louisville Metro police officer Nickolas Wilt, who was injured while responding to the Old National Bank mass shooting, is finally home. Wilt had been hospitalized for nearly three and a half months since the shooting on April 10 in downtown Louisville. He was one of the first officers at the scene and was shot in the…
HARRODSBURG, Ky. (WTVQ) — Harrodsburg police are searching for an “armed and dangerous” man who they say escaped their custody Friday morning. Cashius Logan was arrested on a Boyle County warrant for robbery this morning, according to police. Logan allegedly had a “large number” of fentanyl pills in his possession when he was arrested. Before he could be processed, he…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) — The Louisville Metro police officer who was shot in the head during the Old National Bank mass shooting will be discharged from the hospital Friday. After more than three and a half months in the hospital, Nickolas Wilt will finally return home tomorrow. The mass shooting happened on April 10 in downtown Louisville. Wilt was one…
MANCHESTER, Ky. (WTVQ) — A 3-year-old boy from Clay County wants to be the next USA Mullet Champion. Ron Bowling’s son, Tristan, was born in February 2020 — and ironically had no hair for the first eight months of his life. By the time he was one, his hair finally began noticeably growing — and now, everywhere he goes he’s inundated…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) — Kentucky State Police is hoping to get its third consecutive win as America’s Best-Looking Cruiser and a cover spot on the AAST yearly calendar. The American Association of State Troopers hosts an annual calendar contest and encourages state police agencies to submit a photo entry that’s unique and represents their state. The winning photo will be…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — ABC 36 is proud to be a media partner with Woodford Humane Society — and the shelter’s biggest fundraiser of the year is coming up. The Summer Gala returns Saturday, July 22 at the Keeneland Entertainment Center & Keene Barn. Our Erica Bivens and Paxton Boyd will emcee the event again this year. The online auction…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — A 23-year-old University of Kentucky graduate said “yes” to her “Love Story” during Taylor Swift’s Cincinnati concert over the past weekend. Ana Stone, a double graduate from the College of Health Sciences, had “no idea” when she attended one of Taylor Swift’s concerts that her boyfriend of a year would use the opportunity to propose…
RICHMOND, KY (WTVQ)- If you take a trip to Eastern Kentucky University pitcher Bryce Travis’ home this summer you wouldn’t find him on the couch watching television. That’s because he’s on the baseball diamond. “This off-season I’ve been hammering throwing change ups,” said Travis, a senior at EKU. “I’m honing in on how I do things and making sure every…
BEREA, Ky. (WTVQ) — A semi-truck that ran off the road on I-75 Thursday morning has caused a large fire within the tree line. Few details are available, however, the Berea Fire Department is on the scene. The crash happened on I-75 near exit 83 heading northbound. The fire department expects delays for the next two to three hours, according…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) 6/28/23, 12:16 p.m. The parents of the child were found, Frankfort police said in an update, adding that “no other details will be released at this time.” 6/28/23, 10:39 a.m. Frankfort police are searching for the parents of a child who was found at the Riverview Apartments Wednesday morning. According to Frankfort police, a child whose name…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Lexington’s Air Quality Index hit 155 around 8 a.m. Wednesday following a wave of haze still billowing down throughout the eastern part of the U.S. from Canadian wildfires. The 155 AQI puts Lexington in the red category, where everyone may begin to experience health effects. The National Weather Service identifies the red category, an AQI range of…
LEXINGTON, KY (WTVQ) – The Lexington track and field community is remembering budding track star Trinity Gay almost seven years after the 15-year-old was killed during a shooting at a Cook Out in Lexington. The sixth Annual Trinity Gay Classic gave the community a chance to remember Gay by doing what she loved the most; running. “It’s really great to…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) 6/26/23 Mays has been found and is safe, Lexington police said Monday. 6/25/23 A Green Alert has been issued for a missing Lexington veteran who may be suicidal. According to the Lexington Police Department, 30-year-old Coree Mays was last seen on Sunday around 8:30 p.m. in the 900 block of Waverly Place. Mays is a veteran and…
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) — Police are asking for help finding a truck that was stolen Friday morning from the R.J. Corman Railroad lot in Nicholasville. According to the Jessamine County Sheriff’s Office, the truck was stolen in the early morning hours on Friday. The truck is a white 2023 Ford F-250 Super Duty 4×4 with a utility bed. It has…
(ABC NEWS) — All five aboard the missing submersible are believed to be lost amid a search for the vessel, OceanGate said. “We now believe that our CEO Stockton Rush, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, and Paul-Henri Nargeolet, have sadly been lost,” OceanGate said in a statement. “These men were true explorers who shared a distinct spirit…
LONDON, Ky. (WTVQ) — 24 people have been arrested resulting from a week-long Laurel County Sheriff’s Office drug interdiction task force investigation. According to the sheriff’s office, those arrested range in age from 26 to 66 and are from multiple cities, including London, Corbin, East Bernstadt, Rockhold, Keavy and Barbourville. The following people were arrested: Michelle Jones (40) of Corbin,…
BURNSIDE, Ky. (WTVQ) — Burnside police have issued a Golden Alert for a missing man who may be headed to the Lexington area. Jeffery Fields was reported missing since June 8, police said in a Wednesday press release. Fields, 39, is described as a white man with brown hair and blue eyes. He’s approximately 5’11 tall and was last seen…
OLIVE HILL, Ky. (WTVQ) 6/13/23 The man accused of attempting to shoot an Olive Hill officer was arrested Tuesday around 3 a.m. Wesley Cornell is charged with wanton endangerment (police officer) and attempted murder (police officer). As of 9 a.m., one of Cornell’s charges says murder (police officer) but the Carter County Detention Center confirmed to ABC 36 that the…
MT. STERLING, Ky. (WTVQ) — Flyers from the Ku Klux Klan were seen in multiple neighborhoods in Mt. Sterling Sunday morning — prompting a police investigation and a call for the public’s help. According to Twitter user @lexkypol, the above flyer was found in his dad’s driveway in Mt. Sterling. “My dad found this in the driveway in Mt. Sterling,…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — The Lexington Fire Department recently bought over 3,600 doses of Narcan for new kits to help community members. According to the fire department, the $170,000 used to purchase the Narcan was from federal funding. The department has also begun a Narcan Leave Behind Program for its ambulances. “When appropriate, LFD personnel will provide Narcan to individuals,…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Lexington’s Air Quality Index hit 106 around 9 a.m. Thursday following a wave of haze billowing down throughout the eastern part of the U.S. from Canadian wildfires. The 106 AQI puts Lexington in the orange category, signifying unhealthy air quality for sensitive groups. Meteorologists are anticipating the haze will continue to push down through the U.S.,…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) — The Louisville Zoo is welcoming its newest addition: a babirusa piglet! The piglet was born on April 29 and can be seen in the Islands habitat. For now, he’s only exploring the Islands dayroom from 10 a.m. to noon beginning today through June 18. He’s the second piglet born to parents Patrice and Albus. The first…
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (WTVQ) — An Old Dominion Freight Line employee is being praised after he stopped traffic during fallen deputy Caleb Conley’s funeral procession while in his truck to pay his respects. The employee, who has been identified by many Facebook users as Dustin George, was driving his semi-truck in Georgetown Thursday when he saw the funeral procession for Conley…
RICHMOND, Ky. (WTVQ) 6/2/23 Blevins has been arrested, the Maysville Police Department told KSP. 6/1/23 Kentucky State Police is searching for an inmate who they say walked away from the Bluegrass Career and Development Center Thursday morning. According to KSP, Tyler Blevins was at the facility in Richmond around 6 a.m. and walked away. The 32-year-old is described as a…